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Strategic Plan 2006-11

2007-08 Update

 
  Goal 1a:
Faculty Professional Development
&  Workload

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Co-Chairs: Peter French/Bonnie Jones & Stephen Graves
Convener/Recorder: Judy Rideout
Members:  Annette Conard
                Amy Ho
                Dick King
                Gene Klippel/Robert Anderson
                Sandy McDonald
                Jane Roberts
                Jane Rose
                Stephen Rushton
                Jay Schrock
                John Walker              

8/20/07

Strategic Actions, Timeline, Outcomes

Action Person(s) Timeline Status
1 Develop timeline & outcomes for 2007-08. Faculty Team 10/1/07 Completed
2 Increase number of tenured and non-research lines to ease the service burden on pre-tenured faculty. Dick King,
Gene Klippel,
Jane Rose,
Jay Schrock,
Peter French
Fall 07 Postponed: Budget Cuts
3 Closely monitor service commitments of pre-tenured faculty and  redistribute tasks as appropriate. Ongoing Ongoing
4 Pair all new faculty members with a peer to provide instruction on obtaining tenure. Fall 07 Ongoing
5 Provide workshops on instruction techniques to improve faculty teaching skills. Delaney Kirk, Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence, Peter Yates Fall 07 Dr. Kirk workshop on 8/22/08
6 Each faculty member will produce a clear, one-page statement of research interests to share with Sponsored Research and Campus Advancement. 66 resident faculty members & Peter French 11/1/07 Partial completion.  Planned for 2008-09
7 Provide opportunities for intra-departmental and cross-departmental collaboration by holding round table lunches and/or late afternoon seminars. Faculty Team 6/1/08 Starting Summer 2008
8 Bring Tampa grant-writing workshops to the Sarasota-Manatee campus. Peter French/Bonnie Jones,
Arthur Guilford
Summer 08 Planned for 2008-09
9 Create a committee of successful grant recipients to act as readers for grants before they are submitted. Sandy McDonald, Peter French/Bonnie Jones 11/1/07 Planned for 2008-09
10 Submit mid-year report. Peter French 12/1/07 Completed
11 Use funds received from grants to hire graduate assistants. Faculty Members 6/1/08 Postponed: Budget Cuts
12 Provide incentives for collaboration. Faculty  Team 6/1/08 Postponed: Budget Cuts
13 Create extension of the Center for 21st Century Learning on the Sarasota-Manatee Campus. Distance Learning Board 6/1/08 Different direction taken with resources on USF SM campus instead.
14 Submit year-end report. Faculty Team 6/1/08 Completed

 

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