Deans’ Meeting Agenda
August 5, 2014
10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Deputy 301A
1. Course scheduling 10 am – 15 minutes
James Parker & Mike Heitkamp (confirmed)
Discussion about courses that fill during the summer for incoming students. Last spring, the
Admissions office worked on a course prediction analysis model to help determine the courses
needed based on the number of freshman coming in. How can we be proactive so we have the
needed open courses next spring? For example, teaching ENGL 1151 for half of the freshman in the
fall and half in the spring, and promoting this through faculty advisors. BIOL is another shortage
area. Online courses are not a good option for incoming students. Need to promote scheduling
options to advisors so they can help students find options. Part of the issue also comes from the
parents who have a strong perception of what courses students need in the first semester. Also
had issues with transfer students needing gateway courses into their majors. Need to schedule
numbers weekly, to use for course scheduling. Start with historic data for this fall; will add current
data as available.
2. Final MAP version (carry-over)
Martin
Martin will share with faculty at start up.
3. 2014-15 Equipment allocations (carry-over)
Patrick
Consider all money to go through request process this year, rather than only half. Discussed the
value of keeping some of this money in reserve for unexpected equipment needs. For this year, half
of the funds will be held for departmental requests and half will go to the colleges to be used as
possible matching funds, and/or for the deans to disperse to departments as needed.
4. Joining Gardner’s Institute (carry-over)
Martin
Option for Gardner’s institute – how to improve student success in courses with high DWF rates.
We choose the courses, they look at student information to help understand why students are
successful or not in these courses. Second year redesign of two courses; third year post design and
follow up to see what worked. We don’t have staff to do this in-depth analysis in house. Martin is
taking this to ELT to determine if this cost will benefit the university.
HLC workshop on Student Persistence & Completion - presentation
Shawn
Group from BSU and NTC attend workshop. Shared information about retention rates from both
campuses. Focused on data; predictive analysis vs reactive. Need to remove barriers to student
integration to the community. Faculty play a huge role in the student’s connection to the
institution. Need to recognize their role in persistence and retention. Also need to focus on
providing information to students when they change majors. Need to learn more about why
students don’t persist. Need to advise freshman into courses they will be successful with. What
can we do about campus engagement and students’ need to work?
5. Re-discuss the colleges & re-organization
Jeanine / Martin
Reviewed draft document to be shared with faculty this fall.
6. International Program Center
Martin
7. NTC and BSU fall start-up Attachment 1 and 2
Martin / Bob
Shared draft copies of NTC and BSU schedules.
8. Course scheduling & setting aside classrooms for specific programs
Patrick / Jeanine
Discussion about request for reserving classrooms; designating/prioritizing classrooms for
programs. Goal is better space utilization without blocking rooms for other scheduled courses.
Review for additional conversation at next meeting.
9. Chair reassigned time in departments in relation to contractual reassigned time
Patrick
Hold for next meeting
10. Carry Forward fund requests
Patrick
Hold for next meeting
11. Northland CTC initiative
Bob
Hold for next meeting
12. Directors – status Attachment 3
Hold for next meeting
13. Other
Martin