SMART COLLEGE

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SMART COLLEGE

• August 21, 2008
• Welcome Back!

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New College Faculty and Staff Introductions
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Agenda

• TLA - Becky Rosenberg
• Advising - Lisa Thomas
• Rote Professorship Activities - James Lindholm
• UROP - Bill Head Jessica Brown
• Updates from your Dean
• Technology - Chip Lenno (Interim CIO) Marc
  Oehlman

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James W. Rote Distinguished Professorship in
Marine Science and Policy
Rote Lecture Series 2-3 speakers annually on
issues of relevance to the interface of science
and policy Monday, October 28th _at_ 4pm
Congressman Sam Farr The Environment in an
Election Year Venue will likely be in the
University Center. All are welcome and
encouraged to attend.
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James W. Rote Distinguished Professorship in
Marine Science and Policy
Rote Scholarships A fixed amount of support
will be allocated annually, distributed across
multiple recipients, both undergrad and graduate
students. Applicants will need to establish
clear linkages between the planned research
and its linkage to to policy/management.
Erik Edmonds Award for Outstanding
Science-Policy Integration in a
Capstone 500 per year to a single
recipient
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James W. Rote Distinguished Professorship in
Marine Science and Policy
Rote Seminars Fall semesters 2 units ESTP
595 Open to All Fall 2008 Distributed
Graduate Seminar supported by the National
Center for Ecological Analysis and
Synthesis The Role of MPAs in Ecosystem-Based
Management Examining the Science and Policy of
an Ocean Conservation Strategy Fall 2009
Communicating Science in an Imperfect
World Will conclude in December with a 2-day
workshop provided by the Communication
Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS)
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James W. Rote Distinguished Professorship in
Marine Science and Policy
Rote Triathlon Scholarships (IN PREP) Support
for registration fees for student
participation in local or regional
triathlons Individual or team entries May
attempt a race on campus at a future date, using
the pool and the bike path. Stay tuned.
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New Major in Our College

• Computer Science and Information Technology CSIT

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Budget Update

• College needs (non-IT) we have prioritized
• Lab Technician and related expenses for Biology
  program (In approved proposal)
• Math remediation center
• Additional faculty

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Faculty Searches Requested

• SEP - Cell Molecular Biology
• ITCD
• Digital Media Programming (for ITCD and CSIT)
• Instructional Science and Technology (for IST)

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Campus FTE Enrollment Update

• FTE as of August 8th
• 07-08 FTE Target 3640
• Projected Students 4100-4200
• Last Year 4080
• Enrollment as of August 8th
• Freshmen FTE 1036 (last year 816)
• Transfer FTE 291 -- 140 in process (last year
  290 total)
• A 21 increase in freshmen

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College Enrollment Update as of 8/14

• Overall College Enrollment Up 7

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College Enrollment Update as of 8/14
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Student SupportWhat Faculty Can Do

• set clear expectations in syllabus (including
  academic dishonesty)
• take attendance make sure students are
  registered
• give early frequent assessments let students
  know how they are doing return graded work
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