Central Michigan University

Increasing Infrastructural Support for Student-Centered Research 

Janine Janosky/ Roger Coles

Curriculum Planning Conference for Expanded Joint M.A./Ph.D. Program in History

Affimative Action Speaker

Details about each proposal are below grouped by Priority Committee

Priority I
 

ENG 201 Implementation (200501)

This project funds the ENG 201 Summer Institute for regular and temporary faculty. The purpose of the Institute is to (a) reconsider  the goals and standards of the Written Competency Requirement, and (b) develop materials appropriate for its implementation. A major anticipated outcome of the project is for participating faculty to demonstrate an understanding of the goals and objectives of the university composition competency requirement and the role of ENG 201 in that requirement.
 

Funding for Honors Program Consulting Team (200502)

The Honors Review Committee must complete its charge to study CMU’s honors course scheduling process, including the assignment of instructors, and provide recommendations to the Provost by April 2006. To help achieve this goal, this project will use consulting services. 
 

Identify and Evaluate Opportunities in First-Year Programs and Experiences (200503)

Seven members of the ad hoc Academic, Residence Life and Student Affairs Liaison Committee (ARLSA) will participate in the 25th annual conference on the First Year Experience in Atlanta, GA February 24-28, 2006. This conference is recognized as a premier resource for first-year programs.

Funding for Writing Center (200504)

This project supports the one-time hiring of a .25/one course equivalent faculty person in the Writing Center for the Spring 2006 semester. This funding will allow the Center to better support both student and faculty services for writing across the university.
 

Consultation with Teaching Evaluation Expert (200505)

Dr. Laurie Richlin is a nationally known scholar in the area of teaching evaluation in the university setting. This project will fund her work with various CMU stakeholders for one day.
 

Team Attendance at AAC&U Institute (200507)

The Steering Committee for Studying General Education at CMU has identified problems with our current general education program and is developing recommendations for addressing those problems.  To assist in completing this task, members of the Steering Committee would like to attend the AAC&U Institute on General Education that will be held in Washington, DC, in June. We feel that the institute will be extremely helpful as the Steering Committee and CMU work to reinvigorate our general education program.

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nine Current First-Year Academic Success Courses (200508)
A major charge by the Academic Senate to ARLSA is to evaluate the impact of current efforts of first-year programs at CMU.   Members of ARLSA have targeted nine specific academic success courses for first-year students.  This proposal seeks funds for assessment of effectiveness of these courses.  Funds will be used to assemble data on each course,  to merge the data files, to run SPSS statistical analyses, and type up the results.

Maximizing Financial Aid to Achieve Enrollment Goals (200509)
This project would provide funding to contract with a nationally known consultant in the area of enrollment management, for the purpose of analyzing and making recommendations concerning CMU sponsored financial aid packages. The cost of attendance is influencing college selection as never before. Educational costs increase annually for entering freshman, while federal and state financial aid funds decline. The economic situation for many families in Michigan continues to be tenuous. Cost of attendance and aid packages influence initial enrollment decisions and significantly impact student retention.

Priority II

Syllabus Survey for Diversity Curriculum (200506)
The International Education Committee and the Multicultural Diversity Education Council agree that it is important to understand the extent to which CMU courses include a focus on diversity and global perspectives. This project funds a review of Master Course Syllabi to discern the level to which CMU students are asked to think about and discuss these issues in their coursework.

Curriculum Planning Conference for Expanded Joint M.A./Ph.D. Program in History (200511)
The objective of this project is to host a small joint planning conference in mid-May 2006 among representatives of the CMU History Department and counterparts at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany, and the University of Puerto Rico.  Members will explore and negotiate curricular and mechanical details of an expanded Joint M.A./Ph.D. program which would both strengthen the existing curriculum with Strathclyde and include the other three universities as new partners in the Joint Program.

Affirmative Action Speaker (200513)
Bob Laird, a nationally known expert in the area of minority student enrollment, will be invited to campus to present activities and outcomes in the area of enrollment and retention of underrepresented groups. It is anticipated that his expertise will prove valuable to the University community.

Hosting Conference on Communication and Social Action (200514)
This proposal requests funding for the Sixth Annual Conference on Communication and Social Action to be held at CMU on February 17 and 18, 2006. The primary audience will be IPC students and faculty. This year's conference will focus on the problems of language used to communicate racism and to bully.

Priority III  

Increasing Infrastructural Support for Student-Centered Research (200510)
This proposal seeks funds to supplement an existing infrastructure to better serve a larger number of students who need support for their research projects.  Specifically, it asks for additional support for the Undergraduate Summer Scholars Program and for the Undergraduate and Graduate Research and Presentation and Publication