46th Annual MeetingFairmont The Queen ElizabethMontréal, Quebec, Canada November 2-5
Pre-conference workshop: “Conflict Management for Deans” November2,8:00am–2:45pm PRESENTER:Dr.SuzanneMcCorkle Director,BoiseStateUniv.DisputeResolutionProgram (NOTE:Atpresstime,thisworkshopisalmostfilled)
Thursday morning keynote: TerryW.Hartle,SeniorVicePresident AmericanCouncilonEducation “View from the Hill: Higher education and public policy in 2011-2012”
Thursday luncheon speaker: PaulDavidson,President AssociationofUniversities&CollegesofCanada “The Value of the Arts and Sciences in a Globalizing World”
BreakfastforMinorityDeans Friday,November4,7:30am “Closing the Achievement Gap”
Friday luncheon speaker: VickieRutledgeShields,President,CCAS “The Dean’s Speech: Finding our voice through intentional communication”
Friday afternoon: —Specialworkshops —OptionalCityBusTour
GenderIssuesBreakfast “Advancing Women of Color in Higher Education and Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics: Strengths, challenges, and strategies”
Post-conference workshop: “Legal Risks, Technology, and the Academy” November5,1:00pm–5:00pm
REGISTER NOW – early-bird fee of $495 is good through September 26 ($550 after September 26)
Formoreinformationandtoregister,visitwww.ccas.netClickonoptionsunderMeetings
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Contents:FeaturesofAnnualMeeting...page 2
CandidatesforElection...page 3
JulySeminars...page 4
ChangingoftheGuard...page 5
W&MinWashingtonProgram...page 7
SurveyReminder...page 8
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“Advancing Women of Color in Higher Education and Careers in STEM”
Maria(Mia)Onghasbeenselectedasthisyear’sspeakerfortheannualGenderIssuesBreakfast.Ong,projectleaderoftheEducationResearch
Collaborative,TERC(www.terc.edu),willdiscussissuesrelatingtoadvancingwomenofcolorinSTEMdisciplines.ShewilldrawonherrecentresearchandadvocacyworktosharethechallengesthatwomenofcolorfaceinSTEMasundergraduates,graduatestudents,andfaculty,andtheindividualandinstitutionalstrategiesthatenablethemtosucceed.Dr.Ongwillconcludebysharingpolicyrecom-mendationsrecentlysubmittedtotheU.S.CongressandtheNationalScienceFoundationbytheCommitteeonEqualOpportunitiesinScienceandEngineering.
TheGenderIssuesBreakfast–formallyknownastheBreakfastforWomenDeans–isopentoallattendeesattheannualmeetingonSaturdaymorning,November5.Registrationis$35.
“Legal Risks, Technology, and the Academy”
Socialmediaiscreatingvariedandinterestingchallengesoncollegecam-puses.AsDeans,youmaybeaskedtodealwithstudentswhousesocialmediatoimpersonatefaculty;facultywhocapturestudentimagesintheircellphones;facultyandstudentswhodefameoneanotheronFacebook;parentsandthepresswhowante-mails;lawenforcementofficialswhowantrecordedstatements,datalogsandsurveillancetapes.Istherelawandpolicytoprovideguidance?FromFERPAtoFacebook,thepresenterswilldiscusstheapplicationofexistinglawtonewtechnologybeingusedbystudentsandemployees.
Thisworkshopwillhelpyoumakemoreinformeddecisionsabouttechnology-basedpolicyandpractices;knowwhentoconsultyourlegalcounsel;andunderstandwhatyourattorneywillneedtoknowtoprovidethebestadvice.
PRESENTERS:JudithSiminoehasbeenahighereducationattorneysince1989,servingpublicinstitutionsinfourstatesandcurrentlyservesasadvisortothePresi-dentofSt.CloudStateUniversity,St.Cloud,Minnesota.
PhyllisKarasovisapartnerwithMoore,Costello&Hart,PLLPintheTwinCities,Minnesotaandpracticesintheareaofhighereducationlaw.Ms.Kara-sovwasnamedtotheMinnesotaSuperLawyers2011Top50Women.
ThisworkshopwillbeofferedonSaturday,November5,1:00-5:00p.m.,aftertheconclusionoftheannualmeeting.Registrationfeeis$105.
Note: The post-conference workshop, “Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Who? Understanding the different generations sitting in our classrooms,” has been canceled.
Maria (Mia) Ong
Special Features of the Annual Meeting
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Candidates for Election, CCAS Board of DirectorsPaulB.Bell,Jr.(Univ.ofOklahoma),chairofthe2011NominatingCommittee,hasannouncedthefollowingslateofcandidatesforelection:
For President-Elect:MaryAnneFitzpatrick,dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Univ. of South Carolina
For term positions to the Board of Directors:DeidreBadejo,dean, Yale Gordon College of Arts & Sciences, Univ. of Baltimore
StevenBrown, dean and associate vice president of the Meridian campus of Mis-sissippi State Univ. (as of October 1)
GeraldGreenberg,associate dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Syracuse Univ.
TimothyJohnston,dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro
MichaelMonticino,dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Univ. of North Texas
PatriciaMosto,dean, College of Liberal Arts, Education & Sciences, Rider Univ.
KarenOlmstead,dean, Henson School of Science & Technology, Salisbury Univ.
TomOtieno,associate dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Eastern Kentucky Univ.
CarolynStefanco,Vice President AA/Dean of the College, Agnes Scott College
MichaelStevenson,dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Northern Arizona Univ.
AlanWhite,dean, Thomas Harriott College of Arts & Sciences, East Carolina Univ.
PhillipYeagle,dean, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Rutgers Univ., Newark
The Board of Directors has approved proposed changes to the CCAS Constitution and Bylaws, which will be voted on by those in attendance at the Annual Meeting:
CCAS ConstitutionARTICLEIII-MEMBERSHIPThemembershipofthisorganizationshallconsistofthefollowing:(1)dulyregionally accreditedCollege,Schools,andDivisionsofArtsandSciencesthatgrantthebaccalaureatedegreeand(2)suchinstitutionsororganizationsasmaysubsequentlybeadmittedunderprovisionsoftheBylaws.InstitutionalrepresentativesarethosewhohaveprimaryresponsibilityforoverseeingprogramsandcoursesintheArtsandSciences.
RATIONALE:Theissuehasbeenraisedastoeligibilityofinstitutionsthatmaybeaccreditedbyarecognizednationalbodybutnotbyaregionalaccreditingassociation.TheBoardofDirectorswishestoclarifythattheintentofthiswordingisthatmembersmustbefrominstitu-tionsthatareregionallyaccredited.
CCAS BylawsARTICLEIX-COMMITTEESStandingCommittees
10.StandingCommitteeonGenderIssues.AmongitsfunctionsshallbetooverseeandsustaingenderequityinitiativesandtoensurethatgenderequitycontentisinfusedintoCCAS’profes-sional-developmentprograms.
RATIONALE:AspartofitscommitmentintheNationalScienceFoundationADVANCE-PAIDgrant(PromotionInstitutionalTransformationthroughaNationalDean’sOrganization),CCASagreedtoestablishastandingcommitteeongenderissues.Inadditiontothetasksoutlinedintheproposedamendment,thiscommitteewillberesponsibleforproposingpanelsfortheannualmeeting,orga-nizingtheGenderIssuesbreakfast,andattendingtoLGBTQissues.
Those attending the Annual Meeting in Montréal are eligible to cast ballots (one per institution). Ballots are due by 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 4.
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July 2011 Seminars for New Deans and Department Chairs
New DeansFortydeansandassociatedeansgatheredinSt.LouisthisJulyfortheSeminarforNewDeans.Theseminarfacultyconsistedoftheseminardirector,Paula Lutz (MontanaStateUniv.)andfacilitatorsGersham Nelson (Univ.ofCentralMissouri),David Manderscheid (Univ.ofNebraska,Lincoln),andCarolyn Stefanco (AgnesScottCollege).FormerCCASpresidentP.GeoffreyFeiss(retired)sharedstoriesandadviceon“WhatProvostsExpectofDeans.”IsaacMowoe,Esq.,providedanoverviewoflegalissuesandcaselawthateverynewdeanshouldknow.
Alongwithprovidingseveralsuggestionsforhowtoimprovetheseminar,participantcommentsincluded,“OverallIfeelmoreconfidentandinformedandmoreinspiredtotakeonthejob!”and“Thecombinationofdiscussion,scenarios,details,andoutlineswasgreat!”
Department ChairsForty-twodepartmentchairsattendedthissummer’sthree-dayseminarfordepartmentchairs/headsinSt.Louisfortraininginsuchareasas“managingpeopleandconflict,”“recruitment,retention,anddevelopmentoffaculty,”and“workingwiththedean.”Timothy Johnston(Univ.ofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro)directedtheseminar,withTas-neem Khaleel(MontanaStateUniv.atBozeman)servingasco-director.Experiencedchair-facilitatorsfromRiderUniv.(Jonathan Millen), Univ.ofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro,TheCollegeofWilliam&Mary,andArkansasStateUniv.ledbreakoutsessions.Inthepost-conferenceevaluation,oneattendeewrotethathe/she“hadbeenshownthepaththroughthewoods.”
Bothseminarsincludedtheunderlyingthemeofhowim-plicitbiascanaffectadministrativedecision-makinginanynumberofways.SeveralcasestudieswrittenbyDeanDe-nise Battles(Univ.ofNorthernColorado),PIfortheCCASADVANCE-PAIDgrant,promptedlivelydiscussionsamongparticipants.
ThisseminarwillbeofferedagaininOctober(24inSanDi-ego--filled)andinlateFebruary(locationtobeannounced).IfoneofyourchairsisinterestedinattendingtheFebruaryseminar,havehim/[email protected].
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Vijendra (VJ) Agarwalhasbeennamedthedeanofscience,engineering,andtechnologyatMinnesotaStateUniv.,Mankato.
Michael Auerbach hasbeennameddeanofsciencesandmathematicsatTheCollegeofCharleston.
Andrew Barnes,interimassociatedeanofhumanitiesandsocialsciencesatWilliamPatersonUniversity,todeanofliberalartsandsciencesatPrattInstitute.
John Beard,deanofhumanitiesandfineartsatCoastalCarolinaUniv.,hasbeenpromotedtoassoci-ateprovostforassessmentandaccreditation.Daniel Ennisistheinterimdean.
James BrownhasbeennameddeanofliberalartsatBloomsburgUniv.
Karen Carey,deanofgraduatestudiesatCaliforniaStateUniv.Fresno,hasbeennamedAVPforArts&SciencesatCaliforniaStateUniv.,ChannelIslands.
Katrina Carter-Tellison hasbeennameddeanofliberaleducationatLynnUniversity.
Bradley Caskey,frominterimdeantodeanofartsandsciencesatUniv.ofWisconsin,RiverFalls.
Sam Catanzaro,associatedeanofartsandsciencesatIllinoisStateUniv.andCCASboardmember,hasbeennamedassistantVPforacademicadministration.
Karen D’Arcy,actingdeanofartsandsciencesatGovernorsStateUniv.,hasreturnedtofaculty.Rein-hold Hillhasbeennameddean.
Wendy Ford,deanofartsandsciencesatWesternCarolinaUniv.,hasreturnedtotheCommunicationsfaculty.Gibbs Knottsisservingasinterimdean.
Gaines Foster,frominterimdeantodeanofhumani-tiesandsocialsciencesatLouisianaStateUniv.
Alan Gabrielli,deanofartsandsciencesatSouthernPolytechnicStateUniv.,hasretired.Thomas Nelsonhasbeennameddean.
Jane McBride Gates,deanofliberalartsatSavan-nahStateUniv.,hasbeennamedprovostandVPatWesternConnecticutStateUniv. Michael Schroeder istheinterimdean.
Pamela Sue Gates,frominterimdeantodeanofhu-manitiesandsocialandbehavioralscienceatCentralMichiganUniv.
Richard Goodsteinfrominterimdeantodeanofarchitecture,arts&humanitiesatClemsonUniv.
Heather HardyfromdeanofliberalartstoEVPandprovostatUniv.ofNevada,Reno.Scott Casper istheinterimdean.
James Harris,deanofartsandhumanitiesatUni-versityofMaryland,hasreturnedtofaculty.Bonnie Thornton-Dillisthenewdean.
Mary Healey,deanofarts,sciencesandprofessionalstudiesatSpringfieldCollegehasreturnedtofaculty.Anne Herzoghasbeennameddean.
Jeanne Hey hasbeennameddeanofartsandsci-encesatUniv.ofNewEngland.
Jaimie Hebert,fromdeanofartsandsciencestoprovostandVPAAatSamHoustonStateUniv.Jerry Cookistheinterimdean.
Michael Hummel, deanofliberalartsatCaliforniaUniv.ofPennsylvania,isreturningtofaculty.Mohamed Yamba hasbeennameddean.
Jerry D. Jorgensen,deanofartsandsciencesatSouthDakotaStateUniv.,hasbeennamedprovostandVPAAatParkUniv.David Hilderbrandisactingdean.
Marisa Kelly,deanofartsandsciencesatUniv.ofSt.Thomas,hasbeennamedprovostandVPAAatIthacaCollege.Terrance Langanhasbeennamedinterimdean.
Theresa M. LesshasbeennameddeanofartsandsciencesatUniv.ofTennessee.
Jean Ann Linney,interimdeanofartsandsciencesatUniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham,todeanofliberalartsandsciencesatVillanovaUniversity.
Margaret Marsh,deanofartsandsciencesatRutgersTheStateUniv.ofNewJersey,Camden,isreturningtofaculty. Kriste Lindenmeyer hasbeennameddean.
Peter McAllister hasbeennameddeanofartsandlettersatCaliforniaStateUniv.,LosAngeles.
Jane McBride Gates,deanofliberalartsandsci-encesatSavannahStateUniv.,hasbeennamedthenewprovostandacademicVPatWesternConnecticutStateUniv.Michael Schroederistheinterimdean.
Nina McClelland, deanofartsandsciencesattheUniv.ofToledo,hasbeennamedviceprovostforspecialprojects.
Lisa McGarry,frominterimdeantodeanofartsandsciencesatGwynedd-MercyCollege.
G. Richard Meadows,deanoflettersandscience atUniversityofWisconsin,Milwaukee,hasretired.Asso-ciatedean Rodney Swainhasbeennameddean.
Anne Meltzer,deanofartsandsciencesatLehighUniv.,isreturningtofaculty.Donald Hall hasbeennameddean.
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Abdul MohammedhasbeennameddeanofscienceandtechnologyatNorthCarolinaCentralUniv.
Janice Nerger,frominterimdeantodeanofnaturalsciencesatColoradoStateUniversity.
Ronald Nowaczyk,deanofartsandsciencesatUniv.ofNewHaven(andCCASboardmember),hasbeennamedprovostatClarionUniv.Stewart Sidle isinterimdean.
Benjamin Ogles, deanofartsandsciencesatOhioUniv.,hasbeennameddeanoffamily,homeandso-cialsciencesatBrighamYoungUniv.AssociatedeanHoward Dewald istheinterimdean.
Dale Ostlie,deanofscienceatWeberStateUniv.isreturningtofaculty.David Matty hasbeennameddean.
Don Para,deanofartsatCaliforniaStateUniv.,LongBeach,hasbeenpromotedtoprovostandseniorVPAA. Raymond Torres-Santos,deanofartsandcommunicationatWilliamPatersonUniv.,hasbeennameddean.
Manjunath Pendakur,deanofartsandlettersatFloridaAtlanticUniv.,hasreturnedtofaculty.Heather Coltmanistheinterimdean.
Thomas Riley,deanofarts,humanitiesandsocialsciencesatNorthDakotaStateUniv.,isreturningtofaculty.Kent Sandstromhasbeennameddean.
Richard Sadler,deanofsocialandbehavioralsci-encesatWeberStateUniv.,isreturningtofaculty. Francis Harrold,formerlydeanofsocialsciencesatSt.CloudStateUniv., hasbeennameddean.
Karen Maitland Schilling,deanofartsandscienceatMiamiUniv.,hasretired.AssociatedeanPhyllis Cal-lahanistheinterimdean.
Martin Schimpf,deanofartsandsciencesatBoiseStateUniv.,hasbeennamedprovostandVPAA.As-sociatedeanTony Roarkistheinterimdean.
Garnett S. Stokes,deanofartsandsciencesattheUniv.ofGeorgia,hasbeennamedprovostandexecu-tiveVPAAatFloridaStateUniv.SeniorassociatedeanHugh Ruppersburghasbeennamedinterimdean.
Alan Vaux,deanofliberalartsatSouthernIllinoisUniv.,hasretired. Kimberly Kempf-Leonard hasbeennameddean.
Denise von Herrmann,deanofartsandlettersatUniv.ofSouthernMississippi,hasbeennamedprovostatOglethorpeUniv.AssociatedeanSteven Moser istheinterimdean.
Karen Vorst, deanofartsandsciencesatUniv.ofMissouri,KansasCity,isreturningtofaculty.AssociatedeanWayne Vaught hasbeennamedinterimdean.
Patricia Witherspoon,fromactingdeantodeanofliberalartsatTheUniv.ofTexasatElPaso.
Jane Wood,frominterimdeantodeanofliberalartsandsciencesatParkUniv.
New Members/Units/Reorganizations:California State Univ., Bakersfield—SchoolofArts&Humanities RichardCollins,dean—SchoolofSocialSciences&Education KathleenKnutzen,dean
Christopher Newport Univ. – College of Social Sciences RobertColvin,dean
Governors State University – College of Arts and Sciences ReinholdHill,dean
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey – School of Health Sciences BrendaStevenson-Marshall,dean
Univ. of Central Florida – College of Sciences MichaelJohnson,interimdean
Ursuline College – School of Arts and Sciences ElizabethKavran,interimdean
Reorganization of California State Univ., San Marcos:—CollegeofHumanities,Arts,SocialandBehavioralSciences AdamShapiro,dean—CollegeofScienceandMathematics KatherineKantardjeff,dean
Reorganization of CUNY Brooklyn College—SchoolofHumanitiesandSocialSciences KimberleyPhillips,dean—SchoolofNatural&BehavioralSciences KleanthisPsarris,dean
Reorganization of DePaul University—CollegeofLiberalArtsandSocialSciences CharlesSuchar,dean—CollegeofScienceandHealth JerryCleland,dean
Reorganization of St. Cloud State Univ.—CollegeofLiberalArtsandSchooloftheArts MarkSpringer,interimdean—SchoolofPublicAffairs OrnBodvarsson,dean—SchoolofHealthandHumanServices MonicaDevers,dean
Reorganization of Texas A&M University, Commerce—CollegeofHumanities,SocialSciencesandArts SalvatoreAttardo,dean—CollegeofScience,EngineeringandAgriculture JerryParrish,interimdean
Reorganization of the Univ. of Toledo: —CollegeofLanguages,Literature,andSocialSciences AliceSkeens,dean—CollegeofNaturalSciencesandMathematics KarenBjorkman,dean—CollegeofVisualandPerformingArts DebraDavis,dean
Univ. of Victoria – Faculty of Fine Arts SarahBlackstone,dean
In PassingWeregrettoreportthat Stuart Appelle,deanofscienceandmathematicsatSUNYTheCollegeatBrockport,haspassedaway.Jose Maliekalhasbeennamedinterimdean.
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Do Your Students Want to Live, Study and Work in Washington, DC, for a Semester? CCAS member schools are eligible to apply to the College of William & Mary’s W&M IN WASHINGTON PROGRAM
W&MinWashingtonoffersanacademicallyrigorouscurriculumbuiltaroundasemester-by-semestertopic,withinternshipsmatchedtothattopic.StudentsintheProgramgaintremen-dousinsightintotheirfieldofstudyandhaveanincredibleopportunitytolearnfromexperts,executives,electedofficials,andpolicy-makers.FromtheArtstoEconomics,EnvironmenttoInternationalRelations,andareasinbetween,thevaryingtopicsallowstudentswithallareasofinteresttoparticipateduringasemesterthatappealstothem.
Program Benefits: •Getaclose-upviewofWashington’sdynamicorganizations•Comeface-to-facewithhigh profile guest speakers•Networkwithover15,000areaalums•Buildyourrésumé byparticipatinginaguaranteed professionalinternship•Getaleguponsummerandfulltimeemploymentopportunities•StudyinaseminarsettingwithanexperiencedWilliam&Maryprofessor•Earn12-14creditsforthesemester•EnjoyWashington’srichculturalandsocialopportunities
The W&M in Washington Program is open to all juniors, seniors, and exceptional sophomores.
Upcoming themes:
Spring2012: The 2012 Election: Parties, Campaigns, Consultants, and Elections ProfessorRonRapoport,Government
Fall2012: The Ethics of Sustainability ProfessorMarkFowler,EnvironmentalScience/Studies
Spring2013: Interdisciplinary Art in Washington: The Promise for a New National Arts Policy ProfessorGregBowers,Music
Fall2013: Global Governance for an International Economy ProfessorBerhanuAbegaz,Economics
Spring2014: The United States and the Wider World ProfessorHiroshiKitamura,History
Fall2014: Millennium Development Goals and the International Response ProfessorArnabBasu,Economics
Please visit the Program website at www.wm.edu/wmindc for more details.PleasecontacttheW&MinWashingtonProgramDirector,RoxaneO.AdlerHickey,[email protected].
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Eachsummer,CCAScollectsdataonstartingsalariesandstart-uppackagesforin-comingfaculty(calledtheNewHiresSurvey).Bynow,alldeansshouldhavereceivedanemailfromSimpsonS-carboroughrequestingyourpartici-pationinthisyear’sdatacollection.Many find the results invaluable when making a case to your pro-vost for salary/start-up offers,astheresultsarepublishedbyCarnegieclassification,discipline,geographicregion,academicrank,andsoforth.YoursubmissionswillbeacceptedthroughSeptember30.Wegreatlyappreciateyourcooperationwiththisimportantmemberservice.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,[email protected].
Reminder:2011 New Hires Survey
The CCAS Newsletter is publishedbi-monthlysixtimeseachyearforitsmembership. CCAS membership isbased on the institution and not theDean or the individual College. If aDeanmoves fromaCCASmemberinstitutiontoanon-memberinstitution,theDeanmustapplyforCCASmem-bershipfornewinstitutiontocontinueCCASmembershipbenefits.
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