Associate Deans Group

Friday, 3/8/24, 10:30 a.m. – noon.
• Welcome and Introductions
• The Prepared Leader: A Proposal
• Faculty Honorifics Office (Henry Dyson, Director of External Honorifics) (Slide Deck)
• Inclusive History Project (Jay Cook, Professor of History & Director of Research, UM Inclusive History Project)
(Slide Deck)
• Academic HR: Updates on LEO negotiations & GSRA plans  (Katie DeLong, Associate Director of Academic Human Resources and Sascha Matish, Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs and Senior Director, Academic Human Resources)

Friday, 2/9/24, 10:30 a.m. – noon.
• Introductions & Quick Wins: Tell us what went well lately
• Bold Challenges: Arthur Lupia, Gerald R Ford Distinguished University Professor, Associate Vice President for Research and Director for Bold Challenges
Record Article
• Alicia Simon, Dual Career Services, Office of the Provost
• Free Speech and the Right to Protest: The Engineering Career Fair Protest & An Evolving U-M Campus & National Landscape

• Kevin Pipe, Associate dean for Undergraduate Education, CoE on the recent protest at the Winter Career Fair (see Students protest for Palestine during Winter Engineering Career Fair, Michigan Daily, January 26, 2024)
• Review and discuss the recent statement adopted at an special meeting of the U-M Regents: “University adopts statement on diversity of thought, freedom of speech,” UM Record (January 2024); has links to new statement as well as current SPG.
• Evolving national landscape
  • Broad Perspectives: “Who is Canceling Who?: Conservatives often charge their opponents with “cancel culture,” but the right poses as significant a threat to free speech as the left, New York Review of Books, (Feb 2024); for those without a subscription I’ve attached a pdf.
  • Broad Perspectives: “The Palestine Exception to Free Speech: Censorship, Harassment Intensifies on Campus Amid Gaza War,” Democracy Now
  • Broad Perspectives: “Is saying ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ protected speech under the First Amendment?,” FIRE (December 2023)
  • Anti-Israel Activism on Campus, 2022-2023, ADL Report (2023)
  • An Open Letter to College Presidents: Zero Tolerance for Antisemitism, ADL Letter (December 2023)

Friday, 1/19/24, 10:30 a.m. – noon.
Topic(s): VPUE Role & Bringing Early Momentum to Michigan; Optimize & Student Innovation Challenge’s Pitch Your Project for Undergraduate Education at Michigan;  Next Steps for University Accreditation: HLC Year 4 Assurance Review
• Final Report of the Initiative Planning Group on Student Academic Success
• Optimize & Student Innovation Challenge (U-M students develop mobile app ‘MDex’)
• University Accreditation: HLC Year 4 Assurance Review (2020 Assurance Argument)

Friday, 12/1/23, 10:30 a.m. – noon.
Topic(s): Peer-to-Peer sharing of work/activities that schools have launched to address students’ concerns about the Palestinian crisis
• Dean’s Letter – School of Social Work
• Joint Dean’s Letter – School of Dentistry
• Medical School’s Community Guidelines for OMSE Listserv Communication
• CRLT Resources Link and OGC and Student Life Guest Speakers’ Contact Information

Friday, 11/10/23, 10:30 a.m. – noon.
Topic(s): “Findings from the Initiative Planning Group on Student Academic Success” and “The 2023-26 GEO Contract – practical aspects and implementation strategies”

• Student Academic Success Final Report Briefing
• Initiative Planning Group on Student Academic Success Final Report

Friday, 10/13/23, 10:30 a.m. – noon.
Topic(s): The Arts Initiative and International Safety

• Arts Inititives slides
• Break-Out Groups Jamboard
• International Safety slides
• U-M Emergency Protocols

Wednesday, 9/20/23, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Topic: “Provost Goals as we Launch into AY2023-24 with Q&A” (Social Event)

Friday, 4/14/2023, 10:30 am – Noon
Topic(s): “Outcomes and recommendations from the Provost’s Seminar on Advancing Climate Change Education at UM”; and “Faculty and staff mental health and wellness – new initiatives and programs”

• Advancing Climate Education slides
• Break-Out Groups slides
• Mental Health Resources slides
• Faculty/Staff Mental Health and Well-being Resources

 

Friday, 3/10/2023, 10:30 am – Noon
Topic(s): “GEO Negotiation Updates”; and “DEI Professional Development for Students”
• DEI Professional Development for Students (slides)
• Willis and Schram article

 

Friday, 2/24/2023, Noon-1:00 p.m.
Topic: “President’s Vision and Strategic Plan for UM with Q&A” (Social Event)

 

Friday, 2/10/2023, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Initiative Planning Group on Student Academic Success”; and “Student Sexual & Gender-Based Misconduct Management Resources”
• Student Sexual & Gender-Based Misconduct Management Resources

 

Friday, 12/2/2022, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “New Vice Provost Updates”; and “Future of Work Steering Group Update”
• Vice Provost Tom Finholt Budget Overview
• Future of Work Steering Group Presentation

Friday, 11/11/2022, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Academic Policies and Mental Health and Well-being”; and “Post-COVID Grading Policy
• Academic Policies and Mental Health and Well-Being Slides
• Post-COVID Grading Policy Recommendation Slides

 

Friday, 10/14/2022, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Roe vs. Wade Panel Discussion”; and “Academic Policies and Mental Health and Well-being Pitch”
• Roe vs. Wade slides
• Academic Policies and Mental Health and Well-being Slides

 

Friday, 9/16/2022, Noon – 1 pm
Topic(s): “Provost’s Goals as we Launch into AY22-23 with Q&A” (Social Event)

 

Friday, 4/8/2022, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Strategic Pedagogy, Early Tenure Track Faculty Research Support Initiative, and President’s Office Updates”
• Strategic Pedagogy slides
• ETT Initiative slides

Friday, 3/11/2022, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Enrollment Management, Mental Health Implementation on Academic Policies, and The Anti-Racism Hiring Initiative”
• Mental Health Academic Workgroup
• Anti-Racism Hiring Initiative

Friday, 2/11/2022, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “The Anti-Racism Collaborative updates”
• 2/11/22 breakout notes
• ARC slides

Friday, 1/7/2022, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Progress on carbon neutrality plans”
• Carbon Neutrality update
• U-M Climate & Sustainability update

Friday, 12/10/2021, 11:00 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “The COVID Pandemic and Faculty Tenure and Promotion: clocks, diversity and long-term impacts”
• ADVANCE Program Slides

Friday, 11/5/2021, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Great lessons learned from a hybrid academic year: How to convert them to new habits”
• 11/5/21 breakout notes

Friday, 10/8/2021, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Mental health and well being for faculty and students: Where are we?”
• 10/8/21 breakout notes

Friday, 9/10/2021, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Provost’s Vision in Launching AY21-22 and Beyond”
• 9/10/21 Meeting Notes

Friday, 4/9/2021, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Student Mental Health Task Force” moderated by Laura Blake Jones; and “U-M Culture Change” moderated by Sonya Jacobs
• Breakout notes
• Meeting Notes
• Culture Change slides
• Student Mental Health Slides

Friday, 3/12/2021, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “The president’s commission on carbon neutrality report” with Jennifer Haverkamp and Stephen Forrest
• Breakout notes
• Meeting Notes
• PCCN Report Slides

Friday, 2/12/2021, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “New central-campus classroom building” moderated by Francis Mueller and “Interim policy on sexual-and gender-based misconduct” moderated by Tina Strickman
• Meeting Notes

Friday, 1/15/2021, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Student Life Priorities for Winter Semester and Beyond” with Martino Harmon, Vice President for Student Life, and Dr. Rob Ernst
• Meeting Notes

Friday, 12/11/2020, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “What is happening this Fall in student enrollment and financial aid” with Paul Robinson
• Breakout slides
• Enrollment Management Updates

Friday, 11/13/2020, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Lessons learned from the mass shift to remote teaching” – A panel discussion moderated by Prof. Michaela Zint
• Breakout notes

Friday, 10/9/2020, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Updates on Campus Health and Safety” with Dr. Rob Ernst
• Breakout notes

Friday, 9/11/2020, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Topic(s): “Launching the most challenging academic year ever” with special remarks by Provost Susan Collins
• ADG overview
• Breakout notes