FPC Meeting- November 18, 2024

Welcome

Chair & Chair Elect: Angela Kohnen, Tara Mathien

Dean’s Office: Erica McCray, Elayne Colon

HDOSE: Lindsay Byron, Sara Jean-Phillippe

SESPECS: Katie Maki, Katy Chapman, Alisa Hanson

STL: Sara Smith, Anthony Botelho

Attended Via Zoom:

Magdi Castaneda

Absent:

Glenn Good, Thomasenia Adams, Chris Thomas, Jinnie Shin, Sondra Smith, Nelson Brunsting, Alice Kay Emery, Caitie Gallingane, Vicki Vescio

Approval of Agenda

Meeting called to order at 2:02 pm. Motion to approve agenda by Anthony Botelho at 2:03 pm. Sara Smith seconded with consensus of the group. No abstentions or objections.

Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes (September 16, 2024)

Motion to approve October minutes by Anthony Botelho at 2:03 pm. Seconded by Sara Smith and approved by consensus of the group. Minutes stand approved at 2:04 pm.

Announcements / Reminders

Post tenure review research criteria proposed changes

  • We had an opportunity to suggest revisions through and Ad Hoc
  • Changes brought to the faculty and were approved to forward to Dean Glenn Good
  • He has 30 days in consultation with the provost’s office
  • Will continue to provide updates

FPC TEAMS folder for committee reps

  • Will make sure everyone gets access to that
  • Plan for the folder is to have committee reps upload files onto the folder and then those files will be uploaded online through ETC and deleted from the TEAMS folder

Deans’ Reports

Associate Dean Erica McCray presenting on behalf of Associate Dean Thomasenia Adams

OER – Office of Education Research

Grant activity to date for 2024-2025

Since June through October

  • A total of 44 awards
  • 132 proposals were submitted
  • Amount funded was $8,161,086

Active awards upcoming with due dates

  • Sabbatical and PDL (review of applications in progress by committee)
  • Research Opportunity Seed Fund (review of applications in progress by committee)
  • Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars (still active and due to OER 12/9/24)

Upcoming event

  • COE is the host for the Council of Research Associate Deans (CORAD)
    • February 27, 2025

Tenure and Promotion

  • Candidate portfolios are in route to the committee

Post Tenure Review

  • Candidates have been informed for their participation in the process

Associate Dean Elayne Colon

EduGator Central Updates

  • University is moving to a new scholarship system called Scholarship Universe
  • The have asked us to pilot this year and we agreed because our scholarship process is fairly robust and complicated
  • Still working on what that will look like
  • Typically, scholarship applications open around now and go through February and then the scholarship committee starts making decisions
  • May not be exactly on that timeline
  • A new thing we have tried doing this year is advertising our scholarship process to applicants interested in coming to the university to help recruit
  • Doubled the number of new matriculants who received scholarships by doing that
  • 1/3 of applications were from applicants to programs
  • With Scholarship Universe, the university has decided that they’re not allowing anyone who hasn’t already been admitted to a program to apply for scholarship
  • Kind of derailing our purpose and direction
  • Negotiating with them what that could look like to find a better way to get applicants to our programs through this process and help them consider funding as part of their decision to come to UF.
  • What we’re trying to do with scholarship is both support existing students, but really draw students to the university with additional funding
  • Still in the works so more to come on this

Dissertation Mentoring Awards

  • Received nominations and sent to the Lectures, Seminars and Awards FPC Committee to make their final two recommendations for faculty
  • Will then go to the Dean to finish up the nomination process in early Spring

UF StARS

  • Presidential funding, to build COE infrastructure for undergraduate research
  • Please see Kent Crippen’s email sent on Friday (11/15) with the first targeted opportunity for faculty. There is a brief information video and survey to complete regarding faculty interest in hosting a University Scholar.
  • The email discusses:
    • Taking a scaffolded approach to undergraduate research infrastructure
    • The university has what they call the University Scholars Program, and we are starting with that as the first opportunity faculty can use to get engaged with undergraduate research
  • Please spread the word to colleagues about the email and encourage them to complete the survey

Field Experiences and Clinical Placements

  • 114 interns and 120 practicum students in school and clinical placements this fall
  • Working on spring placements for almost 100 interns and over 80 practicum students this spring

International Student Achievement Awards

  • Sponsored by the UF International Center
  • Give awards to five graduate and five undergraduate students
  • Last year we had none and this year we have two, one in each category
  • We will participate in an Awards Ceremony hosted by the International Center to honor the students on Tuesday evening (11/19)
  • Ri Ayat Ainui Bashirah (Outstanding Graduate – Math Education)
  • Edgar Martirosyan (Outstanding Undergraduate – Education Sciences)
  • Also had five or six certificates of merit that will be awarded
  • Those students will also be recognized Tuesday (11/19)

U.S. News

  • Online Programs report submitted October 21st, regarding our Online Master’s program
  • Rankings released in spring – likely February
  • EduGator is in the final stages of hiring an Admissions Officer to replace Scott Davis (moved to SESPECS)
  • Tentative start date is December 16th
  • Will support both graduate admissions and COE program recruitment efforts

Final EduGator Central Football Friday Tailgate

  • November 22 at 9:30 in the EGC lobby
  • Come by and grab a tattoo and sticker to help cheer on the Gators in a win against Ole Miss

Associate Dean Erica McCray

Personal Affairs

  • First year mentors’ lunch scheduled for 12/6/2024
  • Postdoctoral associates’ coffee and conversations
    • About 13 postdoctoral associates now, and we are trying to build some sense of community beyond the projects and centers that they’re working in
  • Ellen Young and I are in the process of reviewing faculty and staff positions and salaries by rank

Community Engagement

International Education Week is this week in Norman Hall:

  • International fair on Tuesday, 11-2
  • Education Study Abroad Chat on Wednesday, 11-2
  • Education Study Abroad Virtual Sessions on Thursday, 12-12:30, 5-5:30
  • UFIC Trivia on Friday, 11:30-1
  • UFIC won a national ward for international activity

Discussion and Action Items

Committee Updates

Budgetary Affairs – Angela Kohnen presented on behalf of Vicki Vescio

  • Met once
  • Getting more info from Hector
  • Hector has been offering to talk to departments about the budget model
  • There have been changes between this year and last year in terms of how they think about the budget
  • May want to speak to your director and find out if you want to know more about that

College Curriculum – Angela Kohnen / Tara Mathien

  • Not much to say, everything is moving along
  • If you know anybody that is trying to do curriculum, December 2nd is the deadline
  • Make sure everyone is aware of who their CCC member is within their department
  • Simple things are confusing people and CCC members are there to help

Faculty Affairs – Angela Kohnen presented on behalf of Nelson Brunsting

  • Tasked last year with keeping an eye on the CBA and the possible dissolution of the union and what impact that might have on our contracts
  • Specifically, looking for things in the CBA that were at risk of being removed but could be potentially be instantiated with policy
  • That is on hold right now, but told to continue the work
  • PTR revisions this year
  • Thinking about what to prioritize if given the chance next year

Lectures, Seminars, and Awards – Katie Maki

  • No real updates, have not met since last FPC meeting
  • Two cochairs:
    • Anna and Larissa
  • Should be having a meeting soon, or via email
  • Have an award with a few submissions that we must decide on
  • Angela Kohnen encouraged people to submit for a lecturer or a guest speaker

Long Range Planning – Anthony Botelho

  • Met once
  • Reviewed carry over items
  • However, carryover items were largely in response to strategic initiatives of previous administration
  • Uncertain as to how much makes sense to actually carry over these items since strategies have changed
  • Looking to Dean Good and faculty for suggestions into that direction

Research Advisory – Lindsay Byron

  • First meeting scheduled for Dec 2nd
  • Just received the research opportunity seed fund

Technology and Distance ed – Katy Chapman

  • Met on Nov. 6th
  • Discussed two courses that would be offered either as a Canvas course or an in-person workshop
  • Courses would go over online teaching methods for adjunct and new faculty
  • Both would be offered at the beginning of the semester

Elections Committee

  • Met on Thursday (11/14)
  • In process of setting up meeting with Erica
  • Trying to meet in a couple of weeks
  • Then meet with folks at PKY
  • Chris Thomas digging into see what he can find about the process of how senators are apportioned
  • Angela Kohnen explained that they have been charged with providing recommendations for how to allot senators between regular COE and PKY
  • Hopefully bring ideas in February meeting to review and then we can vote something in before elections take place in spring

Action Item: Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Discussion Items

  • Other colleges across university have multi-year terms for the chair
    • Provides more stability
    • Don’t want to do this now but planting a seed
  • FPC Chair and Chair elect receive 0.25 course release for both semesters, both years

FPC Moving Forward

Discussion on role as FPC members?

Possible future topics:

  • Merit policies
  • Faculty engagement
  • Faculty on campus presence
  • Continuity from year to year on FPC
  • Attendance at FPC (open to all)
  • Charge moving forward to go back to your home base and see if there is anything that anyone needs addressed

Adjournment

Motion adjourned by Sara Jean-Phillippe at 2:56 pm. Sara Smith seconded with no objections or abstentions. The motion passed unanimously.