Presentation Overview

• Lab School Update—Dr. Van Dempsey, DeanWatson College of Education

• Faculty Senate Report—Dr. Nathan GroveFaculty Senate Vice President

• Provost’s Report—Dr. Marilyn Sheerer, Provost

• Transfer Students & ProgramsDr. Rich Ogle, Senior Associate ProvostMr. Marcio Moreno, Director of AdmissionsMs. Christina Logan, Director of Transition ProgramsDr. Melinda Anderson, Associate Dean of Undergraduate

Studies and Director of University College

Faculty SenateReport

• Faculty Senate Vice President

Dr. Nathan Grove

• Leadership & Search Updates

• Notables Across Campus

• Academic Program Development

• Grants Update

Provost’s

Dr. Marilyn Sheerer

Report

Leadership Introduction

Dr. Peter NguyenInterim AVC Distance Education

Search Update

• Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs

Art and Art History• As part of Lumina Festival, the CAB Art Gallery held an

opening reception for Betty Brown: Retrospective with over 100 guests.

• Co-PI’s Drs. Taylor and Brander received a grant from NOAA’s marine debris program for nearly $300K and Dr. Ann Pabst and Duke University collaborators receive over $2.3M from BOEM.

Communication Studies• Dr. Julie-Ann Scott had three top papers recognized by

the National Communication Association and each will be presented at the November conference.

Biology and Marine Biology

Notables:  COLLEGE of ARTS & SCIENCES

Notables:  COLLEGE of ARTS & SCIENCES

Computer Science

Creative Writing• Ornament, faculty member Anna Lena Phillips Bell’s

debut poetry collection, won the 2016 Vassar Miller Prize in poetry and was published in April.

• The late Hannah Frank was awarded the 2017 Norman McLaren-Evelyn Lambart Award for Best Scholarly Article for Animation Studies.

• SMILe software developer Karl Ricanek has raised $3.4M for funding, research and global expansion.

Film Studies

Chemistry & Biochemistry• Ralph Mead received $64K for water analysis in

conjunction with CFPUA

Notables:  COLLEGE of ARTS & SCIENCES

World Languages and Cultures

Earth and Ocean Sciences• Scott Nooner received NSF funding for two different

projects totaling over $289K.

• Lynn Leonard reports that the dept. received $372K this year for CORMP and has received funding since 2000.

• Online Master of History program was ranked 1st nationally by BestColleges.com and GradSource, and was ranked 10th by the College Affordability Guide.

• 200+ scholars travelled to UNCW to attend the Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference.

History

Notables:  COLLEGE of ARTS & SCIENCES

Music

Physics and Physical Oceanography• Dr. Dylan McNamara received a $1,500,000

grant from NSF

• Christopher Marino formed a new professional theatre company in Wilmington and partnered with the Department of Theatre for its first production

• 21st annual Summer Jazz Workshop held a weeklong residential intensive for middle and high school students

Theatre

Notables:  COLLEGE of HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

School of Health & Applied Human Sciences

• Dr. Jacquelyn Lee was named a 2017-2018 Engaged Faculty Scholar for NC Campus Compact

• Dr. Anne Glass hosted the Second Annual Fall Risk-Assessment Clinic in September

Social Work

Notables: WATSON COLLEGE of EDUCATION

Instructional Technology, Foundations,& Secondary Education• Angela Housand was elected to the Board of Directors

of NAGC (National Association for Gifted Children)

Lab School Gets Underway• Partnership with New Hanover Co. to enhance

learning experiences for students in low-performing schools—community forums held in late August.

Accountancy & Business Law• Dr. Susan Hemanson is a coauthor of three

forthcoming editions of accounting textbooks to be published in 2018

Marketing• Listed as one of the Top Universities for

Professional Sales Education in the nation by Sales Education Foundation

Notables:  CAMERON SCHOOL of BUSINESS

Notables:  OFFICE of ACADEMIC AFFAIRSHonors College

• Enrolled 156 new freshmen (7.2% of Fall 2017 freshmen class) and 93% year-to-year retention of freshman to sophomore honors students.

Center for Teaching Excellence• Welcomed 43 new faculty members in a three-day

orientation including a reception, tours, and a half-day Engaged Teaching Institute.

Distance Education• Enrollment continues to trend upward with 31%

increase from y-t-y and new MOU with MCB Camp Lejeune effective until 2026.

Academic Program DevelopmentProgram Request to Plan “Appendix A” Request to Implement “Appendix C” Current Status

BA in InterdisciplinaryStudies

Submitted to UNC-GA 6/30/2017.

Approved by UNC-GA 8/16/2017.

Appendix C under development at UNCW.

MA Film Studies Submitted 3/24/2016. UNC-GA responded with feedback on 4/26/16. Sent updated timeline for MFA in Filmmaking on 12/15/16. Approved 2/14/2017.

Appendix C submitted to UNC-GA on 2/27/2017.

Waiting on response from UNC-GA.

PhD Integrative Coastal & Marine Sciences

Submitted fall 2012; stalled, affected by mission statement limitations and GA marine science review. Appendix A submitted by ECU and UNCW on 5/25/16. Vote on 8/4/16 by UNC Graduate Council.

Campus(s) approvals during Spring 2017 for submission to UNC-GA by summer 2017.

UNCW/ECU committee continues to work on the development of joint PhD, adapting ECU’s existing PhD in Coastal Resources Mgmt.

Appendix C to be completed by October 16, 2017.

MS Athletic Training

Submitted to UNC-GA 1/28/2017

Approved by UNC-GA 2/27/2017

Appendix C submitted to UNC-GA on 6/27/2017.

Waiting on response from UNC-GA.

BSE in Coastal Engineering

Submitted to UNC-GA 9/12/2017Approved by UNC-GA on 10/12/2017

Appendix C under development at UNCW.

Updated: 10/12/2017

Grants & Contracts Awarded:   $ 4,029,116

Grants and Contracts UpdateFY 2018 1st Quarter Awards by College/School

Lab SchoolUpdate

Watson College of EducationDean Van Dempsey

Transfer Students & Programs• Senior Associate Provost

Dr. Rich Ogle

• Director, AdmissionsMr. Marcio Moreno

• Director, Transition ProgramsMs. Christina Logan

• Assoc. Dean of UG Studies and Director of University College

Dr. Melinda Anderson

Thank You!