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1. Faculty Update

   August 21, 2012
2. Curriculum and Infrastructure Changes
3. System-wide Reduction inDegree Program Credit Hours All degree programs are now at 60 credits (Associate) and 120 credits (Baccalaureate) except: AS in Respiratory Care AS in Health Information Technology BS in Professional Accountancy BS in Elementary Education/Special Education
4. Curricular Changes New Programs Master’s in Applied Computer Science Minor in Health Information Management Minor in Digital Editing Minor in Audio Production Certificate in IA – Ethical Hacking Deleted Programs A.S. in Application Programming
5. Curricular Changes Substantive Programs Modifications BBA Management Info Systems -- now BBA in Business Technology BS in Computer & Network Security -- added two specializations Cyber Operations Information Assurance Program productivity review continues
6. On-Line Catalog Online catalog Link on Academics page URL: http://catalog.dsu.edu/ Organized a little differently; use navigation bar on left Available in print format by contacting Susan Slaughter
7. Computing Infrastructure Network printing To access Laser Printers: <Start><Run> \\print to “install” printer Wireless Network Student 1 -- authenticate using Cisco – new version; follow prompt to upgrade Free DSU -- open access; access email through WebMail
8. Computing Infrastructure Transition to Extron Controllers, starting in Beadle Hall Outlook Exchange transition to K-12 Data Center dsu\ username “Gray-out” problems -- call Help Desk Web and video support -- Brent
9. Computing Infrastructure Tablet Insurance DSU no longer carries accidental damage on campus tablets Recommend adding your DSU machine to your renter’s/homeowner’s insurancepolicy
10. WMCI /Tablet Distribution New freshman receive tablets on Friday, August 24 at Lowry Hall Open distribution – not linked to GS 100 Help Center set up in East Hall on Friday for students who might have questions or issues
11. Faculty Information
12. Training Funds 80% -- Training vital to program and curriculum development 70% -- Training to supplement / enhance current curriculum Maximum amount of reimbursed expenses per trip: $1,000 (travel and registration) . Maximum amount of reimbursed expenses per faculty member per academic year: $1,200 Appeal process through dean
13. I&PD Funds 80% -- Present at national or regional conference 70%  --  Chair session, act as discussant or other similar involvement or just attend Maximum amount of reimbursed expenses per person per academic year from I&PD - $1,000 Maximum amount of reimbursed expenses per trip - $1,200 (travel and registration) Maximum amount of reimbursed expenses from I&PD per trip for joint presenters - $1,000 total (requests must be submitted at the same time)
14. FRI and SRI Deadlines: FRI and SRI Proposals Dueon Friday, September 21 FRI and SRI Reviews Completed and Faculty Notified by Friday, October 6 RFPs available via email or online at line: http://www.dsu.edu/research/research-project-rfp.aspx
15. Updated Vita Reminder: Updated vita on faculty web page New faculty: get picture taken and create web page

16. Student Advising Information

17. New Student Orientation Monday, August 27 “College Survival 101” at DPP 8:30am – 3pm (new and transfer) Faculty greetings – 8:30 to 9 a.m. GS 100 -- 12:30 to 3 p.m. in colleges
18. WebNow Software Electronic documents available to faculty advisors Documents: Placement reports, transcripts, and check sheets Login: Same Login and Password as WebAdvisor Training at college meetings later in the semester when fully functional Questions: John McNary, Sandy Anderson, Laura Osborn
19. Student Success Projects FYRE – First-Year Residence Hall Experience DSU One-on-One -- Mentoring project Starfish Implementation – postponed to Sp ‘13 StrengthsQuest – GS 100 in COE and FYRE
20. Student Success Projects FIT -- First-Year Intervention using Noel-Levitz risk factors and receptivity rankings Advising – Colleges’ pilot projects Math Intervention – Math Success Center concept Honors / Enrichment Programs – Colleges’ pilot projects Data Collection
21. Student Success Champions FYRE – Bryce Nussbaum and Eric Thorson DSU One-on-One – Jesse Kane StarfishImplementation – Patti Beck / Marilyn Halgerson StrengthsQuest– Amy Crissinger
22. Student Success Champions First-Year Intervention – Judy Dittman Advising Projects – College deans Math Intervention – Rich Avery and Brenda Burger Honors /Enrichment – College deans Data Collection – Carrie Ahern and Kristy Ullom
23. FYRE Champions – Bryce Nussbaum and Eric Thorson Intended to develop belonging, pride and connection to DSU Series of social, leadership, wellness and mentoring programs (emphasis changes as semester matures) Focus changes every 6 weeks as students transition from hometown to DSU
24. DSU One-on-One Champion – Jesse Kane Aligns faculty / staff mentors with new freshmen to provide academic and social support 78 mentors have volunteered their time Training this week
25. Starfish Champions -- Patti Beck and Marilyn Halgerson System project / system purchase Implementation postponed until Spring 2013 because of difficulties with data transfer between D2L, Colleague, MMP+ and Starfish DSU will continue with Early Alert for fall semester
26. Early Alert Champion: Patti Beck Faculty submit academic or behavioral concerns using the online form: https://secure.dsu.edu/earlyalert/ Procedures, guidelines and flowchart at http://www.dsu.edu/academics/online-advising/additional-resources.aspx
27. Tutoring Champion – Patti Beck Library & Learning Commons tutors Calculus, Visual Basic, Accounting, English, Programming, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Networking, Spanish Tutoring begins Monday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. Online tutoring program Online tutoring for distance and UC students Elluminate sessions ,which student schedules 24 hours in advance Emphasis on CIS / CSC
28. StrengthsQuest Champion -- Amy Crissinger MAP training -- using tool for mentoring and advising Continue using tool in GS 100’s in COE Expanding use into FYRE project
29. Noel-Levitz and FIT Champion: Judy Dittman Modeling of previous 3 years’ freshmen Identification of risk factors linked to retention / leaving: High school GPA, distance from home; on-campus v. commuter; percent need met; academic program;
30. FIT - Receptivity College Student Inventory (CSI) to identify current students’ risk factors and receptivity to intervention (<24 credits) Second-Year Student Assessment (SYSA) to identify risk factors / career goals for transfer students (>24 credits) Intervention teams intervene based on “band scores” – number of risk factors, likelihood to transfer, receptivity interventions
31. Noel-Levitz and FIT
32. Advising Projects A&S – Viki Johnson assigned as advisor for all BGS students BIS – limited number of freshman advisors within programs COE – Faculty in COE assigned to secondary education majors as second advisor
33. Honors/Enrichment Projects A&S – develop cultural calendar (better scheduling so enrichment programs don’t overlap); college-specific honors program BIS – continue “hour of power” honors programCOE – move to year-long residency and change in delivery of professional courses
34. Math Success Center Champions – Rich Avery and Brenda Burger Full implementation of Math Success Center concept; located in SC 121 Guided self-study: non-lecture, mastery-based courses with instructor guidance Tutoring and testing for MATH 021 and MATH 101 students
35. Math Success Center Open 8 - 8 on Monday and Wednesday; open 10 - 8 on Tuesday and Thursday; open 8 - 3 on Friday http://www.dsu.edu/academics/math-center/index.aspx All MATH 021-101 tutoring coordinated through the success center Schedule exams via Math Center website; meet with instructor after exam
36. Data Collection Champions: Carrie Ahern and Kristy Ullom with technical assistance from Tom Halverson Developing central repository for all data collected through student success projects, to identify those with most impactful Avoid Title III issues with data collection
37. Student Success Committee Chairs – Jesse and Cecelia Members – champions from student success projects: Bryce Nussbaum, Eric Thorson, Marilyn Halgerson, Patti Beck, Amy Crissinger, Judy Dittman, Rich Avery, Brenda Burger, Tom Halverson, Kari Forbes-Boyte, Jeff Dittman, Peg O’Brien, Lori Engebretson; Kathy Engbrecht, student representative

38. Instructor Information

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39. Academic Calendar First day of classes UC/Internet – Monday, August 27 at 8 am On-campus – Monday, August 27 after 4:00 pm Activate all D2L course sites by 8 a.m. on Monday, August 27 Family Day – Sept. 14-15 Family-friendly classes / advising
40. Academic Calendar and Final Exam Schedule Academic calendar link goes to online catalog Includes academic calendar and final exam schedule Website location http://catalog.dsu.edu/content.php?catoid=9&navoid=724
41. Course Syllabus Syllabus Requirements ADA Statement Academic Honesty Freedom in Learning Statement University Policy Regarding the Use of Tablets in the Classroom Grading policy Student learning outcomes Faculty/Student Communication Statement
42. Course Syllabus Statement on feedback and communications Survey data indicates students aren’t happy with response time for feedback / communications Sample: I generally respond to email messages within 24 hours. Response time may be a little longer on weekends and holidays.   Email messages should be sent to me at Cecelia.Wittmayer@dsu.edu rather than through D2L email. Feedback from assignments will be provided within 1 week of the assignment due date unless otherwise noted.
43. D2L Faculty-Student Communication statement will be included on D2L under DSU Resources.
44. Course Syllabus Make sure to include: Drop/Add Deadline – Sept. 5 (Census Date) Mid-term Grades – Oct. 23 Last day to “W” – Nov. 8 (full semester class) Final exams – Dec. 10-14 Use syllabus and D2L templates to ensure accessibility by students with disabilities
45. Course Enrollments Rosters v. actual class attendance: Check rosters Report no shows - Early Alert by end of first week D2L roster updated nightly Other Requirements: Don’t delete student records from D2L! (will disappear automatically when withdraw; can be reinstated to check LDAA)
46. Early Alert Faculty submit academic or behavioral concerns using online form Academics > Faculty Resources > Early Alert https://secure.dsu.edu/earlyalert/ Send message by end of first week and any time after that Procedures and policies: Home > Academics > Faculty Advising > Additional Resources or http://www.dsu.edu/academics/online-advising/additional-resources.aspx
47. Turn-It-In Plagiarism detection tool newly integrated into D2L. Tutorial posted at the D2L support portal URL: http://support.dsu.edu/d2l/turnitin/ Click the checkbox in the Dropbox folder to make it active.
48. D2L and TurnItIn
49. D2L and TurnItIn
50. Faculty Expectations
51. Terms and Conditions of Employment Interim Terms and Conditions, effective January 1, 2012 Updated Workload agreement Updated Standards agreement (discussion of process to follow)
52. Faculty Consulting Section 10.5 Consulting Professional activities related to faculty member’s field or discipline with fee for service Must promote state / local economic development or benefit professional development Cannot interfere with primary responsibilities Written request prior to consulting
53. Faculty Consulting Presidential approval for: All consulting activities Additional approval process for ANY / ALL consulting that results in academic credit Reimburse institution for use of institutional space, equipment, etc. Cannot conflict with or adversely affect performance of primary duties to the institution (burden of proof on faculty member)
54. Conflict of Interest / IP Conflict of Interest BOR Policy 4:35 Intellectual Property: BOR Policy 4:34 All BOR Policies online at http://www.sdbor.edu/policy/4-Personnel/documents/4-35.pdf
55. PDP Requirements Reminder that PDP plans due on first day of class for faculty unit members on this year’s list (you know who you are!) See COHE Section 12.2 Paragraph 3a. and our Faculty Expectations website for form, guidelines, samples, PP presentation
56. Office Hours Faculty-Student Communications Task Force and Workload Committee Included in Workload Agreement, Standards Document, syllabus and on D2L Task Force presentation to come
57. Reallocationof Workload (RAW) Response to recommendation from URC Reallocation of workload (RAW) Reallocation of time / effort for Teaching/Research/Service Formal request with deliverables
58. State Authorization US DOE regulation that linked state authorization to Title IV funding has been set aside. HOWEVER, state authorization rules still in effect. Making “good faith” efforts to comply with state-by-state authorization Usually triggered by physical presence in state
59. State Authorization Physical location and “trigger” activities Brick and mortar site Online programs Marketing/advertising/recruiting Academic Athletic Student teaching/internships
60. Study Abroad Insurance New BOR requirement Faculty and staff who accompany students on study abroad trips will need to purchase travel insurance for repatriation of remains and emergency evacuation http://www.culturalinsurance.com/
61. REMINDERS! Activate classes in D2L! Check rosters! Use Early Alert for notification on attendance, etc. (end of first week and thereafter) New Student Convocation: 8:30 on Monday, Aug. 29 in DPP (name and title) Academic Calendar: include deadlines in syllabus
62. Mark your Calendar Educator’s Reception and Awards Wednesday, August 22, 5:00 pm, Nicky’s; program at 5:30 All Faculty/Staff Tim Culver, Noel-Levitz Consultant (Thursday, August 23, 1:00 pm, TCB) Workshops DSU Mentoring Program Training (Thursday, August 23, 9:00 am, LIB 201) New Faculty Orientation (Thursday, August 23, 3:00 pm, Oyate Room)
63. Next up… Faculty – Student Communication standard Updated Standards Document (P&T and annual evaluations) General Faculty Meeting