Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences

TO: Members of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences FROM: Barbara A. Schaal RE: Faculty Meeting Tuesday, October 25, 2016 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Wilson Hall, rm. 214 Refreshments will be available at 3:30 p.m.

Agenda

1. Approval of September 15, 2016 Minutes

2. Arts & Sciences Updates – Barbara Schaal, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences

3. Curriculum Committee Report and Vote – Todd Decker, Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee Chair

a. Course changes as approved by Curriculum Committee

4. Deans’ Reports

a. Graduate School – William Tate, Dean of the Graduate School

b. University College – Mark Rollins, Dean of University College

c. College of Arts & Sciences – Jennifer Smith, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences

5. Other Business

Attachments:

• Minutes of September 15, 2016 Faculty Meeting

• Course changes as approved by Curriculum Committee

Faculty of Arts & Sciences Meeting September 15, 2016

The meeting came to order at 4:06 p.m., with Dean Barbara Schaal presiding. A motion to approve the minutes of the April 20, 2016 meeting passed by voice vote. Arts & Sciences Updates – Barbara Schaal, Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Upcoming Debate on October 9, 2016. The debate will be on a Sunday and this will minimize disruption to classes. Any tickets will be given to students by lottery. We expect protesters and there will be enhanced security on campus. They will have a designated area across the street. We also expect over 4000 media reporters on campus. Have your ID on you that week.

Arts & Sciences Master Plan: A 10-15 year master plan is being developed so there will be people on campus looking at space use. We need space for new tenure track faculty to expand programs with international stature.

Buildings/Renovations: University College will temporarily move to West Campus while January Hall is renovated. Thanks to Seth Graebner for 3 years of service as secretary and parliamentarian for the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. Dean Schaal introduced Anthony Tillman, Assistant Provost for Student Success Dr. Tillman arrived July 1, 2016 and has already launched the Deneb STARS (Sustaining Talented and Academically Recognized Students) Program as of August 25, 2016. The program supports Pell Grant Recipients. Staff include Harvey Fields and Scott Jacobs. This year there were 238 Pell recipients in the incoming class. (There are ca. 700 in Arts & Sciences). 172 were selected for the STARS program (162 Pell, 8 Enterprise, and 2 Kipp). There is a core group of 60 that the office is working with. The structure includes: 4 years of support, division of the entire group into 3 smaller Pods, Upper class peer mentors, and 4 pillars (scholarship, leadership, service, and integration). Some programming includes lunches at Ibby’s, talks with faculty and administrators about their academic journeys. The office of Student Success will also work on: The Equity Index to identify extra-educational opportunities and reduce barriers to access. Appreciation of Cultural Wealth and a positive appreciation for everything that every student brings to campus. Insure access to High Impact Educational Practices such as study abroad and research internships. A Four year framework to enhance deep learning and deep involvement in the campus community. Update on University Librarian Search – Peter Kastor, Chair, Department of History The search committee met with Parks Executive Search firm and held two open meetings with library staff. Artsci members of the committee are Bill Tate, Joe Ackerman, Joe Loewenstein, Peter Kastor, plus faculty from other Danforth campus schools, 3 library staff and a member of the Board of Trustees. Peter reminded us of the expectation of confidentiality while candidates visit campus. A faculty member asked if the search committee will meet with the ArtSci faculty for our input. Lisa Siddens answered that “this is that meeting”.

Rich Smith suggested that the entire search committee invite faculty to an open discussion. Arts & Sciences Committee Updates Faculty Council report – Barbara Kunkel, Arts & Sciences Faculty Council Co-Chair introduced the members of Faculty Council and what they do. Members are Barbara Kunkel, Lori Watt, Stephanie Kirk, Frank Lovett, Jessica Rosenfeld, Jack Shapiro (sitting in for Henric Krawczynski). Faculty Council:

• Sets agenda for A&S Faculty meetings • Acts as nominating committee for elective committees • Consults with and advises the Dean of the College on changes in existing policies and on

new policies relating to the College. • Serves as a line of communication between Faculty and Deans

• All members of the Faculty of A&S free to communicate with members of the Council about any matter

• We may solicit Faculty opinion on matters that come before it. • Please send queries to: ArtSci-fcc@email.wustl.edu

Affirmative Action Monitoring Committee FY16 report – Himadri Pakrasi, Arts & Sciences Affirmative Action Monitoring Committee reported that of 19 searches this year, there were 15 accepted offers. There were also 3 target of opportunity hires. Among these 18, there were 9 women and 3 underrepresented minorities. The applicant pool was composed of 1/3 female, 2/3 male, and 6% underrepresented minorities. The candidates invited to campus typically include 2:1 male:female ratio. But this year there was a 1:1 ratio among the visiting candidate pool and a 1:1 ratio among the hires. Underrepresented minorities typically comprise 13% of the offers, but this year they comprised 17%. Curriculum Committee Report and Vote – Todd Decker, Arts & Sciences Curriculum Committee Chair presented the new and revised courses that had been sent to the faculty as an attachment. A faculty member asked how to correct typos. Todd Decker answered that one should contact the registrar. He also noted that the new sociology major requires 33 credits. A faculty member asked how this compares to other majors and Dr. Decker answered that 30 credits is typical. Course changes were approved by faculty by unanimous voice vote. Deans’ Reports College of Arts & Sciences – Jennifer Smith, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, reported that the class of 2020 includes:

Total: 1194 students (vs. 1164 last year) Pell: 14% (vs. 11% last year) URM (Black, Latinx, Native American/Pacific Islander, multiracial including any of the

previous): 24% (vs. 20% last year) More of the incoming students are listing interest in humanities or undecided than in past years. We were invited to a webinar on student mental health on Wednesday, Sept 28 at noon. We can

RSVP and join a live stream viewing. There should also be access to a recording of the webinar for the next year. Dean Smith moved to approve the August Degree candidates. The motion was unanimously approved by voice vote. Graduate School – William Tate, Dean of the Graduate School, alerted us to the new NLRB ruling on graduate student unionization. We will be sent a list of guidelines and information. There will be a future information session scheduled. University College – Mark Rollins was introduced as the new Dean of University College. Dean Rollins announced that we have a problem with enrollments that has been dropping for the past 5 years. Although summer enrollment was up 9%, Fall/Spring enrollments were down 5.5%. He needs faculty to help turn the situation around. Dean Rollins’ goal is to reverse the downward trend in enrollment by improving the academic standing of University College and making University College a leader in community education. His general goals are to

1. Become an integral part of the College of Arts & Sciences 2. Become a focal point for cross school integration 3. Increase community outreach

Specific changes will include 1. Every day class that begins at 4pm or later will be crosslisted in University College 2. surveying chairs and directors to determine which classes should be offered 3. they will be asked to vet classes with the same rigor and give the same oversight as day

classes 4. expanding discounts to the cities of University City and St. Louis as well as to area

teachers. Michael Wysession asked how our decline compares to national trends. Mark Rollins answered that we are doing worse than our peer institutions. Other Business Jonathan Cohen announced the creation of a new “Teaching Professor” rank, upon which we will be sent a corrected ballot. This will replace the Professor of Practice. Nancy Berg asked what is the relationship between lecturer and teaching professor? He didn’t understand the question and said “lecturer, senior lecturer, teaching professor” Lori Watt asked who advised that we create this new title. Cohen answered that this came from Faculty Senate. Kathy Miller asked what happens to the current POPs. Dean Schaal answered that they will have a choice of titles. With no other business presented, faculty voted to adjourn the meeting at 5:20 p.m. Minutes prepared by Stan Braude, Secretary to the Faculty of Arts & Sciences Addenda: Course changes as approved by Curriculum Committee August 2016 Candidates for the A.B. Degree