state of the college (2013-11-07)
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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
State of the College
Dean’s Advisory Council
November 7, 2013
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
LAS in numbersx
Building and celebrating successx
New ventures
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Student enrollments
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 201323.0%
24.0%
25.0%
26.0%
27.0%
LAS as % of ISU
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000 ISU
LAS
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New undergraduates
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
7000
8000
9000ISULAS
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 201326%
28%
30%
32%
LAS as % of ISU
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Faculty
Aug 2010 Aug 2011 Aug 2012 Aug 20130
100
200
300
400
500
TE faculty
NTE faculty
458467
185 188
2012 – 2013:19 searches17 hires (including 6 partners/spouses)
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Grants and Contracts
FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY130
50
100
150
200
250
300
Expenditures (millions of $)
LASISU
FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY135%
10%
15%
New awards - LAS % of ISU
FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY135%
10%
15%
20%
Expenditures - LAS % of ISU
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LAS General Fund Budget FY14
TuitionState funds F&A
% of total
83.3%14.6%
2.1%
FY14$114,957,00
0$20,213,021
$2,836,031
State fundsF&ATuition
Δ on FY13+ $15.2M
− $8.1M− $0.5M+ $6.6M
ISUx 56.1%
38.4%2.7%
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Investing in success
• Allocated expenses$1.3M
• New salaries $3.4M
includes new hires, humanities salary initiative, salary increases and special adjustments for faculty, staff, and graduate students
• Benefits $0.6M
• New Initiatives $1.3M
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Building the LAS Signature Themes
• “Data-rich Environments” workshop October 11
• 800 MHz NMR (total cost: $2.3M)• New Steinway piano• Funded 5 projects under the
LAS Signature Research Initiative
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Mark Hargrove. Engineering plant proteins to treat stroke and myocardial infarction.
Sanjeevi Sivasankar. Three dimensional imaging of single biomolecules with nanometer resolution.
William Gutowski. Water and Climate Change: Building Community Consensus for a sustainable future for Iowa and the world.
Volker Hegelheimer. CyWrite:
Making automated writing evaluation work for students, teachers, and researchers.
Craig Ogilvie. I-AMASE Interdisciplinary Math and Science Education.
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Presidential Initiative Research Awards
Drena DobbsIdentifying RNA Therapeutic Targets
Carol ChapelleLanguage of Writingin STEM Disciplines
Marty SpaldingCrop Bioengineering Consortium
Three of seven awards to LAS faculty
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Faculty Hiring for 2013-14
• 27 regular faculty searches underway• 7 searches under the President’s High Impact
Hiring Initiative:o “Big Data” with Engineering, Vet Med, Business,
Agricultureo “Translational Health” with Engineering, Vet Medo “Energy Policy” with Bioeconomy Institute o “ISUComm Initiative”
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More good news• New public relations degree• First Picnic on the Plaza• $1.8M gift for the geology field station,
thanks to Tom and Evonne Smith• Troxel Hall opens, with 400 seats
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Faces of LAS – Students
Onalie AriyabandhuEconomicsTsunami essay award
Melvin EjimHistoryBig 12 Scholar-Athlete
Advertising students1st place college EffieHeineken PSA
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Faces of LAS – Students
Cyclone BattalionMacArthur Award, 3rd BrigadeOne of eight top ROTC programs
American Meteorological SocietyISU Student ChapterWe’re #1 – Again!
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Faces of LAS – Faculty
Alan Goldman and Paul CanfieldNew family of quasicrystals
American Physical Society David Adler Lectureship awarded to Paul
Diane BasshamFirst Loomis Professor
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Faces of LAS – Faculty
Tom GreenboweAmong first ISUMorrill Professors
James AndrewsKeenan Institute Senior Policy Expert
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What’s next…
• Continue to build recruitment• Focus on student progress: DFW rates,
retention, CI, career services, …• Innovate pedagogy and delivery methods:
blended, flipped, activity based, … • Plan for classroom and teaching lab needs• Think creatively about new programs
… for students?
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What’s next…
• Focus on excellence: Salaries and recognition
• Searches for 34 new faculty in progress• Focus area hiring
… for faculty?
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
What’s next…
• Continue to build signature themes• Next workshop• Next round of SRI• Biosciences building project
… for research?
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What’s next…
• Development team fully staffed • Alumni relations director almost(!) hired• Mark Imerman works with industry and
business• Continue to enhance communications
… for college advancement?
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Three key goals:
• Focus on excellence
• Attract new resources
• Communicate ourvalue and success
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
An inventor:Bruce RothSynthesized first statin in 1985
A professor:George KrausProfessor of Chemistry since 1976
A student: Tezcan Guneyfrom Istanbul, Turkey
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Thank you!
To my team
To all of you
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