Planning Committee for Combination of Colleges of Education and Family and Consumer Sciences
Proposal to Combine the Colleges (PDF | DOC)
The Planning Committee is holding an open forum for anyone interested in discussing the proposal on Tuesday, October 26, noon to 1:30, 244-46 Memorial Union.
Planning Committee
- Committee Members
- Minutes
- Progress Report - August 23, 2004
- Update - September 7, 2004
- Update - October 1, 2004
- Time Line - October 2004
- Voting & Review Procedures - October 2004
- Distance Education
Communication
- President's letter to faculty and staff - February 2, 2004
- ISU News Release - February 2, 2004
- Ames Tribune - February 2, 2004
- Des Moines Register - February 3, 2004
- ISU President Greg Geoffroy said eight to 15 administration and staff positions will be eliminated by combining ISU's College of Education and the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. - Ames Tribune - February 3, 2004
- President and provost answer questions - Inside Iowa State - February 4, 2004
- Merger raises questions, criticism - Iowa State Daily - February 3, 2004
- College of Education will save money, may lose focus - Iowa State Daily - February 3, 2004
- Faculty in wait-and-see mode - The Ames Tribune - February 4, 2004
- LETTER: FCS college has long history - Iowa State Daily - February 6, 2004
- EDITORIAL: Approach merger with caution - Iowa State Daily - February 6, 2004
- Faculty unsure of their power in merger - The Ames Tribune - February 11, 2004
- Committee appointed to combine ISU colleges - The Ames Tribune - March 3, 2004
- ISU students, faculty object to proposed merger of colleges - The Ames Tribune - March 9, 2004
- Rally says 'no' to merger - Iowa State Daily - March 9, 2004
- College combination plan due by fall - Inside Iowa State - March 12, 2004
- Merger could impact FCEDS - Iowa State Daily - March 24, 2004
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION DEAN ACCEPTS NEW POST IN CALIFORNIA - ISU News Service - March 24, 2004
- Geoffroy on college proposal - Administrative cost savings is the goal - Inside Iowa State - April 2, 2004
- Forums will address Education, FCS merger
- ISU seeks alumni input - ISU News Service - April 9, 2004
- College merger forum takes look behind numbers - Iowa State Daily - April 13, 2004
- FCS alumni oppose merger - The Ames Tribune - April 14, 2004
- Alumni express concerns about - Iowa State Daily - April 16, 2004
- Work groups will tackle college combination questions - Inside Iowa State - April 16, 2004
- Students weigh in on college merger - Iowa State Daily - April 20, 2004
- Faculty and staff ask for college merger to consider reputation - Iowa State Daily - April 22, 2004
- College merger work groups announced - Iowa State Daily - April 23, 2004
- Anatomy of a decision - Iowa State Daily - May 3, 2004
- 'Only the name has changed' - Iowa State Daily - May 18, 2004
- Interim education dean will guide college through combination process - Iowa State Daily - June 10, 2004
- Committee to continue to work on college merger - Iowa State Daily - August 19, 2004
- Plans for FCS and Education merger still unfinished; dean not yet chosen - Iowa State Daily - August 26, 2004
- Committee work to find title, mission statement for combined college. - Iowa State Daily, August 26, 2004
- Work groups provide updates at shared college convocation - Inside Iowa State - August 27, 2004
- Postcard to Alumns - September 1, 2004
- Committee to sponsor open forum - Iowa State Daily - September 13, 2004
- Committee to sponsor open forum - Iowa State Daily - September 13, 2004
- Merged college holds forum, gathers opinions on mission - Iowa State Daily - September 14, 2004
- Group debates name and image for new ISU college - Ames Tribune - September 14, 2004
- Work groups submit reports to committee - Iowa State Daily - September 17, 2004
- FCS, Education enrollment stable - Iowa State Daily - September 17, 2004
- Another look at a name and mission for proposed combined college - Inside Iowa State - September 24, 2004
- Polls leave name of college combination up in the air - The Ames Tribune - October 11, 2004
- Outline shows structure for merged ISU college - The Ames Tribune - October 19, 2004
- Group releases outline for college merger - Iowa State Daily - October 19, 2004
- Outline shows structure for merged ISU college - The Ames Tribune - October 19, 2004
- Early November is decision time for proposed college combination - Inside Iowa State - October 27, 2004
- Faculty upset with survey timing - The Ames Tribune - Occtober 28, 2004
- Faculty vote favors college combination - News Services - November 3, 2004
- Faculty vote favors college combination - Inside Iowa State - November 5, 2004
- Education, FCS faculty approve merger proposal - Iowa State Daily - November 8, 2004
- Faculty oppose 'Human Sciences' name - The Ames Tribune - November 10, 2004
- Proposed name draws criticism - Inside Iowa State - November 10, 2004
- College deans also part of merging process - The Ames Tribune - November 13, 2004
- MacKay Hall remodeling plan to be pitched to Faculty Senate - Iowa State Daily - November 15, 2004
- Search for new name sparks strong debate - Iowa State Daily - November 19, 2004
- Planning Committee's Response to memo from LAS Social Science Chairs on the Name "Human Sciences", November 29, 2004
- Money saved from merger for new college - Iowa State Daily - December 6, 2004
- By one vote, combination approved - Iowa State Daily - December 8, 2004
- EDITORIAL: FCS, Education, and the dreaded "m" word - Iowa State Daily - December 8, 2004
- Faculty Senate approves college merger - Ames Tribune - December 8, 2004
- Senate approves college combination - Inside Iowa State - December 10, 2004
- Geoffroy reports on merger - Iowa State Daily - December 13, 2004
- Geoffroy will ask Regents to approve college combination at ISU - News Services - December 13, 2004
- Two ISU colleges will be combined - News Services - December 16, 2004
- Regents OK Merger Plan - Ames Tribune - December 16, 2004
- College combination gets mixed reviews - Iowa State Daily - January 10, 2005
Charge to the Committee (PDF | DOC)
Timeline (PDF | DOC)
Fact Sheets
Workgroups
- Description of Workgroups (PDF | DOC | HTML)
- Membership of Workgroups (PDF | XLS | HTML)
- Workgroup Procedures (PDF | DOC | HTML)
Workgroups — Minutes/Reports
College Governance Documents and Policies College Name and MissionCommunications and Planning Culture and Community Curricular Issues
- Why Human Sciences
- NASULGC Definition
- Human Sciences
- Other Research Universities with "Human Sciences"
- May 5, 2004 Minutes
- May 2004 Preliminary Report
- Special Report by Roger Smith
- College Names
- September 17, 2004 Final Report
- Name Rationale
- Student Preference Poll
Deans Office: Organization and Operations
- May 10, 2004 Minutes
- May 17, 2004 Minutes
- May 2004 Preliminary Report
- September 17, 2004 Final Report
Development & Foundation Issues Extension and Outreach Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity Selection of Dean of New College
- May 17, 2004 Minutes
- May 2004 Preliminary Report
- August 3, 2004 Minutes
- August 12, 2004 Minutes
- September 17, 2004 Final Report
- Proposed Organization Chart
- Proposed Office Functions
- Proposed Space Needs
Student Services
- May 10, 2004 Minutes
- September 14, 2004 Minutes
- October 26, 2004 Minutes
- November 1, 2004 Final Report
Technology
- May 5, 2004 Minutes
- May 12, 2004 Minutes
- May 26, 2004 Minutes
- May 2004 Preliminary Report
- June 8, 2004 Minutes
- June 22, 2004 Minutes
- July 13, 2004 Minutes
- August 10, 2004 Minutes
- August 17, 2004 Minutes
- August 24, 2004 Minutes
- August 30, 2004 Minutes
- September 17, 2004 Final Report
- April 28, 2004 Minutes
- May 5, 2004 Minutes
- May 11, 2004 Minutes
- May 2004 Preliminary Report
- Web Coordination Report
- Teaching/Learning Subgroup-Final Report
- Outreach Subgroup, Final Report
- Administrative Office Subgroup, Minutes from Summer Meetings
- Research Subgroup report
- September 8, 2004 Minutes
- September 13, 2004 Minutes
- September 29, 2004 Minutes
- Student Survey Results
- Faculty Survey Results
- Final Recommendations - November 2004
Open Forums & Preference Poll
- President Views Comments from Open Forums
- April 12 faculty/staff forum videostream
- April 15 alumni forum videostream
- April 19 student forum videostream
- April 21 faculty/staff forum videostream
- May 17th Combining Two Colleges at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln forum videostream
- September 13th Name & Mission forum videostream
- Invitation - Open Forums (PDF | DOC)
- Preference Poll on four possible names - September 2004
The committee would be pleased to hear from any interested parties .
