Data Analysis Review Event

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Data Analysis Review Event

• Western Oregon University
• College of Education
• May 30, 2008

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Did You Know?

• Helped first International Info Tech students
  complete program
• 18 students traveled to DC for the National
  Breast Cancer conference
• Helped SK T2T students complete program
• A proposal for testing materials in under review
  by the Woodcok Johnson Munoz Foundation
• Had an editorial published in the Oregonian
• Served as COE reps at the Teachers for a New Era
  meeting this year

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Did You Know?

• Was invited by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint
  Nasser Bin Abdullah Al-Missned to Doha Qatar
• Initiated a series of social service projects
  with local communities
• Started the year with her first single authored
  manuscript accepted for publication in Voices
  from the Middle
• Served on a state Program Review Team for TSPC

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Did You Know?

• Taking a one term leave of absence to teach
  English in China
• Coordinated the Teddy Bear Project Collection at
  WOU benefitting children with AIDS
• Responsible for WOU offering an 18 hour
  certificate on Autism
• Coordinating efforts featuring WOU students
  telling the story of Oregon for states 150 year
  anniversary
• Gave four presentations, birthed a baby and
  earned a doctorate this year

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Did You Know?

• Received grant money to study Secondary School PE
  teachers
• Brought in new federal grant money for students
  scholarships
• Contributed to a 5 yr partnership with IES
• Was re-elected for another three years as
  Division Chair
• Strengthened partnership with state OVR office
• Works consistently with ODE on grant sponsored
  activities
• Key leader in WOUs successful triathlon this
  year

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Did You Know?

• Survived first year as new administrators
• Has traveled out of the country to present a
  paper this year
• Planning to travel out of the country to present
  a paper this year

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Did You Know?

• Brought lightening speed to travel reimbursement
  process recently
• Will be serving as the primary contact person for
  the Undergrad teacher prep program next year
• Helped raise money for the ALS Foundation
• Helped facilitate applicants from new SK SPED
  partnership
• Created a more time efficient process for COMP
  exams
• Is the creative force behind summer course
  marketing

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• Regularly provides calming influence to students
  during program admission interview process
• Served as liaison with University Computing to
  help resolve EDSMART technical issues
• Was a key WOU leader on the new class and room
  scheduling software innovations
• Helped coordinate a cookbook of recipes
  supporting Breast Cancer Research

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Academic Excellence Showcase

• Over 50 sessions sponsored featuring COE students
  
• Thank you Sponsors Warren Allen, Hank Bersani,
  Jerry Braza, Mary Bucy, Marita Cardinal, Brian
  Caster, Brynn Carter, Linda Cress, Sue Dauer,
  Mark Girod, Jessica Henderson, Tom Kelly, Elisa
  Maroney, Chloe Myers, Gwenda Rice, Denvy
  Saxowsky, Mary Scarlato, Tracy Smiles, Daryl
  Thomas, Steve Wojcikiewiez
• Thank you Session Chairs Brian Caster, Susan
  Griffin, Elisa Maroney,, Linda Stonecipher, Daryl
  Thomas,

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WOU Performance Metrics

• Total Credit Enrollment--5037
• New Undergraduate Enrollment1435
• Freshmen Retention74.5
• Six year graduation rate45.5
• Graduation rate within the OUS--56.2
• Degrees in designated shortage areas141
• Math Ed., Science Ed., Special Ed., Rehab.
  Counseling

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WOU Performance Metrics

• Sponsored Research--10 million
• Foundation Assets9.2 million
• Average Faculty Compensation w/ peers95.3
• Mission Specific
• Community College Transfer Completion59
• First Generation Retention67.4

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CORE Re-accreditation UpdateDr. Julia Smith

• All standards met
• 37 out of 39 standards exceeded the passing level
• Sample kudos
• RCE program has a well delineated set of both
  internal and external evaluation methods
• Faculty in the RCE program are well qualified and
  committed to their students
• Obvious that WOU administrators are invested in
  ensuring the programs success

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COE Assessment Plans

• Now presenting..
• Dr. Eric Snow

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COE Graduate Program Update

• Congratulations on a stellar year!
• Banner codes have been cleaned up
• Degree plan enforced
• New annual graduate student award created
• New graduate student session at Academic
  Excellence
• Record number of comp exams conducted

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Wall of Wow!

• Provides a visual and quantitative way to help
  celebrate each programs continued success.
• Helps provide more time accurate data when
  central administrators inquire about enrollment
  projections and supports requests for additional
  resources.
• Helps identify when additional marketing
  resources need to be applied.
• Helps identify enrollment patterns from year to
  year.
• Help us get the numbers right when we ask for
  updates!

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Whats in a name?

• College of Education
• versus
• College of Education, XXX XXX (EXAMPLE)
• Division Names
• Division of Teacher Education
• Special Education Division
• Health and Physical Education Division
• Seeking volunteers for next year to advise

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Curriculum Logs

• Four different forms developed and requested by
  President Minahan
• Degree/Major Program Review Schedule
• Program Assessment
• Degree Program Change
• On Campus Program Review
• Eleven sets of documents have been drafted.
• All completed forms are due Monday, June 9th!

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Timeline for Curriculum Proposals 2008-09

• Starting in 2009-2010, all curriculum proposals
  must be approved much earlier (March).
• Cycle will be encouraged starting next year.

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Welcome Provost Kent Neely

• Dr. Kent Neely
• Formerly Dean of Arts and Sciences
• Southern Illinois, Edwardsville
• Starts August 1, 2008

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COE Personnel Transitions

• Joe Sendelbaugh
• Connie Wildfang
• Debi Duren
• Becky Graber
• Patricio Ortiz

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2007-08 Tenure and Promotion Decisions

• Cheryl Davis --Full Professor
• Adele Schepige -- Full Professor
• Bob HautalaAssociate Professor and Tenure
• Peggy PedersenAssociate Professor and Tenure
• Gay TimkenAssociate Professor and Tenure

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Congratulations Marita

• WOU Mario and Alma Pastega Award for Excellence
  in Scholarship for 2008

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Congratulations Marita

• Faculty Academic Advisor of the Year for
  2007-2008
• and
• National Dance Association Scholar/Artist Award
  for 2009

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Congratulations, Maria!

• Fulbright Scholar Award
• Universidad Autonoma Benito Juarez de Oaxaca
  from August 2008 through May 2009

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Congratulations, Karie!

• 2008
• Outstanding Advisor to an
• ASWOU Student Organization

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Congratulations!

• Mark Girod-Faculty Senate President
• Elisa Maroney, Faculty Senate Vice President

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Successful Faculty Searches

• Chung-Fan (Fran) Ni Rehab. Counseling (SPED)
• Carl SchroederASL Studies (SPED)
• Amanda SmithASL/English Interpreting (SPED)
• Jeff ArmstrongExercise Science (HPE)
• Daniel Lopez-CevallosHealth Promotions (HPE)
• Rachel Harrington Math Education (DTE)
• Todd TwymanAssessment (DTE)

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Successful Staff Hires

• Eric Snow (COE Assessment Coordinator)
• Lori Anderson (COE Graduate Office/HPE)
• Juana Estrada (Bilingual Teacher Liaison)
• Jenny Lacey (COE Receptionist, Fiscal Support)

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Request for 2008-09 Tenure Line Searches

• Each division should submit requests on the form
  provided to Dean Rosselli no later than June
  15th.
• Targeted recruitment with doctoral programs.

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Office Space

• COE to acquire new offices currently occupied by
  Education Evaluation Center
• Ed Eval to be relocating to new offices in Maske
  Hall

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AIC Purchases for COE

•   Dartfish Software?  Instructor cart for NPE? 
  Scanner?  Deskjet printer?  Portable projector? 
  Laser Printer?  Digital video cameras
• Additional equipment still in the que

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Other Tech Purchases for COE

• STFC purchases?  Replace laptops in NPE laptop
  cart?  Smart room for ED116-117
• Administration purchases?  Seven new faculty
  computers?  Replace a portion of the 2003
  computers.

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Other Purchases in Progress

• Computers for new staff
• One additional student worker station
• Furniture for HPE 2nd floor open area--WOU
• Filemaker Pro
• Testing materials for SPED courses
• D Links (video phones)
• Perpetual Plaque for scholarships donors

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Other Purchases in Progress

• ADA safety and compliance items
• Initial Accreditation costs for ASL/EI
• Smart Board for ITC 001
• GPS units
• Office Printers for SPED faculty
• Chairs for HPE faculty offices
• Additional travel support for faculty in each
  division

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Peer Mentoring 2007-08

• HPE
• Peggy Pedersen Marita Cardinal
• Bob Hautala Brian Caster
• Laura Gradine Linda Stonecipher
• SPED
• Amanda Smith Hank Bersani

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Peer Mentoring 2007-08

• DTE
• Steven Wojcikiewicz Mark Girod
• Marie LeJeune Sue Dauer
• Patricio Ortiz Adele Schepige
• Karie Mize Mary Bucy
• Tracy Smiles Mark Girod
• Chloe Myers Mary Reynolds
• Todd Twyman Gwenda Rice

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Peer Mentoring Committee for 2008-09

• SPED Linda Keller (Chair) 
• DTE Gwenda Rice
• HPE Marita Cardinal
• Center for Teaching and Learning - Niki Young

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PMC Accomplishments

• New sample portfolios developed based on changes
  in Collective Bargaining Agreement
• New PMC Resource Notebooks developed
• Strong relationship built with CTL
• COE Peer Mentoring guidelines updated
• Faculty Swap and Share hosted in Spring 2008
• COE Peer Mentoring survey administered
• Peer Mentor matches identified for 2008-09

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It was a very good year!