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WSU Semester Conversion Semesters Transition Team Kickoff Meeting May 5, 2009

WSU Semester Conversion Semesters Transition Team Kickoff Meeting May 5, 2009 . Today’s Agenda. Charge to STT Semester conversion at WSU History Timeline Committee tasks and timelines Calendar update Efforts underway. Introductions. STT Organization.

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WSU Semester Conversion Semesters Transition Team Kickoff Meeting May 5, 2009

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  1. WSU Semester Conversion Semesters Transition TeamKickoff MeetingMay 5, 2009

  2. Today’s Agenda • Charge to STT • Semester conversion at WSU • History • Timeline • Committee tasks and timelines • Calendar update • Efforts underway

  3. Introductions

  4. STT Organization Lillie Howard, Senior Vice President for Curriculum and Instruction Thomas Sudkamp, President of the Faculty; Chair, Faculty Senate Special Assistants: Dan DeStephen, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Karen Strider-Iiames, Communications and Marketing Staff Support: Paula Goodrich, Tamarus Stokes, Michael Reynolds, Pam Zambenini

  5. Steering Committee • Tom Sav, Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policies Committee (UCAPC) • Jay Thomas, Dean, School of Graduate Studies • Jean Edwards, Chair, University General Education Committee (UGEC); Director, General Education Program • Henry Limouze (COLA) • Joe Law, Coordinator/Chair, Writing Across the Curriculum; Assistant Vice President for Articulation and Transfer • Larry Ream, Chair, Graduate Policies Committee • Hank Dahlman, Professor of Music, (COLA) • Joyce Howes, Assistant Dean (COSM) • Carol Holdcraft, Assistant Dean (CONH) • Terry Anderson, CaTS • Barbara Denison, Chair, IT Committee • Mark Mamrack, University Classrooms of the Future Committee • Dan DeStephen, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning • Dan Abrahamowicz, Vice President, Student Affairs • Nadine Brown, Assistant VP for Communications and Marketing • Nick Kizirnis, Communications and Marketing • Sabrina Sheetz, President, Student Government • Chris Wydman, Chair, USAC • Joanie Hendricks, Chair, CSAC

  6. College Coordinators • Dan Voss (COSM) • Charlotte Harris (CEHS) • Henry Limouze and Linda Caron (COLA) • Carol Holdcraft (COHN) • Donna Curry (COHN) • Dick Rathbun and Frank Ciarallo (CECS) • Dick Williams (RSCOB) • Jeanne Fraker (University College) • James Steinberg (Lake Campus) • Susan Carrafiello (Honors)

  7. Undergraduate Curriculum • Tom Sav, Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum and Academic Policies Committee (UCAPC) • Jean Edwards, Chair, University General Education Committee (UGEC); Director, General Education Program • Joe Law, Coordinator/Chair, Writing Across the Curriculum; Assistant Vice President for Articulation and Transfer • Susan Carrafiello, Director, Honors Program; Chair, Undergraduate Academic Program Review Committee • Bobbe Gray, Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health

  8. General Education • Jean Edwards, Director, General Education, Co-Chair • Henry Limouze (COLA), Co-Chair • Bill Wood (RSCOB) • Tim Wood (COSM) • Joe Slater (CECS) • Laura Luehrmann (COLA) • Candy Cherrington (CONH) • Joseph Keferl (CEHS) • Samuel Rohr (Lake Campus) • Susan Carrafiello (Honors Program) • Joe Law (Writing Across the Curriculum)

  9. WAC Conversion Committee • Joe Law, Coordinator, Writing Across the Curriculum, Chair • Jean Edwards, Director, General Education • Leo Finkelstein (CECS) • Rich Bullock (COLA; Director, Writing Programs) • Kathy Keister (CONH) • Nimisha Patel (CEHS) • William Slattery (COSM) • Jeannette Davy (RSCOB) • Chris Hall (COLA; Director, English as a Second Language Program) • David Bringhurst (University College; Director, Writing Center) • Christine Wilson (Lake Campus)

  10. Graduate Curriculum • Jay Thomas, Dean, School of Graduate Studies, Co-Chair • Larry Ream, Chair, Graduate Policies Committee, Co-Chair • Donna Miles Curry (CONH) • Carol Loranger (COLA) • Charles Ryan (CEHS) • Valerie Shalin (COSM) • Amit Sheth (CECS) • Dick Williams (RSCOB) • Leon Vandecreek (SOPP) • Jerry Malicki (Graduate Studies) • Nathan Sedgwick, Student Government

  11. Academic Advising • Hank Dahlman, Professor of Music, (COLA), Co-Chair • Joyce Howes, Assistant Dean, (COSM), Co-ChairMartin Gooden, (COSM) • Jeanne Fraker, (University College) • Theresa Haghnazarian, (CONH) • Lillian Johnson, (University College) • Beth Klaisner, (COLA) • Joe Law, (Curriculum and Instruction) • Charles Long, (RSCOB) • Karen Meyer, (CECS) • Eric Poch, (Office of the Registrar) • Dick Rathbun, (CECS) • Vaughn Schellhause, (Lake Campus) • Gayle Wiley, (CEHS) • SusanYeoman, (COSM) • Derrick Sendhi, Graduate Student

  12. Articulation and Transfer • Joe Law, Assistant VP for Articulation and Transfer, Co-Chair • Carol Holdcraft, Assistant Dean, CONH, Co-Chair • Gloria Goldman, Director of Curriculum and Assessment, Sinclair Community College • Martha Crawmer, Dean, Arts and Sciences, Clark State Community College • Mindy McNutt, Vice President for Education, Edison Community College • Amy Sues, Coordinator, Advising and Articulation, Clark State Community College • Gregory Schumm, Lake Campus • Michael Reynolds, Director, STEMM Support Services and Outreach • Pamela Wallace-Stroble, Coordinator, Ohio CORE • Hideo Tsuchida, Transfer Articulation Encoder/CAS Administrator • Jeanne Fraker (University College) • Michael Tenney, Lake Campus Student Government

  13. Information Technology • Terry Anderson, CaTS, Co-Chair • Barbara Denison, Chair, IT Committee, Faculty Senate, Co-Chair • Todd Brittingham, (Registrar’s Office) • Deanna McGrath, (Registrar’s Office) • Jennifer Penick, (Financial Aid) • Terri Klaus, (Center for Teaching and Learning) • Joyce Howes (COSM) • Lynn Disbrow (COLA) • Chris Roberts, (Center for Teaching and Learning)

  14. Infrastructure and Administrative Policies • Mark Mamrack, University Classrooms of the Future Committee, Co-Chair • Dan Abrahamowicz, Vice President, Student Affairs, Co-Chair • Steve Sherbet, Bursar • Cathy Davis, Director, Undergraduate Admissions • Willie Boyd, Director, Financial Aid • Marian Hogue, University Registrar • Joyce Hail, Associate Registrar • *Dan DeStephen, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning • Kitt Lurie, Institutional Research • Art Neff, Business Services Administrator (Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Sodexho, etc.) • Jeff Trick, Physical Plant • Sabrina Sheetz, President, Student Government • Kate Hasting, Student Government Commuter Senator • Ed Busher, Clark State Community College • Jeff Miller, Sinclair Community College

  15. Communication • Nadine Brown, Assistant VP for Communications and Marketing, Co-Chair • Nick Kizirnis, Communications and Marketing, Co-Chair • Karen Strider-Iiames, Communications & Marketing • Chelsey Levingston, “Guardian” • Dan Thomas, Student Government Director of Public Relations

  16. STUDENT GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES: • Sabrina Sheetz, President, Student Government • Nathan Sedgwick, Student Government Graduate Senator • Kate Hasting, Student Government Commuter Senator • Dan Thomas, Student Government Director of Public Relations • Michael Tenney, Lake Campus Student Government STAFF COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES: • Chris Wydman, Chair, Unclassified Staff Council • Joanie Hendricks, Chair, Classified Staff Council

  17. Semesters at WSU

  18. History • University System of Ohio Strategic Plan for Higher Education 2008-2017 calls for a common academic calendar (March 31, 2008) • Creation of an Exploratory Committee on the Transition of Quarters to Semesters (May 5, 2008) • Final Report submitted to the Faculty Senate (February 2, 2009)

  19. History (continued) • Memorandum of Understanding with AAUP-WSU (March 2, 2009) • WSU Board of Trustees approves conversion to semesters (March 28, 2009) • Provost names Semesters Transition Team (April 28, 2009) • Kick-off meeting of STT (May 5, 2009)

  20. Response Around the State • Ohio University Board approved conversion for Fall 2012: 10/3/08 • University of Cincinnati Board approved conversion for Fall 2012: 11/17/08 • Ohio State University Board of Trustees approved conversion for Fall 2012: 4/3/09 • Otterbien, Antioch McGregor to move to semesters • Sinclair Community College

  21. University Commitment • The conversion to semesters will not adversely affect a student’s • time to graduation • cost of degree if they progress at the same rate on semesters as on quarters. • The conversion should be cost and workload neutral for faculty and staff.

  22. First Steps: June 2009 • Select particular calendar jointly with AAUP-WSU • 14 week or 15 week semester • Length of summer session • Set basic curricular benchmarks • Credits requirements for degrees • Guidance for GE, WAC • Guidance for department curriculum committees • Create expedited curricular approval process • Create planning schedules for academic years 2010-2011, 2011-2012

  23. First Year: 2009-2010 • September: Advising of pre-conversion students begins • February: General Education, WAC, University-wide curricular components completed • March: Course inventory, major, minor, certificate program requirements submitted • May: • Curricular approvals completed • Entry into Banner, DARS begins

  24. Second Year: 2010-2011 • September: Conversion of student financial aid systems begins • December: Publication of on-line transition guides • January: • DARS, Banner encoding complete • Advising for transition students begins • June: Expanded summer offerings for pre-conversion students

  25. Third Year: 2011-2012 • November: Expanded intersession • January: Fall 2012 schedules submitted to registrar • April: • Individual advising plans completed for transition students • Fall 2012 schedule posted • June: Expanded summer session • August/Sept: SEMESTER 1 at Wright State

  26. Opportunities • Rethink the curriculum • Develop innovative programs • Adopt best practices in instruction and pedagogy • Create programs that utilize distance learning, web based courses, and other methods of flexible course delivery • Facilitate articulation with Sinclair, Clark State, and Edison State Community Colleges • Establish new collaborations with OSU, OU and UC

  27. Committee TasksandCharges

  28. College Coordinators • Administration within the college • Communication with the STT • Point of communication for all semester committees

  29. Curriculum Committees • Undergraduate Curriculum • Graduate Curriculum • GE Conversion Committee • WAC Conversion Committee

  30. Committee Tasks • Academic Advising • Articulation and Transfer • Information Technology • Infrastructure and Administrative Policies • Communication

  31. Status of Calendar • Details of the calendar will be negotiated between AAUP-WSU and WSU administration

  32. Conversion Activities Currently Underway orNecessary

  33. Underway • Development of a comprehensive pledge to students • Allocation of funds to colleges for curriculum conversion • Meetings of Arts and Science Deans of OU, UC, OSU, and WSU • Meetings with Sinclair and Clark State • Development of on-line curricular approval process.

  34. Critical Tasks • Creation of a student advising handbook • Pre-conversion student planning • Fall 2009 entering students • Development of planning schedules • Development of on-line communication system for curricular development interactions.

  35. Every 1000 mile journey begins with a single step. It’s time to get moving!

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