DUE:  May 17, 2004

 

 

FIFTEEN-MINUTE SURVEY OF DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION

 

College of Arts and Humanities

 

Department of Speech Communication

 

 

QUESTIONS ABOUT FACULTY ACHIEVEMENT:

 

  1. Estimate of number of published articles by members of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ___8_____

 

  1. Estimate of number of published books by members of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ________               book chapters ____2____

 

  1. Estimate of number of conference presentations by members of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ____65____

 

  1. Estimate of number of recitals and concerts by faculty members of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ___0_____

 

  1. Estimate of number of exhibitions by members of your department between

July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ___0_____

 

  1. Estimate of number of productions staged by members of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ____0____

 

  1. Estimate of external grants received by members of your department between

July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ___2_____

 

  1. Estimate of number of awards received by members of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ____10____

 

  1. Estimate of number of campus leadership positions held by members of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ___19_____

 

  1. Estimate of number of off-campus leadership positions in professional groups held by members of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ___21_____

 

  1. OTHER:  Estimate of public presentations by members of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ____5____

 

  1. OTHER:  Estimate of internal grants by members of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ____4____

 

QUESTIONS ABOUT STUDENTS:

 

  1. Estimate the number of student presentations by persons from your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ___20_____

 

  1. Estimate the number of student publications by persons from your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ____3____

 

  1. Estimate of number of recitals and concerts by students of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ___0_____

 

  1. Estimate of number of exhibitions by students of your department between      July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ____0____

 

  1. Estimate of number of productions staged by students of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ___1_____

 

  1. Estimate of number of readings (creative writing, etc.) by students of your department between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ____6____

 

QUESTIONS ABOUT DIVERSITY:

 

  1. Regarding cultural diversity in the curriculum, the department offerings were:  ___ enlarged     ___ changed     __X_ maintained     ___ other:  explain:

 

  1. Regarding recruiting of students, the following cultural diversity and affirmative initiatives were undertaken:

Forensics has been successful in recruiting and retaining students who meet both cultural diversity and affirmative action standards. The program has three members from Pakistan and one student from India. The program has offered an MSU Talent Grant to a Somali immigrant.

 

  1. Regarding cultural diversity and affirmative activities or programming offered to students, estimate the number of activities between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ____3____

 

  1. Regarding cultural diversity and affirmative activities or programming offered to the general public, estimate the number of activities between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004  ____3____

 

  1. Other departmental initiatives regarding cultural diversity and affirmative action:

 

 

QUESTION ABOUT ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES:

 

Our department has increased our assessment activities by doing the following:

 

Conducted a survey of employers of alums who have graduate in the last two years. Awarded a grant to conduct the survey.

 

 

ONE-MINUTE SUMMARIES:

 

  1. For the Department, the highlight or most important feature or accomplishment of the period between July 1, 2003 and May 14, 2004 is:

 

Heather Kaiser (undergraduate speech communication major) was named an AFA-NIET All-American. As noted in an MSU press release of April 19, 2004, “Minnesota State University, Mankato forensics team member Heather Jean Kaiser is one of 14 students nationwide selected to the 2004 American Forensic Association-National Individual Events Tournament All-American Team.

The AFA-NIET competition was held earlier this month at California State University, Long Beach. It is the third time in four years that an MSU student has been chosen for All-American honors. Selection is based on a student’s academic standing, community service and competitive success in forensics.

Kaiser, an MSU senior who grew up in Mankato and now lives in Apple Valley, will graduate May 8 with a double major in political science and speech communication. She has been a member of the Maverick forensics team for four years.

She is president of Golden Key International Honour* Society, a 2003-‘04 Truman and Reta Wood Community Leadership Scholar, a volunteer speech coach at Mankato West High School, a YMCA Brother/Sister mentor, and a volunteer for Theresa House, the Echo Food Drive and Walk for Diabetes. For three years she participated in the Undergraduate Research Conference. After graduation she plans to attend law school.

Other 2004 All-Americans are from California State University, Oregon State, West Texas A & M, Wartburg College, Northwestern, Morehouse College, Seton Hall, Southern Utah, Miami University-Ohio, Northern Illinois, the University of Alabama, Tennessee State and George Mason University.

 

  1. The most important issue facing the Department as we move from one year to the next (June 30, July 1) is:

 

Space issues in the department remain a top priority. The department is severely crunched for space on three fronts: (1) We have three classrooms for priority scheduling. Those three classrooms serve 12 fulltime faculty and 17 teaching assistants. We are continually “begging” the Dean’s Office for additional instructional space each semester. (2) TA office space is too small to serve the number of TAs in the department. As noted in a memo sent to the Dean in the Fall of 2003, “currently have 19 TAs, GAs and adjunct faculty crammed into one small room that also serves as the department computer lab and workspace. This is simply inhumane for graduate students, and most likely in violation of FERPA, as student grades and other academic issues are discussed in the presence of whoever happens to be in the room at the time that a TA and student are having a conference.” (3) The department is still need of space for a communication lab. Other MNSCU universities (e.g., Bemidji and Moorhead) have communication labs. Our department has been requesting space for  a communication lab for a number of years with little results. The communication lab, as noted in a memo sent to the Dean in Fall 2003 would serve the entire university population, provide resources for students suffering from communication apprehension, provide appropriate access to technology not available elsewhere on campus, and provide resources for ESL students.

 

ADDED NOTES:

Please use this space to add any other summary information reflecting accomplishments in the department during the year, or to clarify any data given on previous pages!