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

2. College of Humanities and Public Affairs State of the College  College Facts  Budget  Faculty/Staff/Students  Initiatives for 2008-2009

3. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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 of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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

6. College of Humanities and Public Affairs Department Fall 2006 Majors Dept Profiles Fall 2007 Majors Dept Profiles Fall 2008 Majors/minors FARC Defense & Strategic Studies 35 grad only45 grad only 57 grad only Economics5354 67/79 History 288 undergrad 70 grad 323 undergrad 57 grad 343/85 undergrad 73 grad Philosophy2031 47/30 Political Science 192 undergrad 60 grad 182 undergrad 52 grad 205/83 undergrad 71 grad Religious Studies 63 undergrad 30 grad 60 undergrad 28 grad 70/121 undergrad 37 grad Anthropology93107 128/32 undergrad 10 grad Criminology280 285 undergrad 13 grad 345/93 undergrad 31 grad Sociology103115 114/94 Area Studies 80 minors

7. College of Humanities and Public Affairs CHPA Graduate Programs - 279 students and growing  Anthropology  Criminology  Defense & Strategic Studies  History  Public Administration  International Studies  Religious Studies

8. College of Humanities and Public Affairs Faculty Productivity YearBooksArticlesPapers 200584592 200674592 200743792

9. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs New Faculty  David Byers – Anthropology  Lora Vess – Sociology

12. College of Humanities and Public Affairs New Instructors  Julie Gallaway – Economics  Per Norander – Economics  Faisal Rabby – Economics  James Smith – History  Indira Ondetti – Political Science

13. College of Humanities and Public Affairs Faculty opportunities  Incentive Proposals #2 – October 5  Faculty Research Grants – October 6  Summer Fellowships – October 14  Sabbaticals – November 3

14. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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 of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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 of Humanities and Public Affairs College Initiatives  Hiring Plan  Compensation Process  External Review Process  Enrollment Management Plan  Recruiting and Student Success  Public Affairs Mission

21. College of Humanities and Public Affairs Searches in 2008-2009  Economics: 1. Asst. Professor – Industrial Organization 2. Asst. Professor – Econometrics 3. Instructor  History: 1. Asst. Professor – Asian Civilization 2. Asst. Professor – African Civilization

22. College of Humanities and Public Affairs Searches 2008-2009  Political Science 1. Endowed Chair – Middle Eastern Politics 2. Asst. Prof. – India/Pakistan Politics 3. Asst. Prof. – Political Philosophy  Sociology 1. Asst. Prof. – Public Sociology

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

24. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs External Review Process  History Department prepares for external review visit in fall 2009 (http://www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/Progra mReviewInstructions.pdf): 1. Self Study written and approved by June 1 2. External reviewers nominated and approved by Dean and Provosthttp://www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/Progra mReviewInstructions.pdf

26. College of Humanities and Public Affairs Enrollment Management Plan  Each Department will create a three year enrollment management plan by November 14 th 1. Determine number of sections/seats necessary to meet the needs of General Education requirements 2. 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs Recruiting and Student Success  Mini-Majors Fair – Oct 14 th (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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs Development Report  FY2006 - $917,967 (541 donors)  FY2007 - $564,080 (487 donors)  FY2008 - $713,961 (434 donors)

30. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs CHPA  Strengths  Faculty and Staff  Admin Team  Facilities  Research  SCH Production  Weaknesses  Lack of Diversity  Number of Majors  Visibility/public awareness

33. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs 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. College of Humanities and Public Affairs  HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR!!!!!!!