Deans’ Meeting Agenda
December 10th, 2014
8:00 - 10:00 am
Deputy 306
AGENDA ITEMS
1.
Institutional Research update
Doug Olney
Enrollment is down 1.2% for spring point in time. Working on MnSCU cost study due this week.
Waiting for new salary numbers. Doug has sent preliminary numbers to chairs for review. May be
able to get preliminary numbers out even sooner in the academic year to use for planning
purposes.
2.
Course Evaluation process- revisited
Attachment 1
Patrick
Reviewed plan for using new instrument for campus wide course evaluation; revised plan to use
instead the CPD instrument and run this process through Institutional Research. Discussed how to
encourage students to participate. This proposal will need to go to meet and confer next.
Conversation about online vs hard copy evaluation; how to increase participation from students
and faculty.
3.
Seniority Roster and new program definition
Patrick
Will go to Jan meet and confer. Discussed a couple of roster updates, both on campus and for off
campus programs.
4.
Directors attending Deans council meeting
Patrick
May be useful to have other academic directors attend regularly, such registrar, grad studies,
international program director. Will invite on an “as needed” basis.
5.
Low enrollment courses for spring
Attachment 2
Patrick
Reviewed list of courses with less than 10 students to date.
6.
Curriculum size
Patrick
Reminder to review and discuss new curriculum proposals with departments, especially if the
proposal is to grow the curriculum. Goal is to keep degrees at 120 credits, majors at 60 credits.
Need to have new proposals in soon (December) for approval this academic year.
7.
Adjunct grievance impact
Attachment 3
Martin
Would cost approximately 20% more to hire fixed term faculty instead of adjuncts, at minimum.
Will need to continue to provide rationale for hiring and use of adjuncts.
8.
Presidential priorities
Martin
Increase enrollment of American Indian students to BSU. Propose a policy to make all campus
signs dual language signs. Also propose to have University fund job postings in publications
specific to Native American populations. Suggestion of a work group/task force to pull interested
people together, to come up with ideas for working with local high schools to help provide more
pathways for success for Native students. Will include BSU and NTC folks and will be focused on
what Academic Affairs can do to assist public schools in our area.
Enrollment ideas: We need an Introduction to BSU MOOC – credit can count for something at
BSU. Take for free, to get acquainted with BSU. Earn some credit at BSU for successfully
completing. We need a free course taught in Bemidji for adults to ‘try out’ BSU. Can be offered
as experimental courses. We will cover the cost for a faculty member to develop both of these.
Need recommendations on who and what will be the content of each course.
9.
Promotion and Tenure
Martin
Reviewed promotion and tenure plans from each college.
10. Spring Start-up schedule
Attachment 4
Martin
Reviewed draft schedule for Jan 7 – 9. Friday will be kept held open.
11. Human Performance, Sports, PE staffing needs
Attachment 5
Jim
Reviewed need for additional faculty in these areas to meet demand; spring courses have
substantial wait lists.
12. Summer class caps discussion
13. Professional Improvement Grant Criteria
14. Surface Pro 3
Jim
Shawn
Bob
Will ask Robb to come to future meeting to review plan for laptop replacement.
15. NTC spring courses – (help with identifying faculty & canceling courses)
Bob
Reviewed courses that still need instructors for spring.
16. NTC grievance
Filed based on positions cut at NTC.
Bob
17. NTC one-stop shop (student services/MAPE, AFSCME)
Bob
Finalizing conversation about duties with remaining staff.
18. NTC administrative duty days (Jan. 6th & 8th)
Bob
May be hosting QM training, EARS training, security, academic advising during these days.
19. Other
Will hold other items for next meeting.
SCHEDULED DEAN COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR 12-16-14 – 8-5-15
1ST AND 3RD TUESDAYS, 1-3 PM – DEPUTY 301A
December 16 2014
January 20, 2015
February 17, 2015
March 17, 2015
April 21, 2015
May 19, 2015
June 16, 2015
July 21, 2015
January 6, 2015 - Doug Olney attending on IR
February 3, 2015 - Doug Olney attending on IR
March 3, 2015 - Doug Olney attending on IR
April 7, 2015 - Doug Olney attending on IR
May 5, 2015 - Doug Olney attending on IR
June 2, 2015 - Doug Olney attending on IR
July 7, 2015 - Doug Olney attending on IR
August 4, 2015 - Doug Olney attending on IR