School of Arts & Sciences

Objective

(Priority Order)

Relationship to Univ. Strategic Planning Themes and Unit Long-term Goals (or other justification)

How the Objective will be Accomplished: Strategies, Methods, who responsible, collaboration needed, etc.

Resources Needed:
-- fiscal
-- human
-- physical
Include reference to resources needed from collaborating units; not $.

Evaluation of Success and Implications for future goals and objectives

2.a.1. Department Head replacement (Department
of
Language
and
Literature)

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

LRG#2 Faculty replacement

>secure to hire

>appoint search committee, prepare position announcement,  and advertise (Wheeler, Barnett, Sears)

>telephone interviews with semifinalists (search committee members)

>bring finalists to campus for on-campus interviews

>forward acceptable candidates’ names to the Dean

>Dean, in consultation with Search Committee and Provost, selects the candidate and offers the position

After clearing background check, candidate is approved by the BOR

--1 AY faculty to start Fall 2004 $80,000

--approval of BOR

--smooth handover of administrative duties from former department head to replacement

--replacement begins serving as the new department head

2.a.2. Department Head replacement to chair Department of Communicative Arts and Integrative Studies

Change from Interim to Full-time.

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

LRG#2 Faculty replacement

>Dean selects the candidate and offers the position

--1 AY faculty to start Fall 2005

Change from Interim to Full-time will cost approx $10,000

--smooth handover of administrative duties from former department head to replacement

--replacement begins serving as the new department head

2.a.3. Department Head replacement to chair Department of Psychology

Change from Interim to Full-time

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

LRG#2 Faculty replacement

>Dean selects the candidate and offers the position

--1 AY faculty to start Fall 2005

Change from Interim to Full-time will cost approx $10,000

--smooth handover of administrative duties from former department head to replacement

--replacement begins serving as the new department head

2.a.4. Hire a Coordinator of Integrative Studies

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

LRG#2 Faculty replacement

>secure permission to hire

>appoint search committee, prepare position announcement,  and advertise

> select acceptable internal candidates for interview and campus presentation

>forward acceptable candidates’ names to the Dean

>Dean, in consultation with Search Committee and Provost, selects the candidate and offers the position

--1 FY coordinator to start Fall 2005 ($65,000)

--approval by BOR

2.a.5. Add 4 Faculty positions,

Department of Natural Sciences (1 in Chemistry

3 in Biology)

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

LRG#2 Faculty replacement

>secure permission to hire

>appoint search committee, prepare position announcement,  and advertise

> select acceptable internal candidates for interview and campus presentation

>forward acceptable candidates’ names to the Dean

>Dean, in consultation with Search Committee and Provost, selects the candidate and offers the position

--4 AY faculty starts Fall 2005  ($45,000 each; total $180,000)

--approval by BOR

--faculty member begins service with department

--begins probationary period, with standard evaluation  tools used to assess effectiveness

2.a.6. Add 3 Faculty positions,

Department of Psychology (Psychology)

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

LRG#2 Faculty replacement

>secure permission from President’s cabinet to hire

>appoint search committee, prepare position announcement,  and advertise

> select acceptable internal candidates for interview and campus presentation

>forward acceptable candidates’ names to the Dean

>Dean, in consultation with Search Committee and Provost, selects the candidate and offers the position

--3 AY faculty to start Fall 2005 ($45,000 each; total $135,000)

--approval by BOR

--faculty member begins service with department

--begins probationary period, with standard evaluation  tools used to assess effectiveness

2.a.7. Add 1 Faculty position,

Department of Music  (Instrumental)

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

LRG#2 Faculty replacement

>secure permission from President’s cabinet to hire

>appoint search committee, prepare position announcement,  and advertise

> select acceptable internal candidates for interview and campus presentation

>forward acceptable candidates’ names to the Dean

>Dean, in consultation with Search Committee and Provost, selects the candidate and offers the position

--1 AY faculty to start Fall 2005 $45,000

--more courses being offered

--more students being served

--more degree programs being developed

2.a.8. Add  5 faculty positions in Department of Social Sciences. (2 in History; 1 in Sociology/CJ; 2 in Political Science)

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

LRG#2 Faculty replacement

>secure permission from President’s cabinet to hire

>appoint search committee, prepare position announcement,  and advertise

> select acceptable internal candidates for interview and campus presentation

>forward acceptable candidates’ names to the Dean

>Dean, in consultation with Search Committee and Provost, selects the candidate and offers the position

--5 AY faculty to start Fall 2005  (each $45,000; total $225,000)

--more courses being offered

--more students being served

--more degree programs being developed

2.a.9. Add 4 faculty positions Department of Language and Literature (English Lit, American Lit. Composition – to include Learning Support)

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

LRG#2 Faculty replacement

>secure permission from President’s cabinet to hire

>appoint search committee, prepare position announcement,  and advertise

> select acceptable internal candidates for interview and campus presentation

>forward acceptable candidates’ names to the Dean

>Dean, in consultation with Search Committee and Provost, selects the candidate and offers the position

--4 AY faculty to start Fall 2005 (each 45,000; total: $180,000

--more courses being offered

--more students being served

--more degree programs being developed

2.a.10. Add 3 faculty positions Department of Communicative Arts and Integrative Studies (Philosophy, Journalism, and Integrative Studies)

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

LRG#2 Faculty replacement

>secure permission from President’s cabinet to hire

>appoint search committee, prepare position announcement,  and advertise

> select acceptable internal candidates for interview and campus presentation

>forward acceptable candidates’ names to the Dean

>Dean, in consultation with Search Committee and Provost, selects the candidate and offers the position

--2 AY faculty to start Fall 2005  $45,000 each; Total: $90,000

 -- 1 FY faculty to start Fall 2005 $65,000 - -will Direct Integrative Studies Program

--more courses being offered

--more students being served

--more degree programs being developed

2.a.11. Add Support Staff in School of Arts and Sciences

(2 Secretaries

1 Lab Technician, 1 advisor)

STP#1 Expand Academic Programming

>secure permission from President’s cabinet to hire

>appoint search committee, prepare position announcement,  and advertise

> select acceptable internal candidates for interview and campus presentation

>forward acceptable candidates’ names to the Dean

>Dean, in consultation with Search Committee and Provost, selects the candidate and offers the position

--2 secretaries - -to start Fall 2005 $60,000

Lab Tech - -to start Fall 2005

$45,000

Academic Advisor – to start Fall 2005

$40,000

Total $ 145,000

--more effective support for multiple departments which currently have to share two secretary between six departments

--more science students and faculty being served more effectively in their lab periods

 --less turn around time wasted on lab set-ups

--more degree programs being developed

3. Recruitment

STP# 4 Enrollment Management

LRG#4 Recruitment

>working with Admissions and Recruiting offices to design new brochures

>working with Image Coordinator to ensure all Arts and Sciences web pages conform to university standards

>working with Admissions personnel to go out to various off-campus venues to recruit new students

--on-going effort with no costs

--increase in enrollment

--new brochures for all academic programs

--new web pages for all departments in Arts and Sciences

4. Fund raising

STP # 3 Quality of Instruction

LRG#5 Fund Raising

>working with the Foundation office to understand current procedure

>plan, develop, sell, and implement Third Arts and Sciences Overseas Trip to Ireland

>plan, develop, sell, and implement Second Arts and Sciences Golf Tournament

--on-going effort with no costs

--increase deposits in Arts and Sciences Foundation accounts

5. Reduction of Number of PT Faculty

(Reassign 3 Temporary (FT) positions to permanent (TT) positions; Reassign 1 Temporary (FT) position to Lecturer.

STP  #3 Quality of Instruction

>reassigning 3 current temporary faculty to full time TT faculty by Fall 2005 (2 English and 1 Speech)

>reassigning 1 current temporary faculty member to FY lecturer by Fall, 2005 (1 Biology)

>increase support and compensation for the part time faculty we do employ.

All changes effective Fall 2005

--each tenure-track move (TT) will result in a budgetary increase of $10,000; Total $30,000)

--the reassignment of the lecturer position will result in a budget increase of $14,000

--part-time faculty rate increased to 650.00 per semester hour.

--credit hours taught by part time faculty have decreased in some departments

--more FT faculty positions added

--less PT faculty used.

--More PT faculty used with terminal degrees

6. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

(NCATE)

STP#3 Quality of Instruction

LRG#7 Accreditation

> a visiting NCATE  team with arrive on campus in November 2005.

--by Fall, 2005. the School of Arts and Sciences will need an additional $15,000 to cover this visit

NCATE accreditation is required of all Teacher Education programs in the US.

7. Renovate existing classroom space into office space for faculty

STP #3 Quality of Instruction

>3 existing classrooms will be renovated into nine 2-person faculty offices

--the School of Arts and Sciences will need a total budget increase of $144,000 (each classroom renovation will cost $48,000)

All newly hired faculty hired within this academic year will have a faculty office space.

8. Provide annual budget line-item funding for Cygnet, the Clayton State University Creative Arts publication

STP#3 Quality of Instruction

LRG#4 Recruitment

>a budget line will be added to the Arts and Sciences annual budget to cover the cost of production and dissemination

--the School of Arts and Sciences budget shall be increased by $14,000 to cover the expense of production  and dissemination of this publication

The publication will have an annual budget to operate on and the publication will be used to help recruit new students to the university and to teach and retain currently enrolled students who are interested in publishing their creative work.