CSS Committee Membership and Duties
2006-07

Membership Key:

• Terms are for school year unless otherwise indicated
• Bold = permanent
• 1,2,3 = remaining years in appointment
• I = indefinite commitment

Departmental

Computing and web works

Chair: Noller
Members: Hannaway, D Hulting Ohm Larson Brett Onstott Monk
Off-campus: as desired
Other faculty & staff: as desired
Students: 1 G

makeup - CSS computing support staff, one faculty member from each unit and other faculty/staff as interested, one soils grad, one crops grad, one undergrad

duties –

1. Hold general department meeting to seek input on computing support needs/desired changes. Known concerns include
   1. ways to address turn around time on placing orders
   2. ways to address turn around time on set up of new equipment
2. Help to define specific role of new computer support person
3. Discuss ways to enhance on-going communication with users – people need to know what is happening, problems that have been encountered, major projects underway, etc.
4. Several faculty have asked about having greater independence and freedom to purchase computing hardware and software.
   1. Is this advisable? If so, why? If not, why not?
   2. If possible
      1. Is any level of connectivity to the departmental network possible/advisable? Wireless?
      2. Can/should any level of support be offered?
      3. What are the downsides of independent machines?
5. Asses the need for departmental web page changes. Some faculty would like to see other points of entry – by crop (potatoes, wheat, barley, etc.), by discipline (soil physics, soil biology, plant breeding and genetics) – as the current topic buttons can be confusing. Assess other departmental pages and determine if changes could be made.
6. Distance education – what capabilities do we have and what should we be working toward. Coordinate with Curriculum Committee.

Undergrad and Grad Curriculum

Chair: Chastain
Members: Kiemnec Dragila Rao Riera-Lizarazu Hannaway, K Cassidy Mullett E. Brewer
Off-campus: as desired
Other faculty & staff: as desired
Students: 1G, 1UG

makeup –head advisor, assistant advisor, one faculty member from each unit, one EOU faculty, one grad, one undergrad

duties –

1. Work with the Graduate Committee on the review of 400/500 split classes. Graduate Committee will take the lead.
2. WIC classes – develop a final strategy on dealing with our WIC class need and implement the strategy.
3. Review the OSU and CAS policies/strategies on student assessment and develop a CSS plan by the established deadline.
4. Access the potential for a year-round offering of CSS 205 as a service and recruiting class and determine needed resources for such an offering
5. Discuss other recruiting strategies and propose plans to faculty.
6. Work with Seed Science group on option changes
7. Pastoral Traditions – review materials and make decision on whether to proceed with offering
8. Distance Education service classes (CSS305, 200, etc.). What should we be doing? Coordinate with the Computing/Web Works Committee.

Esprit de corps

Chair: Karow
Members: Mullett Monk Smith Sandeno Nelson Reed
Off-campus: as desired
Other faculty & staff: as desired
Students: GRAD

makeup –one faculty member from each unit, assistant advisor, web master and others as interested

duties –

1. Plan, organize and execute, with needed assistance, departmental community building events for the coming year
2. Work on ways to advertise departmental activities as part of a grander department promotional/recruiting activity
3. Work with Animal Science counterparts on the 2007 Centennial Celebration
4. Work with department head on alumni/friends newsletter

Faculty and staff awards

Chair: Myrold
Members: Peterson Sullivan Petrie Smith (staff) Mitzel (prep) Reed (CAS special)
Off-campus: as requested
Other faculty & staff: as requested

makeup - two faculty from each unit, two off-campus faculty; two professional faculty/staff members

duties –

1. Develop master list of all potential awards/recognitions for which CSS faculty, staff and students may be eligible
2. Develop master list of past award winners
3. Develop five-year plan of potential nominees. For the current year establish
   1. lead person for identified nominations
   2. timeframes for completion of nominations
   3. committee chair is charged with oversight
4. Work with Barb Reed on a way to catalog awards, honors and recognitions received by faculty, staff and students throughout the year

Peer teaching evaluation (on and off campus)

Chair: Vales/Sulzman
Members: Ross Hart Huber County faculty Mullett
Off-campus: as desired
Students: GRAD Tuck

makeup - faculty member from each unit in addition to an associate head who will serve as chair, one grad and one undergrad

duties –

1. Do one-time, in-class evaluations of all classes, all terms
2. Review/refine/develop the procedure for doing a complete evaluation of a faculty members teaching program
3. Develop a schedule for doing complete reviews of all teaching programs over the next three years – focus early in the process on faculty who will need this review for use in the promotion process
4. Conduct at least one program evaluation in the current school year

Planning

Chair: Karow
Members: Hayes Mallory-Smith Myrold Curry Fisher Young Butler Horneck
Off-campus: 2 needed
Other faculty & staff: as desired
Students: GRAD

makeup –headed by dept. head, faculty member from each unit, two off-campus (one extension and one experiment station), one professional/staff, one grad and one undergrad

duties –

1. Review the existing action plan for CSS and develop a true strategic plan by the end of the school year. As part of this process develop a 5-year staffing plan.
2. Review OSU and CAS diversity planning documentation and develop a departmental diversity enhancement plan by the end of the school year – this may be more of a plan to assure that we have a welcoming environment in CSS versus a plan to enhance diversity per se
3. Select other departments at universities across the Unites States that we think are meaningful comparators for CSS and establish relationships with these departments. Start to collect data from these departments that may be useful as we make decisions about our future, as we try to make a case for program support, salary levels, etc. in CSS

P&T

Chair: Hayes
Members: Bottomley (07) Mallory-Smith (07) Corp (08) Lutcher (09)
Off-campus: 2 appted

duties -

1. Complete packet preparations for 2005-06 candidates
2. Begin work with 2006-07 candidates – all should do seminar as part of the Monday afternoon departmental seminar series
3. Met with all new faculty and establish mentor committees to work with these faculty – Norberg, Silberstein, Rondon, Fery, Flowers, Vales, Cassidy, Duggan, Angima, Stephenson

Safety

Chair: Sandeno
Members: Ehrensing Austin Appleby

duties -

1. Develop an on-line and PDF format safety manual for use in departmental labs and other settings (farms, greenhouse) – who to contact, what to do, how, etc. The initial need is a first response type of document. An expanded version can be built over time
2. Review current safety training offerings for students and faculty and determine what else should be done and how it can be most efficiently done. Develop a plan for faculty to consider. Be sure to include existing CAS committees looking at similar endeavors. Do we just tack on to existing efforts or do something on our own for specific purposes?

Seminars

Chair: Cassidy
Members: Flowers Baham Hannaway, D Kleber GRAD
Off-campus: as desired

makeup –one at-large, one breeding and genetics, one soils faculty member

duties –

1. solicit and establish seminar schedule for school year
   1. graduate students who need to present have priority
   2. people up for promotion and/or tenure have second priority
   3. we want all faculty to give a presentation once every 3-4 years – those giving P&T seminars count as part of this process
2. advertise and promote seminars internally
3. advertise and promote seminars externally
   1. to other CAS departments
   2. listings in OSU This Week/OSU Calendar
4. develop seminar presentation workshop for student presenters – can be advertised for participation by students from other departments – 1+ training sessions
5. develop seminar evaluation process for student presenters
6. refine procedures for polycom connections
7. develop a system for automated announcement of seminars to off-campus faculty with their interest in polycom participation recorded
8. refine procedures for recording and web-posting seminar presentations for other time and place access
9. make arrangements with staff to procure refreshments for seminars

Student scholarships and awards

Chair: Chastain
Members: Baham Parke Karow Mullett
Off-campus: as desired

makeup –advisor, assistant advisor, two faculty from each unit

duties –

1. Update master list of all potential awards/recognitions/scholarships for which CSS students may be eligible
2. Develop master list of past award/recognition/scholarship winners
3. Make concerted effort to all CSS students as to the availability of scholarships and grants – some not requiring financial need
4. Hold normal school year meetings to determine possible scholarship/award nominees
5. Work with Barb Reed on a way to catalog awards, honors and recognitions received by students throughout the year
6. Evaluate all CSS scholarships to see if there are some whose scope could be broadened to allow for greater flexibility in use – this may require department head contact of donors or donor rep to ask about the possibility of changing the terms of an endowment

Greenhouse

Chair: Mallory-Smith
Members: Curry Sandeno rep from each project

Hyslop Farm operations

Chair: Karow
Members: Ehrensing Mattix Farm Mechanic ARS Rep NRCS-PMC rep rep from each project

ALS Building

Chair: Myrold
Members: Sandeno
Students: 1GS

makeup –associate head, one other faculty member and representatives from all projects, one graduate student

duties - keep abreast of proposed university policy changes regarding building use and safety and make recommendations to faculty on proposed changes; review applications for space use and make recommendations to the faculty and head on same; serve as safety officers for projects

Crops Building

Chair: Mallory-Smith
Members: Appleby, rep from each floor
Students: 1GC

makeup –associate head, one other faculty member and representatives from all floors, one graduate student

duties - keep abreast of proposed university policy changes regarding building use and safety and make recommendations to faculty on proposed changes; review applications for space use and make recommendations to the faculty and head on same; serve as safety officers for floor

Seed lab Building

Chair: Curry
Members:
Students:

makeup –associate head, one other faculty member and representatives from all projects, one graduate student

duties - keep abreast of proposed university policy changes regarding building use and safety and make recommendations to faculty on proposed changes; review applications for space use and make recommendations to the faculty and head on same; serve as safety officers for projects

Clubs

soils judging

Advisor: Austin

duties - travel with team to competitions

anticipated workload –moderate to intense depending on time of year

crops club

Advisoir: Young/Flowers

organic club

Advisor: Cassidy

duties - active group with student leadership but needs someone to with true interest to facilitate at times of year when field work must be done

Bug Zoo

Advisor: Rao

Liaisons

OSU Valley library

Representatives: Parke Vales

duties

• represent their department to the Library.
• convey any departmental concerns about the Library to the subject librarian covering their department.
• distribute to their faculty colleagues information that comes from the Library, such as new services, new collections, or requests for information - journal use surveys, etc.
• arrange and schedule visits from the subject librarians.
• ensure that faculty requests for books and journals are directed to the subject librarian.

CSSA news

Representative: Hart