“The Hough Post”
June 6, 2017
Volume 5, Number 21
Record Number Attend COE Graduation Reception
A record number of students, parents, family, faculty and staff attended the COE Graduation Reception held on May 19, 2017. The PSU Ballroom was filled to capacity to hear Dr. David Brown reflect on his 40+ years in education. This was one of the most inspiring receptions we have had since we began hosting this event a dozen years ago.
RSVP for the COE College Meeting – August 18, 2017
Mark your calendar for the 2017 College Meeting on August 18th. The COE Faculty Advisory Council is leading an activity you won’t want to miss.
RSVP to Sharon Lopinot at sharonlopinot@missouristate.edu by August 1st.
College of Education
2017 College Meeting
August 18, 2017 8:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Plaster Student Union West Ballroom
Hill Hall Moves
Everyone should be moved out of Hill Hall by the end of this week. The CEFS departmental office and our academic advisors have moved to Strong Hall two weeks ago. RFT moved to the Glen Isle Center last week. Dr. Hough will be the last one to leave the building, ensuring everyone has been safely relocated before he packs his PC and moves the Dean’s Office to PCOB 106. He has asked his staff to watch the movie, “The Titanic.”
Renovation Communique from Planning, Design, and Construction
We received the following message a few days ago:
RENOVATION, HILL HALL
90% Construction Documents
Interior renovation of Hill Hall to provide an enhanced learning environment for the students, faculty and staff of the College of Education and Psychology Department.
This project is available for review and can be found at: http://architect.missouristate.edu/AvailableforReview/. In an effort to reduce printing costs and conserve resources, paper copies of these documents are not being produced and distributed. Please review these electronically. Should you want to print out a page or section of these documents, they are provided in an electronic format that should allow you to do so directly.
What does the review phase of this project indicate?
Schematic Design: During schematic design, the consultant commonly develops study drawings, documents, or other media that illustrate the concepts of the design and include spatial relationships, scale, and form for the owner to review. Schematic design also is the research phase of the project, when zoning requirements or jurisdictional restrictions are discovered and addressed. This phase produces a final schematic design, to which the owner agrees. Costs are estimated based on overall project volume. Schematic design often produces a site plan, floor plan(s), sections, an elevation, and other illustrative materials; computer images, renderings, or models. Typically the drawings include overall dimensions, and a construction cost is estimated. Note: The agreement may actually spell out what is to be delivered.
Design Development: Design development (DD) services use the initial design documents from the schematic phase and take them one step further. This phase lays out mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and architectural details. Typically referred to as DD, this phase results in drawings that often specify design elements such as material types and location of windows and doors. The level of detail provided in the DD phase is determined by the project requirements. The DD phase often ends with a formal presentation to, and approval by, the owner. Design development often produces floor plans, sections, and elevations with full dimensions. These drawings typically include door and window details and outline material specifications.
Construction Documents: Once the owner and the consultant are satisfied with the documents produced during DD, the consultant moves forward and produces drawings with greater detail. These drawings typically include specifications for construction details and materials. Once CDs are satisfactorily produced, the project is sent to contractors for pricing or bidding. This phase results in the contractors’ final estimate of project costs. The construction document phase produces a set of drawings that include all pertinent information required for the contractor to price and build the project.
Phase descriptions courtesy of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Mentor Leadership Seminars
Throughout the past year our COE Faculty Advisory and Leadership Councils have discussed a number of issues pertaining to reappointment, promotion, and tenure. P&T Seminar participants have also had conversations, leading Dean Hough to recommend the development of a series of “Mentorship Seminars” to be held through December 2017. This initiative is currently in the planning phase. Preliminary discussions by the Leadership Council have produced the following ideas: Attendees should be department heads, P&T chairs, and all faculty who are currently mentors or who would like to become mentors; hold the first seminar in the summer as a day-long retreat; host Mentor Seminars each month, August through December 2917, from 8:00 a.m. to noon, providing either breakfast or lunch; invite the Provost to lead some seminars; review and understand departmental RPT guidelines, review processes, share time lines, discuss roles and responsibilities of faculty mentors, and examine consistency in binders.
If we can kick-off the “Mentorship Seminars” with a one-day retreat in late July or early August, Dean Hough will seek approval to provide a $250 stipend to each faculty mentor who is able to attend. If you are not currently a mentor, but would like to be involved in the seminars, email the dean and copy Sharon by June 30th.
ETHOS (MSU Educators Honor Society) Students Have Guest Speaker, Ana Ortiz
ETHOS, the Educators’ Honors Society at Missouri State University, advised by Dr. Mandy Benedict-Chambers, Dr. David Brown, and Dr. Steve Jones, invited Ana Ortiz to speak to elementary, middle school, and secondary preservice teachers about supporting English Language Learners in the classroom. Her talk was titled, “Immigrants: Not a Single Story” and it emphasized how immigrants have unique stories that do not correspond to the well-known stereotypes that our society often projects. She encouraged preservice teachers to consider how the stereotypes might impact English Language Learners and how educators can work to discredit the clichés.
Recent SAHE Student and Two Graduate Assistants Published
Dr. Gilbert Brown, Assoc. Dean, was copied on a letter from NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising regarding Kathy Davis, a recent SAHE student and Director of MSU Academic Advisement Center and two graduate assistants, Regan Baker and Kimberly Brake regarding an article that was published. See link below:
Keep Calm and “Move” On,