Special Edition: Board of Regents approves combination
Thursday, December 16, 2004
Board of Regents approves combination of colleges
"Anticlimactic" was the word
a bystander used to describe the vote that came at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon
when the Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve the combination of the
Colleges of Family and Consumer Sciences and Education. The new college
will assume the name College of Human Sciences on July 1, 2005.
Reaction to Regents' action
In alphabetical order:
Provost Benjamin Allen: "This was the effort of a lot of people. The process was well thought out and inclusive, and will make programs stronger for students."
Associate Provost Susan Carlson: "Truly this was a community effort. It allows us to pursue an exciting future for the departments and programs!"
ISU President Gregory Geoffroy: "I’m very pleased that the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, unanimously approved combining the colleges of Education and Family and Consumer Sciences into the College of Human Sciences, and I want to thank the faculty, staff and students of the two colleges for developing an effective plan for the combination. The College of Human Sciences has a very bright future because it combines the strengths of two colleges that have many closely connected academic programs and interdisciplinary activities. The resulting college will provide a richer education for our students, stronger research, and more effective outreach to the people of Iowa.”
Interim Dean of Education Jerry Thomas: "I think it really will promote interdepartmental and interdisciplinary research and programs. A perfect example is the diet and exercise program that the Regents just approved."
Interim Dean of Family and Consumer Sciences Pamela White: "It felt like the team had just passed its group final exam. We have another semester's worth of work, but we're ready!"
Interdepartmental program also approved
Just moments earlier, the Regents also approved the creation of an interdepartmental program in diet and exercise. The education and training program will offer BS and MS degrees, and was a joint proposal from the Departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition (CFCS) and Health and Human Performance (Education).
Photos
The
interim deans make sure the hours waiting for the Regents to get to Agenda Item
#9 are productive: Pamela White drafts correspondence on her laptop while Jerry
Thomas reads final exams.
White and Thomas share a
light moment during a break in the Regents meeting.
Following the Regents' vote,
Jerry Thomas and Susan Carlson were interviewed by B. J. Schaben of KASI Radio in
Ames. Pamela White was also interviewed later.
Wednesday: Regents' committee hears proposal for combination
ISU
President Geoffroy was joined by Provost Benjamin Allen and interim deans
Pamela White and Jerry Thomas when he presented his proposal to combine the
Colleges of Family and Consumer Sciences and Education to the Education and
Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Regents on Wednesday, December 15.
The notebook in front of President Geoffroy is packed with information gathered
and evaluated during the process of determining a name for the new college.
White reported that the Committee asked good questions about the process and justification for the proposal to combine the colleges and the suggested name. "They were very complimentary regarding the actions of both colleges, and congratulated us all on our innovative and visionary actions," she said.
