Academic Deans Council Minutes : June 20, 2018

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President Tressel asked Council to consider the roles of assessment, program improvement, and program review in creating metrics and how to bring those metrics into the strategic plan, as well as how to define and attach the metrics to HLC reporting. Associate Vice President Hripko stated a search was implemented during fall/winter for a Director of Research Services and was not successful. The position was reopened. Mr. Hripko distributed a handout showing the number of submissions, awards, dollars requested, and dollars awarded in grants for FY 2018 to date. Mr. Hripko stated the grant-funded supplemental pay form was revised because the former form did not allow faculty members to be paid until the project was completed. He also distributed a flyer on the Youngstown SMART2 Network. Anne Lally, Assistant Director, Student Counseling Services, gave a presentation about the benefits for college students in attending an anxiety management workshop. Ms. Herman stated the 2020-2021 Schedule of Operations has been vetted through the office of Financial Aid and all deadlines based on federal refunds have been incorporated. Associate Provost Ball reported on the Catalog and Curriculum Management System Update for updating/revising program four-year plans. Associate Provost Ball stated that as a result of the Federal Financial Aid audit that took place in September 2017, four additional locations were formally closed due to inactivity. He was unaware of any current program at those four locations. Dr. Ball reported that it took Kim Verdone's office 4-5 days to process transfer equates once they get to her office. The same is not true in Admissions, where it was reported that it could take 27 days to process a transfer student's application. UAchieve was live and running, but there were glitches. Associate Provost Pintar stated she and Dr. Ball worked with Holly Jacobs to update the workload policy. She asked Council to review the workload policy draft and send her comments. Dr. Cossentino noted the YSU community was unaware of what the Ohio Campus Compact entailed and, therefore, the benefits of its clearinghouse for research was not being utilized. She wished to formulate a committee of faculty who might volunteer or mentor other faculty to create service-learning scholars. Dean Paul stated that in light of two failed national searches for a Maag Library director, and after discussions with the president and deans, it was decided to post two internal co-director positions. Dean Licata stated she would like to see a campus-wide partnership with Lynda.com, an online education company offering video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative and business skills. Ms. Ward stated there was one additional summer term, and spreadsheets would be sent to the deans to be verified. The deadlines for RFPs for online education management programs was July 20. Associate Provost Myers stated he was expecting to add academic partnerships with universities in Belgium and Germany. He was also working with Kent State University on a program in Florence, Italy.