Provost's Communications

Fall 2009 Dates

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:00:00 PST

Please join us for our Fall Flu Clinic (seasonal flu shots, not H1N1) on Wed., 9/30/09, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Benson Center Parlors B&C. Families are welcome. Also join us for the Mass of the Holy Spirit on Wed., 10/7/09 at noon in the Mission Church. Community lunch follows on the St. Ignatius lawn. Note that classes which usually meet from 11:45 am to 12:50 pm will be canceled.

Reminders

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:55:00 PST

Remember to sign up for Connect-ED on e-Campus and visit the Cowell Health Center H1N1 blog for regular updates and information.

Course Evaluation Update

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:50:00 PST

We have seen success with the online course evaluations. There has been an increase in the response rate from the paper surveys administered in the Spring term during the previous five years.

SCU's User-Friendly Online Course Listing/Course Schedule

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:49:00 PST

Thanks go to Brian Washburn and Bill Fowler from Information Technology and Registrar Monica Augustin for their remarkable work developing a user-friendly online Course Listing/Course Schedule.

The “CourseAvail” site ( www.scu.edu/CourseAvail ) provides an effective way to see courses offered each quarter, with an accurate and up-to-date listing of Undergraduate Core Curriculum attributes for both the old Core and Core 2009. Instructors and locations are visible as well. Selecting the section number for the course opens a page displaying the Course Description, Class Notes, Units, and other data.

A print option allows viewers to produce a printable .pdf document of all courses for a particular quarter (e.g., fall 2009) or of a particular selection of courses for that quarter.

This online Course Listing/Course Schedule will enhance thoughtful course selection among our students and will assist faculty and advisors in their work with students. It will be particularly useful in the advising process for our new Core Curriculum for our incoming first year students. The site provides the information needed to support intentional learning and informed advising.

Kudos to Brian, Bill, Monica and the Registrar's office staff for this valuable tool.

New Interdisciplinary Majors

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:48:00 PST

Appointments

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:47:00 PST

Atom Yee, Interim Dean, School of Education and Counseling Psychology, in addition to his duties as Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Drew Starbird, Interim Dean, Leavey School of Business
Erin Kimura-Walsh, Assistant Director, LEAD Scholars Program
Kevin Burke, Dean, Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University
Terry Shoup, Interim Executive Director of International Programs
Michelle Marvier, Acting Associate Provost for Research Initiatives
Radha Basu and Jeffrey Miller, Managing Directors of CSTS

Interim Executive Director of International Programs

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:46:00 PST

Terry Shoup, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, is serving as Interim Executive Director of International Programs during the 2009-10 academic year.

Terry has held a succession of leadership positions at Santa Clara and his profession. Since coming to Santa Clara in 1989, he has served as Dean of the School of Engineering (1989-2002), Acting Dean of the School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries (2005-06), and Interim Vice Provost for Enrollment Management (2006-08). He has served as editor of several major journals in his field and is the author of more than 100 articles and a dozen books. He recently completed a term as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) and currently serves as President of Board of Directors of the ASME Foundation.

A search for a new Executive Director will begin in the fall.

Acting Associate Provost for Research Initiatives

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:45:00 PST

Michelle Marvier is serving as Acting Associate Provost for Research Initiatives during the 2009-10 academic year while Amy Shachter is on sabbatical leave. Amy will resume her position upon completion of her sabbatical.

Michelle, a graduate of SCU with a Ph.D. from UC Santa Cruz, is an associate professor in the Department of Biology and the Environmental Studies Institute. She has published widely in the field of conservation biology and ecological risk assessment (including four articles in Science) and has received grants from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Michelle received this year's Award for Recent Achievement in Scholarship at the Faculty Recognition Reception on September 15. Last fall she received the Bernard Hubbard, S.J. Creative Collaboration Award from the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of her research collaborations with undergraduate students.

Managing Directors of CSTS

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:44:00 PST

Radha Basu and Jeffrey Miller are serving as Managing Directors of the Center for Science, Technology, and Society for the 2009-10 academic year, starting July 1.

As Managing Directors, Radha and Jeff will share responsibility for providing leadership of the Center until a new Executive Director is appointed. A search for this position will begin this fall.

Radha Basu is CEO of the Anudip Foundation, which supports humanitarian projects in marginalized and threatened areas of the world. From 1999 to 2006, she served as Chairman and CEO of SupportSoft, making it a global market leader in support automation software. Prior to joining SupportSoft, she had a 20-year career at Hewlett Packard, where she served as general manager of HP's international software division and developed HP's software center in Bangalore. Radha earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Madras and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California. She subsequently attended the Stanford Executive Management Program.

Jeff Miller is President and Chief Executive Officer of JAMM Ventures, a consulting and venture capital firm. He served as a Venture Partner with Redpoint Ventures from 2002 to 2006. From 1993 to 2001, he was CEO of Documentum, Inc., leading it to become a market leader in content management software and one of the fastest growing technology companies in the country. He has also held senior marketing and general management positions at Cadence Design Systems, Adaptec, and Intel. Jeff earned a B.S. in Electrical Enginerring and Computer Science and an MBA from Santa Clara.

Leavey School of Business Dean Search

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:43:00 PST

A nationwide search for the new Dean, Leavey School of Business, is being conducted by the search firm of Russell/Reynolds in conjunction with an internal search committee chaired by Hersh Shefrin, Professor of Finance. Other committee members include: Kris Mitchener, Associate Professor, Economics; Tammy Madsen, Associate Professor, Management; Narendra Agrawal, Associate Professor, OMIS; Susan Parker, Associate Professor, Accounting; Al Bruno, Professor, Marketing; Anna Han, Associate Professor, Law; Paul Soukup, S.J., Professor, Communication; Kapil K. Nanda, Member, Board of Trustees, and Founder, Chairman and CEO of Infogain Corporation; and Jay Leupp, Member, Board of Regents; Member, Business School Advisory Committee; and Chairman of Alesco Global Advisors LLC.

Faculty Awards

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:42:00 PST

Several faculty were honored with awards for teaching, scholarship, and service at the Faculty Recognition Event on September 14:

Louis and Dorina Brutocao Award for Teaching Excellence: William Prior, Professor of Philosophy
Award for Sustained Excellence in Scholarship: Sam Hernandez, Professor of Art
Award for Recent Achievement in Scholarship: Michelle Marvier, Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies
Inclusive Excellence Award: Gerdenio (Sonny) Manuel, S.J., Associate Professor of Psychology and Rector of the Jesuit Community at Santa Clara.
President’s Special Recognition Awards: Steven Chiesa, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Civil Engineering; Dennis Gordon, Professor of Political Science and Director of International Programs from 1992 to 2009; Bradley Joondeph, Associate Professor of Law and Associate Director of Faculty Development
Faculty Senate Professor Award: Meir Statman, Professor of Finance

Congratulations to all the awardees!

Academic Affairs News

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:41:00 PST

International Agreements

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:40:00 PST

Over the past year, the University has actively explored opportunities for academic collaboration with several universities in other countries. It has signed MOUs with two universities in China (Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Wuhan University of Technology) and two Jesuit universities in Latin America (Catholic University of Cordoba in Argentina and Catholic University of Uruguay).

Program Review News

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:40:00 PST

All academic programs scheduled for program reviews in the first cycle (2003 to 2009) have either completed or initiated self studies. In response to concerns expressed in a Faculty Senate survey last spring, the Academic Affairs Committee approved a proposal from the Provost's Office to adopt a new schedule in which academic programs will undertake self studies every eight years. This schedule will be adjusted in some cases to reflect special issues such as coordination with specialized accreditation reviews.

This fall the Provost's Office and the Academic Affairs Committee will develop new guidelines for the next cycle of academic program reviews. The schedule for the next cycle will also be announced later this fall.

Sloan Award for Faculty Career Flexibility

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:40:00 PST

Santa Clara University was one of six universities to receive an Alfred P. Sloan Award for Faculty Career Flexibility from the American Council on Education in 2007-08. The $200,000 award is intended to promote flexible career paths and work-life balance for faculty.

Senior Vice Provost Don Dodson directs the award program with the assistance of a new Faculty Work-Life Advisory Group composed of Linda Kamas, chair (Economics), Laura Ellingson (Communication), and Eleanor Willemsen (Psychology). Pedro Hernandez-Ramos (Education), Edwin Maurer (Civil Engineering), and Chuck Powers (Sociology) also served as members in 2008-09, and several new members will be appointed this fall.

Some initiatives undertaken through the Sloan Award include:

A rich program of events and services will be offered in 2009-10 around the theme of faculty work-life balance. This program has been developed by the Faculty Work-Life Advisory Group and by Diane Dreher (English). It will include a public lecture, workshops, and community group lunches each quarter. Confidential coaching sessions around work-life balance may also be scheduled with a licensed therapist who can assist faculty with strategies for setting priorities, saying no, dealing with conflicts, and managing time. More information about these events and services will come from the Faculty Work-Life Advisory Group.

New policies on tenure clock extensions and flexible course scheduling were approved last year upon the recommendation of the Faculty Affairs Committee. The committee is continuing to develop (1) a modified duties policy associated with various kinds of leaves and (2) a new faculty appointment model which would clarify policies and procedures related to different categories of faculty appointment, including renewable term lecturers.

Assistant Vice Provost Ed Ryan developed a new Faculty Resources Website (www.scu.edu/provost/facultyresources). Please check out this website for resources that support teaching and scholarship, the community of scholars, and work life balance.

Bill Sundstrom, Associate Provost for Faculty Development, developed Career Flexibility and Work-Life Balance: A Toolkit for Chairs and Deans and offered several training sessions in September.

Linda Kamas and Laura Ellingson developed a new course on Vocation and Gender, which they taught for the first time in Spring 2009. This course is part of the Vocation pathway in the new Core Curriculum.

Kieran Sullivan (Psychology) and Laura Nichols (Sociology) are developing a work-life survey.

The Work-Life Advisory Group has been working with Human Resources and Kids on Campus to identify ways to make Kids on Campus more accessible to more faculty, particularly for infant care.

Core Curriculum Update

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:39:00 PST

Santa Clara has successfully implemented a new Core curriculum within a very short time span. This has been a collaborative process involving faculty and staff throughout the university. Some highlights:

More than 70 faculty are serving on Faculty Core Committees.
In the last two years Faculty Core Committees have processed more than 600 requests for the approval of syllabi, Pathways, or Honoraria (some were “revise and resubmits”).
More than 350 courses have been approved. Approximately 70 honoraria for curriculum development and transformation have been approved, and nineteen Pathways have been approved.
More than twenty faculty participated last year in piloting innovative themed and sequenced courses in “Critical Thinking and Writing” and “Cultures and Ideas.” The pilot project included a successful assessment project focusing on student learning in relation to selected learning objectives. See the Office of Assessment website for the Assessment Reports. The reports have been shared with the Pilot faculty and will be discussed by the relevant departments.
Over the past two years we’ve offered ten summer workshops with more than 180 participants for Core Curriculum Development.
Partnerships with offices throughout the University have been invaluable. In addition to the Schools and the College, these have included the Drahmann Center, the Registrar’s Office, the Office of Marketing and Communication, the Admissions Office, the Housing Office, the Residential Learning Communities, the Ignatian Center, the Office of Student Life, and many others.
We have enrolled 1029 incoming first year students in Foundations courses for the new core; 62 more first year students will enroll during the final Orientation session.

Several aspects of the Core implementation process have involved significant changes. In addition to the change involved in the development of courses in a number of new Core areas (Experiential Learning for Social Justice; Civic Engagement; Science, Technology, and Society; Diversity; etc.), another change involved increased attention to learning goals and objectives in syllabi. Faculty Core Committees successfully developed learning objectives for each core area. These learning objectives are now included on all approved syllabi or on a related course website, and course assignments are aligned with learning objectives. We know that this approach will enhance teaching and learning, and will facilitate assessment of learning objectives. Although it is considered a “best practice” in higher education, it was not widely practiced at Santa Clara prior to Core implementation. We are grateful to the faculty throughout the University who have participated in this impressive effort.

Our success in implementing the Core has brought Santa Clara to the attention of a number of institutions who are also engaged in Core revision. Faculty and administrators from St. Mary’s College, Loyola Marymount University, and the University of San Diego have traveled to Santa Clara to consult with us; we have been invited to Boston College. We have been asked to speak about our implementation process twice at WASC conferences. We were asked to present our Core implementation process at both the AJCU Deans Conference and the AJCU Leadership Seminar. In addition, we have been contacted by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Carnegie will be discussing SCU’s Core and Pathways in a forthcoming book on liberal education in America’s Business Schools.

Colleagues at these institutions have been impressed with the way Santa Clara’s Core reflects the University’s commitment to global and local learning, intentional learning, and engaged learning for social justice. They’ve also been impressed with our focus on goals, objectives, and manageable, meaningful assessment. We want to thank the university community for their contributions to the Core curriculum implementation process.

WASC Update

chudgens@scu.edu (Colleen Hudgens) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:38:00 PST

Santa Clara hosts a re-accreditation site visit October 20 – 22, 2009. Our seven-member visiting team will be chaired by Fr. Stephen Sundborg, S.J., President of Seattle University. Other participants are Ronald K. Barrett, Professor of Psychology, Loyola Marymount University; Diane F. Halpern, Professor of Psychology, Claremont McKenna College; William M. Plater, Chancellor’s Professor, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Rana Glasgal, Associate Vice Provost, Stanford University
Barbara Gross Davis, Assistant Vice Provost, University of California, Berkeley; and James Hyatt, Senior Vice President, University of South Florida. This is a strong and impressive team.

As part of the re-accreditation process we have submitted a “Capacity and Preparatory Report” to WASC. The report is posted on a password protected site accessible to members of the Santa Clara community. See www.scu.edu/wasc and select “Reports and Data.” Use your GroupWise username and password to enter the site.

During the site visit open meetings will be held at which faculty, staff, and students can talk with members of the visiting team. In addition, WASC will establish a confidential email site to allow individuals from the University community to communicate with the team regarding their experiences at Santa Clara. The team will also meet with selected groups of faculty, staff, students, and trustees.

The Capacity report contains Reflective Essays on the three themes selected by the University for analysis: Educating for Competence, Conscience, and Compassion; Supporting the Teaching Scholar Model; and Promoting a Community of Inclusive Excellence. Appendices and Data Tables provide additional information.

Members of the visiting team will return to Santa Clara in February 2011 for an Educational Effectiveness Review focusing primarily on student learning, the teaching and learning environment, and institutional learning.