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Welcome Approval of the Minutes of the August 26, 2006 Meeting

Welcome Approval of the Minutes of the August 26, 2006 Meeting Introduction of New Faculty and Staff Reports of the Standing Committees and Questions/Answers * Curriculum Committee – Jim Auter New Business Hank Suerth, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship

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Welcome Approval of the Minutes of the August 26, 2006 Meeting

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  1. Welcome Approval of the Minutes of the August 26, 2006 Meeting Introduction of New Faculty and Staff Reports of the Standing Committees and Questions/Answers * Curriculum Committee – Jim Auter New Business Hank Suerth, Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Reports of Offices and COE Related Entities (see attachments) Dean’s Office Report to the Faculty COE Center for Educational Excellence (open discussion) Associate Dean for Learning and Engagement Associate Dean for Discovery and Faculty Development Department Heads Adjournment * Action Item MEETING OF THE FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AGENDA Stewart Center Room 314, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Meeting, January 20, 2006

  2. Ron Tzur • Profile: • BS - Mathematics and Geography, 1986, University of Haifa • MS - Mathematics Education, 1992, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology • PhD - Mathematics Education, 1995, University of Georgia • Areas of Scholarly Interest: • His research interests include children's conceptions of mathematical concepts and conceptually-based and culturally-relevant pedagogy for teaching children about mathematics. • He has previously held faculty positions at Penn State University and North Carolina State University. He has been appointed a Professor of Mathematics Education here at Purdue. However, he will delay coming to Purdue full-time in order to serve as a program officer at the National Science Foundation beginning this month. Professor ofMath Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction

  3. Tonya Agnew • Profile: • BA, 2001—Visual Communication Design with minors in Communication, English and Psychology—Purdue University • Areas of Scholarly Interest: • Color, Design, Communication • Personal Interests: • Home improvement projects, gardening, photography, my kids’ sport and school activities, travel • Has lived in Lafayette since 1994. Originally from Dayton, Ohio • Recent Experience: • Purdue Convocations-Graphic and Web Designer Director of Communications Development Office

  4. Gloria Marlatt • Profile: • Personal Interests: • Cooking, Baking, Reading, Watching movies • Was adopted last year by a blind, deaf stray cat that I named Frank • Frank and Gloria moved to Lafayette the week she started working in COE • Recent Experience: • Worked for a major Insurance company for 32 years “out east” • Secretary for the Senior Directors of Development, Office of Advancement, Purdue Development Assistant Development Office

  5. Sherrelyn Meyer • Profile: • BA - 1976 – Elementary Education, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK • MS - 1978 - Elementary Education, Indiana University (IUPUI) • Areas of Scholarly Interest: • Undergraduate minor in Learning Disabilities • Personal Interests: • Reading; gardening – vegetables, flowers, herbs; cross-stitching; quilting; playing piano and guitar. • A Purdue Boilermaker! – according to her husband. Her grandfather was a ME professor at Purdue. Her parents, husband, and one son are Purdue graduates. Currently has one son who is a Purdue junior. • Grew up in Noblesville, IN. Moved here to teach school. Taught for six years before becoming a stay at home mom. Raised two sons. Substitute taught after both sons in school. • Recent Experience: • Insurance agent and Bank Manager – and never stopped teaching. Academic Counselor Office of Advising and Recruiting

  6. Jim Auter Curriculum Committee

  7. Hank Suerth Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship

  8. Proposed Burton D. Morgan Center for EntrepreneurshipFaculty Engagement InitiativeHenry J. Suerth

  9. Objective Generate increased faculty engagement at the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship.

  10. How To Achieve Objective • Expand ‘faculty focused’ enhancement programs • Expand entrepreneurial culture with additional programs • Set realistic faculty expectation levels • Encourage Purdue centric economic development • Provide business concept support services • Leverage faculty time and resources • Help determine concept / product commercial viability • Ensure thorough business plan preparation

  11. Additional Faculty Enhancement Programs • Faculty entrepreneur ‘Reality Check’ • Success definition / probability • REAL market potential • Risk assessment (personal / professional) • Resource requirements • Management / skill requirements • Deal structure / funding options and impact on founder / inventor equity retention • IP ownership / control issues • Case studies • Actual entrepreneurs/organizations

  12. Support Services for Faculty Businesses • Clarify commercialization ‘road map’ (with PRF) • Business plan development / review • Strategic • Operational • Financial • Market Research • New concept launch services (with PRF) • Management team identification • Funding (?) • ‘Greenhouse’ for service business concepts • Formalized mentoring program

  13. Burton D. Morgan Center Role in Commercialization Process • Generate faculty interest • Inform / enhance • Prepare for ‘hand-off’ to PRF

  14. Reports of Offices and COE Related Entities

  15. (Draft, 1/20/06) • Background and Justification • Educational needs of Indiana • Relationship to Strategic Plans & Initiatives • Purdue’s Engagement Strategy Number 4 – Strengthen preparatory education through enhanced, ongoing engagement with P – 12 schools, with special emphasis on reading, writing, math and science • College of Education’s Engagement Goals – (1) Provide leadership in addressing current issues in the field of education (2) Develop and enhance the college’s partnerships within the university and with local, state, national, and international constituents • P – 12 Engagement Task Force, Forum & Report • Vision • To be the most effective partner possible for schools across Indiana, enabling P – 12 students to learn and excel in their educational endeavors and encouraging Indiana’s P – 12 schools to be among the best in the world • Mission • To advance the practice and quality of P – 12 education through engagement and discovery • Potential Partners • P – 12 schools, Indiana education associations, existing Purdue education engagement projects & centers, OCEC, Centers at peer institutions, etc. • Products & Services • Partnership programs, searchable, web-based database of P – 12 programs and outreach services, leadership policy summits, program project evaluations, curriculum materials, professional development activities, collaborative funded projects, etc. • Organization, Management & Evaluation

  16. (Draft, 1/20/06)

  17. Sidney Moon Associate Dean ForLearning And Engagement

  18. Jeff GilgerAssociate Dean For Discovery And Faculty Development

  19. Jim Lehman Department Head Curriculum and Instruction

  20. Kevin Kelly Department Head Educational Studies

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