Missouri State University

December 6, 2007

 

 

College of Humanities and Public Affairs

Department Heads’ Meeting Minutes

December 6, 2007 – 11:00 a.m.

 

 Michael Sheng (HST), Brendan McKiernan (MIL), Pam Sailors (PHI/ECO), Beat Kernen (PLS), Jack Llewellyn (REL), Karl Kunkel (SOC/ANT/CRM), and Lorene Stone.  Special guests from the Office of Sponsored Research were Bill Alter, Bruce Richards, Tracey Poston, and Marina Zordell-Reed.

 

Dean Stone introduced Bill Alter who had asked for time to expound upon the mission of the Office of Sponsored Research.  He distributed handouts outlining that mission and introduced his co-workers who elaborated on specific areas of the process to include seeking, acquiring, and sustaining external funding to support University-based research, education and service projects and assuring that activities are conducted in compliance with governmental regulations and University policies.

 Announcements

  • Upcoming Deadlines/Important Dates

December 7     CHPA End-of-Semester Reception (11:00-1:00 p.m., STRO 212)

December 7     Provost Forum (Dept. & College Budgeting) (2:30 p.m., PSU 315)

December 11   CHPA Retirement Reception (3:00-5:00 p.m., CAR)

December 14   BOG/CHPA Graduate Reception (10:30, Atrium) / MSU Commencement (12:30 p.m., Hammons Student Center)

 

  • Dean Stone announced that six out of 13 university-wide Summer Fellowships for 2008 were received by CHPA faculty:  Leslie Baynes (REL), Steve Berkwitz (REL), David Gutzke (HST), Aida Hass (CRM), Bill Meadows (ANT), and Liz Sobel (ANT).

 

  • Department Reports on Student Success are due to the Dean as soon as possible so she can provide the College Report to the Provost by December 14.

 

  • Dean Stone advised Department Heads that the minimum wage increase to $6.65 (as of January 1, 2008) might necessitate a cut-back in hours for those workers involved.

 

  • A reminder was made that the Department Annual Report is due to the Dean in January.

 

Discussion

  • Each of the Department Heads reported on their search/hiring updates, all expressing positive outlooks for timely selections.