2014 Spring Assembly - USF

2014SpringAssemblyDeanEricM.Eisenberg,Ph.D.

YEARINREVIEWOfficeoftheDean

• Thisyear,wehavemademanystrategicchangestotheCollegeofArtsandSciencesthatalreadyareyieldingpositiveresults.

• Createstabilityinanunstableenvironmentthroughforwardmovement,communityengagementandreinvention.– SchoolofGeosciences– SchoolofPublicAffairs– STEMandComputationalclusterhires


• CreationofthreecommitteesoutofastrongdesiretoengageourfacultyandstaffinthedevelopmentofinnovativeideasandsolutionstotoughchallengesthattheCollegefaces.– FacultyAssignmentandEvaluationCommittee– StrategicCommunicationofValue– StaffingandBusinessProcessEfficienciesCommittee


• FormedtheDean'sAdvisoryBoard,asmallgroupofinfluentialandsuccessfulalumniwhohaveastrongpassionfortheCollegeofArtsandSciences.– Wanttoseeourfacultyspeakingoutinthecommunitymorefrequently

– WantadesignatedpersontohandleinternshipsandexperientiallearningforCASstudents

• ThisgroupmeetsquarterlyandwillprovidesuggestionsandresourcestohelptheCollegereachourgoals.


LegislativeUpdate• SessionendsinMay2– staytuned!• LookformoreperformancebasedfundingwhichisdistributedbytheBOGusingapointsystemtiedtospecificmeasures(i.e.degrees,graduationrates,jobsaftergraduation,etc.)TheperformancebasedmodelalsoincludesaredistributionofUniversitiesbasebudgets.USFwasawarded2.6Mfromatotalpoolof20MinSeptember2013.


LegislativeUpdate• GovernorRickScottwantstocompletelyeliminateDifferentialTuition authorityforUniversities.HouseandSenatebillsarealignedandcallforareductionfrom15%to6%andremovetheannualcostoflivingadjustment.

• NewrevenuesfromaredirectedutilitytaxonbusinesseswillincreasethetotalPECOfundingavailableforcapitalprojects.

• CurrentbillsinHouseandSenateforin-statetuitionforundocumentedimmigrants.


• VisitedourelectedofficialsinTallahasseeinMarch

• Theyareeagertolearnmoreaboutourcollegeandpartnerwithusoncommunityengagementevents


• Dean’sStudentLeadershipSocietylaunchedinFall2013andnowhas17outstandingmembers.

• ThesestudentswillserveasambassadorsforourcollegeandworkcloselywiththeDean’sOfficeandourdevelopmentteam.


• FrontierForumcontinuestogrowinpopularity.

• Thisyearwehosted:– TheFamilyofHenriettaLacks

– Dr.Eben Alexander– RobertEdsel


• AttendanceatTrailBlazershasincreased.• Presentersareencouragedtobringastudentortwotomeetwithourdonors.

• Thisyear’sspeakersincluded:– LesShaw(CMMB)– TimDixon(Geosciences)– AbeKhan(Communication)– ElizabethAranda (Sociology)


TrailBlazers2014-2015CallforNominations• Wearelookingforengagingspeakerswhoarepassionateabouttheirresearchandabletotranslatewhattheydointotermsthatalayaudiencecanunderstand.

• Wewanttofeaturehigh-impact,meaningfulresearchthatincludesparticipationofundergraduateandgraduatestudents.

• [email protected] byMay5.


• TheHumanitiesInstitutehadgreatsuccessbyhostingScholarsinResidenceforthe secondconsecutiveyear.– JacquelynDowdHallfromUNCChapelHillandnovelist

– EssayistandplaywrightCaryl Phillips.• Ourfacultyparticipateinthe“HomegrownHumanitiesFacultyBookSeries.”

DistinguishedUniversityProfessors• CarolynEllis|Communication• DmitryKhanvinson|MathematicsandStatistics



NationalAcademicAdvisingAssociationCertificateofMeritforAdvising:• Dr.ChristieRinck (AcademicAdvisor,Sociology/ReligiousStudies/HumanitiesandCulturalStudies)

USFOutstandingAdvisingAwards:• Katie Kosmoski (Geosciences)• Melissa Lee(HealthSciences)• KellyPearson(Chemistry)


MinorityPre-ProfessionalStudentSociety(MPSS)Award• Dr.MelvinJames(HealthProfessionsAdvisor)wasrecognizedbystudentsforhis30yearsofservicetoMPSS, whichhefoundedtopromoteminoritystudentinterestincareersinthehealthprofessionsandthenaturalsciences.Provideasupportnetworktoenablestudentstobeacademicallysuccessful.

StudentSuccessAward• Kasandrea Sereno (Communication)

UndergraduateStudiesCertificateofMeritinAdvising:Raheleh Dayerizadeh• Wewouldalsoliketorecognizethosewhowerenominated. Itisa

greathonortobenominatedandalthoughtheydidnotwin,theyarewinnersinoureyes.– MaryAnnWengyn,Receptionist,Mathematics&Statistics– MichelleRiedel,Manager,Business&FiscalAdmin,Psychology– ChristinaD.Nelson,AcademicServiceAdministrator,AcademicAffairs– SteveMutimer,BusinessEngineeringTechnologistSchoolofMass

Communication– PaulaLezama,AcademicAdvisor,ISLAC– LoreneHall-Jennings,AcademicServiceAdministrator– LindaBoyette,AcademicProgramSpecialist,Government&

InternationalAffairs


STUDENTSUCCESSOfficeofGraduateandUndergraduateStudies

• Toenhancestudentsuccessinthecollegeweshouldapplyalearner-centeredperspectivetoallthatwedotoprovidehighqualitylearningexperiencesandbuildlastingrelationshipswithourstudents.

• Itistimetoembraceourroleinimprovingcareerreadinessofourstudentsbyinfusingtraditionallearningexperienceswithexperientialeducationopportunitiesandfurtherengagingourcommunitypartners.


• WeneedtocontinuetodeveloprelationshipswithourapplicantsanddeepenourengagementwiththemwhiletheyareatUSF.

• Followinggraduation,weneedtomakesuretheystayconnectedandbecomeloyalalumni.


• Ourstudentscontinuetowinprestigiousscholarships/fellowships:– GoldwaterScholarship– HollingsScholarship– UdallScholarship– CriticalLanguageScholarship– ThomasR.PickeringForeignAffairsUndergraduateFellowship

– FulbrightSummerInstitute


• USFismakingstridestowardarobustonlinelearningpresencethatwillmeettheneedsofourdiversestudents.– SchoolofPublicAffairslaunchedanonlinemaster’sdegreeprograminAugust2013.

• CASisengagedviathedevelopmentofonlinecourseswithInnovativeEducation8developedthisspring2014 and 19scheduledforsummer2014.


• USF6-yeargraduationrateup15%inthepast5years(from48-63%).

• Trulytimetocelebrateouraccomplishmentsregardingundergraduatestudentsuccess.


57%

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9%

5%

7%

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5% 2%

UNDERGRADUATE SCH TAMPA – SPRING 2014

Arts & Sciences

Behavioral & Community Sciences

Business

Education

Engineering

Health

The Arts

Other

CAS Undergraduate Headcount:

13,262


20%

10%

11%

14%

9%

29%

5%

2%Arts & Sciences

Behavioral & Community SciencesBusiness

Education

Engineering

Health

The Arts

Other

GRADUATE SCH TAMPA – SPRING 2014

Master’s Student Headcount: 792Ph.D. Student Headcount: 849

RESEARCHOfficeofResearchandScholarship

• Ongoingconversationtoidentifyourareaswherewearetrulygreatandarepositionedtobecomenationalorinternationalleaders.–MaterialsScience– BiomedicalScienceandDrugDiscovery– CulturalIdentitiesandCivilSociety– 3DDataImagingandVisualization– GlobalChangeandNaturalHazards– HumanPerformanceandResilience


• CASfacultyreceivedmorethan35awardsandfellowships,including:– David.K.Johnson,FellowattheNationalHumanitiesCenter

– TomCrisman,JeffersonScienceFellowshipattheStateDepartment

– JodyHarwood,Fulbright–MichaelBrannick,Fulbright– ThomasWilliams,EdinburghPrize


• ThreeofthesixAAASFellowsfromUSFareCASfaculty.

• UniversityofSouthFloridarankedintheTop10worldwidefororganizationswiththemostAAASFellowsnamedin2013.

• ThisisthesecondyearinarowthatUSFhasbeenintheTop10worldwide.

• USFisNo.1inFloridafor2013AAASFellows,alsoforthesecondyearinarow.

CongratulationstoIntegrativeBiologyGordonFox,DistinguishedUniversityProfessorofGlobalHealthandCellBiology,MicrobiologyandMolecularBiologyDanielLim,andDistinguishedUniversityProfessorofPsychologyMarkGoldman.


• DistinguishedUniversityProfessorGaëtan BrulottereceivedtheChevalierdansl’OrdredesPalmesAcadémiquesaward from France.

FranceConsulGeneralPhilippeLétrilliartpinned theChevalierdansl’OrdredesPalmesAcadémiquesaward onUSFDistinguishedUniversity Professor Gaëtan Brulotte.


• Forthefourthtimesince2009,afacultymemberinphysicshasreceivedanNSF-CAREERAward.CongratulationstoInnaPonomareva!

• Shengqian MafromChemistryalsoreceivedanNSFCAREERAward


• InCAS,thereare523activegrantawardstotaling$55million.

• In2013-2014,CAShassubmitted271proposalstotalingmorethan$102million.


• Ourfacultyarecapturingtheattentionoflocal,nationalandinternationalmedia.

• ErinKimmerle andChristianWells’workattheDozierschoolcontinuestomakenationalheadlines.

• Apressconference heldinJanuaryresultedincoveragefromthethreewireservicesandmanynationaloutlets.Thecoveragewasvaluedatmorethan$600,000inpublicity.

BUDGETOfficeoftheDean

Theroadaheadinspring2012


Theroadaheadinspring2013(orsowethought)


Today’sreality>>>>>>>


• For2013/14USFdepartedfromabasebudgetmodelwithincrementalincreasesand/ordecreasestoabudgetfocusedontotalexpenditures.

TotalExpendituresfrom2012/13Less 2MBudgetReductionPlus Newcommitmentsfor2013/14

2013/14OperatingBudget

CASBudgetforFY2013/14=$82,329,863


Newfor2013/14• USFistrackingDifferentialTuitioninaseparatefund.TheCollegeisusingthatbudgetforsalaryexpendituresandtheimpactondepartmentalbudgetshasbeenminimal

• InnovativeEducationissharing10%oftherevenuegeneratedfromDistanceLearningFeeswiththecolleges.ThoseresourcesmustbespentindirectsupportofonlineeducationandtheamountforCASwas$302,751.Wealsoreceivedanother100Kpoolspecificallytargetedtoexpandouronlinecourseofferings.


Newfor2013/14• INTOiscontinuingtosharerevenuesfrominternationalstudents

• Increasestostudentfeesforlabsuppliesandfacilitiesfor2014/15werenotconsideredbytheUBOTandwillnotbeimplemented.

• ALLauxiliaryexpensebudgetswerelimited tobeequaltoorlessthancurrentyearrevenuesandcashreservescouldnotused


• TheCASDOBudgetOfficeisrebrandingitselfasResourceandOperationalSupportServices(ROSS).Thenamechangereflectsabroadarrayofsupportservicesincluding:– FinancialManagement– HumanResources– WebSiteDevelopment&Support– FacilitiesManagement– FacultyActivityReporting– EventCoordination

• LookforaformallaunchinFall2014


• ROSSincludesanewareacalledBusinessSupportServices(BSS)thatcentrallyprocessestravelandpurchasingtransactions.Anumberofacademicdepartmentshavevolunteeredtomoveintothenewcentralizedmodel.

• OurgoalistoimprovetheserviceleveltofacultyandstaffandincreasecompliancewithUniversitystandardbusinesspracticesandpolicies.

• Weestimatethatmorethan50%oftheCollege’stravelisbeingprocessedbyBSS.


USFAFSCMEAgreementRatified• In-unitstaffwillgetamodestbasesalaryincreaseeffective

today(04/25/14)andincludedinMay16paycheck.• ThisisaUSFfundedincreaseandtopsofftheincreasefunded

bythelegislaturewhichwaseffectiveinOctober2013.• ItalsobringsthosestaffinlinewithUSFbasesalaryincreases

madetoAdministrative(out-of-unit)employeesinJanuary.• CAStotals:83/Staff(in-unit) 81/Administrative(out-of-unit).


PerformanceBonuses• The2013FLlegislatureappropriatedfundstoprovide

performancebasedbonusesfornomorethan35%ofE&Gfundedpositions.

• USFissupplementingthosefundstoprovidebonusestoalleligibleAdministrativeandStaffemployeesasfollows:– $1,100forExemplary– $600forCommendable

• BonuseswillbepaidJune13,2014.

FACULTYAFFAIRSOfficeoftheDean

FacultyHiresin2013-2014AssistantProfessor 10ResearchAssistantProfessor 1Instructor 11TOTAL= 23

DEVELOPMENTOfficeoftheDean

• We’reclosetoourgoalof41percentfortheFacultyandStaffCampaign.

• Weneed45morepeopletogive!• Thankyoutoourarearepresentatives!– JimGarey,DeanMartin,SandyJusticeandLoreneHall-Jennings

• Ifyouwouldliketobeanarearepresentative,[email protected].

COMMUNICATIONS&MARKETINGOfficeoftheDean

• Communicationsstrategyisbeingrevampedtoreflectthechangingnatureofmediaconsumptionandtheconstantchangeswithinsocialmedia.

• CreatedtheCASNewsNetwork.• OurDean’sOfficeInternshipProgramisthriving.Allfourofourgraduatinginternsinthefallfoundjobsintheirindustryorreceivedcompetitiveoffersforgraduateschool.

MOVINGFORWARDOfficeoftheDean

• Questions?

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