Call for Proposals, 45th Annual Meeting, New Orleans
2010 Program Chair Martha Potvin (University of North Dakota) has invited members to submit proposals for panels for the November 10-13 CCAS Annual Meeting, to be held at the Sheraton New Orleans, Louisiana. View the Call for Proposals for details. Deadline for submitting ideas to ccas@wm.edu is March 31.
February 11 -- Webinar for Busy Deans: Ethics for Deans. To view the slides presented by Dean Jeffrey Hecker, University of Maine, click here. Of special note: resources for further reading at the end of the PowerPoint slides.
For a thoughtful piece on why deans should value and support undergraduate research, click here. The article, which appears in CUR Quarterly, Fall 2009, Vol. 30, No. 1, is co-authored by CCAS member David F. Brakke, dean of Science and Mathematics at James Madison University.
CCAS Member Benefits
The Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, a network of deans, fosters leadership and administration in colleges and schools of arts and sciences. In pursuit of our mission, CCAS connects deans with each other, provides professional development, serves as a forum for discussing issues in higher education, and advocates for liberal learning.
All arts and/or science decanal staff of a participating college within an institution are eligible for the following benefits:
1) password and access to the 'Members Only' area of the CCAS web site
2) bimonthly newsletters
3) discounted registration fees at seminars and the Annual Meeting
4) participation in both the data collection and receipt of the New Hires Survey report
5) a 'deans only' listserv for discussion of issues and networking with other Deans, and a listserv for associate and assistant deans
6) annual membership directory
7) access to the CCAS membership mailing list for searches, college newsletters, etc.
Note: Passwords are assigned to member Deans, Associate, and Assistant Deans. If you do not remember your password, go to the Members Only page, enter your email address under Login, and click "Forgot My Password." The website will email you the password shortly. If the web site doesn't send you your password it is because your email address either isn't in the database or is different from the one in the database. For assistance, email (ccas@wm.edu).
Click here to access the "Member Benefits and Services" brochure.
CCAS Receives ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation
Recognizing that academic deans play a pivotal role in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of STEM women faculty, CCAS submitted its first-ever proposal for support to a federal agency. On August 13, the collaborating parties received notification from the National Science Foundation that the project has been funded for 2009-2013.
Called Promoting Institutional Transformation through a National Deans' Association, the project will build upon the University of Washington's Leadership Excellence for Academic Diversity (LEAD) program to address the ADVANCE program's goal "to develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers." Objectives of the CCAS ADVANCE Initiative are to: 1) infuse gender equity content and activities into CCAS's professional development programs in a sustainable way; 2) maximize opportunities for positive impacts of the initiative on individuals underrepresented in STEM disciplines; and 3) develop, utilize, and make widely available a set of robust case studies that incorporate gender equity elements. These objectives will support the overarching aim of the project, which is to cultivate academic leaders who are more knowledgeable about STEM gender equity issues, more able and motivated to address those issues, and thus better positioned to effect positive and transformational change in their own colleges and departments.
The Univ. of Northern Colorado is the host institution, with CCAS Past President Denise Battles serving as the Principal Investigator. Carmen Cid, dean at Eastern Connecticut State Univ., is a Co-PI; CCAS Executive Director Anne-Marie McCartan is Co-PI for a collaborative grant awarded through The College of William & Mary; and the Univ. of Washington is a sub-awardee, with Suzanne Brainard as the PI. UNC was awarded $1,170,000, and William & Mary will receive $40,000 over four years. Dean Battles welcomes comments, questions, or requests to be involved: denise.battles@unco.edu.
