2010 BOV meeting Agenda

Monday, November 15, 2010
12:00 noon-2:00 pm Reception Lunch and Research Showcase with iSchool Faculty and PhD students Information Sciences Building:
           Posters in Room 819
           Ernestine network demonstration in Room 831
           School Library Certification Program assessment of learning outcomes in            Room 828
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Meet the new iSchool faculty and staff.
Information Sciences Building, Room 522 with refreshments in Room 502
2:00 – Welcome and introduction of new personnel (Larsen)

2:10 – Research and teaching interests of new faculty members
           2:10 – 2:30 Konstantinos Pelechrinis
           2:30 – 2:50 Cory Knobel

2:50 – Research directions of post-doc
           2:50 – 3:10 Mohd Anwar

3:10 – Update on the iSchool Inclusion Institute
           3:10 – 3:20 Mike Depew (Project Director)

3:20 – Update on Institutional Advancement / Capital Campaign
           3:20 – 3:30 Marci Carothers

3:30 – Building a service-oriented culture of excellence
           3:30 – 3:50 Sandra E. Brandon (Chief of Staff)
3:50 – Review of Tuesday agenda
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Break
5:30 pm Reception (Holiday Inn Pittsburgh, University Center)--Schenley I-III, Lobby
6:00 pm Provost Beeson's charge to the Board
6:45 pm Dinner (RSVP required)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
8:00 am Breakfast (Holiday Inn Pittsburgh, University Center--Schenley IV-VI, Lobby)
8:30 am - 8:45 am

Welcome (Moyé/Larsen)

  • Review of Provost’s charge
  • Approval of Agenda
8:45 am - 9:30 am

Dean’s update (Larsen)

  • iSchool progress
  • Review of resource materials provided to the Board 
  • The growing culture of assessment
9:30 am - 10:15 am

Reflections on assessment (Dean, Associate Dean, Council Chair, & Program Chairs)

  • Changes resulting from assessments
  • Exogenous trends
  • Challenges and risks
  • Opportunities
  • Potential scenarios
  • Assessment with respect to the iSchool vision and SIS mission
  • Steps to advance effectiveness as an iSchool
10:15 am Break
10:30 am - 11:45 am

Reconvene with Open Discussion (Moyé/Larsen)

  • Assessing assessment
    • Supporting Middle States review
    • Supporting external review of iSchool programs
    • Contributing to iSchool progress
    • Illuminating strengths, weaknesses, and means to improve
  • Reflections on iSchool progress, vision, risks, and prospects
  • Prioritizing recommendations for accelerating progress
  • Matters arising
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm Lunch (Pittsburgh Athletic Association, Jackson Library, 2nd Floor)
1:00 pm Reconvene in closed session (PAA Patrician Room, 2nd floor)
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Conclusions and recommendations
1:30 pm – 3:45 pm Discuss findings, and review conclusions and recommendations with Provost Beeson
3:45 pm – 4:30 pm

Finalize findings, conclusions, and recommendations

  • Matters arising
4:30 pm Adjourn

 

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