State of the College 2009

1. State of the College 2009 Victor H. Matthews, Dean

2. Budget Update • CHPA Annual Budget = $9,543,567.87 $9,159,004 is set aside for salaries and benefits $384,564 is set aside for operations and equipment There is an estimated $955,979 in one-time monies available and $50,508 in recurring salary savings. CHPA

3. Budget From the $955,979 the College will fund items including: • Summer School ($109,907) • Per Course and One-time Hires ($205,658) • Travel and Operations for Dean’s Office ($87,675 including $32,127 Capital Outlay for computer replacement) • New Hire Summer Research Stipends ($24,000) • Recruiting and Faculty Hiring ($40,000) • Development Efforts ($5,000) • Research Opportunities ($50,000) • Program Directors ($35,000) • Sabbaticals ($25,000) • Grant Writing Incentive ($10,000) • Dean’s Fellows ($10,000) CHPA

4. Number of Majors CHPA

5. Hiring Plan – Anticipated Searches • Economics – Asst. Prof. Econometrics • History – Asst. Prof. Asian History Asst. Prof. Social Studies/American HST • Political Science – Middle East (Endowed Chair) • Criminology – Asst or Assoc Prof. Criminal Justice • Instructors in Anthropology and Philosophy CHPA

6. External Review • Two External Reviewers Visit History in October 2009 • Dr. Michael Galgano, James Madison University • Dr. Timothy Hall, Central Michigan University CHPA

7. External Review • Economics Department prepares for external review visit in fall 2010 (http://www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/ProgramReviewInstructions.pdf):1. Self Study written and approved by June 1, 20102. External reviewers nominated and approved by Dean and Provost CHPA

8. Vision Statement The college will engage in continuous exploration of the human dimension and will provide the basic academic foundation for learning, discovery and engagement in its disciplines. CHPA

9. Mission Statement The College of Humanities and Public Affairs helps students to understand social, political and legal structures, ethical principles, religious traditions, and economic institutions and practices within a global, historical, and contemporary context. CHPA presents the concepts contained in the university’s Public Affairs mission and applies them to real-world problems and situations so that our students will be better prepared to become citizens and leaders. CHPA

10. Central Themes • Student Success • Community Engagement • Research and Scholarship • Global Perspective CHPA

11. Student Success • Recruitment, Retention, and Access • Enhanced Advisement Efforts • Enrollment Management Analysis CHPA

12. Recruitment and Retention Efforts Associate Dean, Pam Sailors, appointed College Director of Enrollment Management Services. 1. Work with the Department Heads on their strategic planning.2. Work with Department Heads and Program Coordinators to insure that there are direct lines of communication with the Dean’s Office on advisement matters, enrollment management, and recruiting efforts.3. Serve on the University Marketing and Recruitment Committee. CHPA

13. Recruitment and Retention Efforts 4. Chair the CHPA committee on student success and retention. A representative from each Department sits on this committee and serves as the recruitment and retention coordinator for their Department. 5. Assist in the selection and training of advisement specialists.Initially, these will be in CRM, HST BS Ed, and PLS. Each of these advisement specialists will begin their work in fall 2009 and will provide extended office hours and meet with students by appointment. CHPA

14. CHPA Scholarships – 2009-2010 CHPA

15. Access Efforts • The College will work closely with Gary Rader and the staff of Missouri State On-Line (http://msonline.missouristate.edu/) to meet the growing student demand for on-line education. • The College will work closely with the Office of Adult Services (http://ce.missouristate.edu/Evening/) to insure that curricular needs of evening and non-traditional students are met. • Course sequence information will be placed on Dept websites & information on three and four years degree programs (http://www.missouristate.edu/chpa/39134.htm). CHPA

16. Teaching Modalities CHPA

17. Enrollment Management Enrollment projections are based on: (1) past enrollment history, (2) the numbers of majors and minors, (3) growth in the Global Studies major and Area Studies minors, (4) curricular changes, and (5) the university’s trends in admission of new students and transfer students. Current CHPA fall 2009 enrollment (36,432 on 8-27-09) stands at 111.4% of projected figures. CHPA

18. Projected Enrollments – Fa 09 to Fa 11 CHPA

19. Total SCH in CHPA (as of August 27, 2009) CHPA

20. General Education Courses • Approximately 61.2% of CHPA total SCH is based on General Education courses. • Delaware Numbers that provide a ratio of FTE to SCH are heavily dependent on GE enrollments in all CHPA departments except CRM, MIL, and DSS. CHPA

21. General Education Courses (as of 8/27/09) CHPA

22. Undergraduate Upper Division Courses – fa06 to fa09 CHPA

23. SCH in Graduate Courses – fa06 to fa09 CHPA

24. Community Engagement • New focus in Public Sociology will provide opportunities for internships, practicums, and faculty research. • Promote the use of the CSSPPR and the Bureau of Economic Research as resources for community and government agencies. • Create partnerships with local governmental and non-governmental agencies, businesses, museums, libraries, national parks, and civic organizations. • Use the Dean’s Advisory Council to assist with community relations and fund raising. CHPA

25. CSSPPR at Work CHPA

26. G.W. Carver Conference CHPA

27. History Day Competition CHPA

28. History Bowl Competition CHPA

29. Missouri Archaeology Quest CHPA

30. Research & ScholarshipDigital Measures Reporting CHPA

31. CHPA Research Forum New Faculty Members will discuss their research this fall in STRO 203: • Sept 16, Bethany Walker, 3:30-4:30 • Oct 22, Ralph Shain, 3:30-4:30 • Nov 5, David Johnson, 3:30-4:30 • Dec 3, Julia Watts Belser, 3:30-4:30 CHPA

32. Recent CHPA Books Joseph, Robert, Countering WMD: The Libyan Experience. National Institute Press, 2009. Payne, Keith, The Great American Gamble: Deterrence Theory and Practice from the Cold War to the Twenty-First Century. National Institute Press, 2008.Gutzke, David, ed. Britain and Transnational Progressivism. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Nelson, Eric and Alison Forrestal, eds. Politics and Religion in Early Bourbon France. Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. Connor, George and Christopher Hammons, eds.The Constitutionalism of American States. U. of MO Press, 2008.Berkwitz, Steve, et al, eds. Buddhist Manuscript Cultures. Routledge, 2009. Ondetti, Gabriel. Land, Protest, and Politics: The Landless Movement and the Struggle for Agrarian Reform in Brazil. Penn State U. Press, 2008. Patel, Kant and Mark E. Rushefsky. Health Care in America: Separate and Unequal. M. E. Sharpe, 2008. Rutherford, Ken. Humanitarianism Under Fire: The US and UN Intervention in Somalia. Kumarian Press, 2008. Matthews, Victor H. More than Meets the Ear: Understanding the Hidden Contexts of Old Testament Conversations. Eerdmans, 2008. Meadows, Bill. Kiowa Ethnogeography. University of Texas Press, 2008. CHPA

33. Office/Departme

34. Archaeological Field School in Colorado CHPA

35. Archaeological Field School - Missouri CHPA

36. Global Perspective • Area Studies Minors • Global Studies Major • Masters in Global Studies (accelerated masters) • International Speakers and Conferences on MSU Campus • Fulbright Scholars • Study Away Opportunities CHPA

37. CHPA Fulbright ScholarsHickey (PLS) Berkwitz (REL) Llewellyn (REL) Rutherford (PLS) Abidogun (HST) Walker (HST) CHPA

38. Study Away Trip to Kenya CHPA

39. Fieldwork in Jordan CHPA

40. Excavations in Israel CHPA

41. Diabetes Project in Mexico CHPA

42. Bluefields, Jamaica Project CHPA

43. Model UN Day CHPA

44. CAR Trinidad Research Project CHPA

45. Questions/Comments • Please send questions or comments to: • VictorMatthews@missouristate.edu CHPA