College of Education
Faculty Assembly
February 24, 2015
BH 21
Call to Order - 8:30 a.m.
Approved minutes of January 27, 2015 meeting
Standing Committee Reports
A. Academic Affairs – Dr. Brad Burenheide – LEAD 195, 399, and EDSP 415 were approved as new courses to move along to Faculty Senate Academic Affairs.
B. Faculty Affairs – Dr. Jessica Lane – Discussed the importance of course
evaluations and reminded people to be familiar with the protocol administering evaluations.
C. Student Affairs – No Report
D. Diversity for Community - No Report
E. Technology – Dr. Ann Knackendoffel –
· There were two Brown Bags workshops held for people doing alternative resources instead of a published textbook. There will be a call for new proposals soon. The Associate Dean’s Office and the Technology Committee will support these proposals. Those who have done projects can apply for research money to see the how the materials impacted students.
· K-State Online Classic will phase out by the end of Fall 2015 as the campus moves to Canvas. Faculty Senate Technology Committee is looking to see how many are using Canvas, and trying to do their best to support faculty as they move their courses to Canvas. Contact Dr. Knackendoffel if current training is not meeting your needs. COE has more faculty using Canvas than other colleges. Dr. Frank Spikes mentioned that training fills quickly. Rosemary Boggs said that future training dates are on the HRIS website, see http://www.k-state.edu/canvas/training.html for dates. Scott Finkeldei is willing to do individual or departmental training. If you have training done at the departmental level, they can help set it up by objectives so things feed into assessment reports at the end. Classic KSOL will be archived and no classes will be able to access it after Fall 2015, but faculty should be able to go back to data. Mediasite is a separate training (http://www.k-state.edu/mediasite/).
Special Presentation – Outstanding University Support Employee was presented to Gisela Nash, Senior Administrative Assistant in the CIMA Center. On behalf of the College, Dr. Staples gave congratulations and presented with flowers.
Other Reports
A. Faculty Senate – Dr. Ann Knackendoffel - Please nominate people for Faculty Senate positions, but ask them first if they are willing to serve. Drs. Brad Burenheide and Ann Knackendoffel will continue to serve for one more year, but Drs. Lotta Larson and Todd Goodson have terms that will expire. They can be nominated for another term.
B. Graduate Council – Dr. Kay Ann Taylor – In March, they will have the second reading for 999 research hours. Annual performance evaluations for graduate students will be coming up again.
C. EGSO – Dr. Paul Burden – EGSO cosponsored with the library for the NVivo training held February 20. Their last event is on Friday, May 1, a social event at Colbert Hills. The Dean’s Office will cover costs for food and non-alcoholic beverages. EGSO would like to plan an event in April, possibly in connection with Graduate Student Appreciation week. Dr. Frank Spikes asked that we thank Dr. Burden for all of his work, along with Dr. White, on our college reports.
D. Continuing Education – Rosemary Boggs – The Division of Continuing Education is looking at the Commons section (on top navigation bar) of Canvas. Global Campus will be using it so that others can connect with their information. Overall Global Campus has 9,500 Undergraduate and 2,500 Graduate enrollments. The Graduate School has 2,300 unique heads. This number seems to be staying about the same. CollegeNet can give reports of applications by month, also how students many have started applications but not finished. We could follow up with applicants if we wish.
Dr. Frank Spikes also asked that we thank Rosemary publically for her work with us!
E. Education Council – Trina Harlow - The next C2 is March 24 with a study abroad panel of students and faculty who have done experiences. The 50th anniversary of COE celebrations will kick off at Open House, with new experiences outside in courtyard. We hope to have some (1965) graduates coming as well as more exciting things to be announced in the future.
F. Center for Student and Professional Services – No Report
G. Library – Laura Bonella– The library wants to give us money! KS Open Access Fund helps cover fees up to 3000. The Kirmser Undergraduate Research Award is given for people writing papers using library resources – One award for Freshman ($100), one for non-Freshman ($1000), and a group award ($2000). Nominate your students. Also public thanks to Laura for her assistance.
Old Business - None
New Business - None
Announcements
Dr. Linda Thurston – We are thinking about reconceptualization, which might be needed as the Graduate School and CollegeNet move to the Associate Dean’s office. SPSS will be on the 6 desktop computers in Catalyst for use by faculty and students. It will be updated yearly. They will be purchasing licenses for faculty who need them.
Dr. Frank Spikes – Thanked Dr. Paul Burden for his efforts in management for Graduate Studies office.
Dean’s Report – Debbie Mercer
· Celebrating the College of Education’s 50th anniversary will start at Open House, and continue throughout the year. We will put together an ad hoc committee to put together ideas. One example is that the National Association of Multi-Cultural Education began at KSU. We need to put this information and other things out so everyone is aware of our rich history.
· We had 61 faculty and staff members of COE at the Annual MLK luncheon A profound statement given the by the speaker was – “If you don’t choose this line, you are in the wrong line.”
· Budget – It is still early, additional cuts are proposed and discussions are underway. Susan Erickson is on the committee representing our college for examining budget issues. Substantial cuts (about 8 ½ million) are possible.
· Distinguished Education Research Lecture Series – Dr. Amanda Morales announced that Dr. Sonia Nieto, Professor Emeritus of Language, Literacy and Culture at the School of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst, is coming next fall.
· Our Program Reviews have been submitted to KSDE and reviewed and rejoinders resubmitted if needed.
· KSDE has issued a new set of Professional Education Standards that are modeled after NTASC standards. Drs. Laurie Curtis and Paul Burden served on the committee that helped set the standards. We now need to think about how are we going to implement them into our programs. We have used Danielson’s Framework infused with NTASC. KSDE has asked us to do a complete program study based on the new Professional Education Standards, aligning our assessments to the new standards. Dr. Paul Burden has been asked to lead the discussion through PCC and Departments as we align all assessments and portfolios to the new standards. The Conceptual Framework will be reviewed with a fresh lens.
· There will be another video documentary premier on April 7. Rusty Earl is working with CIMA to highlight initiatives with Ecuador. More information will be coming.
· The Provost has announced that Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya has received tenure. Dr. Andy Wefald has tenured and promoted to Associate Professor. Dr. Jeff Zacharakis was promoted to Full Professor.
· In news around the community, the Chamber of Commerce acknowledged Mark Knackendoffel, spouse of Dr. Ann Knackendoffel, as Volunteer of the Year. The Manhattan Citizen of the Year was awarded to Dr. Dan Yunk. The College of Education Faculty is making an impact across the community.