Academic Affairs

BOT Orientation

29 August 2011

Dr. Chula KingProvost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

• Ph.D. in Accounting from LSU

• CPA State of Florida

• Started at UWF as a student in the ‘70’s

• Member of the faculty of Accounting and Finance

• Chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance

• Current position for just under four years

Who I Am

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Organizational Chart

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• Medium-to-large sized

• Primary funding from state and student tuition

• Regional and vocational focus in mission

• Primarily undergraduate with select graduate programs leading to Master’s degrees, Specialist degrees, and a few doctoral degrees

• Applied research

• Moderate athletic opportunities

• Emphasis on teaching, scholarship and service

Regional Comprehensive

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• Collegial decision-making process where input is shared among faculty, staff, students and administrators

• Key constituents have primary responsibility over decision making in certain areas Faculty primarily responsible for curriculum, subject

matter and methods of instruction, research, faculty status, and those aspects of student life that relate to the educational process, e.g., Faculty Senate

Students primarily responsible for devising policies relevant to student governance, e.g., SGA

Shared Governance

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• Associate of Arts (3)

• Bachelor’s (52)

• Masters (25)

• Specialist’s (2) – Ed.S.

• Doctoral (1) – Ed.D.

Degrees Offered

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• Business

• Education

• Science and Mathematics

• Communication Arts

• Psychology

• Computer Science

• Health Professions

• Engineering and Engineering Technology

• Arts & Humanities

• Social Sciences

Primary Areas of Study

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• Headcount – Each individual student, regardless of the number of hours being taken

• Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Florida

• Undergraduate: 1 FTE = 40 Student Credit Hours (SCH)• Graduate: 1 FTE = 32 SCH

Rest of the Country• Undergraduate: 1 FTE = 30 SCH• Graduate: 1 FTE = 24 SCH

• Typical course – 3 SCH

Enrollment Terminology

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 -

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

GraduateUpper DivisionLower Division

Current Headcount Enrollment by Level

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Graduate

Upper Division

Lower Division

Student Credit Hours by Level, 2010-112

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• Exploring and Proposing Department, Dean, College, Faculty Senate, Provost,

President, BOT

• Planning Formal Request to Implement New Degree Program Doctoral Level

• Department, Dean, College, Faculty Senate, Provost, President, BOT, BOG

Below Doctoral Level• Department, Dean, College, Faculty Senate, Provost, President, BOT

• Implementation – Dean’s responsibility• Reporting – BOT at end of 1 and 3 years; 7 year

program review

Curriculum Process - New

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• Program Revision or Deletion Department Dean College Faculty Senate Provost President BOT

Curriculum Process

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• Courses – CCR Process Department College Curriculum Committee Faculty Senate Provost President State Common Course Numbering

Curriculum Process

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• Accreditation University: SACS Program, e.g., AACSB, ABET, NCATE, CSWE,

CEPH, ACS

• ALC and ALP Content, Critical Thinking, Communication, Integrity

Values, Project Management

• Program Reviews• BOG

Work Plan Annual Report

Assessment of Quality

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Questions

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