PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 11, 2004
Present:
Dean Duggar
Dr. Bill Roe
Dr. Charles Ford
Dr. Len Frey
Dr. Gauri Guha
Carleen Marburger
Dr. Jeff Pittman
Dr. Tina Quinn
Dr. Steve Replogle
Dr. John Seydel
Mark Young
Others:
Chris Collins
Absent:
Dr. Sandra Bevill
Dr. Jim Washam
Meeting was called to order at 3:30 p.m. by Dean Duggar.
Dr. Replogle asked if there’s any way we could
work with housekeeping to not having buggies etc at
8:00 a.m.
FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE
Another movement on campus of Mandatory classes for
freshman. If everyone puts
this in but us how does that affect us? Dean Duggar
asked the committee what their thoughts were on this.
If we agree, work with Dr. Bevill and others to work
with that
class to make sure that it has a better foundation and
understanding of the majors.
Should it be integrated with a case study that is integrated
with economics or accounting, etc. Dr. Quinn asked how
this will affect their major if they change majors.
Will they
have to retake this course? Dr. Pittman has been working
on students’ writing skills, Dr. Quinn stated.
Maybe this could be the beginning of this. Dr. Seydel
asked if we offered
5 sections, could we have 5 faculty members, team teaching
this course. Dean Duggar even suggested having some
retired business people to help teach this. Get this
into
our required courses – Dean Duggar asked if there
were any objections to getting this class into the curriculum
for required courses. Dr. Replogle – always thought
it makes sense – curriculum is like a network
– start with a beginning node in the network –
then close up with the ending node called strategy.
Thinks we have short changed ourselves and gotten our
students in a mode of boredom, because we have said
all along that
you’re not supposed to take any business courses
while you’re a freshman. Look into trying to spread
that out and let them take some business courses every
semester.
We will go ahead with this as a requirement and ask
task force for a model syllabus to
go on with this course. SET UP TASK FORCE FOR THIS!!
SUMMER RESEARCH GRANTS
At least 10 of these to be awarded, can up this if we
have to. Need to get proposals
into Dean’s office by Monday, October 18 by 5:00
p.m. Dr. Frey asked if Stephen
Horner could apply even though he hasn’t completed
his dissertation, but under the assumption that he complete
by summer. Dr. Seydel feels that Stephen should be
able to apply with the exception that he completes his
dissertation prior to summer.
MERIT EVALUATION
Dr. Pittman asked – research release guidelines/textbook
as possible project. Dean Duggar values it and will
urge that it is incorporated into the new document.
Dean commented that everything’s on the table
to look at. Want to find better ways of recognizing
successful teaching and ways to improvement faculty
teaching. Need to
find a way to help weak students master subject matter.
Gail Hudson to be added to the steering group listed
on Agenda. Dean wants us to
look at each area and specifically attracting and retaining
students. Dean and Dr. Roe
will work with this group.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Last week, Dr. Roe and Dean Duggar went to Tennessee
Tech for the Magellan
Meeting. We are one of the more aggressive programs
in terms of number of students.
We had 40 students come and 26 go – shortfall
of about 20 going. Magellan has some money to help students.
Dean Duggar would like to use some money from our
foundation account to help students study abroad. 5-10
students to study abroad,
pay ASU tuition, provide round-trip airline ticket.
Don’t pay fees when overseas.
Room & Board is subsidized. In Finland, they can
eat meals at $2.50 for lunch
and dinner and get all you can eat. Book costs are substantially
less than here.
Dr. Guha asked if we could put this opportunity on the
syllabus. Dr. Quinn suggested having Clint come and
talk to her class about the opportunities. All these
programs
are taught in English but have the opportunity to take
intensive language classes if they want to. Hours transfer.
Dr. Pittman suggested a web site for students to see
what is necessary to go overseas. How to get a passport,
phone for overseas, etc. Magellan
group has a web site that is just about ready to cut
in. Dr. Ford commented that some students from China
are bored with the community, nothing to do. Some schools
assign and mentor to the students. Dr. Replogle –
don’t schedule any classes during
noon hour on MWF? Dean Duggar said yes, that’s
correct. Dr. Replogle, how are we
going to use that time? Maybe have some talks on International
Business opportunities.
EVENING PROGRAM
Examine a night program like Christian Brothers has
where courses last half a
semester, with the idea that students can complete a
course quickly. More attractive
to students because it’s a 7 week program rather
than 16 week program. Dr. Replogle developed some ideas
and gave it to the Dean but he thought it was too grandiose.
At ASU the Evening Business Program is an 8 week program.
For the next fall 2005
look at four courses and get with some major employers
and let them know what’s
going on and somehow ask them to get some information
out, possibly in the form of a survey to let their employees
know that these four courses were available. 7 weeks
plus a final. Maybe do the whole program with all courses
at a later time. Possibly have 50% of the courses on
line. Merging half in class instruction with half on-line
instruction. Dean Duggar stated that they also talked
about letting students know that this is an intensive
course. Faculty develop multi-media to help the students
so they can take material home and work on it. Do a
pilot – reserve 20 seats for non-traditional students
taking less than 9 hours.
Dean Duggar asked Carleen if she was still working
on Code of Conduct. Carleen said yes.
Dr. Replogle said that Christian Brothers courses are
2 hrs. 10 min. two times a
week. This is what they advertise but what they do,
he doesn’t know. Christian Brothers
is 34 hrs. Dean and Dr. Replogle also talked about weekend
classes – Saturday morning and Sunday morning.
Dr. Replogle said some students were okay with it and
some weren’t. Dr. Frey asked his students about
this – 5 on Friday, okay. Others said anything
but Friday and Saturday. Mt. Home, Beebe, W. Memphis,
were okay with this, but ASU students were not. Dean
Duggar stated we will proceed with exploring this and
get
some information from HR directors. Dr. Replogle discussed
maybe going a little longer. 5:45 to 7:55 or 8:05 to
10:15. Question of two courses one night a week or two
courses two nights a week. Dr. Replogle said at next
meeting get some guidance from the group here. Look
at once a week for a shorter period of time, twice a
week for an extended period of time etc? Dr. Ford commented
– do we have the rule that states we can’t
have any classes before 6:00 p.m.? Dean Duggar said
we can do the evening program anyway we want as long
as it makes sense.
Student retention – Dr. Pittman stated, make
it value added so they don’t go to
Newport. Do we do things about advertising courses in
the newspaper etc.? Is there
any money for that?
Carleen – Thursday, Oct 21 is Select a Major
Day. Colleges all have booths in the
Library 10 – 3:00 p.m. Asking Chairs to help find
people to man the booth.
Saturday – COB Alumni Breakfast 9:00 a.m. –
Kathy White will be the speaker.