1. Spring Address April 20, 2006

2. recovering from budget cuts regaining equilibrium returning to full fiscal health

3. over $437,000 in mid-year salary increases

4. three-year program to make faculty and staff salaries competitive

5. modest salary increases for full and associate professors and non-negotiated staff

6. Additional increases are planned

7. over $500,000 to depts in additional operating $

8. additional resources to support teaching & research and advance Strategic Plan

9. new computers scientific instruments other technology items

10. faculty and staff support initiatives

11. additional 5% in overhead funds = $35,809 for depts

12. Research Enhancement Awards course releases research assistants

13. increased funding amt by 16% ($3,500 per award) increased total funding 43%

14. 10 Enhancement Awards totaling $34,200

15. Enhancement Award Winners Michaelene Cox (POL) Lucian Ionescu (MAT) Marjorie Jones (CHE) Anthony Otsuka (BIO) Eric Peterson (GEO)

16. Enhancement Award Winners Ali Riaz (POL) John Sedbrook (BIO) Kam Shapiro(POL) C. Frank Shaw (CHE) T.Y. Wang (POL)

17. Associate Dean Sam Catanzaro

18. Research Proposal Rev Committee Sam Catanzaro (Chair) Epa Rosa (PHY) Skip Nelson (GEO) Lee Beier (HIS) Julie Webber (POL) Jim Reid (FOR) Ron Fortune (ENG) Ann Beck (Asst Dean)

19. Travel Supplement Grants grants of up to $500

20. Travel Supplement Grants tripled the amt of $ 39 proposals totaling $16,500

21. Travel Grant Awardees Fusan Akman (MAT) Bruce Burningham (FOR) Olcay Akman (MAT) McKenzie Clements (MAT) John Baldwin (COM) Michaelene Cox (POL) Gina Bessa (SOA) Lane Crothers (POL) Joan Brehm (SOA)Kristin Dykstra (ENG)

22. Travel Grant Awardees Nerida Ellerton (MAT) Marjorie Jones (CHE) Kass Fleisher (ENG) Jim Kalmbach (ENG) Virginia Gill (SOA) Steven Landau (PSY) Rajeev Goel (ECO) Cong Liu (PSY) Alycia Hund (PSY) Dawn McBride (PSY)

23. Travel Grant Awardees Lucinda McCray-Beier (HIS)Epa Rosa (PHY) Craig McLauchlan (CHE)Scott Sakaluk (BIO) James Pancrazio (FOR)Rebecca Saunders (ENG) Aaron Pitluck (SOA)John Sedbrook (BIO) Paula Ressler (ENG) Kam Shapiro (POL)

24. Travel Grant Awardees Richard Sullivan (SOA) Jim van der Laan (FOR) Charles Thompson (BIO) Jeffrey Wagman (PSY) Maura Toro-Morn (SOA) T.Y. Wang (POL) Mary Trouille (FOR) Julie Webber (POL)

25. New Faculty Book Support $500 of books purchased by library

26. New Faculty Book Support 9 new faculty $4,500 available

27. Research Grant Writing Support feedback from experienced grant writers

28. streamlined services improved recruitment

29. $ 100,000 in debt now debt free

30. Kasia Stadnik Janie Leatherman

31. Expanded Summer comprehensive website publicity campaign

32. Informational Flyer Every ISU student Illinois Wesleyan U U of Illinois Bradley U Heartland CC Parkland CC

33. Ads in Student Papers Southern Illinois U Illinois Wesleyan U U of Illinois

34. Summer Enrollment 2005: 2,592 students 2006: 3,388 students

35. Summer Enrollment 2005: 122 Classes 2006: 180 Classes

36. Sarah Sarah Sally Walczynski Diel-Hunt Parry

37. New Initiatives

38. CAS International Grant Program CAS and Research and Sponsored Programs

39. CAS International Grant Program $20,000 for international travel next academic yr

40. Galen Crow, Director of Research and Sponsored Programs Gary McGinnis, Associate Vice President for Research

41. sociologist author literary scholar Neil Smelser Christopher Stanley Fish Hitchens

42. Visiting Scholars Colloquium internationally prominent intellectuals scholarly lectures and dialogue

43. Visiting Scholars Colloquium annual lecture series 4 speakers each year

44. Provost John Presley

45. Regular CAS Forums NTT Faculty TT Faculty AP Staff Civil Service Staff

46. CAS AP Teaching Award annual $3,000 award to recognize and reward AP teaching efforts

47. CAS AP Teaching Award Claire Lamonica Department of English

48. Civil Service Advisory Committee articulate staff concerns elected committee 7 civil service members

49. Staff Representation College Council Chair Searches Chair Evaluation committees

50. Staff Representation Judy Becker Dept of Psychology

51. Office of the Dean Commitment support & reward excellent teaching provide highest quality instruction support research and scholarship

52. Office of the Dean Commitment support technological needs support, recognize, facilitate, and reward the hard work all CAS members

53. Key CAS Values Inclusiveness Spirit of openness and transparency

54. College of Arts and Sciences Ever-Greater Levels of Excellence

55. College of Arts and Sciences Awards Ceremony

56. Program of Excellence Competition Undergraduate or grad certificate New minor New sequence Primary research

57. Program of Excellence Clearly interdisciplinary Two or more departments Innovative collaborations

58. 4 Well ‑ Crafted Proposals Personal Relationships and Social Dynamics Photodynamic Therapy Research Program in Energy Science and Education Quantitative Risk Study Group

59. Program of Excellence Winner rigorous academic curriculum cutting ‑ edge research agenda

60. Program in Energy Science and Education Interdisciplinary M.S. in energy science Research program in bioenergy and biomass fuel

61. Participating Faculty Biological Sciences Physics Chemistry Agriculture (CAST) Economics Technology (CAST) Geography/Geology

62. John Sedbrook Biological Sciences

63. Dean’s Awards Outstanding Civil Service Outstanding Administrative Professional

64. Last Year’s Winners Outstanding Civil Service Outstanding Administrative Professional

65. Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member dedicated CAS member for 15 years

66. Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member “Perfect blend of skills, experience, intelligence, and temperament” “Would gladly give up evening and weekend hours”

67. Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member James Dunham Dept of Physics

68. CAS Outstanding Administrative Professional

69. Outstanding Administrative Professional dedicated citizen for over 16 years

70. Outstanding Administrative Professional Bruce Bergethon WGLT

71. Thanks to 2005-06 CFSC

72. 2005-06 CFSC Brian Clark Matthew Hesson-McInnis Mary Anne Moffitt Jan Neuleib Lisa Szczepura Kathryn Wehrmann

73. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching extraordinary record of teaching in preceding three years

74. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching 11 nominations: 6 in tenured category 5 in pretenured category

75. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching 1 honorable mention (plaque) 1 winner (plaque and $3,000)

76. Honorable Mention Teaching Initiative winner 1 article book in press 12 presentations 6 graduate students 5 undergraduates

77. Honorable Mention “constantly challenging and expecting the best of students” “very energetic about teaching” “a tough teacher who expects a lot of students”

78. Honorable Mention Dean’s Award — Teaching John McHale School of Communication

79. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Pretenured Category

80. Dean’s Award Winner Teaching Initiative winner SEA Outstanding Professor 1 article several grants 22 graduate students 16 undergraduates

81. Dean’s Award Winner “is committed to educating all students, meeting the needs of all of the different majors in the class, and providing every opportunity for all students to learn and be successful.”

82. Dean’s Award Winner “definitely one of the best teachers I have ever had” “an excellent role model”

83. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Jon Friesen Dept of Chemistry

84. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Tenured Category

85. Honorable Mention—Tenured 9 national teaching awards 2 books 6 papers 10 graduate students countless undergraduates

86. Honorable Mention—Tenured “hard but fair” “an asset to ISU” “the most organized professor of any class that I have taken at ISU”

87. Honorable Mention—Tenured “knowledge and determination are second to none”

88. Honorable Mention—Tenured “It was refreshing to know exactly what was required and what we needed to learn”

89. Honorable Mention Dean’s Award — Teaching Nancy Lind Politics & Government

90. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Tenured Category

91. Dean’s Award — Teaching 16 graduate students 12 undergraduates 13 peer reviewed pubs

92. Dean’s Award — Teaching 43 papers 22 papers/workshops 2 external grants 3 instructional videos

93. “a true leader in topics related to pedagogy”

94. “by far one of the most skilled teachers in the department and also the most caring ”

95. “knows how to help & understands where a person is coming from”

96. “is a truly great teacher”

97. Inaugural Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Stephen Hunt School of Communication

98. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement extraordinary scholarly achievement in calendar year

99. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement 2 awards of $3,000 1 to tenured faculty member 1 to pretenured faculty member

100. Dean’s Award publications grants/contracts papers/major speeches honors and awards

101. Dean’s Award theses/dissertations undergraduate research service to the discipline

102. Dean’s Award 9 nominations: 5 in tenured category 4 in pretenured

103. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Honorable Mention Pretenured Category

104. Research—Pretenured 4 peer-reviewed articles 6 accepted 7 papers 4 grants

105. Research—Pretenured “innovative and solid contributions” to the discipline “an innovator, discoverer, producer and reporter.”

106. Honorable Mention Dean’s Award — Scholarship Rita Bailey Dept of Speech Pathology and Audiology

107. Dean’s Award Research Pretenured Category

108. Dean’s Award 12 graduate students 7 scholarly papers 4 peer-reviewed articles 1 book chapter 1 scholarly monograph (major UP)

109. Research—Pretenured innovative contributions to discipline remarkable record of achievements a rising star an outstanding young scholar

110. Dean’s Award—Pretenured Christopher Breu Department of English

111. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Honorable Mention Tenured Category

112. Honorable Mention Dean’s Award—Tenured 4 international lectures 1 book chapter 6 scholarly articles 7 accepted or in press

113. Honorable Mention “extraordinary levels of dedication, energy, and accomplishment” “sustained record of excellence” is “not only outstanding” but “truly amazing”

114. Honorable Mention Dean’s Award—Tenured Distinguished Professor Willard Bohn Dept of Foreign Languages

115. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Tenured Category

116. Dean’s Award Winner one of ISU’s most distinguished and celebrated scholars

117. Dean’s Award Winner 10 articles in prestigious journals 4 in press 4 international speeches $290,000 in research grants

118. Dean’s Award Winner won major national award supervised 9 student projects student won national award

119. Dean’s Award Winner “one of the leading theorists in this field” “publishes only innovative work and only in the most prestigious journals”

120. Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Distinguished Professor Rainer Grobe Department of Physics

121. College of Arts and Sciences join us for refreshments and conversation

122. College of Arts and Sciences