Annual Report

2005-2006

College of Liberal Arts

Annual Report

2005-2006

Submitted by Kay F. Schaffer, Dean

Table of Contents

1.2004-05 HIGHLIGHTS: PROGRAMMATIC ACHIEVEMENTS

a.Student Engagement and Success...... 2

b.Research/Scholarship...... 3

c.Outreach/Engagement...... 4

d.Diversity and International Initiatives...... 5

e.Faculty Recognition and Awards...... 6

f.Student Recognition and Awards...... 7

2.STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

a.Focus for 2005-06—Enhancing Student Success...... 8

b.Focus for 2005-06—Research, Scholarship, Creativity, Outreach...... 8

c.Focus for 2005-06—Diversity, Community and International Goals..... 9

d.Assessment of Progress...... 9

e.Activities Promoting Thematic Areas...... 10

f.Accomplishments in Support of Capital Campaign...... 11

3.PRIORITIES AND INITIATIVES

a.Priorities...... 12

b.Initiatives...... 12

c.Endowed Chair Positions...... 13

4.SCORECARD

a.Performance on College-Level Metrics for 2005-2006...... 15

b.Leveraging Resources...... 15

5.ASSESSMENT OF 2005-2006 PRIORITIES...... 17

6.PRIORITIES FOR 2006-2007...... 20

College of Liberal Arts

Annual Report

2005-2006

1.2005-2006 HIGHLIGHTS

a.Programmatic Achievements in Student Engagement and Success

  1. Curricular revisions were initiated and/or completed in several CLA departments to update and streamline major and Bacc Core requirements. Highlights include:
  • the new Portfolio Review Program for all Fine Arts majors that was approved by the OSU Curriculum Council and will go into effect Winter 07;
  • completion of the review of the Literature Curriculum in English that resulted in numerous Cat II change proposals to improve efficiency and access;
  • plans to implement the Double-Degree Second Language Program in French, German and Spanish;
  • and revision of the Psychology Major to include increasing credits of Internship in addition to credits for Research to encourage majors to include both internship and research lab experiences as part of their degree programs.

2.3-4 Credit Conversions were studied for feasibility in several departments. As a result, both Psychology and History are planning to make the conversion by Fall 07. Additional departments will postpone conversion until the proposed university-wide assessment of the Bacc Core is completed, since changing to four credits in Bacc Core courses will impact students in every program at OSU.

3.Undergraduate Program Review results were very positive for the Department of Philosophy. The Department of English is currently preparing for both Graduate and Undergraduate Program Reviews that will take place during FY 07.

4.Significant TRF Grants were awarded to Psychology, English, Art, Economics and Music. As a result, Psychology and English together are technologically enhancing six classrooms in Moreland Hall, and Psychology has enhanced and upgraded the 24 workstations in the student computer lab. Art and Economics have provided important computer lab and network upgrades for students, and Music has also enhanced the Music Design Studio.

5.Many new courses were offered during FY 06, particularly in Ethnic Studies, where six new courses were introduced, including: Film and Ethnicity, Ethnic minorities in Oregon, Jazz to Hip Hop—BlackPopular Culture, Life on the Border, Beautiful Senoritas and a new summer field course on Sacred Spaces in Native Communities. Several new courses were also offered in Women Studies, including: a new online DPD course, a Bacc core contemporary global issues course, an honors course and new summer-session offerings. Speech Communication offered Communication and the Practice of Science, a new course that is part of the new MS program in professional science (COS).

6.Graduation rates remained high – 855 CLA candidates received their degrees at the June 06 Commencement, and both SCH and numbers of majors continued to increase in CLA departments and programs.

7.E-Campus participation increased significantly, and five CLA departments (Anthropology, History, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology) now offer minors through E-Campus. An additional minor in English is expected to be available in the near future.

8. Assessment plans have been developed by every department and program under the guidance of Associate Dean Mike Oriard.

9.Significant programmatic revisions have been initiated and developed in several departments. In particular, The Department of Economics, as a result of the termination of the UGFE, has redesigned graduate curricula to be more efficient and effective and to better meet the needs of Economics graduate students. Since Economics faculty members have traditionally taught 80% of the UGFE core courses, there are no anticipated constraints on their ability to deliver the revised and upgraded graduate program.

In another significant proposed programmatic change, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures continues to enhance and develop language options at study-abroad sites in order to provide another viable option for students to satisfy their language requirements. Currently, a new site is being considered in Italy.

b.Programmatic Achievements in Research/Scholarship

  1. The Department of Sociology has recruited and hired a new Rural Sociologist as part of the OSU Sustainable Rural Studies Initiative. As a direct result, OSU has already received $350,000 in new funds for contracts which will be used to support graduate research assistants.
  1. The Department of Anthropology initiated a program during Summer 06 allocating summer research grant funds to faculty to support research/scholarship for one month during the summer. Faculty submit proposals to the Chair for consideration for this funding and must provide a written account of their progress as a result of this funding. Anthropology has also initiated a new program to provide funding to employ grad and undergrad students to work with Anthropology faculty on research projects.

3.The collaborative book on the anthology of critical essays on ethnic minorities in Oregon has been accepted for publication by the University Press of America. All of the faculty members in the Department of Ethnic Studies have collaborated on this important work.

4.The Department of Art Visiting Scholars Program was initiated during FY 06 and resulted in ten well-known artists coming to OSU to interact with Art students and provide lectures and workshops and studio classes.

5.The Department of History inaugurated a new program this year: an annual Horning Visiting scholar. Speakers will each present three lectures, which will eventually be published in a book as a new series of Horning Visiting Lectures.

6.Grant applications and funding have continued to increase, particularly in the social sciences. CLA faculty members are also expanding their participation in grants submitted with other colleges. As an example, faculty members in Psychology have submitted, as Co-PIs,five federal grant proposals, currently under review, with faculty in Engineering and HHS.

c.Programmatic Achievements in Outreach/Engagement

  1. The Department of Art sponsored and taught the 12th annual summer Jumpstart program. OSU Art faculty and eight visiting artists participated in the three-week program for the 52 (up 20%) participating students. Art Faculty members also directed and taught the third annual OSU Summer Teacher Institute.
  1. The OSU Theatre Program produced and directed six innovative and successful theatre productions during FY 06.
  1. The Department of History sponsored two important and timely lecture series this past year through the Horning Endowment funds: The American Culture and Politics series and Marriage, Reproduction and Sexuality. Also, the Horning conference this year was entitled Race, Science and the Law and included 7 speakers and two commentators.

The Department of Philosophy convened the 14th annual Ideas Matter Lecture Series which included nine lectures on the theme of Borders, Boundaries and Frontiers.

And the Department of English invited six nationally renowned speakers to participate in their annual Visiting Writers Series.

4.The OSU Chamber Choir, under the direction of Steven Zielke, received national acclaim after their appearance at the Music Educators National Conference in Salt Lake City. During summer 06, the OSU Chamber Choir embarked on a concert tour in Hungary, Bulgaria, Austria and the CzechRepublic.All of the costs for this tour were raised through private sources.

5.The OSU Forensics Team (Department of Speech Communication) advanced its national reputation by hosting the National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) national conference at OSU in March 06. The tournament brought the best collegiate debate teams in the nation and from many foreign countries, to OSU.

6.Department of Music faculty and students and OSU performing ensembles presented over 200 musical performances locally, nationally and internationally during this past year

d.Programmatic Achievements in Diversity and International Initiatives

  1. The Department of Ethnic Studies inaugurated a new Ethnic Studies Student Association.
  1. The CLA Diversity Task Force completed and submitted the second draft of the College Diversity Plan on March 1, 2006.
  1. New Music courses have been offered in Native American Flute music, and work continues on an ambitious proposal from the Choral Program to address marginalization of Hispanic middle school students from opportunities in music.
  1. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures strengthened collaborative ties with the Office of International Programs to offer a larger range of international opportunities for OSU students, including a potential new study-abroad site in Italy.In addition, the department is submitting a CAT I proposal to change the name of the department to the Department of World Literatures and Cultures to more accurately reflect international and global interests and perspectives.
  1. The Department of Art continued its successful Rome summer program for students, and the Department of Music continued to enhance close ties with musicians and music programs in Asia and throughout Europe

e.Faculty Recognition and Awards

  1. Rolf Fare and Shawna Grosskopf , both Professors in the Department of Economics, were recognized by the ISI Web of Knowledge as being among the Most Highly Cited Scholars in the world in Economics and Finance.
  1. Tracy Daugherty, Chair of the Department of English, was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.
  1. David Robinson, Director of the OSU Center for the Humanities and Professor of English, received the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society, recognizing his sustained record of achievement as one of the nation’s preeminent Emerson scholars.
  1. Jeff Hale, Assistant Dean for External Relations and Director of the Liberal Studies Program, served as President of the OSU Faculty Senate.
  1. Kathleen Dean Moore, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Spring Creek Project, was OSU Essayist at the June 06 Commencement.
  1. Steven Zielke, Associate Professor of Music, is the President-elect of the Oregon Music Educators Association.
  1. Bill Lunch, Chair of the Department of Political Science, won the CLA Excellence Award. This award recognizes excellence in all areas – teaching, scholarship and service – and is the most prestigious award given in the College.

8.Maureen Healy, Associate Professor in the Department of History, received two prestigious national awards for her book entitled Vienna and the Fall of the Habsburg Empire.

9.Two outstanding CLA faculty members, Shawna Grosskopf (Economics) and Jon Lewis (English), were each awarded $3,000 as a result of their Exemplary Performance Post Tenure Reviews.

10.Forty outstanding CLA professors were honored at the Ten-Year Celebration of the College of Liberal Arts Master Teacher program.

f.Student Recognition and Awards

1.The Department of Music awarded over $100,000 in student scholarships and awards during FY 06.

2.The Department of Art awarded over $20,000 in student scholarships and awards this past year.

3.Two Graduates of the Creative Writing Program in the Department of English won prestigious awards this past year. Scott Nadelson MA, won an Oregon Book Award and published his second book of short stories. Todd Pierce, MA, won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize for his short story collection. In addition, Charity Shumway, a student who received her MFA degree at the 2006 OSU Commencement, was selected to attend the prestigious Columbia University Summer Publishing Program.

4.10 CLA students were honored as the CLA Outstanding Seniors for FY 06 out of a graduating class of 855.Students are selected by CLA faculty for this prestigious award and are honored with their families at an annual luncheon and awards ceremony.

2.STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTAION

a.Focus for AY 2005-06—Enhancing Student Success

  1. Continuation of five-year plan to implement new graduate programs in CLA.
  • The new PhD program in Anthropology and the new MA program in Contemporary Hispanic Studies have accepted their first graduate students for Fall 06.
  • The enhanced and revised graduate program in Economics is on schedule to progress though the OSU review system during FY 07 with a start date of Fall 07.
  • New MA proposals in History, Women Studies and Speech Communication are currently on hold.

2.Curriculum/Bacc Core Review—on schedule within CLA (see page 1, Programmatic Achievements in Student Engagement and Success).

3.Continued to increase course access through E-Campus and Summer Session and study-abroad programs—ahead of proposed schedule.

Five CLA departments now offer minors through E-campus, and Liberal Studies has increased distance courses through both E-campus and OSU Cascades Campus. Numbers of Summer Session sections have increased to accommodate students, particularly in departments such as Psychology and Foreign Languages and Literatures, where not all students can be enrolled during the academic year. New study-abroad programs are underway in Tunis and Chile, and a new site is proposed for Italy.

4.Proposed with COS a new fee structure for Arts and Sciences. Initial proposal for upper-division fees was initiated. Follow-up proposal to extend the fee structure to lower-division courses was denied.

5.Continued to maintain and increase student retention and graduate rates. 855 students received CLA degrees at the June Commencement

b.Focus for 2005-06—Research, Scholarship, Creativity, Outreach

  1. Continued to significantly increase research funding. Faculty in several Social Science departments—Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, Psychology—continued to apply for and receive significant federal grants this past year. Faculty in Psychology have also submitted grants as Co-PIs with Engineering and HHS. In the Humanities the Department of History stands out, having received 11 grants from national agencies or foundations. Sociology recruited and hired a new Rural Sociologist who is bringing substantial new contracts to OSU in Fall 06.
  1. Continued high rates of faculty productivity in research, scholarship and creative activities.(Department and Program Annual Reports available upon request.)
  1. Continued active partnerships and outreach opportunities with other OSU colleges through Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, Water Resources, Rural Studies and Public Policy.
  1. Continued to provide support for strengthening ties between OSU and Native American Tribes in Oregon. The administration of the NACI program has been transferred to the Research Office, but CLA and Ethnic Studies will continue to support this important program through the release time of Kurt Peters and coverage of key courses.
  1. Continuedwork on adding external advisory boards in CLA programs and departments. Harrison Branch, Professor in the Department of Art, has been appointed as the new Director for External Relations in the ArtDepartment. He will be working with Jeff Hale, CLA Assistant Dean for External Relations, and John Maul, the new Chair of the Department of Art (as of Fall 06) to establish an Art advisory board and a Friends of the Gallery Program (in conjunction with the OSU Foundation).

c.Focus for 2005-06 – Diversity, Community and International Goals

  1. Continued to work closely with Office of International Relations, particularly through the departments of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Anthropology, to initiate, maintain and propose sites for study-abroad programs. Anthropology, with seed funding from Academic Affairs, initiated a new program to support two new GTAs to provide international student mentoring.
  2. Supported the second-annual Fall Retreat for Faculty of Color, and Ethnic Studies created a new Ethnic Studies Student Association.
  3. The second draft of the CLA Diversity Plan was submitted to Terryl Ross on March 1, on schedule. Department Plans are under development in anticipation of feedback from Dr. Ross and the distribution of the promised OSU Diversity Plan by the Office of Community and Diversity.
  4. Continued full compliance with OSU Affirmative Action faculty standards RE: gender and faculty of color for tenure-track faculty positions. Continuing work on increasing numbers of faculty of color in fixed-term positions.

d.Assessment of CLA Progress in the Three Areas

  1. Student Success – Making excellent progress in all areas, and especially in providing access through E-Campus and Summer Session and maintaining high graduation rates. Disappointments/concerns include proposed new fee structure for Arts and Sciences not approved (we will resubmit this proposal), and three excellent proposals for new graduate degrees (History, WS and Speech Communication) on hold due to funding issues.

2.Research, Scholarship, Creativity and Outreach—Outstanding levels of faculty productivity in all areas. Continued good progress on research funding and with OSU/community/state partnerships. Good new developments in external relations that will lead to new advisory boards.

3.Diversity/Community and International – Excellent progress with study-abroad sites, new Ethnic Studies Student Association and the new GTA international mentoring program in Anthropology. Very good progress on diversity planning for CLA. Continued work needed on recruiting people of color for fixed-term positions.

e. Activities Promoting Thematic Areas During 2005-06

  1. Advancing the Arts and Sciences continues to be the main priority of CLA.

During this past year, CLA and COS have continued to work together through sharing a business center and our CBO, Brad Dennis. Several CLA departments and programs—Ethnic Studies and New Media Communications, for example—have transferred some or all of their business functions to the joint center.

2.CLA has also worked with Academic Affairs, HR and the OSU Business Office to explore the feasibility of combining services through a cost center business model.