VINCE TINTO VISIT TO UAF

http://soeweb.syr.edu/academics/grad/higher_education/vtinto.cfm

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 (All meetings will be scheduled in WC- Carol Brown Ballroom –Reservation requested)

7.00am: Breakfast with Dr. Tinto (at his hotel) - Dave Veazey, Dana Thomas, Shirish Patil

8.30am-11.30am: Student Success Workshop with Dr. Vincent Tinto

Expected Groups at the Workshop

1. UAF Department Chairs

2. Academic Advising Center +RSS +other campus advisors*

3. Developmental Studies Group*

4. CRCD/ TVC Group*

5. Enrollment Management and Student Support Services*

* 3-5 members from each group are expected to attend (members to be identified by these groups)

11.30am- 1pm:

Lunch meeting with UAF Administration (need to check availability of individuals)

(Chancellor Steve Jones, Provost Paul Reichardt, VC Tim Barnett, VP Susan Henrichs, VC Bernice Joseph, TVC Director Rick Caulfield, AVP Dana Thomas and Faculty Alliance Chair, Shirish Patil, Staff Alliance Chair Jeff Stepp, ASUAF President Sven Gilkey and AVP Dave Veazey)

BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

1.00pm- 2.00pm: Meeting with Academic Advising Center +RSS + other campus advisors

(Group TBD by Linda Hapsmith and Dana Thomas)

2.00pm-3.00pm: Meeting with Developmental Studies Group

(Group TBD by Jane Weber, Cindy Hardy, Pete Pinney and Dana Thomas)

3.00pm- 3.15pm: Break

3.15pm- 4.15pm: CRCD and TVC Faculty and/or staff

(Group TBD by Bernice Joseph, Rick Caulfield, Pete Pinney and Jo Jo Ducharme)

4.15pm- 5.15pm: Enrollment Management and Student Support Services

(Group TBD by Tim Barnett, Jeff Stepp, and Dana Thomas)

5.15pm-6.00pm: Break

6.00pm: UAF Reception for Dr. Tinto?? (TBD in consultation with the Chancellor’s Office-Jake)

Wednesday, March 28, 2007 (All meetings will be scheduled in Sherman Carter Room- need to check availability)

7.30am- 8am: Catered Breakfast at BUTRO (VP Dorman, AVP Dave Veazey, AVP Dana Thomas, Shirish Patil and others TBD)

8.00am-9.30am: Audio with Faculty Alliance (I am proposing March 20 Faculty Alliance meeting be postponed to March 28. The only agenda will be to follow-up with Dr. Tinto on discussions with UAA/UAS and UAF/UAS faculty, staff and administrators (March 26, 27) and pave a forward path for Faculty Alliance. Invite Staff Alliance Chair Jeff Stepp and AVP Saichi Oba)

9.30am-9.45am: Break

9.45am- 11am: Recap of March 27 and strategic decisions for UAF- Dave Veazey, Shirish Patil, Dana Thomas, Jo Jo Ducharme, and Jeff Stepp)

11am- Noon: Recap of March 26 and strategic decisions for UAA/UAS- Dave Veazey, Bogdan Hoanca, Chuck Craig, Shirish Patil, and Jeff Stepp)

Noon- Lunch (VP Dorman, AVP Dave Veazey, AVP Saichi Oba, AVP Dana Thomas, Shirish Patil, Jeff Stepp and Sven Gilkey)

1.30pm- 2.30pm: Meeting with President Hamilton (President Hamilton is in Nome on 27 and 28. This will occur if his plans change and his schedule permits)

2.30pm: Break

2.45pm- 4.45pm: Development of UA Statewide Framework for Student Success (AVP Dave Veazey, AVP Saichi Oba, Faculty Alliance Chair Shirish Patil, Faculty Alliance Chair (2007-08) Bogdan Hoanca, UAS Faculty Senate President Chuck Craig, Staff Alliance Chair Jeff Stepp, System Governance Council Chair and Coalition of Student Leaders Pro Tem Sven Gilkey)

5pm: Wrap up

6pm: Dinner? (Depends on Dr. Tinto’s departure schedule)