03-03-04

ALLEN ANNOUNCES COLLEGE COMBINATION PLANNING COMMITTEE

AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University Provost Benjamin J. Allen is appointing a 17-member committee to develop plans forcombining the colleges of Education and Family and Consumer Sciences. The committee will be made up of faculty andstaff from the two colleges, and facilitated by Associate Provost Susan Carlson.

The combination was proposed by President Gregory L. Geoffroy Feb. 2; however, Geoffroy said no action on the proposalwill be taken until after it has been thoroughly discussed and all issues associated with the restructuring areaddressed by a planning committee, in accordance with the Faculty Senate's policy on academic reorganization. Theplanning committee is to complete its study and submit a report by this fall. Any action involving the colleges must beapproved by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa.

Some of the issues that the committee will address include:

• the name and mission for the combined college;
• the process for selecting a dean;
• staff and space needs for the combined college administration; and
• governance documents that need to be developed.

Allen said, "This committee will seek widespread input into this process. It will complete much of its assignmentthrough work groups, consisting of faculty and staff from the two colleges who are not on the planning committee, andit will make a special effort to involve all other stakeholders of the two colleges, especially alumni andstudents."

The committee consists of two associate and/or assistant deans, two department chairs, three faculty members and aProfessional & Scientific (P&S) staff person from each college. Walt Gmelch, dean of Education, and PamelaWhite, interim dean of Family and Consumer Sciences, will serve as ex officio members.

To date, membership of the Committee includes:

• Thomas Andre, chair of curriculum and instruction
  
• Susan Carlson, associate provost and committee facilitator
  
• Letha DeMoss, academic fiscal officer, College of Family and Consumer Sciences
  
• Heidi Eichorn, academic fiscal officer, College of Education
  
• Ann Marie Fiore, college caucus chair and associate professor of textiles and clothing
  
• Mary Gregoire, chair of apparel, educational studies and hospitality management
  
• Georgia Hale, assistant dean of Education
  
• Suzanne Hendrich, associate dean of Family and Consumer Sciences
  
• Maurice MacDonald, chair of human development and family studies
  
• Gary Phye, college caucus chair and professor of curriculum and instruction
  
• Roger Smith, associate dean of Education
  
• JaneAnn Stout, associate dean of Family and Consumer Sciences
  
• Jerry Thomas, chair of health and human performance

Yet to be named are faculty representatives from educational leadership and policy studies, health and humanperformance, human development and family studies, and food science and human nutrition.

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