This summary provides an overview of the key points from the faculty meeting document: 1) The meeting covered topics like the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' preparation of students for leadership in a changing world, budget reductions and cost containment measures for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, reflections on teaching and learning from a faculty member, retiring and new faculty, faculty awards, sustainability initiatives, alumni accomplishments, internal and external funding successes, new academic programs, regional engagement activities, an assessment council report, curriculum committee approvals, plans for the new CCIT building, and outreach programs from the Appalachian Center for Ethnobotanical Studies. 2) It also announced an upcoming reception sponsored by the President's Advisory

1. College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences
Spring Faculty Meeting
May 7, 2010
CLAS prepares future leaders to
competently and confidently enter a
complex, diverse, and ever-changing
global society.

2. “It was the best of times; it was
the worst of times”

3. FY 2010 Cost Containment
Operating Budget Reductions To Date
USM FSU Portion
1. Facilities Renewal 17,686,201 597,076
2. Facilities Renewal 10,000,000 310,303
3. Furlough 26,104,195 293,102
4. Vacant Position Reductions 3,800,973 117,945
57,591,369 1,318,426
Fund Balance 65,000,000 2,617,606
Total FY 2010 Reductions 122,591,369 3,936,032

4. Two Year Totals
USM Reductions
Operating Budget Fund Balance Total Reduction
96,865,819 94,000,000 190,865,819
FSU Reductions
Operating Budget Fund Balance Total Reduction
2,503,022 3,533,713 6,036,735

5. FY 2011
And we are not even there yet!
USM FSU Portion
1. Facilities Renewal 0 0
2. Facilities Renewal 0 0
3. Furlough 14,357,145 448,391
14,357,145 448,391
Fund Balance 60,000,000 1,924,157
Total FY 2011 Reductions 74,357,145 2,372,548

6. Reflections on Teaching & Learning
by William Bingman (EDUC)
 Respect all students, especially those who have little
interest in your area of expertise or those that take great
joy in causing you consternation. Personally I have
found that years may pass but then the most unlikely
student has called or written to express their gratitude for
what I did for them. It seems to me that it just takes
some students a little longer to find their niche.
 University students follow a developmental pattern and
must be given guidance, structure and a set of clear
expectations. Also I contend that there must be specific,
reasonable consequences for their behavior.

7. Reflections on Teaching & Learning
by William Bingman (EDUC)
 Students remember your passion for the subject you are
teaching and rarely the facts.
 The vast majority of the students at Frostburg are good
individuals who appreciate the extra time you spend
tutoring and or listening to them discuss a personal
problem.
 Knowing their names is important.
 Serving as an advisor to a club or organization is a great
way to develop a deeper appreciation for those students
who never volunteer or answer a question in class.

8. Reflections on Teaching & Learning
by William Bingman (EDUC)
 Getting to know parents of students has been very
informing. This has helped me more fully understand
many of my students.
 Having a sense of humor has helped me avoid many
embarrassing situations.
 Curiosity is contagious.
 I am a role model.

9. Reflections on Teaching & Learning
by William Bingman (EDUC)
 High Expectations are essential. Students do not mind
being cajoled, or even pushed beyond their normal
comfort zone, but not bullied or threatened.
 Exemplars have been extremely valuable to me. I have
found students appreciate reading a model paper or
seeing an “A “video segment.
 The clearer I can describe what I am looking for in an
assignment the better is the final product.

10. Reflections on Teaching & Learning
by William Bingman (EDUC)
 I have conditioned myself to always wait before I react
to a situation-at least an hour, a day is better.
 If I have a problem with a student, I always try to deal
with it privately.
 I try not to take myself too seriously. It is not worth the
effort.

11. Retiring Faculty
 Barbara Hurd, English (1979-2010)
 Don Weser, Chemistry (1977-2010)
 Wayne Yoder, Biology (1972-2010)

12. First-Year Tenure-Track Faculty
 Mark Baguma-Nibasheka, Biology
 Heather Amthauer, Computer Science
 Mike Flinn, Computer Science
 William Koehler, Music
 Heather Gable, Nursing
 James Walker, Philosophy
 Paul Bernhardt, Psychology
 Darrell Rushton, Theatre and Dance
 Robert Hein, Visual Arts

13. First-Year Non-Tenure-Track
Faculty
 Mimi Hernandez, Appalachian Center for
Ethnobotanical Studies
 Maria Wallack, Chemistry
 Kay Lenhart, Nursing
 Kara Platt, Nursing
 Joanne Budzien, Physics and Engineering
 Tony Sumaryada, Physics and Engineering

14. 2010 Faculty Awards
FSU Faculty Achievement Award
Service
Mary Mumper
James Saku
USM Regents’ Teaching Award
Megan Bradley

15. Action Priorities Outcomes
 Sustainability
 CLAS Sustainability Committee with four working groups
• Prospectus for a Minor/Certificate
• Infusion of Sustainability into the Curriculum
• Toolbox of Literature and Skill Sets
• Infusing Sustainability into Co-Curricular Activities
 Sustainability minor developed – will begin in fall
 18 Focus Frostburg presentations by 26 CLAS
faculty/students
 E=(LG)2
 DOE Alternative Energy Center
 Arboretum Task Force work

16. Alumni Circle of Excellence-
Ricky Arnold
 1985 Accounting graduate
 FSU biology classes encouraged
his interest in science
 Joined NASA in astronaut program
 On March 2009 mission when the Space
Shuttle Discovery delivered parts to the
International Space Station
 Performed two spacewalks

17. Internal and External Funding
 Dean’s Office funded:
 $35,600 faculty travel requests
 $33,824 in support of departmental initiatives
 In FY 2010 CLAS faculty applied for 35 grants with 16
awarded for a total of $2,154,017. Fifteen applications are
pending.
 One of our biggest funding areas is alternative energy.
 Funding for Appalachian Center for Ethnobotanical Studies
project totals about 1.5 million dollars over the last 5 years
 Maryland Industrial Partnership fund grants
 $266,075 over past two years
 $252,356 in applications next year

18. New Programs
 Computer Information Systems
 B.S./MAT program developed in
collaboration with College of Education
 Engineering program at Arundel Mills
Regional Higher Education Center to
begin Fall 2010
 Psychology program at USMH to begin
Fall 2010 (pending MHEC approval)
 Minor in sustainability to begin Fall 2010

19. Regional Engagement
 Mountain City Traditional Arts Workshops
 Lyric Building
• Creative Writing Center
 Frostburg Science Discovery Center – 2003 visitors
this calendar year to date
 Events
• Appalachian Festival
• Shakespeare Festival
• Wildlife Conclave
• Savage Mountain Summer Arts Academy
• Marcellus Shale Information Session

20. CLAS Assessment Council
Report
Nicole Houser

21. CLAS Curriculum Committee Report
 New courses - 13
 Change of Number/Title/Credits/Catalog Description/Prerequisite/Frequency/
Delete – 24
 Change in Existing Program’s Requirements
Dance Minor
Law and Society - Criminal Justice Concentration
African American Studies Minor
Psychology Major and Minor
Addictions Counselor Preparation and Certificate
Child & Family Certificate
Leadership in Psychology Certificate
Biology Major - Pre-Health Professions Option
Wildlife/Fisheries Major
Communication Studies Minor
•New Program – Sustainability Studies Minor
•Suspend/Discontinue Program
English – Teaching Certification Option (Suspend)
Psychology – Preprofessional Option (Discontinue)
•Offer Current Program Off-Campus
B.S. in Psychology at Hagerstown
B.S. in Engineering – Electrical Engineering Concentration at Anne
Arundel Community College

22. Learning Committees and UEI
Randall Rhodes

23. CCIT Building
 Architectural team on campus in April – met with
departments moving into the building for program
verification
 On target for completion in 2014

24. Appalachian Center for
Ethnobotanical Studies
Outreach Programs

25. Reception
 Sponsored by the President’s Advisory
Council on Diversity