Academic Master Plan Update November 4, 2013

It is not too late to join a working group! Thanks to the members of Academic Affairs who have already stepped forward to serve on working groups. Meetings are expected to convene in the next two weeks. We are still seeking members for the Engagement, Experiential Learning and Collegiality/Shared Stewardship Working Groups. We have adequate membership for the Liberal Arts/Liberal Education and Diversity Working Groups, though there is still space An invitation was ed to all Academic Affairs members. To link to the self-nomination survey: x?SurveyID=n2K3no6M x?SurveyID=n2K3no6M

Academic Master Plan Phase II Central Committee ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATION TO BE SELECTED FROM WITHIN WORKING GROUPS Working group on Liberal Arts/Liberal Education Dean Susan Turell Co-Chair, Sunil Labroo Self Nominated Members(5-8) Working group on Engaging/Engagement Dean David Yen Co-Chair, Theresa Russo Self-Nominated Members(5-8) Working group on Collegial/Shared Stewardship Dean Eileen Morgan Zayachek Co-Chair, Joe Pignato Self-Nominated Members(5-8) Working group on Experiential/Experiential Learning Dean Venkat Sharma Co-Chair, Jim Mills Self-Nominated Members(5-8) Working group on Diverse/Diversity Dean Richard Lee Co-Chair, Gretchen Sorin Self-Nominated Members(5-8)) Andrew Kahl (Theatre) Sunil Labroo (Physics and Astronomy) Richard Lee (Education & Human Ecology) Jim Mills (Geography) Eileen Morgan-Zayachek (English) Joe Pignato (Music) Theresa Russo (Child and Family Studies) Venkat Sharma (Natural & Mathematical Sciences) Gretchen Sorin (Cooperstown Graduate Program) Wade Thomas (Arts & Humanities/pending Associate Provost)ex officio Maria Thompson (Provost) Susan Turrell (Social Science) Sam Wild (Student Representative) David Yen (Economics & Business) Patty Francis (Associate Provost) ex officio

Immediate Tasks for the fall semester Convene working groups and central committees (first two weeks of November) Schedule regular meetings and public/forum discussions for each working group (on-going through spring semester) Central Committee to develop standardized framework and contents for action plans (by mid-November) example: Recommendation, Targeted Outcomes, Action Steps, Cost/benefits statement

TENTATIVE ACADEMIC MASTER PLAN DEADLINES Deadline: Draft to be completed by June 30, 2014 Done ? Major Task Benchmarks - Fall 2013 Due By Notes No Convene Central Committee 11/1/13 Co-Chairs: First meeting schedule for week of November 4-8? No Form Working Groups 11/1/13 Co-Chairs: Invitations to WG members distribute week of Nov 4th No Draft/Establish formal charges 11/1/13 Central Committee: First working task of the central committee No Establishing meeting schedules for Working Groups 11/15/13 Working Group Co-Chairs: Frequency??? No Establishing meeting schedules for Central Committee 11/8/13 Co-Chairs: Frequency??? No Distribute Phase I aggregated survey data to Working Groups 11/15/13 Co Chairs and CC: work with Jim Greenberg to develop interface/ manageable access No Standardize format/contents for action plans 11/15/13 Central Committee No Reporting to Senate and Academic Affairs 11/4/13 Every meeting - 11/18, 12/2 Done ? Major Task Benchmarks - Spring 2014 Due By Notes No Re-convening working groups in January 1/24/14 Working group co-chairs: Set new meeting schedules for spring schedule No Public forums scheduled for each working group 1/31/14 Open meeting format for each group - to be announced through , senate, bulletin No preliminary draft of proposals from each WG 3/21/14 Working group co-chairs No Resource/feasibility statements for proposals 4/18/14 Working group co-chairs No Report to Senate and Academic Affairs - biweekly Regular reporting from central committee reps. Done ? Final Drafted Plan Tasks Due By Notes No Outlining final structure of document 3/15/14 Central committee No Draft introduction and process description 3/28/14 Central committee with solicited input from Phase I No Outline of finalized WG proposals 4/18/14 Central committee with WG input No Narrative draft of WG proposals compiled 5/31/14 Central committee with WG input No Final publication draft submitted 6/15/14 Central committee