帝王会所

Dean鈥檚 Circle of Engagement

April 18-19, 2024

The Gladys W. & David H. Patton College of Education

Patton Hall 104 - 帝王会所

Summary of Activities

Attendees: Ray Asik, Caryn Bailey, Michelle Connavino, Danielle Dani, Tamarine Foreman, Lisa Harrison, Chris Hayward (Chair), Marc Houk, Robert Murphy (Vice-Chair), Connie Patterson, Monica Price, Kevin Rice, Helen Watson
Absent: Mary Frances Bryja, Gail Houk

Thursday, April 18, 2024
5 p.m. Dinner at the 帝王会所 Inn

Friday, April 19, 2024
Greetings, Introduction and Overview of Agenda, Chris Hayward, DCE Chair
Chris Hayward brought the meeting to order at 9:27 a.m. with a welcome to everyone and introductions

Patton College of Education Updates
Connie Patterson, Associate Dean, Academic Engagement and Outreach
A few things that have taken place this current year:

• 帝王会所 Association of College of Teacher Education (OACTE) Day on the Square, Columbus, 帝王会所. Associate Deans Patterson and Dani accompanied one undergraduate and one graduate student to meet with our former State Representatives Jay Edwards, and our current representative, Don Jones. House Bill 33 was discussed, which will change licensure bans in the State of 帝王会所. We were there to help him understand why the middle level grade bands are staffed with people who really want to work with that group. And to help him understand the challenges some of our school districts have in staffing those classrooms. Trying to find the middle ground between the proposed change which would license PreK to grade 8, back to preserving those middle level licensure bans. Our students spoke from their heart and were outstanding. Found that it wasn鈥檛 as intimidating as they thought it would be. The experience and exposure are valuable to the students.
• PCOE Winter kickoff 鈥� had a guest speaker Alissa Hadley Dunn, author of 鈥淭eaching on Days After鈥�. Afterward, faculty and staff talked about what we want to know; how do we want to keep building on this thread of being advocates for ourselves, for our profession, for our students, etc. Always interested in other ways we can do this kind of work across disciplines and mentioned a few other events.

Danielle Dani, Interim Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
Graduate Student Update:

• Currently 502 graduate students across the 4 departments.
• We inducted 4 new scholars into the Holmes Program (total 5).
• 31 graduate students and 9 undergraduate Honors students presented at conferences 鈥� 10 CHE, 16 ES and 14 TE.
• At the 帝王会所 Student Research and Creative Activity Expo, 21 students presented.
• There were 30 Connavino and 12 McKenzie King PCOE Honors Scholars Invitations.
• Lots of other research is going on with students.
• We have a Graduate Student Newsletter; are doing handbook updates; hosted a Graduate Student Recognition Mixer; and considering new Certificate Programs.
  Faculty Update:
• How can we tell our story better 鈥� we have begun short 1鈥�3-minute interviews with faculty that are informal to talk about projects 鈥� research, a publication, or an outreach engagement project. How they use what they learn to support teaching in our graduate program or other ways. The link to these is on the PCOE main webpage.
• We recognized 42 publications at our Research Recognition Mixer earlier this month.
• Ten faculty published in Top of the Top Tier journals 鈥� faculty get an incentive to do this work.
• Faculty continue to engage in dissemination of their research at conferences.
• Five faculty editors/co-editors of leading journals in their field. Three faculty won awards & fellowships for recognition of their research.
• Research forums are offered to spotlight students and faculty on the work they are doing. We did a grant PD series. Many faculty are actively engaging in AI conversations and we have had one workshop to date and hope for more in the next year. These are for faculty and students.
  Grants Update:
• Grants currently in progress amount to $6,572,093; currently under review, amount to $3,660,138. Some are research focused; some are public service focused - federal, state, private, at all levels.
• In support of grant activity, we have initiated a pilot program to develop a grant proposal, submissions by June 30. Eleven faculty, staff, administrators are participating. They will be given a small incentive for taking part in this pilot program. This gives faculty a chance to write a grant with feedback and assistance from the group that may have not otherwise occurred, and to encourage them to submit proposals in the future. Some of our new faculty are participating in this pilot program.

Tamarine Foreman, Assistant Dean, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Wellness

• Her role is to support faculty, staff and students, and try to also, through the initiative that Interim Dean Harrison has designed, create a sense of belonging for everyone.
• As a result of Alissa Hadley Dunn coming to speak with us at the Winter Kickoff, a faculty member suggested having a book club. We brought in Teaching on Days After 鈥� in- person and online. We had conversations on how we teach on days after such as an election or the on-going wars, and what can we do at the beginning of the school year to help foster those conversations and make it a safe environment for people to have conversations.

Other DEI&W Initiatives:

• Equitable Education for Neurodiverse Learners 鈥� Lindsay Rice, who spoke at the Lancaster Campus in April on how learners learn differently.
• Celebrating Women鈥檚 History Month 鈥� 鈥淒ays of OUr Lives鈥� on women in our lives who have influenced and empowered us.
• Community Thriving in Appalachia 鈥� Dr. Jacqueline Yahn, open forum which will take place in September.
• As part of the next weeks last week of classes celebration, in addition to sno-cones, we will have the campus support (service) puppies.
• Wellness Wednesday鈥檚 鈥� wellness tips that are posted to our eBoards each Wednesday.
• Yoga for Faculty/Staff and online yoga for all.
• Employee Assistance Program Awareness.

We hope to continue these initiatives.

Chris Hayward is interested in the Teaching on Days After 鈥� teachers would be very interested. Would like to hear how you are preparing your students.

Bob Murphy brought up the idea of fiction on the internet vs truth. How do you attack that? Assistant Dean Foreman answered that talking about what is going on and not about people 鈥� we don鈥檛 want to tear down others. Giving them tools to have conversations to think through things and share with each other, even when we don鈥檛 agree.  
Interim Dean Harrison added that media literacy is a good thing to incorporate into our curriculum to prepare students to engage in students鈥� social media with it being so popular - how you navigate social media in a responsible way, consume the information in a responsible way. Good topic to focus on.
Discussion ensued.

Interim Dean Lisa Harrison provided some College updates with some discussion:

• Bill Larson, Ed Leadership professor, passed away. He was a tremendous asset to the college. He was passionate about rural education. Bob Murphy mentioned that he had been his professor for a couple of classes.
• Theme for this year, Embracing Possibility in the Time of Change 鈥� Lots of changes happening at the University 鈥� A new president, new VP of Compensation; new VP of Advancement coming up; new VP of Finance; new VP of Research. Since coming to OHIO, the President is reconstructing her team in a way that is positive. There are several new Deans and a few searches happening now. There have been several changes within The Patton College, as well.
• Areas of Focus 鈥� 1) Organizational Culture- Cultivating a college culture where people can thrive; 2) Community of Scholars- Igniting intellectual curiosity and engaging in research-based practices; 3) Student Success- Interpersonal and academic positive outcomes.
• Priorities 鈥� 1) Sub-brand Identity - Reevaluate Messaging; 2) Alumni Engagement - Teacher Appreciation Giveaway (OUAA); Connecting w/ Current Students; 3) College Visibility - Strategic Storytelling; Monthly eNewsletter; Annual Report.
• Budget Update 鈥� Interim Dean Harrison discussed the current University Budget Model and added that the University is working to create a new budget model; FY 2023 Actual Revenue and Expenses; and the FY 23-25 Net Income Snapshot.
• New faculty were highlighted and current faculty searches were discussed.
• Interim Dean Harrison spoke on some of the highlights of the year, i.e., Fall graduation - 83 undergraduate; 32 master; 5 doctoral 鈥� spring numbers are not in yet; as mentioned previously, the Winter Kickoff 鈥� speaker Dr. Alyssa Hadley Dunn, Director of Teacher Education & Associate Professor, University of Connecticut, author of, Teaching on Days After, Educating for Equity in the Wake of Injustice; and others, as well as some upcoming events within the college. Discussed a 3-day residential program to take place in July for recruitment. Marcquis Parham is working on this. The programming has not yet been structured. We want to get students here, highlight the education programs and also make it fun for them. Students would come from Columbus 鈥� we would provide a bus to bring them here/back 鈥� transportation is sometimes a barrier. They would be staying on campus in dorms. We are looking at approximately 15 students. Bob Murphy indicated that he is going to have Marcquis come to Columbus to speak to his students in their Summer Leadership Institute to recruit some of them to come to OU in July. Michelle Connavino and Chris Hayward discussed providing a bus from Shaker Heights/Euclid districts to Columbus to include students from that area. A discussion took place on the new guidelines for recruiting 鈥� OHIO for All. Need strategic ways to navigate this.

Bob Murphy provided links for the Brothers Needed in Education videos:


Lengthy discussion ensued on how these videos could be used or what else could be done for recruitment.

Monica Price, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs and Academic Advising
Student Success Framework Discussion

• Introduction of the Office of Student Affairs Success Advisors.
• Fall and summer advising is underway now, and we have released 1,542 holds.
• The PCOE Office of Student Affairs and Academic Advising follows a Professional Advising Model where before a student can enroll in classes, they have to see an advisor. The hold is then released and the student can enroll in courses.
• They also follow Appreciative Advising Techniques which are based on strengths and dreams. Making sure that the way we advise matches the students鈥� dream and not their parents鈥� dream. This is relationship building across four years. That is why they are called Success Advisors, because your success is based on who you are and what you dream.
• We have seen 1,269 students so far this semester.
• FAFSA delays mean that we don鈥檛 have great numbers for incoming students. It is a moving target.
• Pre-service teaching permit goes into effect July 1, 2024. Every student in the districts that is in the classroom has to have a permit.
• Students approved for licensure 鈥� 423 approved last year; 237 so far this year. Projecting 491 after graduation this year.
• 1,866 current students.
• PCOE Grade Point Averages - 78% >3 and 18% 2-2.99

Monica discussed the services that the Office of Student Affairs Offers; 帝王会所 student resources; and areas of future focus, which include exit surveys, sophomore programming, student involvement and mental wellness-sense of belonging.

The group then broke into groups and answered the following questions:

What does student success look like?

Students鈥� perspective:

Grades, Feeling you have skills/knowledge, Network of Support, Belonging, Happy, Environment/place, Graduating on time, Employable, Aware of job opportunities, internships, experiential opportunities, Mentoring, College "contact", Scholarhisp/financial assistance, Understanding your pathway through degree to career success - clear vision, Exposed to different thinking, Involvement beyond coursework, Feeling safe to try differnet ideas, strategies in clinical experience, True perspective on what the career is

Employer鈥檚 perspective:

Sense of self, Problem solving, Adaptability, Willing to fail, Good fit for position, Ability to work w/o supervision, Collaborative, Willingness to grow/learn/figure out, Work history - dependability, professionalism, responsible, integrity, People skills, Enthusiasm, Flexible/adaptable, Willing to ask questions, Holistic preparation - what have they done to prepare, Working with students - engaged w/parents, What has the student "owned" in their preparation, Built from failure - overcoming, Show up on time - professional habits

Patton College of or alumni view:

 DARS training for students, Tracking to see what courses are giving students the most difficulty

Break for Lunch

Aspire Program, Medea Loibl, Director

Medea began by introducing herself and then went on to explain the Aspire Program, what they do, who they work with.

帝王会所 Career Ready Campus
Free Adult Basic Education and Workforce Readiness Training:

• GED prep classes
• College prep classes
• Preparation for post-secondary education (Tri-County Career Center, STAR)
• Workplace education (Athens Mold and Machine, QuidelOrtho)
• Integrated Education and Training (administrative services, childcare, customer service, food industry, manufacturing, warehouse and logistics, and career readiness training)
• Family literacy programming (STAR, Parent Cafe with HAPCAP)
  Adult Basic Education
• GED prep classes (in-person & virtual)
• College prep classes (OU Chillicothe, FY 2025 STEM Start Bridge Program)
• Preparation for post-secondary education (Tri-County Career Center, STAR Community Justice Center)
  Workplace Education
• Aspire providers partner with local employers and focus on upskilling and workforce training.
• Learning outcomes are determined by employer.
• QuidelOrtho employees receive soft skills training, and work on communication, team building, and leadership skills.

Funding

• Aspire Grant FY 2022 - FY 2024:
  鈿� FY 2022: $ 211,845
  鈿� FY 2023: $ 243,622
  鈿� FY 2024: $ 297,327
• Aspire Grant FY 2025 - FY 2027:
  鈿� requested funding for FY 2025: $ 379,532

Partners

Appalachian Behavioral Health ACEnet
Appalachian 帝王会所 Manufacturers鈥� Coalition ASCENT Network
Federal Valley Resource Center HAPCAP
QuidelOrtho Rural Action
South Central 帝王会所 Job and Family Services South Central 帝王会所 Workforce Partnership (Workforce
STAR Community Justice Center Development Board Area 20)
Tri-County Career Center Workforce Development Board Area 14

At this time, we picked up from the conversation before lunch. Interim Dean Harrison conducted this conversation.

Given the components of success that you identified, are these the right 鈥渂uckets鈥�?

Academic Achievement Mental Health and Well-being
Sense of Belonging Retention and Academic Recovery
Career Exploration
Additional areas mentioned, as follows:
-essential skills
-developing well-rounded individuals
-wellness and belonging
-personal development
-advocacy
-leadership

Where does alumni engagement fit into this picture?
Responses from departments on alumni engagement. (list provided to members). The group reviewed the input and were asked to choose 2-3 things that they would like to see happen.

• Marc Houk likes the speaker series. Bringing alumni to speak to a class. He has done some of that. Still mentoring a young man that he met during one of those. Have set them up with contacts and tours of places, etc. It can open a lot of doors for students.
• Michelle Connavino 鈥� area socials jumped out to her. We used to do the spring DCE meetings off-site. We would do socials in the off-site cities where we had the meetings. We agreed to now just have meetings in Athens, but that was an advantage and something that was built into this group.
• Connie Patterson indicated that she received something about a meet-up in Columbus for teachers. Her sister-in-law is a teacher in Columbus, not an OU alum, but has been to these and likes them. Or incentives to sign up or keep your information updated. Could be a recruitment tool, keep in touch, see what people are doing.
• Chris Hayward noted that a lot of these are things that the alumni association does or college-oriented societies have done. Teacher Education has a society, it used to be for the entire college. The Society of Alumni and Friends (SAF) is still in existence, but they haven鈥檛 done anything since before COVID. They are endowed. This would be a good time to partner with them. He could reach out if we decide to do this. It is chartered and run out of the Alumni Association. There is a conference endowment. We could tap that.
• Chris also mentioned that Kappa Delta Pi did have an SAF rep that worked on the conferences. Two conferences per year.
• Michelle added that many of us around the table are willing to do the work 鈥� be a working board. And when we make suggestions, we are ready to do the work. The hard thing about alumni engagement is that there are very different levels of engagements. When we want to pick 2-3 things, what are the things that people like us would be willing to do? Passive things that some alums would want to do. And then a middle ground.

Discussion ensued.

A discussion took place about alumni expertise and how to learn of these expertise and how to reach out to gain this knowledge. Interim Dean Harrison indicated that having an expertise database would be very helpful.

The following three engagement areas were decided upon:
1) Speaker series
2) A reception
3) Bringing back the Society

Chris Hayward suggested possibly having two receptions next year, one in Columbus, one in Cleveland. A Dean or someone from the College would attend and Caryn Bailey. We could solicit for the speaker series there and could also recruit new DCE members.
 

Marc Houk suggests that the speaker possibly come on the Thursday of DCE, have dinner with the group, and potentially become a member of DCE.
 

Interim Dean Harrison indicated that we should have a new Dean named sometime in May.
Also, we need to be sure who is stepping off of the DCE so we know for sure what we are working with moving forward. Kevin Rice and Ray Asik both announced that they would be stepping off. Michelle Connavino motioned to move them to emeritus status. A vote was taken, with unanimous approval.
Interim Dean Lisa Harrison stated that she and Caryn Bailey have been discussing possible new DCE members.

The DEI conversation on the agenda will be tabled until the next meeting.

Connie Patterson and Danielle Dani
The search has been on-going since the beginning of the academic year. Three candidates were invited to campus in January-February. The search did not yield a viable candidate so no offer was made. The position posting was left open to solicit new applications. The committee reviewed several applications. Two candidates have been selected to come to campus, Dr. Amy Lingo and Dr. Lisa Harrison. These interviews will wrap up next week.
The committee has undergone a few changes. We had 12 members initially but there have been a few changes. We still have representations from all departments.
Chris Hayward asked if both are viable candidates and if the Provost will decide and make an offer, with yes being the answer to both questions.
The selection is based on the search committees鈥� recommendations, feedback surveys from the PCOE community, and then the on-list and off-list reference checks. Those have been pretty critical in the search.
Ray Asik asked if there is a transitional/probationary period or is it a permanent position from day 1.
Connie Patterson answered that there is an annual review and the initial contract may be shorter, but based on a review.

DCE Business Meeting, Robert Murphy, DCE Vice Chair

-Review of Fall 2024 Meeting Minutes
-Proposed Fall 2024 Meeting Dates 鈥� during homecoming again, September 23-28. The meeting will be September 27-28.

Michelle Connavino questioned the vacancies on the list of members. Do we possibly need two people to represent RSPCS due to the variances in that department? Discussion ensued. Decisions will be made once a new Dean is in place. Also, the by-laws need to be changed regarding terms for members and Chair/Vice Chair positions.

Chris Hayward proposed the idea of that of the current members we have, opening up the chair and vice chair positions, individuals to take on those positions. He would like to stay on the board, but no longer serve as the chair. Bob Murphy echoed this request. Michelle Connavino may be interested in the Chair position but would like to know what the position entails and then she will take it into consideration.

Closing Remarks, Chris Hayward, DCE Chair
Chris thanked everyone for the great conversation today. He is happy to assist in moving the ball forward from the chart-work that we did today; wants to continue to provide feedback, make changes and assist with Brothers RISE and other programs for the strong College that we are and will continue to be.

Interim Dean Lisa Harrison provided her appreciation to the Board, as well.

Meeting adjourned at 3:45 p.m.