Faculty and Staff Meeting
Damon M Fleming, PhD, CFADean | Professor of Accounting30 April 2020
Damon M. FlemingDean
Gratitude
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AY 2019-20 Faculty Searches
Full-time Positions Filled
1. Asst Prof, ACCT (Hannah Smith)2. Asst Prof, MGMT (Steve Lanivich)3. Asst Prof, MSCM (Susy Jaramillo)4. Asst Prof, MSCM (Subash Jha)5. Asst Prof, MSCM (Rahul Padney)6. Instructor, FIR (Allison Potter)7. Free Enterprise COE (James Vardaman)
Full-time Searches Deferred
1. Open rank, BIT2. Wang COE, MGMT
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Measurement Year: AY 2019-20
Report preparation: Summer 2020
Report Due: November 2020
CIR Visit: February 2021
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Submitted Questions
Articles in the popular press (Inside Higher Ed) are predicting up to a 20% decline in enrollment for the fall, do you anticipate this and what is the university doing to prepare?
When will we know whether we will return to campus in the fall?
Damon M. FlemingDean
StrategicOKRs
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OKR Task ForceAY 2019-20
Carmen Astorne-Figari (Economics)
Hunter Reed Faulkner (Undergraduate student)
Jessica F. Kirk (Management)
Kenneth Lambert (Accounting)
Napoleon Hill Overton (Finance)
Ernest L. Nichols Jr. (Marketing and Supply Chain Management)
Michael Hoffmeyer (Crews Center for Entrepreneurship)
Srikar Velichety (Business Information and Technology)
Emily Joy Wolfe (MBA student)
Carol Thomas (FCBE staff)
Collaborators
Dean Associate Dean for Research and Programs
Department Chairs Associate Dean for Faculty and Administration
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OKR Development
Jul – Sep 2019
Sep – Oct 2019
Oct – Dec 2019
Dec 2019 –Jan 2020
Jan – May 2020
Data gathering; meetings with campus stakeholders; identification of strategic priorities
Strategic prioritizes analyzed; draft OKRs; dean and department chair review
Strategic planning task force; draft OKRs presented to Dean
Engage feedback on strategic priorities
Data collection; Final review; adopt OKRs(delayed due to COVID-19)
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OKR Completion
It is essential we have the OKRs completed for the AACSB CIR report that will drafted this summer
Completion schedule:
1. Draft OKR document is posted on Slack for review and comments through 15 May 2020; faculty may also share feedback directly with their Department OKR Task Force Representative during this period
2. Feedback will be reviewed and considered by OKR Task Force and Dean
3. Final OKRs will be prepared and posted on the Faculty Recourses webpage by 30 May 2020
Damon M. FlemingDean
Faculty and Staff Awards
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2020 PhD Student Teaching Award ($1,000 each)
Michelle Montague-Mfuni (MGMT)
Ronei Leonel (MGMT)
Wei Sun (FIN)
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George Johnson Staff AwardRobert Rose
LSP - FCBE/FEC“He is always on top of how we can move forward with campus IT funding, updates, and certifications. His diligence to maintain our IT-related processes is commendable. His leadership with other IT providers on campus is clear—he is highly respected among his peers both in Fogelman and in other areas on campus.”
“Robert’s commitment to his responsibilities provide the foundation for excellence in service and professionalism. He goes above and beyond in servicing all the faculty and staff in Fogelman College of Business & Economics. Robert’s commitment does not stop there as he is often the fountain of ideas and new ways to make technology better for the students.”
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George Johnson Staff AwardTrellis Morgan
Manager, Undergraduate Academic Adviser“She has been very willing to answer all questions the faculty might have about the department curriculum and provide invaluable help to the students as they meet with her. Her knowledge of the students, the scheduling of classes, and the various options for enrolled students is amazing. Most important though, is that she is so pleasant to work with, so willing to help, and so positive to be around.”
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Dean’s Service Staff Award
Anna Myers
Academic Services Coordinator II“Anna Myers is a highly competent, personable, conscientious, reliable professional. She works equally well dealing directly with students and supporting faculty.”
“I have found Anna to be consistently professional and caring in all interactions with students and faculty. In addition, she has been innovative, creative, and diligent in her handling of the program itself.”
“Anna is always willing to undertake this work with me, and the students ultimately benefit from her efforts. I should also add that this task has become even more significant as we have increased our enrollments with International students, as trend that is only growing as time goes on”
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Dean’s Service Staff Award
Ashley Rose
Administrative Associate“You rarely come across a person who is so attentive to the minutest of detail. She never hesitates to take on any challenge or difficult task. She also makes sure that any project she starts is successfully completed.”
“Her work expertise and commonsense approach are crucial to the continued high level of service our faculty and students have come to rely on. Her professional knowledge, resourcefulness, and dedication to duty contribute immeasurably to the achievements of Fogelman College of Business.”
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George Johnson Fellow Award - Teaching
Jamin Speer
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
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George Johnson Fellow Award - Research
Joseph Zhang
Associate Professor
School of Accountancy
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George Johnson Fellow Award - Service
Brian Janz
Professor
Department of Business Information and Technology
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Outstanding Paper Award - Empirical Category
1st Place, Woodroof, P, Deitz, G., Howie, K., and Evans, R. (2019). Cause-Related Marketing and Shareholder Value: An Event Study Analysis. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 47(5), 899-918. $1000.00
2nd Place, Jain, P. K., McInish, T. H., & Miller, J. L. (2019). Insights from bitcoin trading. Financial Management, 48(4), 1031-1048. $500.00
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Outstanding Paper Award - Conceptual/Theoretical Category
1st Place, Astorne-Figari, C., López, J. J., & Yankelevich, A. (2019). Advertising for consideration. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 157, 653-669. $1000.00
2nd Place, Trusty, J., Allen, D. G., & Fabian, F. (2019). Hunting while working: An expanded model of employed job search. Human Resource Management Review, 29(1), 28-42. $500.00
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Summer Faculty Research Grant AwardsSeed Grants
“Measuring Depth of Narrative Processing of Brand Communication Using EEG Phase Synchronization,” ($10,000 Seed Grant, George Dietz, MSCM)
“The heterogeneous effects of US and China trade war: Using causal forests to predict heterogeneity” ($10,000 Seed Grant, Joonhyung Lee, ECON)
“Opening the Black Box: The Role of Transparency in AI on Perceptions of Fairness, Accountability, and Trust” ($5,000 Seed Grant, Nirmalee Raddatz, ACCT)
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Summer Faculty Research Grant Awards
“Using advanced analytics to develop a context specific theory on determinants of poverty – The case of City of Memphis” ($7,000. Srikar Velichety, BIT)
“Sustainable Closed-Loop Supply Chain Configuration: In Pursue of Economic and Environmental Sustainability” ($7,000. Mehdi Amini, MSCM)
“Oh Baby or No Baby? Examining the Role of Infertility in Women’s Working Lives” ($7,000. Kristen P. Jones, MGMT)
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Summer Faculty Research Grant Awards
“The Impact of Access to Collective Bargaining Rights on Policing and Civilian Deaths” ($5,000. Jamein Cunningham, ECON)
“Difference-in-Difference matching estimators for staggered treatment timing; biased treatment effect estimates and possible corrections” ($5,000. Ali Adeli, BIT)
“An Empirical Examination of Exploration and Exploitation on Logistics Performance” ($5,000. Gensheng Liu, MSCM)
“How does the batch auction process affect market quality in a fragmented market?” ($5,000. Jeffrey Black, FIR)
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Summer Faculty Research Grant Awards
“Auditing the Derivative Usage of Bank-Holding Companies” ($3,000. Joseph Zhang, ACCT)
“Pledging Allegiance to the Firm: Share Pledges and Firm Performance” ($3,000. Sabatino Silveri, FIR)
“Does Relative Intensity of Debt vs. Equity in Capital Structure Affect Meeting-or-Beating Earnings Expectations and Stock Market Reactions to Earnings News?” ($3,000. Kevin Kim, ACCT)
“Investigating Critical Issues in the Adoption of Wiki Systems” ($3,000. Euntae Ted Lee, BIT)
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Roles and Rewards Policy
Document
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Establish the Electorate
FCBE policy states “voting faculty of the College consists of all full-time tenured and tenure-track personnel, excluding those who hold half time or greater administrative positions.”
Non-voting faculty may exit out of the video conference, if they want to.
If non-voting faculty do not exit out of the video conference, please do not vote
Votes will be verified after the meeting to ensure the electorate
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Motion and Discussion
The Roles and Rewards proposal comes from the Continuous Improvement Committee (CIC) as a “made and seconded” motion.
Motion: Approve the proposed revisions to the Roles and Rewards policy document
Discussion
Move to voting
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Voting
Zoom Poll
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Results summary presented
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