Marriage, Family and Human Development

Marriage, Family, and Human Development Faculty

Committee Assignments 2001-2002

March 13, 2001

MFHD Program Chair: Craig Hart

Associate MFHD Program Chair: Bernard Poduska (See Teaching and Curriculum Committee for regular responsibilities in addition to those assigned by the MFHD Chair as needed)

MFHD Executive Committee: Six MFHD Program Committee Chairs listed below will consult with the MFHD Chair as to progress in their committee assignments in monthly meetings. The MFHD Chair will be available to help them obtain resources for meeting program needs.

University Committees

Committee on Instruction and Media Arts: Randy Day (3-year term - till 8/03)
Campus Access Committee: Kathleen Bahr (3-year term - till 8/02)
Institutional Review Board: Susanne Olsen (3-year term - till 8/03)
Peer Teaching Evaluation Committee: Shirley Klein (3-year term, till 8/03)
University Faculty Appeals Committee: Terry Olson (3-year term, till 8/04)
Dean's Search Committee: Terry Olson (2001 only)
Faculty Advisory Committee (3-year term, till 8/03)
Family Friendly Policies Committee: Jeff Hill, Craig Hart

College Committees/Assignments

College Curriculum Committee: Bernard Poduska (3 year term-till 8/02)
Rank and Status Committee: Susanne Olsen (3 year term-till 8/02)
Student Awards Committee: Ivan Beutler (3 year term - till 8/03)

School Committees/Assignments/Other

Proclamation Course Development Committee: David Dollahite (on leave Winter, 2002), Shirley Klein, Alan Hawkins, Mark Butler (MFT), Jeff Hill, Steve Duncan.
Rank and Status Committee: Bernard Poduska, Dick Galbraith
Family Studies Center
Associate Director for Outreach: Tom Holman
Relate and Marriage Resource Center: Tom Holman
Institute for Faithful Fathering: David Dollahite
Research/Scholarship Committee: Tom Draper
Utah Governor's Commission on Families: Chair, Brent Barlow
World Family Policy Center Committee: Terry Olson, Kathleen Bahr, Jeff Hill

MFHD Program Committees
1. Child and Family Studies Laboratory Steering Committee

Chair: Clyde Robinson
Members: Susanne Olsen, Craig Hart, Jean Larsen (Teacher Education); Tina Dyches (Couns. and Special Ed.), Anne Ure (lab administrator)
Ad hoc Members: (Head Teachers) Dorie Haws, Brad Wilcox

Responsibilities:

Oversee daily operations of and establish policies for the CFS Laboratory (e.g., curriculum, admission, student teaching, demonstration teaching, tuition issues, physical facilities, health, safety)

Oversee and approve research conducted in the CFS Laboratory

Oversee personnel issues related to the CFS Laboratory (e.g., hiring, salary)

Coordinate with faculty and other programs that use the labs (e.g., Home Economics)

Evaluate CFS Laboratory personnel in coordination with lab administrator

Oversee parent/family life education/involvement (parent advisory council)

Oversee coordination of ancillary personnel regarding children with special needs

Coordinate and oversee summer programs

Provide input into new CFS Lab Facilities plan in new building

Coordinate with ECE certification program in Teacher education.

2. Curriculum and Teaching Committee

Chair: Shirley Klein (MF) ( 1 class release)
Asst. Chair: Clyde Robinson (HD)
*Daily Operations Coordinator: Bernard Poduska (primary responsibilities below as coordinated with CTC committee and MFHD Chair).
Members: Randy Day, Dick Galbraith, Larry Nelson, Roberta Magarrell (SFL), Steve Duncan

Responsibilities:

Monitor new undergraduate curriculum and recommend adjustments
Organize program for faculty peer teaching evaluations
Explore technology issues and implement technology-based teaching
Implement and coordinate research learning in undergraduate curriculum
Implement ways to encourage more student writing and instructor feedback
Formalize list of attributes we want to cultivate in our majors (see college guidelines)
Create service learning opportunities within course-work. This is separate from internships. Contact Jacobson Center for guidelines and register applicable courses there.
Assure Family Proclamation is integrated into every course (Charge from Jim Harper)
Foster and coordinate mentored student environments - teaching through research, writing, seminars (use to be called research learning but donors don't like that terminology). Honors theses, research teams with faculty (as special classes), faculty/student conference paper presentations/publications, field schools, etc. Coordinate with center/institute seminars. University has competitive funds for this ($500,000 - must be submitted as departmental proposal on behalf of faculty research teams). Check with college for details.
Help coordinate readings packets for courses
Create and oversee MFHD Advisement Web site (online advising - with help from college)
Set fair and equitable policies for paid and unpaid TAs
Establish Family Sciences teaching minor
Coordinate with SFL internship program (help with semester away programs - SALT - which can generate revenue for the department, contact Jim Backman, Director)
Establish a mechanism for students to attend internship fair and become acquainted with internship/job placement possibilities early in their program. Track curriculum courses toward internship experience (Charge from Jim Harper).
Regularly evaluate course content and redundancy issues - enact changes where necessary
*Monitor graduate student teaching and adjunct faculty teaching
*Assure MFHD commitments to Freshman Academy are being met
*Recommend adjunct faculty for religion and family history (2 from MFHD)
*Coordinate curriculum with other departments (assure MFHD gets credit when we teach cross-listed courses)
*Handle daily undergraduate student curriculum concerns
*Evaluate transfer credit
*Perform ombudsman role in student/teacher disputes, concerns, complaints, grievances
*Represent MFHD Program coursework to college curriculum committee
*Oversee course/instructor scheduling each semester/term
*Oversee MFHD Independent Study course development for Bachelors of General Studies (Family Life Emphasis)
*Oversee advisement - Freshman mentoring, Career counseling
* Represent MFHD program at new student orientation each semester
* Coordinate International Field Studies and Internships (IFSI) with Study Abroad office (in Kennedy Center)

3. Faculty Enrichment and Student Awards Committee

Chair: Ivan Beutler
Members: Jeff Hill, Kelly McCoy, David Nelson

Responsibilities:

Recommend student awards (including valedictorians, scholarships)

Conduct annual scholarship and awards banquet (coordinate with others if on school basis)

Oversee retirement festivities (coordinate appropriate activities like those for Wes Burr)

Present faculty award nominations to the College and University

Facilitate faculty access to University resources as needed (e.g., Faculty Center)

Organize faculty socials (in coordination with graduate faculty/student socials)

Help faculty and students develop friendships for the Church and the University

Find ways to facilitate the professional development of females for future faculty

4. Productivity and Annual Review Committee

(PAR) Interim Chair: Alan Hawkins
Members: Tom Draper, Dick Galbraith, Terry Olson, Chris Porter, Kathleen Bahr (on leave - 2001-2002)
Involves MFHD Chair as needed

Responsibilities:

Update and evaluate forms, formula, and policies for assessing annual merit points for each faculty member as needed

Conduct annual faculty evaluations (these subsume post-tenure review required by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges)

Update and evaluate written expectations for new MFHD Program faculty (and continuing faculty) as needed

Update and evaluate academic journal ranking protocol as needed

Assure faculty mentoring program is in place for new faculty (evaluate annually)

Consider structural changes that can help improve scholarly output and grant writing

Evaluate how MFHD program scholarship is being translated into application

Assess and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration of MFHD faculty with associated faculty

5. Graduate Committee

Coordinator: Tom Draper (1 class release)
Current Core Graduate Faculty Members: Kathleen Bahr, Ivan Beutler, Randy Day, David Dollahite, Thomas Draper, Steve Duncan, Dick Galbraith, Craig Hart, Alan Hawkins, Jeff Hill, Thomas Holman, Shirley Klein, Kelly McCoy, David Nelson, Larry Nelson, Susanne Olsen, Terrance Olson, Chris Porter, Clyde Robinson, plus designated Home Economics faculty
For graduate faculty status qualifications, see MFHD Policy on Graduate Faculty Status Document (Updated March, 2000)

Responsibilities:

Regularly attend graduate faculty meetings (except for extenuating circumstances cleared by coordinator)

Help establish and implement policies for masters and doctoral program that are included in and updated regularly in the MFHD Graduate Program Handbook

Help oversee graduate coursework requirements and implementation

Chair masters and doctoral degree students (No more than 2-3 chair assignments per faculty - new asst. profs encouraged to co-chair first grad. student with senior faculty member).

Serve on graduate student committees (serve on or chair at least 3 graduate student committees).

Maintain an ongoing program of scholarship that involves graduate students (minimum expectations are two professional publications every 3 years).

Participate in graduate student admissions

Participate in graduate student evaluations

Participate in the development and implementation of policies for doctoral exams (as needed)

Participate in recruitment and placement of graduate students

Serve on graduate program committees as assigned by coordinator

6. Search Committee

Chair: Tom Holman
Members: Ivan Beutler, Clyde Robinson, Randy Day, Tom Draper, Craig Hart

Responsibilities:

Keep a running, updated list of potential candidates for faculty positions

Conduct hiring process within the framework of university guidelines

Promote recruiting of the best qualified candidates

Coordinate and facilitate campus visits in the interview process

Other MFHD Program Assignments:

MFHD 160 coordinator: Randy Day (with Jeff Hill assisting).
MFHD 210 coordinator: Lynn Scoresby (with Larry Nelson, David Nelson assisting)
MFHD Student Association Coordinator: Susanne Olsen
Religious Education part-time faculty (3-year terms): Susanne Olsen (ends 8/03), Terry Olsen (ends 8/02), Dick Galbraith (ends 8/03).
Academic probation student mentoring (Currently Serving): Brent Barlow, Kathleen Bahr, Ivan Beutler, Jeff Hill, Shirley Klein, Terry Olson, Bernard Poduska.