College of Education 2017-2018: Strategic Plan & Updates

1. WELCOMECollege of Education2017-2018

2. Welcome • Budget • Strategic Plan • New Faculty/Staff Introductions • Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs • Associate Dean for Research & Innovation • CAEP • Staff Chair Update • Faculty Chair Update • XI. Closing • XII. Committee Meetings

3. Key core values for College of Education • Transparency • Trust • Collaboration • Accountability • Value Feedback • Future Focused/Excellence Focused • Commitment to Diversity • Equity/Inclusiveness/Access • Effective Communication • Commitment to Innovation

4. Challenges • Funding Education Uncertain • Expected to do more with less… • Views of Higher Education • Support for IHE’s • Unclear Future at Federal Level • Internal Focus • Recruit and Retain a Diverse Community-Faculty, Staff, and Students • Recruitment and Retention of Teachers PK-12 • Accreditation & Accountability • Our Long Term Expectations • Addressing complex problems including poverty and the achievement gap • Collaboration Imperatives • Complex issues require structures in which collaboration is promoted, supported and rewarded • Space

5. “To go fast…go alone. To go far, we must go together.”

6. COE Strategic Plan, Process,& Activities of Committees

7. Strategic Plan: Purpose & Definition • Purpose: • provide opportunity to evaluate who we are & who we choose to be in future • Definition: • systematic process of envisioning a desired future, and translating this vision into (1) broadly defined goals or objectives and (2) a sequence of steps to achieve them.

8. 1. Defining Our Goals & Objectives • Aug 2014 – select consultant company • Sept 2014 - college wide survey • Nov 2014 – focus groups, initial strategic plan & report • Dec 2014 – strategic plan retreat • Jan-Apr 2015 – COE feedback

9. 2. Steps to Achieve Goals & Objectives • July 2015 – first ad hoc SPC taskforce • Charge: identify measures of & initial status on focal goals/objectives • April 2016 – baseline data collected • May 2017 – second ad hoc SPC taskforce • Charge: identify future targets on focal goals/objectives & 3-5 year plan including strategies for achieving

11. Updated Mission & Vision • Proposed Mission: • Educate and advance knowledge through teaching, research and service • Proposed Vision: • Education, equity and opportunity for all

12. Baseline Data: Faculty Productivity • College level • 2.20 peer reviewed publications / faculty member • 0.32 books / faculty member • 0.72 book chapters / faculty member

13. Baseline Data

14. Baseline Data: Doctoral Student Productivity

15. Baseline Data: Faculty & Staff Survey Spring 2016

16. Moving Forward

17. Reformulation of Committee & Recent Meetings • May 25, 2017 • Reintroduction of the purpose of the committee • Goal of the Committee: To facilitate the ongoing implementation of the mission/vision of the strategic plan • Selection of chairs • June 27, 2017 • July 11, 2017 • Aug 1, 2017 • Present emerging themes/strategies at AC/EC retreat • Aug 15, 2017 • Will be breaking into subcommittees for upcoming semester

18. Emerging Themes of Focus(since reformulation of committee) • General strategy • Continue to gather relevant data on focal objectives • Monitor progress toward 3-5 year goals

19. Emerging Themes of Focus • Building thriving doctoral programs & increasing research productivity • Equitable number of standing GA’s for each doctoral program (start with 1 GA and work towards at least 2 per program) • Pursue grants & include student GA’s in budgets • Improve various programs websites (user friendly) • Examine sustainable funding models to recruit Ph.D/Ed.D. candidates • Tuition abatement • Encourage faculty & doctoral students to apply for university/college fellowships • Agreements with students to publish dissertation within 1 year or chair may on their behalf & financial incentive to do so (perhaps use some of provost funds for graduating doctoral students)

20. Emerging Themes of Focus • Model & integrate cutting edge technology across all programs • Perhaps two pronged strategy • Better prepare teacher candidates to integrate technology in teaching • Hub for tech innovation, makerspace, train professors on how to include in teaching (e.g., BEST type institute), learning lab for teachers • May need full-time staff position(s) • Provide doctoral students access & skills to use leading technology for completing research • Qualitative/quantitative software, computers/lab space, formal/informal training/workshops

21. COE BUDGET OVERVIEW (through July 2017)

22. Budget Overview Cont. • FY17 Carryforward slightly increased from last year. • Academic Partnership revenue increased in 2017 and we expect this trend to continue in 2018. • In FY18, up to 3% of the COE unit base budget will be reallocated to support the USC Scholarly Initiative. This equates to $496,000. • No changes to personnel expenditures are expected as a result of the reallocation. • Support for professional development, international travel, and other non-personnel expenditures will be based on availability of funds.

23. COE BUDGET OVERVIEW (cont.) • USC Columbia is prioritizing academic affairs to maintain and enhance excellence in teaching and research. • Universityleadership has agreed to a 3% budgetreallocationfromallacademic and serviceunits to supportinnovation in academicaffairs • Thisinitiativewillcreate a fund of about $17 million. • A representativecommittee of faculty and professionalstaffwillmakerecommendations to theProvost and thePresident on the most strategicuse of thefunds. • Usesmayinclude: hiring new faculty in highdemand, highemployabilityfields; reducingclasssizes in high-demandcourses and fields; enhancingstudentleadershiptraining and experientiallearningopportunities; increasingresearchopportunities by leveragingadditionalexternalfunding. • This 3% reallocationispermanent.

24. New Faculty Introductions • ITE • EDST • EDLP • PE • Development • Business & Finance • Research, Evaluation, and Measurement Center (Old OPE) • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs • Associate Dean for Research & Innovation • Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

25. (Interim) Associate Dean of Research & InnovationChristine DiStefano, Associate Professor

26. Promote innovative research collaborations across departments/colleges Lead efforts to fund and expand the number of full-time doctoral assistantships & fellowships Communicate information about faculty & student research and innovation Develop and maintain a three-year orientation program for new faculty Be a liaison between COE and funding agencies, across departments; with IRB and central administration Work with Grants & Contracts regarding new submissions Position Responsibilities

27. Regarding: Research & Innovation Innovations • Community/Schools • Organizations & Policy • Mentoring – Faculty & Students • Building Doctoral Programs Research Activity • Publications per year: • Peer reviewed publications = 2.20 /faculty - Grant Dollars

29. Upcoming Events…. • Launch College of Education Research Institute Dr. Gina Kunz, Director Wendy MacKenzie OPE…REM 2.Faculty Mentoring 3. Build robust, thriving PhD programs

30. The College of Education’s Office for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

31. Overview • Definitions & Tensions • Our Mission, Vision, & Values • Strategic Leadership Diversity • Upcoming Events • Student Diversity Initiatives & Student Engagements

32. Definitions & Tensions

33. Definitions of Diversity DIVERSITY • Any dimension that can be used to differentiate groups and people from one another. • Respect for and appreciation of differences in race, ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, education attainment, religious background, English proficiency, immigration status, socioeconomic status, etc. • The College of Education at the University of South Carolina values diversity. We subscribe to an inclusive definition of diversity focused on, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, socioeconomic status, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, (dis)ability, and intellectual perspective.” (College of Education Diversity Plan, 2012)

34. A Definition of Inclusion Inclusion • Inclusion is a state of being valued, respected and supported. It’s about focusing on the needs of every individual and ensuring the right conditions are in place for each person to achieve his or her full potential. Inclusion should be reflected in an organization’s culture, practices and relationships that are in place to support a diverse workforce. (http://www.inclusion.com/inclusion.html)

35. Diversity & Inclusion vs. Equity & Justice Productive Tensions in Definitions

36. Seeking Equity and Justice Diversity asks, “Who’s in the room?” Equity responds: “Who is trying to get in the room but can’t? Whose presence in the room is under constant threat of erasure?” Inclusion asks, “Have everyone’s ideas been heard?” Justice responds, “Whose ideas won’t be taken as seriously because they aren’t in the majority?”

37. Seeking Equity and Justice Diversity asks, “How many more of [pick any minoritized identity] group do we have this year than last?” Equity responds, “What conditions have we created that maintain certain groups as the perpetual majority here?” Inclusion asks, “Is this environment safe for everyone to feel like they belong?” Justice challenges, “Whose safety is being sacrificed and minimized to allow others to be comfortable maintaining dehumanizing views?”

38. We must make equity and justice the yardstick by which leaders measure progress instead of merely diversity and inclusion. (Stewart, 2017) Stewart, D. (2017, March 30). Language Appeasement. Retrieved from https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2017/03/30/colleges-need-language-shift-not-one-you-think-essay

39. OUR MISSION, VALUES, & VISION

40. Determining Our Mission:Core Values/Guiding Concepts • Diversity • Equity • Inclusion • Justice • Excellence • Transformation

41. Determining Our Mission: Outcomes & Mechanisms Outcomes Mechanism Outreach Advocacy Teaching Research Partnerships • Programs • Policies • Practices • Professional Orientations

42. Determining Our Mission: Our Constituencies • Students • Staff • Faculty • Administration • Schools • Local Communities • SchoolDistricts • State • Nation

43. Determining Our Mission:Understanding the Work • Promote • Facilitate • Support • Lead • Retain • Collaborate • Establish • Coordinate • Plan • Serve • Provide • Analyze • Assess • Review • Evaluate • Recruit

44. Our Vision Develop the capacity to advance the College of Education as a National Resource Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Issues in Education

45. How Do We Get There? • Uncover and document our collective expertise. • Critically analyze the needs of our faculty, staff, students, PDS, partner schools, school districts, and educational agencies across the state, and then harness/deploy our existing expertise. • When/where we lack that expertise, hire to fill that gap or draw on our collective, expansive networks to connect needs to resource (human and material).

46. Building Strategic Diversity Capacity: Four Priorities 1. Achieving access and equity for historically underrepresented groups 2. Creating a multicultural and inclusive campus climate for the entire institutional community 3. Enhancing domestic and international research and scholarship around issues of diversity 4. Preparing all students for a national and global society that is diverse and interconnected Williams, D. A. (2013). Strategic Diversity Leadership: Activating Change and Transformation in Higher Education [Kindle iOS version]. Retrieved from Amazon.com

47. Upcoming Events COE’s Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Brown Bag Lunch Dialogue Series: Teaching In Tumultuous Times Preparing to Teach in Tumultuous Times Friday, August 25, 2017 Friday, September 8th 11:00am-12:30pm and 11:00am-12:30pm Wardlaw 122 Wardlaw 122 An Open Forum on the Events in Charlottesville** Friday, August 25, 2017 1:00pm-2:30pm Wardlaw 168 Effectively Dealing with Ideological Diversity in the Classroom: An Interdisciplinary Panel** Friday, September 22nd 11:00am-12:30pm Wardlaw 110

48. STUDENT DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, & ENGAGEMENT

49. Key Diversity Initiatives & Student Engagements

50. Student Diversity Initiatives Apple Core Initiative • In collaboration with the CEEAAS • A comprehensive plan to recruit, enroll, and retain male and female students from historically underrepresented populations to the Teacher Education program • 2017-2018 planning year/ pilot year 2018-2019 3Ds (Dialogues on Diversity over Dinner) Fall Semester Topics: • Exploring International Cultures & COE Study Abroad Opportunities • Understanding Social Identities • LGBTQIA & Why It Matters – Part II