2013 academic affairs budget presentation college of arts and sciences

Academic Affairs Budget Presentations - 2013

College of Arts and Sciences

2013 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS BUDGET PRESENTATION

College of Arts and SciencesGregory Simpson, Dean

April 2-3, 2013Alumni Center



FY13 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PRODUCTIVITY

Academic Affairs Budget Presentations 2013


CAS Strategic Goals and Educating IllinoisAREAS OF STRATEGIC FOCUS

• Focus 1: Facilitate academic excellence (EI 1, 2)

• Focus 2: Enhance the systems and infrastructure supporting academic excellence (EI 2, 3, 5)

• Focus 3: Diversify and enhance financial support for academic excellence (EI 3, 4)

• Focus 4: Share and Promote our academic excellence (EI 3)

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Faculty Hiring

Major Accomplishments

We are fortunate to welcome 18 new faculty to our academic community in FY14



2012 Student Body• CAS conferred a significant

portion of the University’s degrees– 1,431 undergrad. degrees– 338 MS/MA degrees, 36% increase

since 2007– 18 graduate certificates– 24 doctoral degrees

• Undergraduate enrollments steady at 5,286

• College generated – 301,043 credit hours– ~1,362 credit hours per FTE

SOA



Programmatic TrendsStudent demand for UG programs in the CAS continues to rise

• Biological Sciences• Communication Studies• Geology • Sociology

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New Academic Programs• BA/BS Legal Studies Major Program

approved by IBHE

• BS Biochemistry approved by IBHE

• BS Neuroscience & Behavior approved by University

• MS Anthropology with emphasis on Japan and Latin America approved by University



New Joint Faculty Hiring Program• Initiative encourages the recruitment

of inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary faculty members to our campus

• Appointments to be shared between two academic units

• Initiative to enhance faculty collaboration in research and teaching, and development of inter-disciplinary programs on our campus



Faculty Professional Development Programs

• We have continued our mentoring program for our first-year faculty members

• This year we launched a new program for mid-career faculty – Support continuous faculty development beyond

the pre-tenure years– Program designed for Associate and Full

Professors– Provide opportunities to explore ways to

maintain vibrant careers in aspects of teaching, research, and academic governance

– 4 workshops throughout the year



New Teaching Fellowship

• Through a gift provided by Kenneth A. and Mary Ann Shaw, the college established a new Teaching Fellowship at Illinois State University.

• Faculty members Daniel Breyer (PHI) and

Gina Hunter (SOA) were the first recipients of the fellowship receiving $3,500 towards professional development in teaching.

Left to right: Mary Ann and Kenneth Shaw, Breyer, Hunter



New Study Abroad Programs• New program established with Bilkent University in Turkey (POL &

HIS)

• Latino/a Studies introduced 2 new student exchanges and study abroad programs to Avila and Bilbao, Spain

• HIS finalized a new exchange program with Birzeit University (West Bank)



Faculty/Student Scholarly Activities

• Faculty members continue to engage students in formal scholarly and creative activity

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Faculty Scholarly Activities• In FY13 the CAS was home to 92 (~ 1 in 4 faculty members)

editors, associate editors, or editorial board members of national and international peer-reviewed journals



Faculty Scholarly Activities• In 2012 the CAS faculty authored or co-authored

– 15 books and monographs– 19 edited books– 12 textbooks– 437 journal articles and book chapters– 32 creative works– 714 conference presentations,110 givenoutside of the U.S.– 74 (17%) journal articles and book chapters co-authored with international collaborators– 20 scholarly presentations featuring international collaborators

• 1.45 peer-reviewed products per faculty member



Faculty Scholarly Activities & Grantsmanship• CAS generated $8,710,204 in external funding

– Increase of $248,024 from FY12

• 96 grants were awarded across 15 units plus the Stevenson Center for Community & Economic Development (POL, ECO, & SOA)

• Highest dollars generated in college history (47% increase since 2007)

• New inductee into the Million Dollar Club – Brenda Huber, Director of Psychological Services Center raised ~$2.5 million since 2005

Prof. Brenda Huber (PSY)



Faculty Accomplishments• Dr. Fred Smith (Sociology-Anthropology)

named University Professor

• Dr. Roberta Seelinger-Trites (English) named Distinguished Professor

• 7 other faculty recognized for their excellence in teaching, research, and service through University Awards programs

• Dr. Tim Lash (Chemistry) and Dr. Louis Perez (History) were named CAS Distinguished Lecturers in 2013-14

SmithSeelinger-Trites

Lash Perez



Student Accomplishments7 BONE SCHOLARS• Ethan Boldt (POL/CJS)• August Cassens (ENG)• Jenna Grites (ENG)• Megan Lawler (BSC)• Maggie Leonard (LAN/CSD)• Caleb Malik (COM)• Katherine Wolf (ENG)

14 CAS student scholarships awarded to 21 students

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Fund- and Friend- Raising• Between 3/1/12 and 3/18/13 the CAS raised

$2,259,462

• Total number of donors: 4,133WGS

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FY12 Reallocations & Reorganizations• Internal reallocation of permanent and temporary

variance funds made several important initiatives possible (examples only):

– Funding of startup packages for incoming faculty (~$510,000)

– Allocation of funds for faculty professional travel (~$150,000)

– Digital Measures initiative– 15 upgrades on CS/AP lines– Out-of-cycle raises, hiring of new staff, retention – Facilities renovations– Establishment of permanent budget for Latino/a

American Studies GEO



FY13 ENHANCEMENT FUNDS – THANK YOU!

PSYCHOLOGY NTT ($46,000)

SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY FOR FRENCH ($31,311)

SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY FOR THE CAS ($100,000)

STUDENT TEACHER SUPERVISION TRAVEL ($30,000)

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FY14 PLANNINGMAJOR OBJECTIVES



FY 14 Major Objectives• Maintain and build upon our academic excellence• Continue to enhance systems and infrastructure critical in

supporting this excellence (CAS Foci 1, 2; EI Goals 1,2)

• Recruit new & retain existing faculty, staff, and GAs• Ensure availability of adequate startup funds for new

faculty• Maintain our technology including scientific

instrumentation• Enhance support for faculty professional travel• Fully support student teacher supervisor activities at

college level• Seek enhancement for general revenue dollars for

operating

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Permanent Funding Enhancement RequestsCollege-wide initiatives (CW) and Individual Unit (IU)

1. CW - Graduate Stipends ($160,000)2. CW - General Revenue Operating Funds

($40,000)3. CW - Faculty Professional Travel ($50,000)4. CW - Technology – Recapitalization of

Faculty Computers and Chemical Stockroom Security Solution for BSC ($46,360)

5. CW - Student Teacher Supervision Salaries and Travel ($80,000)

6. IU – AP/CS Support Personnel ($287,500)

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Strategic Budgeted Carryover Requests

• Total Request: $84,357

• Requests made by 4 units

• BSC to carry over $40,000 for the repair and/or replacement of expiring equipment



Provost Enhancement RequestsTwelve PE requests in the following areas (most requests supplemented by unit and/or college funds):1. Startup Funds (SBC + PE)

$80,000 SBC $50,000 PE

2. CAS-IT Professional Training Funds ($17,500 PE)

3. Maintenance and Enhancement of Scientific Instrumentation ($199,957 PE)

4. Conference on Freedom and Responsibility ($2,500 PE)

5. Facilities Upgrades ($38,000 PE) MAT & PSY

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FY14 PLANNINGTENURE TRACK FACULTY REQUESTS

Principal Criteria for Prioritization:

1. Outside programmatic and accreditation pressures2. Programmatic needs & student demand3. Recent trends in faculty base4. Presence of new leadership



Unit Priority Rank

Specialization/Discipline Faculty Rank

BSC 1 Molecular Neuroscientist Assistant ProfCOM 2 Journalism Assistant ProfPOL 3 Public Law Assistant ProfENG 4 Early Modern British Literature and Culture Assistant ProfMAT 5 Middle School Mathematics Education Assistant ProfPSY 6 Clinical-Counseling Psychology Assistant ProfHIS 7 History of China Assistant ProfCOM 8 Mass Media Assistant ProfENG 9 African Literatures and Cultures Assistant ProfPOL 10 American Politics Assistant ProfPSY 11 Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology Assistant ProfMAT 12 Discrete Mathematics Assistant ProfPHY 13 Applied computational physics Assistant ProfPHI 14 Philosophy of Mind Assistant ProfGEO 15 Environmental Geophysics/Glacial Geology Assistant ProfCSD 16 Speech-language pathology Assistant ProfSOA 17 Midwestern Archaeologist Assistant ProfMAT 18 Secondary Mathematics Education Assistant ProfCOM 19 Public Relations Assistant ProfENG 20 Early American Comparative Literature and

Cultures Assistant Prof

CAS FY 14 FACULTY HIRING REQUESTTotal request: $1,834,114

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