Materials linked from the February 25, 2011 Graduate Council agenda.
From: Wilcox, Anthony
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 3:37 PM
To: Fisk, Martin; Loveland, Walter D - ONID
Cc: Beach, Gary; Naguib, Nagwa; Bray, Tammy
Subject: Re: Nutrition and Exercise Sciences Graduate Programs - Site Visit
Marty and Walt,
A difficulty I have with denying my request for delaying by one term the time of the
EXSS grad program review is that the original scheduled time for the review (0809) was premature, which was not the case for the Nutrition review. There is no
compelling logic that the two programs be concurrently conducted. I do understand
that grad program reviews can be conducted at intervals shorter than 10 years, but
there must be a significant reason for doing so given the investment of faculty time
involved (time taken from other work) and the expenses associated with a review,
and I am not aware of any compelling reason for the EXSS grad program review to
have been earlier than normal process call for.
Yes, Sally granted an extension, which allowed the Nutrition grad program to take
hold and grow with the then recently hired faculty and grad program director. That
program review will happen Spring term. As noted below, an unanticipated major
reorganization has been called for by the University, which intersects with the
College’s strategic initiative to become an accredited College of Public Health &
Human Sciences, and this has consumed significant faculty and administrative
effort. At least 15 faculty searches are occurring in the College this year, ten in our
school, with extensive time devoted to the screening, interviews and selection
processes. We must be mindful of what is realistically feasible for faculty to
accomplish in addition to their appropriate focus on achievement in teaching and
research.
Given that the 2-year extension was given for a program review that was at least
1-year prematurely scheduled, I think it is entirely reasonable under current
circumstances to request that the review be conducted one term later, in Fall 2011.
So I ask for your reconsideration.
Thanks,
Tony
From: "Fisk, Martin" <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:31:35 -0800
To: Tony Wilcox <[email protected]>
Cc: "Beach, Gary" <[email protected]>, "Naguib, Nagwa" <[email protected]>,
"Loveland, Walter D - ONID" <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: Nutrition and Exercise Sciences Graduate Programs - Site Visit
Tony,
The Graduate School researched the history of the review of the Exercise and Sport Science and
Nutrition graduate degrees.
Nutrition was last reviewed in the 1998-9 academic year and was scheduled for review in 2008-9.
Exercise and Sport Science was last reviewed in the 1999-2000 academic year and was also scheduled
for 2008-9.
You must have requested a postponement of those 2008-9 reviews and Sally granted you a two-year
postponement to this academic year, 2010-11.
The Guidelines for Graduate Program Reviews indicates that postponements are normally granted for
one year.
“Programs may request a postponement of a scheduled Graduate Council Program Review by
presenting a compelling case to the Graduate School for the Dean’s review and approval. If approved,
postponement is normally granted for one year only.”
On October 7, 2010 the Graduate Council established principles for allowing postponement of Graduate
Program Reviews. These are:
“1. When synchronizing within plus/minus one year with either professional reviews or accrediting body
reviews; when and if requested.
“2. When eliminating the program.
“3. When reorganizing and a Category I proposal will be used to change the program. In this case a one
year postponement will be approved and the Cat I must be submitted within that year. If the Cat I is not
submitted, the review will take place a year from the originally scheduled date.”
The Category I proposal mentioned in 3 above refers to changes in the degree, not changes in the
administrative structure of the college.
Finally, graduate program reviews are very important for maintaining and improving the quality of
graduate education at OSU, and they are the only mechanism the university has to review the quality of
graduate education and to suggest changes. The schedule and outcomes of graduate program reviews
is now included in the accreditation report of the university. Nutrition and Exercise and Sport Science
are only two of five graduate programs that have not been reviewed in the past 10 years. Other
programs not reviewed are being eliminated or are will be reviewed this academic year.
Because of the importance of reviews to the university and because your degree programs have already
received a two year postponement, and your request does not fit the principles set by the Council, I
think it is not appropriate to grant another postponement to your review. If there are other factors not
included in your email, please let me or Walt Loveland know about them.
Yours,
Marty
Dr. Martin Fisk, Interim Dean of the Graduate School
Rm 300 Kerr Admin Bldg
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon, 97330 USA
phone: 541-737-1458
email: [email protected]
From: Wilcox, Anthony
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 5:20 PM
To: Naguib, Nagwa; Fisk, Martin
Cc: Beach, Gary
Subject: Re: Nutrition and Exercise Sciences Graduate Programs - Site Visit
Nagwa, Marty and Gary,
The Nutrition graduate faculty have drafted their self study and are reviewing it, as
well as actively considering who may serve as external reviewers (it will be faculty
from other institutions only, as that is most appropriate for this grad program). I
will try to get the names and suggested dates to you next week.
The dietetics option within the Nutrition major is undergoing reaccreditation this
year, with the site visit scheduled for March 28 & 29. The dietetic option accounts
for 90+% of the undergraduate majors in Nutrition, so it is appropriate for the
reaccreditation to stand as the review of the undergraduate program.
The Movement Studies in Disability masters program was discontinued with the
program reductions enacted by President Ray in Fall 2009.
It has been impossible for us to devote the time and attention necessary to conduct
the EXSS grad and undergrad program reviews this year, and I am requesting
permission for this to be delayed into next year (e.g., Fall 2011).
It may be more appropriate for me to meet with you to discuss this matter, but
briefly, the reason we are requesting this delay is because our programs have been
thoroughly engaged in the intense work related to reorganizing the departments in
CHHS into Schools, and I have been responsible for much of that work: writing the
Category I, leading faculty in the programs that will become the School of Biological
& Population Health Sciences (epidemiology; biostatistics; environment, safety &
health; exercise & sport science; nutrition) in the process to determine our School’s
governance (P&T procedures; curriculum procedures; program governance). In
addition, we have numerous faculty searches underway, which has taken
considerable time and energy. And related to that, we are particularly short-handed
in faculty in the EXSS program, so it has not be feasible to appoint someone to take
the lead in managing the self-study. Fortunately, such has not been the case in
Nutrition, so we’ve been able to prepare that self-study.
I suspect that requests for delays come to you at times, and that the normal
response is to deny them. I hope the Gradu School recognizes the extraordinary
circumstances that have been created by the University mandate to reorganize our
academic units, which has compounded the work we in CHHS are doing as we also
pursue becoming an accredited college of public health & human sciences. We are
also managing as best we can the increase in enrollments in our majors and our
courses while being short-handed with tenured and tenure-track faculty.
I will also add that our EXSS doctoral program has been ranked in the past year by
both the NRC and the American Academy of Kinesiology & Physical Education (now
the National Academy of Kinesiology), and the latter ranking placed us at 8th in the
country. So we are not speaking about a program that is in disarray. Rather, we
must recognize that we are able to accomplish only a finite number of important
tasks, and at this time, we cannot give the program review the time, effort and
thought it deserves. I am optimistic that we can do so if we were granted
permission to conduct the review in fall term of the 2011-12 academic year.
As noted, I would like to meet with you to discuss this further.
Thanks for your consideration of this request.
Tony
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Anthony Wilcox, Chair
Nutrition & Exercise Sciences
101 Milam Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR 97331
(541) 737-6799
[email protected]
From: "Naguib, Nagwa" <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:50:03 -0800
To: Tony Wilcox <[email protected]>
Cc: "Fisk, Martin" <[email protected]>, "Beach, Gary" <[email protected]>
Subject: Nutrition and Exercise Sciences Graduate Programs - Site Visit
Hi Tony,
It is time for us to start selecting reviewers and schedule the Site Visit for the upcoming
Graduate Program Reviews for:
1.
Exercise and Sport Science
2.
Movement Studies in Disability
3.
Nutrition
As you know, #1 and #3 above have an undergraduate review as well. For the sake of the
Graduate Reviews, the Graduate School will need a list of names for suggested reviewers,
both Peers and Potential Employers, as well as the blackout dates when your dean, faculty,
etc. CANNOT meet with the reviewers. Once we receive this information, Marty Fisk will
start working on contacting the reviewers. Please let me know if you have any questions
regarding the above.
Nagwa
Nagwa R. Naguib
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Graduate School
Oregon State University
300 Kerr Administration
Corvallis, OR 97331-2121
(541) 737-1456
Fax: (541) 737-3313
[email protected]
oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school