College of Human Resources, Education & Public Policy

Minutes

Attendance: Tim Barnekov, Bahira Sherif-Trask, Hye-Shin Kim, Theresa Clower, James Flynn, Denise Methven, Barbara Settles, Pearl Stewart, Susan Coakley, Debra Knight, Kristine Ritz, Fred Hofstetter, Tim Miller, Heather Pleasants, Ann Jornlin

Absent: Ratna Nandakumar, Bill Moody, Cheryl Ackerman, Zoubeida Dagher, Jeff Fahnoe, Raheemah Jabbar-Bey, Paul Sestak, Bob Warren, McKenzie Ogrodnik

Excused:

Approval of Minutes: Motion Barbara Settles; second Susan Coakley; approved

Dean’s Report:

Admission and enrollment management

• University is becoming more selective with out-of-state applicants.
• To date, 15,000 applicants (13% of last year’s numbers); expect 22,000 applicants.
• There is much more use of the web (applications is submitted faster)
• SAT scores increased by 10% based on last year’s figures.
• Student of color increased by 50%. Proportion in CHEP is less than University. Diversity issue must be addressed in CHEP.
  • Elementary Teacher Education is greatest concern. Currently, CHEP has partnership with Urban League to recruit students of color into teacher education programs. There is commitment from the University that financial issues will not be a barrier indicating more than a normal effort to help students.
• Discussion at council meeting included:
  • examining untapped scholarship opportunities
  • finding opportunities to get students on campus
  • retention strategies for students of color
  • department and college levels need to review numbers
  • more success at graduate level for recruiting students of color
  • keeping track of diversity of transfer students
• Other discussion included communicating to the admissions office of department maximum capacity in freshman enrollment.

CHEP Major – Kristine Ritz

• CHEP major is at 3rd year and growing. There are 230 students by the end of the semester. Education and IFST are the heaviest weighted in numbers (92 undecided students).
• This is a good time to reassess and plan. During the next two months, Tim Barnekov, Kim Yackoski, Kristine Ritz, and Chairs will review the CHEP major.
• There are two types of population in CHEP major: students hoping to become Elementary Education majors and students that have genuine interest in the interest areas.
• There is not much advertisement on CHEP major. 50% of students come from outside of college.
• Friction could be building between interest areas and departments. There is need to align interest areas so CHEP can provide opportunities for departments.

CHEP Space planning

• There is a big discussion on opportunities for reorganizing space at the University.
• Dean has started discussion with A&S and Nursing to see what we could do to get resources to achieve the previously planned reorganization initiatives.
• Buildings under discussion are Pearson, Alison, and Willard.

CHEP Professional Staff Career Ladder

• There is discussion on developing a CHEP Professional Staff Career Ladder for professional staff functioning as faculty in the merged college.
• This would be similar to systems in Marine Studies and Agriculture and mirror the academic rank system.
• Public Service faculty may not be part of the ladder system.
• Unit directors have been asked to identify individuals that might fit into the career ladder system.

Provost Initiatives

• Faculty Mentoring Council
• Service Learning Council (CHEP will have a large role with this council)
  

Old Business:

• None

New Business:

• Bahira Sherif-Trask encouraged members to bring forward any issues, concerns, or topics for discussion.
• CHEP council meeting for January 14, 2003 is cancelled.
  

Motion to Adjourn: Motion Fred Hofstetter; second Hye-Shin Kim; approved

Minutes submitted by: Hye-Shin Kim