Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne College of Arts and Sciences Convocation April 6, 2015, LA 159, 12:00 P. M. Agenda 1) Call to Order 2) Acceptance of the Agenda 3) Committee Reports for Information only (available online at https://www.ipfw.edu/departments/coas/resources/governance.html) 3.1 Executive Committee 3.1.1 Minutes November 4, 2014 (COASCD#14-18) 3.1.2 Minutes November 18, 2014 (COASCD#14-19) 3.1.3 Minutes December 2, 2014 (COASCD#14-21) 3.1.4 Minutes February 5, 2015 (COASCD#14-26) 3.1.5 Minutes February 19, 2015 (COASCD#14-28) 3.2 Curriculum Committee 3.2.1 Minutes December 1, 2014 (COASCD#14-20) 3.2.2 Minutes December 15, 2014 (COASCD#14-23) 3.2.3 Minutes January 26, 2015 (COASCD#14-24) 3.2.4 Minutes February 23, 2015 (COASCD#14-29) 3.3 COAS Requirements Working Group 3.3.1 Working Group Proposal November 24, 2014 (COASCD#14-22) 3.3.2 Minutes January 14, 2015 (COASCD#14-25) 3.3.3 Minutes February 16, 2015 (COASCD#14-27) 3.3.4 Minutes March 2, 2015 (COASCD#14-30) 3.3.5 Minutes March 23, 2015 (COASCD#14-31) 4) Reports from Standing Committees: Executive Committee: Mark Masters; Curriculum Committee: Mark Jordan; Nominations and Elections: Jeffrey Malanson; Faculty Affairs: Christine Erickson; Ombudscommittee: Ronald Friedman; Assessment Committee: Michelle Drouin; Student Affairs: Ryan Yoder 5) Report from COAS Requirements Working Group: Jeff Malanson 6) Report from COAS Ad Hoc Advising Committee: Irwin Mallin 7) Presentations 8) Old Business 9) New Business 7.1 Downs-Hollander Service Award 7.2 Enhancement of Learning Award 10) Presiding Officer s Remarks 11) Dean s Remarks 12) General Good and Welfare 13) Adjournment ACTA 1) Call to Order: Presiding Officer, Mark Masters, called meeting to order at 12:05 P. M. 2) Acceptance of the Agenda: Move to accept the agenda. Seconded. Voting faculty unanimously approved the agenda.
3) Committee Reports for Information only: (available online at https://www.ipfw.edu/departments/coas/resources/governance.html) 3.1 Executive Committee 3.1.1 Minutes November 4, 2014 (COASCD#14-18) 3.1.2 Minutes November 18, 2014 (COASCD#14-19) 3.1.3 Minutes December 2, 2014 (COASCD#14-21) 3.1.4 Minutes February 5, 2015 (COASCD#14-26) 3.1.5 Minutes February 19, 2015 (COASCD#14-28) 3.2 Curriculum Committee 3.2.1 Minutes December 1, 2014 (COASCD#14-20) 3.2.2 Minutes December 15, 2014 (COASCD#14-23) 3.2.3 Minutes January 26, 2015 (COASCD#14-24) 3.2.4 Minutes February 23, 2015 (COASCD#14-29) 3.3 COAS Requirements Working Group 3.3.1 Working Group Proposal November 24, 2014 (COASCD#14-22) 3.3.2 Minutes January 14, 2015 (COASCD#14-25) 3.3.3 Minutes February 16, 2015 (COASCD#14-27) 3.3.4 Minutes March 2, 2015 (COASCD#14-30) 3.3.5 Minutes March 23, 2015 (COASCD#14-31) 4) Reports from Standing Committees: Executive Committee, Mark Masters: The Executive Committee met many times and discussed the COAS Requirements in particular, which Jeff Malanson will further comment on. Curriculum Committee, Mark Jordan: The Curriculum Committee has reviewed a number of courses and programs, and would like to thank everyone that has come to the meetings. Nominations and Elections Committee, Jeff Malanson: The Nominations and Elections Committee is currently in the process of conducting voting for the COAS Committee Elections. The voting will close on Wednesday at 5:00 P. M. Faculty Affairs Committee, Christine Erickson: The Faculty Affairs Committee has been busy with making sure that faculty voting rights are respected, and with looking for Distinguished Lecturers for COAS. Ben Dattilo will be the Distinguished Lecturer on April 17, and Faculty Affairs has already decided on the external Distinguished Lecturer. Ombudscommittee, Ronald Friedman: Five faculty members are leaving and are currently being interviewed. Some common themes are developing from the reports.
Assessment Committee, Michelle Drouin: The Assessment Committee is proposing through the Council a revision to document 98-22. Student Affairs Committee, Ryan Yoder: The Student Affairs Committee has nothing to report. 5) Report from COAS Requirements Working Group, Jeff Malanson: See attached PowerPoint. 6) Report from COAS Ad Hoc Advising Committee, Irwin Mallin: The Ad Hoc Advising Committee is in the process of designing a faculty survey. The Advising Committee is also designing a student survey and looking at the research on advising. A best practices document will be the final product. 7) Presentations: 7.1 Downs-Hollander Service Award: Awarded to Christine Erickson by Rick Weiner. 7.2 Enhancement of Learning Award: Awarded to Sue Mau by Peter Dragnev. 8) Old Business: None. 9) New Business: None. 10) Presiding Officer s Remarks, Mark Masters: See attached PowerPoint regarding faculty staffing at IPFW and COAS. 11) Dean s Remarks, Elaine Blakemore: See attached PowerPoint. Addendum to COAS majors provided after the meeting. 12) General Good and Welfare: M. Dixson invites everyone to the Communication Symposium taking place on Thursday, April 9 from 9:00 A. M. to 6:00 P. M. in the Walb Student Union. A. Argast announced that the retirement party for J. Farlow will take place on Thursday, April 30 at 3:00 P. M. in SB 176. Jeff Malanson announced that the Undergraduate History Conference will take place on Saturday, April 18 starting at 8:00 A. M. on the second floor of the Helmke Library. 13) Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 12:55 P. M.
COAS Majors: Selected Years 2003-04 to 20014-15 4/9/2015 Department 2003-04 2006-07 2009-10 2011-12 2013-14 2014-15 Anthropology 90 100 94 106 71 50 Biology 434 505 566 641 569 518 Chemistry 89 108 141 127 105 99 Communication 274 290 319 324 301 286 CSD 68 110 140 125 85 99 English 146 169 219 259 235 213 Geosciences 26 29 26 43 34 35 History 99 103 150 153 107 86 ILCS 66 99 108 105 81 65 Mathematics 126 136 139 117 110 118 Philosophy 38 37 58 62 36 37 Physics 24 33 29 45 47 56 Political Science 137 134 176 157 123 91 Psychology 419 466 500 545 445 434 Sociology 61 95 90 75 56 41 Women's Studies 14 24 18 23 24 25 **TOTAL 2461 2865 3274 3370 2779 2422 Unique Majors (eliminating double majors) 2327 2645 3000 3065 2529 2173 Degree-seeking undergraduate students 13065 12624 12926 13297 10998 10521 COAS percent of total (unique) 17.81% 20.95% 23.21% 23.05% 23.00% 20.65% Notes: because of some other categories of majors, the college total is greater than the sum of these degrees. 2014-15 does not yet include summer **Because this counts first and second majors, some students are represented more than once