Fred Antczak’s 2009 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.

* Establish a program to develop new faculty toward their first contract renewal by ensuring that they receive an appropriate welcome, a thorough initiation, qualified mentoring and continuing contact with and feedback opportunities with the Dean to provide early and robust connection.

* Work with governance to compose and propose College-wide performance expectations to faculty.

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.

* Complete, implement, and where possible begin to assess the CLAS Inclusion Plan.

* Develop the basic curriculum for a Cultural Competency Certificate, to be proposed to CLAS CC by December.

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 2008. Cultivate new proposal writers through workshops and mentoring.

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

* Establish systems that house and manage information to serve the interests of the college and its units.

o  Digital Measures

o  Online forms

o  Web site enhancements

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.

* Successfully establish CLAS’s two newest academic units, AWRI and CMB.

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

* Participate fully in university initiatives for student success pursuant to the discussions of 2009.

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

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.

* Invigorate Alumni Board and Alumni e-Newsletter and GVSU CLAS Alumni Facebook page.

* Publicize internships newly available through the Washington Center.

* 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 2009: Establish and use more robust media for direct communication with CLAS Faculty and constituents

* Use CLAS Acts to report on how goals are being met.

* Inclusion of progress toward goals on CLAS Web site, in speeches and in other media as appropriate.

* Continue Dean’s open office hours for faculty and staff.

* Continue meetings of CLAS Student, Staff, Alumni and Emeritus Faculty Advisory Boards.

* Work with CLAS governance to support and advance the “Out of the Box Workshops” process.

* Work with CLAS governance to develop a “360 Formative Feedback Process” for the Dean.

[1] NCA refers to North Central Criteria for Accreditation and GVSU here refers to the GVSU Strategic Plan.