State of the College 2010 Victor H. Matthews, Dean August 26, 2010

CHPA Annual Budget = $9,363, $8,984,380 is budgeted for salaries and benefits $379,563 is budgeted for operations and equipment There is an estimated $1,160,626 in one-time monies available and $398,884 in recurring salary savings. Budget Update 8/26/20102CHPA

From the $1,160,626 the College will fund items including: Summer School ($109,907 budgeted) Per Course and One-time Hires ($181,658 budgeted) Travel and Operations for Dean’s Office ($82,674 including $25,554 Capital Outlay for computer purchases) New Hire Summer Research Stipends ($30,000) Recruiting and Faculty Hiring ($35,000) Development Efforts ($2,000) Research Opportunities ($36,000) Program Directors ($35,000) Sabbaticals ($25,000) Budget CHPA310/21/2015

From the $398,884 in recurring salary savings, the college will fund three faculty searches: Criminology – Department Head History – Department Head Asst. Prof. African American HST Hiring Plan – Anticipated Searches CHPA410/21/2015

External Reviewer will Visit Economics in October 2010 Dr. James Payne, Illinois State University External Review CHPA510/21/2015

Religious Studies and Philosophy Departments prepare for external review visit in fall 2011 ( rogramReviewInstructions.pdf): 1. Self Study written and approved by June 1, External reviewers nominated and approved by Dean and Provosthttp:// rogramReviewInstructions.pdf External Review CHPA610/21/2015

The College of Humanities and Public Affairs helps students to understand social, political and legal structures, ethical principles, religious systems, and economic institutions and practices within a global, historical, and contemporary context. CHPA presents the concepts contained in the university’s Public Affairs mission and applies them to real-world problems and situations so that our students will be better prepared to become citizens and leaders. Vision Statement 10/21/20157CHPA

Enhance Public Affairs Mission Increase Student Success Efforts Enhance and Improve Assessment Methods Maintain Scholarly Productivity Central Themes 10/21/20158CHPA

Public Affairs Intensive Component in Majors Greater visibility for Public Affairs Programming CHPA Speakers Bureau CHPA Research Centers/Community Connections Public Affairs Mission CHPA910/21/2015

Derek Bok, Our Underachieving Colleges, p Four Elements of “Civic Education” Introduction to American Democracy Political Philosophy Basic Elements of Economics Knowledge of America’s Engagement in World Affairs Public Affairs Mission CHPA1010/21/2015

Recruitment, Retention, and Access Enhanced Advisement Efforts Enrollment Management Analysis Course Transformation Initiative Student Success 10/21/201511CHPA

Eric Nelson (HST) appointed as Dean’s Fellow for Course Transformation Student Success CHPA1210/21/2015

Participation in college and majors fairs Utilization of Advisement Specialists Greater participation in Master Advisor Workshop Promotion of Bear Claw and other Intervention Methods Recruitment & Retention CHPA1310/21/2015

Increased development of on-line and blended courses Use of ITV to transmit courses from DSS to Ft. Leavenworth and the Springfield campus Identification of degrees that can be completed in the evening, on-line or in combination Degree Pathways information on Dept websites Access Efforts 10/21/201514CHPA

ModalitySections FA 09 Sections FA 10 FA 09 SCH FA 10 SCH % SCH FA10/FA09 Evening58 Sections 54 Sections % Online16 Sections 23 Sections % ITunes7 Sections 9 Sections % Teaching Modalities (as of ) FA 10: 6532 Total SCH = 17.5% of CHPA SCH CHPA1510/21/2015

Flexible strategy to meet student needs Projection of course scheduling based on past history and student feedback Response to external review reports Current CHPA fall 2010 enrollment (37,382 on ) stands at 101.7% of fall 2009 census totals. Enrollment Management 10/21/201516CHPA

DeptFA 07FA 08FA 09FA 10% 10/09 ANT % CRM % DSS % ECO % HST % MIL % PHI % PLS % REL % SOC % SOC/ANT/CRM % Area St % Total 35,86134,84636,74337, % Total SCH in CHPA (as of August 27, 2010) 10/21/201517CHPA

Course FA 09FA 10% 10/09 AAS % ANT % ANT % ECO % GST % HST % HST % HST % HST % PHI % CourseFA 09FA 10% 10/09 PHI % PHI % PLS % REL % REL % REL % REL % REL % SOC % CHPA % General Education Courses (as of 8/27/10) 10/21/201518CHPA

DEPTFA07FA08FA09FA10%10/09 ANT % CRM % DSS % ECO % HST % PHI PLS % REL % SOC SOC/ANT/CRM % CHPA % SCH in Graduate Courses – fa07 to fa10 10/21/201519CHPA

Develop Assessment Methods for All Modalities & All Degrees Greater Attention to Alumni Feedback Reassessment of Teaching Evaluation Methods Work with FCTL to Develop/Revise Departmental Assessment Plans Use Student Success Committee as a CHPA Assessment Council Assessment Strategies CHPA2010/21/2015

Research & Scholarship Digital Measures Reporting 10/21/201521CHPA YearJournal Articles Book Chapters BooksPapers Read

Bernice Warren Center for Archaeological Research – Director, Neal Lopinot “CAR-1429 Intensive Archaeological Survey at Lake Wappapello, Butler & Wyane Counties, MO” ($320,000). “CAR-1405 Phase III Assessment of Crawford Co., KS” ($51,500). Departmental Taiwan Foundation for Democracy: “Rapprochement between Taiwan and the Chinese Mainland: Implications for American Foreign Policy” ($5,490). Dennis Hickey (PLS). Wabash Center for Teaching & Learning: Assess REL Department Pedagogy ($18,757) CSSPPR Small grants to support surveys on “Attitudes of Springfield Voters toward Public Health Issues,” for the Missouri Department of Transportation and a “Survey of Uninsured and Underinsured Residents of Greene County, Missouri,” for the Springfield/Greene County Regional Health Commission. External Grants CHPA2210/21/2015

Blevins, Brooks, Arkansas/Arkansaw: How Bear Hunters, Hillbillies, and Good Ol' Boys Defined a State (U. of Arkansas Press, 2009) Chuchiak, John, A. and Harada, T. O. Text and Context: Analyzing Colonial Yucatec Maya Texts and Literature in Cross-Cultural Perspective (Institut für Altamerikanistik und Ethnologie, Universität Bonn, 2009) Piston, William, Portraits of Conflict; A Photographic History of the Civil War in Missouri (U. of Arkansas Press, 2009) Walker, Bethany, Reflections of Empire: Archaeological and Ethnographic Studies on the Ottoman Levant (ASOR, 2009) Dennis Hickey, Dancing With the Dragon: China’s Emergence in the Developing World (New York: Lexington Books, 2010) Berkwitz, Steve, South Asian Buddhism: A Survey (Routledge, 2009) Finch, Martha, Dissenting Bodies: Corporealities in Early New England (Columbia University Press, 2009) Matthews, Victor H. 101 Questions & Answers on the Historical Books of the Bible (Paulist Press, 2009) Joseph, Robert, Countering WMD: The Libyan Experience. Fairfax, VA: National Institute Press, Nelson, Eric, After the League: Politics and Religion in Early Bourbon France. Palgrave Academic Press, Recent CHPA Books CHPA2310/21/2015

Archaeological Field School in Missouri Judy’s Cave – Wright County CHPA248/26/2010

Archaeological Field School – Missouri Nathan Boone Homestead CHPA2510/21/2015

Fieldwork in Jordan CHPA2610/21/2015

Fieldwork in Jamaica CHPA2710/21/2015

Please send questions or comments to: Questions/Comments CHPA2810/21/2015