College of Humanities and Public Affairs

1. College of Humanities and Public Affairs Victor Matthews, Interim Dean September 23, 2008

2. State of the College • College Facts • Budget • Faculty/Staff/Students • Initiatives for 2008-2009

3. College Units • Eight Departments • Defense and Strategic Studies • Economics • History • Military Science • Philosophy • Political Science • Religious Studies • Sociology/Anthropology/Criminology • Area Studies Programs • African American Studies • Asian Studies • Gender Studies • Latin American Studies • Law and Society • Middle Eastern Studies • Native American Studies

4. College Units & Assets • Research Centers • Center for Archaeology Research • Economic Research Bureau • Center for Social Sciences & Public Policy Research • Academic Assets • 145 faculty and staff serving 8 Academic Departments • 20 GE courses; 1251 majors • 24 degree programs

5. CHPA Student Facts • Nearly 1300 undergraduate student majors • 279 graduate students • 244 degrees conferred in 2005, 269 in 2006, and 262 in 2007 • Over 36,000 credit hours produced by CHPA (227,000 credit hours produced by university) • More than 7,549 (living, with a good address) total CHPA alumni

7. CHPA Graduate Programs - 279 students and growing • Anthropology • Criminology • Defense & Strategic Studies • History • Public Administration • International Studies • Religious Studies

8. Faculty Productivity

9. New Leaders in CHPA • Ardeshir Dalal– Head of Economics • Tom Dicke – Acting Head of History • Kirby Hansen –Head Military Science • George Connor – Head of Political Science

10. New Faculty • Brooks Blevins – History • Bela Bodo – History • Hannington Ochwada (visiting)- History • Anara Tabyschalieva (visiting) – HST • Bethany Walker – History • Ralph Shain – Philosophy • Julia Watts Belser – Religious Studies

11. New Faculty • David Byers – Anthropology • Lora Vess – Sociology

12. New Instructors • Julie Gallaway – Economics • Per Norander – Economics • Faisal Rabby – Economics • James Smith – History • Indira Ondetti – Political Science

13. Faculty opportunities • Incentive Proposals #2 – October 5 • Faculty Research Grants – October 6 • Summer Fellowships – October 14 • Sabbaticals – November 3

14. Incentives for Grant Submissions • Submission of External Grants • $500 for grants totaling $5,000-$20,000 • $1,000 for grants totaling $20,001-$100,000 • $1,500 for grants totaling $100,001+ • Compensation for PI only; if more than one PI then award divided accordingly • 2007-2008 awards totaled $17,500

15. Cost Center Model • For the first time ever budgetary allocations were made to departments for FY09. • Previous spending patterns and the number of faculty/staff were used to make these allocations. • Expenditures will be monitored carefully this year and changes will be made as needed for next year.

16. College Budget • CHPA Annual Budget = $10,184,970 $9,474,360 is set aside for salaries and benefits $710,610 for operations and equipment

17. FY09 Budget Process • After setting aside budgeted expenditures for salary and benefits and operations costs in the Departments, approximately $1,705,830 remains to meet the needs of the College. • Of this amount, $1,075,731 comprises one-time monies and $94,293 is recurring salary savings. • From the $1,705,830 the College will fund items including: • Per Course and one-time hires ($214,000) • Summer School ($102,000) • Travel and Operations for Dean’s Office ($60,899)

18. One-Time Monies • $404,000 of one-time monies for FY09 (also part of the $1,705,830) are budgeted for: • $150,000 Incentive Initiative Proposals • 25,000 Grant Writing Incentive Program • 35,000 Program Coordinators/Graduate Directors • 25,000 Sabbaticals • 10,000 Dean’s Fellows

19. One-Time Monies • 42,000 Summer Research Stipends for New Hires • 50,000 Recruiting Faculty/Hiring • 10,000 External Consultants • 5,000 Development Efforts • 52,000 Contingency Funds

20. College Initiatives • Hiring Plan • Compensation Process • External Review Process • Enrollment Management Plan • Recruiting and Student Success • Public Affairs Mission

21. Searches in 2008-2009 • Economics: 1. Asst. Professor – Industrial Organization2. Asst. Professor – Econometrics3. Instructor • History:1. Asst. Professor – Asian Civilization2. Asst. Professor – African Civilization

22. Searches 2008-2009 • Political Science1. Endowed Chair – Middle Eastern Politics2. Asst. Prof. – India/Pakistan Politics3. Asst. Prof. – Political Philosophy • Sociology1. Asst. Prof. – Public Sociology

23. Compensation Plan • College Compensation Committee and Dept Heads met Sept 5th to review guiding principles document • College Compensation Committee met Sept 19th to set cut scores and establish policy on half-scores • Revised Departmental Compensation Plans submitted to Interim Dean by Oct 3rd • Approved Departmental Compensation Plans submitted to Provost’s office Oct 17th

24. External Review Process • Three External Reviewers Visit SOC/ANT/CRM • Kevin Delaney, Temple University (Sociology) – October 20 and 21 • Samuel Wilson, University of Texas-Austin(Anthropology) – October 20 and 21 • Scott Decker, Arizona State University(Criminology) – November 3 and 4

25. External Review Process • History Department prepares for external review visit in fall 2009 (http://www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/ProgramReviewInstructions.pdf):1. Self Study written and approved by June 12. External reviewers nominated and approved by Dean and Provost

26. Enrollment Management Plan • Each Department will create a three year enrollment management plan by November 14th1. Determine number of sections/seats necessary to meet the needs of General Education requirements2. Review the curriculum in the major, minor, and in graduate programs to see what changes or enhancements are needed to fulfill Departmental and College goals

27. Recruiting and Student Success • Mini-Majors Fair – Oct 14th (Tuesday, 9:00-12:00) • Emphasis on Improved Advisement • Greater involvement by student majors and student clubs in recruiting efforts • On-line Student Success Survey administered in spring 2009

28. Public Affairs Mission • Faculty discuss what we are doing and what we would like to do in the curriculum to promote the mission in Public Affairs • Co-curricular activities identified that contribute to the mission in Public Affairs

29. Development Report • FY2006 - $917,967 (541 donors) • FY2007 - $564,080 (487 donors) • FY2008 - $713,961 (434 donors)

30. All-University Campaign • Private gifts are important to Missouri State.  • Opportunity to demonstrate our commitment as faculty and staff to all others who invest in Missouri State. • Goal: participation. • Support the area of the university that is most dear to your heart. You can direct their gifts to a specific area or fund. • Every faculty/staff member has been sent a packet of information via campus mail asking them to support the All-University Campaign. If you have not received a packet, please call Melanie Earl at 6-4143 (Foundation) or Donna Merrell at 6-3076 (CHPA Director of Development).

31. Additional Items • New Masters Program in Anthropology and Cooperative Efforts with Center for Archaeological Research • Transition to Banner in April 2009 • Restructuring of MPA curriculum

32. CHPA • Strengths • Faculty and Staff • Admin Team • Facilities • Research • SCH Production • Weaknesses • Lack of Diversity • Number of Majors • Visibility/public awareness

33. CHPA • Opportunities • Expanded Mission for Centers • Focus on Public Affairs mission • Growth in Grant Writing • Growth of Graduate Programs • Threats • Economic downturn • Decline in admissions • Complacency

34. CHPA Strategic Plan • Provide opportunities for student success while maintaining academic rigor. • Strengthen our graduate and undergraduate programs. • Continue to develop a diverse and strong faculty. • Continue to build our national and international reputation through innovative scholarly research. • Increase the visibility of the College of Humanities and Public Affairs. • Be transparent and accountable in decision making.

35. HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR!!!!!!!