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PROVOST'S FORUM
13 November 2006
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This forum began at 12 PM and ultimately there were perhaps 40-50 people in attendance. The Provost began this forum by thanking staff members from the Film/ Video Department for helping to make his forum today possible.
The searches continue for the LAS and F&PA Dean positions [thanks were offered by the Provost to the LAS Dean Committee Search Chair Ken Daley (Chair, English Department) and also to the F&PA Dean Committee Search Chair Joe Roberts (Faculty, AEMM)]. There are perhaps 25 faculty searches occurring this year [for both new and replacement positions] and also searches happening for additional staff. All of these searches are proceeding well and the Provost noted that it is his "aim" to have all of the successful "candidates" under contract by April 1st, 2007. This date is important as we become more of a first choice destination for faculty. Searches that might be postponed by the choice of a department [maybe due to a limited number of applicants] will not necessarily cause that department to lose its "line" for faculty hiring.
The Critical Encounters Series dealing the topic of HIV/AIDS is ongoing. The Provost thanked Amy Hawkins, Lott Hill and all those involved in making certain that events in this college initiative are well publicized and that links to curriculum are made. The next Critical Encounters Fellow will be announced on/or about December 1st and he or she will begin their work in the Spring 2007 semester.
The TLA task force will meet again in late November and will continue to meet. Faculty workload issues are fluid; this task force is a place to start in addressing these issues.
Discussions on rank/promotion issues will begin in early December. It is important for faculty to be aware that faculty salaries at unranked institutions are evaluated differently [than those at institutions that do have rank].
Anticipating the question of the CCFO President - the college has received the letter from NCA. Anne Foley will chair the institution's Steering Committee.
Two weeks ago, several members of the administration [including the Provost, Dean Bartoni, Dean Pacyga and Gillian Moore] and students attended the ELIA [which may take into account 400-500 institutions of higher learning] in Ghent, Belgium. Though the focus of the conference was on arts education, the subject of research in the arts was also explored. In fact, a discussion of the PhD in the arts vs. the MFA seen here in the USA occurred. The Provost noted that serious discussion on creating PhD programs in the USA in the arts may be a thing of the near future. Provost Kapelke noted that our institution may seriously explore this degree program possibility if there is a serious impulse for it worldwide.
Following up on the discussion from the Provost's Forum of October 12th, it is the hope of the Provost that the college may soon have a faculty advising liaison [who can help lead the advising initiatives currently being examined throughout the institution]. This person might be given a stipend or release time and would be accountable to the Deputy Provost and the Title III co-ordinator. The Provost noted that "advising is teaching" and he wants faculty to embrace advising.
QUESTION/ ANSWER SESSION OF THE PROVOST FORUM
(I HAVE DONE MY BEST HERE TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE Q/A SESSION).
Question
Asked by Pan Papacosta
Is there a connection between ELIA and accrediting bodies in this country?
Answer (Provost Kapelke)
There is nothing at present; standards would have to change for this to be possible. Our institution does not need to adhere to these standards [as seen in National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), National Association of Schools of Theater (NAST) and the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) as examples] for regional accreditation. If a PhD in the arts were to become the regional industry standard, then regional agencies might become interested. In Europe, governments support research and not necessarily the individual artist. ELIA is responding to what is occurring.
Question
Asked by Howard Schlossberg
What is the remainder of the agenda for the TLA task force and are you satisfied with its progress?
Answer (Provost Kapelke)
I am very satisfied with its progress to date. Deans Bartoni and Johnson-Odim led the efforts of the task force previously. A focus of investigation dealt with release time and stipends. There were questions being asked that only the Provost could answer.
Though the new advising initiative is in place [and AAUP states that student advising is faculty work], I do not want to replace the "freed" time with more college work. This "freed" time is to give us the opportunity to engage in creative endeavors or scholarship work.
More academic staff are being hired and department chairs have emailed me stating that this would be of help. It is certainly true that faculty work has changed dramatically and expectations of the faculty are changing. We can never say that faculty work is perfectly defined; it will continue to be fluid and change.
Question
Asked by Randy Albers
Is there a broad timeline for hiring academic staff? Is there a short-term solution to this?
Answer (Provost Kapelke)
This will be addressed in the Academic Affairs budget of the college. Priority will be given to those departments who have "plans" worked out for additional academic staff.
Question
Asked by Keith Kostecka
Has there been follow-up to a question raised previously about "the disconnect between the academic year and the fiscal year and perhaps changing the fiscal year to better allow for such matters as equipment installation"?
Answer (Provost Kapelke)
The VP's have discussed this matter and there might be confusion between the CFO and the Provost. This issue has yet to be resolved.
THE NEXT PROVOST FORUM WILL BE ON DECEMBER 14th.
Notes submitted by
Keith Kostecka
CCFO President
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13 November 2006
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This forum began at 12 PM and ultimately there were perhaps 40-50 people in attendance. The Provost began this forum by thanking staff members from the Film/ Video Department for helping to make his forum today possible.
The searches continue for the LAS and F&PA Dean positions [thanks were offered by the Provost to the LAS Dean Committee Search Chair Ken Daley (Chair, English Department) and also to the F&PA Dean Committee Search Chair Joe Roberts (Faculty, AEMM)]. There are perhaps 25 faculty searches occurring this year [for both new and replacement positions] and also searches happening for additional staff. All of these searches are proceeding well and the Provost noted that it is his "aim" to have all of the successful "candidates" under contract by April 1st, 2007. This date is important as we become more of a first choice destination for faculty. Searches that might be postponed by the choice of a department [maybe due to a limited number of applicants] will not necessarily cause that department to lose its "line" for faculty hiring.
The Critical Encounters Series dealing the topic of HIV/AIDS is ongoing. The Provost thanked Amy Hawkins, Lott Hill and all those involved in making certain that events in this college initiative are well publicized and that links to curriculum are made. The next Critical Encounters Fellow will be announced on/or about December 1st and he or she will begin their work in the Spring 2007 semester.
The TLA task force will meet again in late November and will continue to meet. Faculty workload issues are fluid; this task force is a place to start in addressing these issues.
Discussions on rank/promotion issues will begin in early December. It is important for faculty to be aware that faculty salaries at unranked institutions are evaluated differently [than those at institutions that do have rank].
Anticipating the question of the CCFO President - the college has received the letter from NCA. Anne Foley will chair the institution's Steering Committee.
Two weeks ago, several members of the administration [including the Provost, Dean Bartoni, Dean Pacyga and Gillian Moore] and students attended the ELIA [which may take into account 400-500 institutions of higher learning] in Ghent, Belgium. Though the focus of the conference was on arts education, the subject of research in the arts was also explored. In fact, a discussion of the PhD in the arts vs. the MFA seen here in the USA occurred. The Provost noted that serious discussion on creating PhD programs in the USA in the arts may be a thing of the near future. Provost Kapelke noted that our institution may seriously explore this degree program possibility if there is a serious impulse for it worldwide.
Following up on the discussion from the Provost's Forum of October 12th, it is the hope of the Provost that the college may soon have a faculty advising liaison [who can help lead the advising initiatives currently being examined throughout the institution]. This person might be given a stipend or release time and would be accountable to the Deputy Provost and the Title III co-ordinator. The Provost noted that "advising is teaching" and he wants faculty to embrace advising.
QUESTION/ ANSWER SESSION OF THE PROVOST FORUM
(I HAVE DONE MY BEST HERE TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE Q/A SESSION).
Question
Asked by Pan Papacosta
Is there a connection between ELIA and accrediting bodies in this country?
Answer (Provost Kapelke)
There is nothing at present; standards would have to change for this to be possible. Our institution does not need to adhere to these standards [as seen in National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), National Association of Schools of Theater (NAST) and the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD) as examples] for regional accreditation. If a PhD in the arts were to become the regional industry standard, then regional agencies might become interested. In Europe, governments support research and not necessarily the individual artist. ELIA is responding to what is occurring.
Question
Asked by Howard Schlossberg
What is the remainder of the agenda for the TLA task force and are you satisfied with its progress?
Answer (Provost Kapelke)
I am very satisfied with its progress to date. Deans Bartoni and Johnson-Odim led the efforts of the task force previously. A focus of investigation dealt with release time and stipends. There were questions being asked that only the Provost could answer.
Though the new advising initiative is in place [and AAUP states that student advising is faculty work], I do not want to replace the "freed" time with more college work. This "freed" time is to give us the opportunity to engage in creative endeavors or scholarship work.
More academic staff are being hired and department chairs have emailed me stating that this would be of help. It is certainly true that faculty work has changed dramatically and expectations of the faculty are changing. We can never say that faculty work is perfectly defined; it will continue to be fluid and change.
Question
Asked by Randy Albers
Is there a broad timeline for hiring academic staff? Is there a short-term solution to this?
Answer (Provost Kapelke)
This will be addressed in the Academic Affairs budget of the college. Priority will be given to those departments who have "plans" worked out for additional academic staff.
Question
Asked by Keith Kostecka
Has there been follow-up to a question raised previously about "the disconnect between the academic year and the fiscal year and perhaps changing the fiscal year to better allow for such matters as equipment installation"?
Answer (Provost Kapelke)
The VP's have discussed this matter and there might be confusion between the CFO and the Provost. This issue has yet to be resolved.
THE NEXT PROVOST FORUM WILL BE ON DECEMBER 14th.
Notes submitted by
Keith Kostecka
CCFO President
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