College of Arts and Sciences

Goals for 2006-2007

1. Fiscal and enrollment management.

a. Develop regulations about adjunct spending.

b. Improve FTE generation.

c. Expand online presence.

d. Expand honors recruitment.

2. Actively work on “balance."

a. Conduct climate review within the college (CAS Council).

b. Improve new faculty mentoring (with CUTLA).

c. Support chair development.

d. Reduce redundant information requests.

3. Improve curriculum/program options in CAS.

a. Review and revitalize interdisciplinary offerings (with Greg Lanier).

b. Redefine and revitalize foreign language (with Pam Northrup).

c. Implement new recruitment/retention strategies for underrepresented groups in the sciences (with Venkat Sharma).

d. Roll out Nursing alliance with PJC.

e. Improve undergrad research profile on campus (with Greg Lanier).

4. Facilitate greater predictability in evaluation/t&p process.

a. Identify consistent performance terminology.

b. Develop some exemplars of levels in departments.

c. Revisit annual evaluation proposal (CAS Council).

5. Improve community outreach.

a. Implement new web site for CAS (DONE! Thanks, Karen!)

b. Consolidate downtown planning (with Patrick Moore)

c. Collaborate with new Dean of Emerald Coast to strengthen FWB.