Rough Draft of Fred S Goals Sorted Under Strategic Objectives of CLAS

Fred Antczak’s 2010 Goals sorted under Strategic Objectives of CLAS

1. Enhance Quality and Rigor (NCA 1-5; GVSU 1, 5, 6)1 Goal: Continuously improve high quality, student-focused, undergraduate and graduate education. * Foster use of technology.

* Use Digital Measures in a way that visibly pays off for faculty; provide help where we can.

* Explore an E-publishing project.

* Search for a collective computing project.

* Invite IT to a caucus to strategize a smoother uptake on new technology.

* Enhance on-campus communication and accessibility.

* Implement an open-topic lunch with the Deans.

* Deepen and foreground our commitment to teaching.

* Initiate Fall Teaching Showcase.

*Support CLAS Faculty Governance events on Academic Integrity.

* Work with the new Graduate Dean to help him succeed for CLAS graduate degrees and degrees that

CLAS shares.

2. Enhance Diversity throughout the College (NCA 1, 3, 4, 5; GVSU 1, 2, 4, 5) Goal: Increase and support diversity at all levels in the College. * Implement ICE Certificate.

* Have a high level of Inclusion Advocates and Champions

3. Assuring Sufficient Resources (NCA 1-4; GVSU 1, 5, 6) Goal: Explore means within and beyond the University to address funding and resource constraints guided by the values of equity and productivity. * Increase grant applications from 2009. Cultivate new proposal writers through continued workshops and mentoring. Foster grant applications that include student research.

* Continue to reallocate and manage budgets for maximum educational effectiveness.

* Support the University in identifying new financial and space resources, especially where their absence aggravates bottlenecks.

4. Assuring an optimal learning environment (NCA 3, 4, GVSU 1, 2, 4, 5, 7) Goal: Build and sustain an atmosphere of inquiry, integrity, engagement, curiosity and creativity among students, staff and faculty. * Clarify curricula and work to remove bottlenecks.

* Work to enhance advising so as to minimize obstacles to graduation.

* Develop internships for CLAS students.

5. Engaging with Community Partners/Collaborators (NCA 1, 3, 4, 5, GVSU 1-7)

1 NCA refers to North Central Criteria for Accreditation and GVSU here refers to the GVSU Strategic Plan. Goal: Construct partnerships with relevant external constituencies which enrich the education of our students while enhancing the quality of life for the people of the region, the state, the nation and beyond. * Solicit CLAS alumni for internship opportunities.

* Consult units about existing service learning opportunities, encourage their broader use, and share those data.

6. Additional Goal for 2010: Enhance Sustainability * Paperless Startup Meeting * Reusable name tags for permanent faculty and staff. * Enhance recycling in our office, support it in departmental offices. Discuss a ShredFest 2010. * Use Google Docs for committee writing meetings. * Move more information to electronic distribution, like CLAS Acts. * Save paper at unit heads meetings; decrease paper for faculty. * Add Sustainability Best Practices feature to CLAS Acts