First Tuesday Roundtables
2011-2012
Purpose and organization:
The First Tuesday Roundtables are a monthly forum in which academic department heads come together to discuss matters of common interest and concern. The format is meant to be casual. These sessions are for us to share ideas and experiences with our colleagues. They are not seminars or lectures.
Who is in charge of setting the agenda:
Provost Mason is the host for the program. She has delegated to the following people the task of setting the agenda: She has delegated to the following people the task of setting the agenda: M.M. Chengappa, Gerry Craig, Tim de Noble, Eric Higgins, Stephanie Rolley, Eric Maata, and Brian Niehoff. You are encouraged to make suggestions about program topics to them.
Contact Brian Niehoff (2-4797 or niehoff@ksu.edu) if you have a subject you would like to have discussed.
When and where:
All sessions will be from 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. in the rooms listed below. The following dates and rooms have been reserved for the 2011-2012 academic year:
Tuesday, September 6th: Flint Hills Room – K-State Student Union
TOPIC: University Distinguished Professors, Faculty Awards and an Update on HLC Self Study
Speakers: John Blair, Harald Prins, & Chuck Rice (UDP Panel) / Brian Niehoff
Tuesday, October 4th: Cottonwood Room – K-State Student Union
TOPIC: Undergraduate Research
Discussion Questions (.pdf)
Discussion Notes (.pdf)
Tuesday, November 1st: Main Ballroom – K-State Student Union
TOPIC: Legal Issues
Speakers: Cheryl Strecker & Peter Paukstelis
Tuesday, December 6th: Flint Hills Room – K-State Student Union
TOPIC: Trends and Current Issues in Distance Education
Speaker: Dean Sue Maes
TOPIC: Student Retention
Speaker: Associate President Mike Lynch
Fall 2011 20th Day Enrollment Status of New Full-time Freshmen Entering Fall 2008 (.pdf)
Fall 2011 20th Day Enrollment Status of New Full-time Freshmen Entering Fall 2009 (.pdf)
Fall 2011 20th Day Enrollment Status of New Full-time Freshmen Entering Fall 2010 (.pdf)
Fall 2010 20th Day Enrollment Status of New Full-time Freshmen Entering Fall 2008 (.pdf)
Fall 2010 20th Day Enrollment Status of New Full-time Freshmen Entering Fall 2009 (.pdf)
Fall 2009 20th Day Enrollment Status of New Full-time Freshmen Entering Fall 2008 (.pdf)
Tuesday, February 7th: Hemisphere Room – Hale Library
TOPIC: Update on Focus Groups on the Hiring Process
Speakers: Lynn Carlin, Roberta Maldonado-Franzen, Gary Leitnaker, and Lindsay Chapman
Tuesday, March 6th: Room 212 – K-State Student Union
TOPIC: State of Kansas Budget
Speaker: Sue Peterson
Tuesday, April 3rd: Flint Hills Room – K-State Student Union
TOPIC: Higher Learning Commission visit
Speaker: Brian Niehoff
TOPIC: International Programs
Speaker: Marcelo Sabates
TOPIC: University Contracts
Speaker: Cheryl Strecker
A call for making reservations for attendance will go out a few weeks before each session.