Academic Deans Council Minutes : February 22, 2017

Abstract

Ms. Page announced recent changes being made in SOAR and IGNITE. Associate Vice President Swegan announced the Institutional Work Study (IWS) initiative would commence in FY 2018, allowing more need-base students to have employment opportunities on campus. Provost Abraham reminded Council that the Provost's Office was modifying the way to identify workload activity for the upcoming academic year. Provost Abraham stated the objectives for the new form include holding faculty accountable for their 24 workload hours; getting paperwork completed sooner; accelerating the process of faculty knowing what they will be doing the next academic year; and encouraging chairs to be proactive and provide better use of faculty resources. Dean Sanders and Associate Vice President Hripko distributed handouts on the reduction and restructuring of Graduate Assistantships/ Research Assistantships. Associate Provost Ball distributed a draft copy of the "Student Complaint Procedures" and asked Council for input on this document. There was a freeze for undergraduate tuition and it had not been determined if the same freeze would apply to graduate tuition and/or all fees. Eddie Howard was to chair the search committee for the position of Associate Provost for Student Success. Dr. Karen Becker, Director of First-Year Experience, gave an update on the First-Year Experience courses at YSU. YSU's FYE components consisted of: Sexual Violence/Alcohol Awareness, Career Planning, Financial Literacy, Common Intellectual Experience, and Campus Engagement/Activities.