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

2. CHPA Annual Budget = $9,363,942.70 $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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. Religious Studies and Philosophy Departments prepare for external review visit in fall 2011 (http://www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/P rogramReviewInstructions.pdf): 1. Self Study written and approved by June 1, 2011 2. External reviewers nominated and approved by Dean and Provosthttp://www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/P rogramReviewInstructions.pdf External Review CHPA610/21/2015

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. Derek Bok, Our Underachieving Colleges, p. 187-88 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

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

12. Eric Nelson (HST) appointed as Dean’s Fellow for Course Transformation http://www.thencat.org/whoweare.html http://www.thencat.org/articlesmonographs.html http://handouts.aacrao.org/am07/finished/T0245p_C_Twigg.pdf Student Success CHPA1210/21/2015

13. 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

14. 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

15. ModalitySections FA 09 Sections FA 10 FA 09 SCH FA 10 SCH % SCH FA10/FA09 Evening58 Sections 54 Sections 3771334488.7% Online16 Sections 23 Sections 14222188153.9% ITunes7 Sections 9 Sections 9161000109.2% Teaching Modalities (as of 8-26-10) FA 10: 6532 Total SCH = 17.5% of CHPA SCH CHPA1510/21/2015

16. 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 8-27-10) stands at 101.7% of fall 2009 census totals. Enrollment Management 10/21/201516CHPA

17. DeptFA 07FA 08FA 09FA 10% 10/09 ANT 190718612305123.9% CRM 238428663209112% DSS 408423495585118.2% ECO 472849064570425493.1% HST 695270527829735093.9% MIL 310337437440100.7% PHI 2464240927123015111.2% PLS 6863556064366666103.6% REL 493852755409489990.6% SOC 386632223783117.4% SOC/ANT/CRM 8502814679499297116.9% Area St 69676590987696.4% Total 35,86134,84636,74337,382101.7% Total SCH in CHPA (as of August 27, 2010) 10/21/201517CHPA

18. Course FA 09FA 10% 10/09 AAS 100 27425191.6% ANT 100 199264132.7% ANT 125 1087064.8% ECO 155 743756101.7% GST 170 3341124.2% HST 103 24421688.5% HST 104 229281122.7% HST 121 494609123.3% HST 122 71666292.5% PHI 105 94 100% CourseFA 09FA 10% 10/09 PHI 110 40740399% PHI 115 265331124.9% PLS 101 14251479103.8% REL 100 69865193.3% REL 101 18617895.7% REL 102 16814787.5% REL 131 23320889.3% REL 210 28121074.7% SOC 150 619768124.1% CHPA 74167619102.7% General Education Courses (as of 8/27/10) 10/21/201518CHPA

19. DEPTFA07FA08FA09FA10%10/09 ANT -- 57147183124.5% CRM -- 19130025585% DSS333423495585118.2% ECO29024927623785.9% HST422335349361103.4% PHI2903-- PLS66866067253179% REL136120140144102.9% SOC3603-- SOC/ANT/CRM 175 284 44744198% CHPA 2026 2080 2379230296.8% SCH in Graduate Courses – fa07 to fa10 10/21/201519CHPA

20. 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

21. Research & Scholarship Digital Measures Reporting 10/21/201521CHPA YearJournal Articles Book Chapters BooksPapers Read 2007351711125 200832177116 2009271710109

22. 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

23. 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, 2009. Nelson, Eric, After the League: Politics and Religion in Early Bourbon France. Palgrave Academic Press, 2009. Recent CHPA Books CHPA2310/21/2015

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

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

26. Fieldwork in Jordan CHPA2610/21/2015

27. Fieldwork in Jamaica CHPA2710/21/2015

28. Please send questions or comments to: VictorMatthews@missouristate.edu Questions/Comments CHPA2810/21/2015