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SPARC Meeting Summaries

2012-13

• April 9, 2013, 3-5pm, WCCC
  • Discussion Topic: General Education
  • Summary - Draft
  • General Education presentation and recommendation
  • General Education Task Force website

• March 19, 2013, 3-5pm, WCCC
  • Discussion Topic: Strategic Plan with Co-Champions
  • Summary - approved

• February 12, 2013, 3-5pm, WCCC
  • Discussion Topic: Strategic Plan
  • Summary - approved
  • Strategic Planning Document (2/12/13)
  • Strategic Planning Document with Co-Champions (2/22/13)
• January 2013 - no meeting
• December 11, 2012, 3-5pm, WCCC
  
  • Discussion Topic:  Strategic Planning for 2014-2019
  • Summary - approved
• November 13, 2012, 3-5pm, WCCC
  
  • Discussion Topic:  Student Debt
  • Summary - approved
  • Student Debt Task Force Report
• October 9, 2012, 3-5pm, WCCC
  
  • Discussion Topic:  Mentoring
  • Summary - approved
  • Presentation
• September 11, 2012, 3-5pm, WCCC
  
  • Discussion topic:  Divisional Initiatives
  • Summary - approved
    • President's Council Planning - Divisional Initiatives - May 2012
      
• July 9, 2012, 9am - 3pm, WCCC
  Annual Retreat
  • Summary- approved
    
    • Documents from Associate Provost Bill Potter:
      • "Suggestions for Ways to Reduce Student Debt"
      • "Student Debt by Degree-Granting College"
      • "2011-12 Retention Initiatives"
      • "Operation Excelerate"
      • "Woodbridge Promise College Prep Program"
    • Student Debt Discussion:
      • "Student Debt: Draft Ideas and Suggestions for Consideration and Refinement"
      • Advising and Advising Support
      • Controlling/Reducing Costs
      • Finances/Financial Literacy
      • Time to Degree, Courses and Course Schedule
    • Strategic Plan
      • "Progress on the Strategic Plan: Selected Examples of Success from the 2011-2012 Academic Year"
      • Strategic Plan - updated Fall 2011
    • Ferris First
      • "Ferris First SPARC Retreat Report"
      • Presentation

2011-12

• April 10, 2012, 3-5 p.m., WCCC
  • Discussion Topic:  General Education
  • Summary - approved
    • University-Wide Student Learning Outcomes - draft document
    • Digital Dossiers document
• March 13, 2012, 3-5 p.m., WCCC
  • Discussion Topic:  Student Debt/Time to Degree
  • Summary - approved
    • President Eisler's Student Debt presentation
    • Financial Aid's Financial Literacy website
• February 14, 2012, 3-5 p.m., WCCC
  • Discussion Topic:  Student Success
  • Summary - approved
    • attachment: Student Success Factors Quiz
    • attachment: Learning Analytics 
• January 17, 2012, 3-5 p.m., WCCC
  • Discussion Topic:  HLC Report 
  • Summary - approved
    • President Eisler's memorandum dated Dec. 2, 2011 
    • Summary of HLC Report: Areas of Concern - Recommendations
    • Summary of HLC Report: Strengths
• December 13, 2011, 3-5 p.m., WCCC
  • Discussion Topic:  Plans for the University Center
  • University Center - Visioning Report Executive Summary
  • Summary - approved
• November 8, 2011, 3-5 p.m., WCCC
  • Discussion Topics:  Proposed Revisions to the Strategic Plan and New 3-year IT Plan
  • Summary - approved
  • Proposed Draft to Strategic Plan Recommended by SPARC on November 8, 2011

• October 11, 2011, 3-5 p.m., WCCC
  • Discussion Topic:  Strategic Plan: Goals 4, 5, 6
  • Summary - approved
• September 13, 2011, 3-5 p.m., WCCC
  • Discussion Topic:  E-Learning
  • Summary - approved
  • Presentation by E-MAT
    • “A Plan for the Next Stage of E-Learning at Ferris” (pdf)
    • “E-Learning Management Advisory Team (E-MAT): Online Learning Recommendations” (PowerPoint)
• July 12, 2011, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., WCCC
  Annual Retreat
  • Summary - approved
  • Report to SPARC
    • President's Council 2011 Report to SPARC on the Strategic Plan
  • Ferris First Presentations:
    • Academic Incubator
      - White Paper
      - PowerPoint
    • Entrepreneurial Institute
      - White Paper
      - PowerPoint
    • Global Studies
      - White Paper
      - Presentation

2010-11

• April 19, 3-5pm, WCCC
  • Discussion Topic: Higher Learning Commission Self-Study
    Summary - approved
• March 15, 3-5pm, WCCC
  
  • Discussion Topic: Online, continued
    Summary - approved
    EMAT Survey of FerrisConnect Faculty Results
    History of Online Learning Presentation - PowerPoint, provided by E-MAT
    Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning - services
    Defining Parameters of Practice - discussion notes
• February 15, 3-5pm, WCCC
  
  • Discussion Topic: Online, continued
    Online Student Survey - provided by E-MAT
• January 18, 3-5pm, WCCC
  
  • Discussion Topic: Online
    Summary - approved
• December 14, 2010, 3-5pm, WCCC
  • Discussion Topic: Student Engagement
    Summary- approved
    • Handouts:
      Student Engagement - Chickering 7 Principles
      Student Engagement article
      PEP Annual Report
      OrgSync
      Interdisciplinary Thematic Units
      Reviewing Our Academic Organization
• November 9, 2010, 3-5pm, WCCC
  
  • Discussion Topic: Student Success
    Summary - approved
    Student Success - informal class survey form
    
    • Student Responses:
      "What does 'student success' mean to you?"
      "What might FSU do to support you in your efforts to succeed?"
• October 12, 2010 (meeting canceled)
  
  • No meeting summary
• September 14, 2010
  
  • Discussion Topic: Facilities Management
    Summary - approved
• July 12, 2010 - Summer Retreat
  • Summary - approved
  • President's Council Report to SPARC -
    "Progress on the Strategic Plan"

2009-10

• April 23, 2010
• March 26, 2010
• February 19, 2010
• January 22, 2010
• December 11, 2009
• October 16, 2009
• September 18, 2009

2008-09

• April 8, 2009
• March 6, 2009
• February 6, 2009
• January 16, 2009
      Budget Presentation
• December 3, 2008
• November 5, 2008
• October 1, 2008
• August 26, 2008

2007-08

• April 16, 2008
• March 29, 2008
• March 3, 2008
• February 29, 2008
• February 14, 2008
• February 8, 2008
• January 25, 2008
• December 7, 2007
• November 8, 2007
• October 15, 2007