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Agenda 28 August 2007

This agenda discusses various topics including faculty affairs, undergraduate and graduate programs, facilities and infrastructure, departmental research emphasis, and future objectives. The goal is to enhance the department's performance and achieve specific targets within the next five years.

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Agenda 28 August 2007

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  1. Agenda 28 August 2007 • Organization • Group Reports • Faculty Affairs (Stefan) • Undergraduate (Beth) • Graduate (Roger) • Facilities/Infrastructure (Juyang) • Short Discussion

  2. Departmental research emphasis Faculty hires Rankings Review of departmental guidelines for tenure and promotion Mid-tenure review Teaching Evaluation Committee Comprehensive Performance Review Graduate faculty review … Membership: Estreicher Borst Cheng Myles Wigmans Faculty Affairs (Group 1)

  3. Recruitment, enrollment, retention Assessment Course sequences Advising Curriculum review Develop majors’ introductory courses Review/upgrade introductory labs Undergraduate research (Senior thesis) Intermediate and advanced labs TA roles … Awards and scholarships SPS Demonstration equipment library Options (Med Phys, Astronomy, Engineering physics, etc) Undergraduate Student Booklet … Membership: Thacker Grave de Peralta Lamp Park Wilhelm Undergraduate Affairs (Group 2)

  4. Program assessment (Graduate School Review this Fall) Recruitment and enrollment Angelo State U agreement TA selection criteria and evaluation (Appendix to Booklet) Advising Physics Qualifying Exam (updates?) Awards and scholarships Specialty topics (Applied Physics, MSI, Medical Physics, etc) Graduate Student Booklet … Membership: Lichti Lodhi Holtz Sanati Volobouev Graduate Affairs (Group 3)

  5. Web server IT infrastructure review Classroom needs Commons Room Conference Room upgrade (video conferencing tools) Extension/new building Space use … Membership: Huang Glab Gibson Lee Stubbs Zinsmeyer Facilities and Infrastructure (Group 4)

  6. Beth Thacker agreed to serve as the Associate Chair Executive Committee comprises of conveners of the four groups (Estreicher, Thacker, Lichti and Huang) Staff Affairs will be handled by the chair and the associate chair. Medical Physics contact person is Kelvin Cheng Engineering Physics contact person is Charley Myles … Graduate Advisor (Physics) Graduate Advisor (App. Physics) MSI Director(s) Graduate Recruiter Undergraduate Advisor (Physics) Undergraduate Advisor (Eng. Physics) Engineering Physics Coordinator Undergraduate Lab Director SPS Advisor Computer Center Director Observatory Director Library Liaison Safety Officer Special Assignments and Other Issues

  7. Objectives • Double the undergraduate enrollment in 5 years • Double the graduate enrollment in 5 years • Double the external research funding in 5 years

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