College of Education & Professional Studies
College of Education & Professional Studies Faculty and Staff Resources

FACULTY AND STAFF RESOURCES


General College Information

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Committees

The Curriculum Committee receives and acts upon curriculum proposals relating to all programs served by the College, studies the curricular needs of the College and University, proposes curricular changes for the College and University, consults and cooperates with other curricular bodies on matters of mutual concern, and reviews and responds to recommendations from other College committees on education curricular issues.

Meeting Date
The Curriculum Committee meets the first Thursday of the month at 8:30 a.m. Agendas and meeting links are posted in the COEPS Canvas page.

Resources
Curriculum Policies, Handbook, and CourseLeaf

Required and Suggested Syllabus Language

The International Education Committee is charged with establishing a vision, purpose and goals for international education programs in the College.  The Committee supports and monitors international education programs and works to identify multiple strategies to infuse global perspectives into the teaching, research and service functions of the College.  In an advisory capacity, it provides recommendations on strategies, policies, plans, and resources to support international education.  The Committee works collaboratively with other campus colleges, student affairs, and administrative support units in the advancement of international programming.  Members will act as departmental liaisons to increase collaboration and communication about international education, maintain program coordination and/or rotation between and among all programs, and advise the Dean on the handling of specific problems.  The Committee will assist program advisors in marketing, advertising and resource generation to support international study and faculty research and collaboration. 

The Graduate Council will be comprised of graduate program coordinators or department chairs (when coordinators are not available or identified). Terms will be open-ended and will change when coordinators change. The council will be advisory to college administration in COEPS and in Graduate Studies and Continuing Education and will provide representation on the GSCE Graduate Council as needed. The Associate Dean of COEPS will serve as ex-officio chair, and the council will elect a faculty chair.

Meeting Dates
 
The Graduate Council will meet monthly on the third Thursday of the month, 2:00-3:00PM (two weeks prior to UWW Graduate Council meetings).

Resources
UW-Whitewater Graduate Council

The Teacher Education, Licensure and Clinical Experiences Committee will act in an advisory capacity to the Dean in the administration of programs leading to endorsement for Wisconsin Department of Public Instructure licensure. Working in tandem with departmental policies and procedures, the committee is charged with maintaining the integrity of clinical experiences, ensuring high quality advising and equitable admissions policies and procedures.  The committee also acts as a hearing panel for student appeals for placements and admission.  The committee provides recommendations to the Dean to ensure compliance with Wisconsin licensing agencies (such as the Department of Public Instruction), program accreditation, and other related Federal or State initiatives. 

Meeting Dates
The Teacher Education, Licensure and Field Experiences Committee meets the second Thursday of the month at 12:00 noon

This group is advisory to the Dean and is charged with examining the information and technology knowledge and skills needed by its future teachers and professionals as they enter the world of work, prepared to be leaders in the 21st century. They will act as multi-faceted communication channel concerning information and technology in the College.
Meeting Dates
The Technology Committee meets the second Tuesday of the month from 10:00am - 11:30am

Agendas & Minutes

For previous minutes, contact the committee chair, Jon Spike (spikej@uww.edu)


The Strategic Planning and Budget committee is charged with making recommendations to the Dean and Administrative Council regarding the development, refining and updating of the College Strategic Plan and Mission.  Departments develop strategic plans consistent with the College plan.   The Committee is also charged with making recommendations to the Dean on prioritizing capital fund requests from individual departments and the disbursement of funds for new initiatives.   

Meeting Dates
The Strategic Planning and Budget committee meets the third Wednesday of the month at 11:00. For meeting dates and times, contact the committee chairperson

This Committee provides support & guidance to all diversity efforts in the College. The committee also provides recommendations on strategies, policies, plans, and resources to support and address diversity within and across the College. The committee will collaborate with other committees in the College such as the College’s Strategic Planning and Budgeting Committee and the Curriculum Committee. 

This committee will actively recruit applicants for the university’s Inclusive Excellence Fellowship program. If a fellow is assigned to the College, members of this committee will provide mentorship and support to the Fellow. Note that the IEF program is currently suspended.

Members of the Committee will include those who have an interest in the areas of diversity, inclusivity, equity and a desire to move the college forward. Membership will include at least one member from each department and will be expected to serve a two-year staggered term. One member of this committee will attend the Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence monthly committee meeting. The Diversity Coordinator for the college shall chair the committee. 

Meeting Dates
The Inclusive Excellence and Diversity Committee meets on the first Friday of the month at 9:30 am.

Department minutes and agendas can be found here.

COEPS Awards Timeline

  • Student nominations for Outstanding Advising and The McClellan Teacher of Distinction awards sought both fall and spring (November 1 – November 15 for fall; March 1 – March 15 for spring)
  • Applications due for all awards by May 1st
  • Recipients notified by May 15th
  • COEPS Awards recognition done at Fall Forum in August
  • The following January, recipients for awards with a related University award (i.e., service, research, and advising) will be the college nominees provided the application materials align with the university criteria. 
  • University award application deadlines can be found on the University Faculty and Academic Staff Awards page

Award Information

COEPS Innovation Award

The Innovation Award is unique to the College of Education and Professional Studies and is intended to recognize outstanding and creative work of all kinds.

The Innovation Award is unique to the College of Education and Professional Studies and is intended to recognize outstanding and creative work of all kinds. All full-time employees in the College of Education & Professional Studies at UW-Whitewater are eligible to apply. The recipient will be recognized with presentation of an inscribed plaque at the COEPS Fall Forum.

McClellan Endowed Teacher of Distinction Award

Faculty and instructional academic staff who are full time employees at UW-Whitewater with at least two years of consecutive teaching experience within the College of Education and Professional Studies (COEPS) are eligible to apply for this recognition upon being nominated by a student and notified by the Associate Dean of COEPS.
Faculty and instructional academic staff who are full time employees at UW-Whitewater with at least two years of consecutive teaching experience within the College of Education and Professional Studies (COEPS) are eligible to apply for this recognition upon being nominated by a student and notified by the Associate Dean of COEPS. Students are invited to nominate faculty/academic staff instructors for the award in both fall and spring semesters. Upon receipt of these nominations, the Associate Dean contacts eligible faculty/instructional academic staff members to invite them to apply for the award following the guidelines detailed here. Persons previously selected for this award are eligible for consideration again when two years have lapsed since their award conferral. Members of the Faculty & Staff Awards Committee review the applications and select a recipient. In the case of a tie, more than one individual may be selected to share the award.

Outstanding Advising Award

This application is aligned with the university-wide process to recognize outstanding academic advisors.

Award requirements: COEPS full-time faculty and academic staff with at least two years of academic advising experience at UW-Whitewater are eligible to apply for this recognition upon being nominated by a student and notified by the Associate Dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies. Students are invited to nominate faculty/academic staff members for the Outstanding Advising Award in both fall and spring semesters. Upon receipt of these nominations, the Associate Dean contacts eligible faculty/academic staff members to invite them to apply for the award following the guidelines detailed here. Persons previously selected for this award are eligible for consideration again when two years have lapsed since their award conferral.

Alignment with the University Advising Award: This application is aligned with the university-wide process to recognize outstanding faculty & instructional academic staff who are academic advisors. The highest rated faculty / instructional academic staff applicant for this award will be forwarded to the University Academic Advising Award as the COEPS nominee for the university-level award. In advance of the submission date for the University Academic Advising Award, the COEPS nominee will need to review/update their application materials and collect letters of recommendation in order to meet application requirements.

 

Outstanding Research Award

This application is aligned with the university-wide process to recognize outstanding research.

Faculty and instructional academic staff with at least two years of full-time experience at UW-Whitewater are eligible to apply for this recognition. Persons previously selected for this award are eligible for consideration again when two years have lapsed since their award conferral. The recipient will be recognized with an inscribed award plaque at the COEPS Fall Forum.

Outstanding Service Award

This application is aligned with the university-wide process to recognize outstanding service.

Full-time faculty members in the College of Education & Professional Studies at UW-Whitewater are encouraged to apply. The recipient will also be recognized with an inscribed award plaque at the COEPS Fall Forum. The name of the person selected by the COEPS Faculty & Staff Awards committee as the college award recipient will also be forwarded to the University Faculty Service Awards Committee for consideration for the following academic year.

Outstanding Student Support Award

This award is an opportunity to recognize your colleagues who go above and beyond in their service to students, and is unique among our awards in that it is by nomination only and the recipient(s) will be revealed at the Fall Forum.

The College of Education & Professional Studies Office of the Associate Dean is pleased to announce the call for nominations for College of Education & Professional Studies Outstanding Student Support Recognition. This award is an opportunity to recognize your colleagues who go above and beyond in their service to students, and is unique among our awards in that it is by nomination only and the recipient(s) will be revealed at the Fall Forum.

The College understands and values the role data can play in understanding student learning. It is an essential component to improving our programs, and demonstrating our commitment to high quality instruction. This page provides information and resources to help you implement effective and manageable assessment plans and prepare reports. Please reach out to Associate Dean Andrea Ednie with any questions related to COEPS data or assessment.

The purpose of an assessment plan is to facilitate continuous improvement of student learning. Assessment is an ongoing process based on program goals, student learning outcomes, careful selection of a variety of measurement tools, and a plan indicating how data is used for program development. The COEPS Assessment Committee created the resources provided here to guide programs in their work.

It is our goal that all programs will have a clearly articulated assessment plan aligned with student learning outcomes. Program faculty and staff should generate the student learning outcomes by considering the critical knowledge and skills expected of program completers. Implementation and evaluation of an assessment plan is part of programs' continuous improvement process.

The Wisconsin Educator Standards evaluations of candidates provides data on how educator candidates perform on the educator standards. Evaluations are completed for teacher pupil services and administrator licensure programs. These evaluations can be used throughout a candidates’ program to determine growth in knowledge and skills over time. The Office of Clinical Experiences and Associate Dean complete distribution, management, and analysis of the evaluations. Data is shared with Department and program coordinators and can be distributed as needed to interested faculty and staff. Summary data of these evaluations are available within the COEPS DPI Annual Report documents, posted within the reports section below.

 UW-Whitewater Student Survey Data

The Senior Outcomes Assessment Survey (SOAS) is a web-based survey of the undergraduate experience at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. It is sent to all graduating seniors in the semester in which they apply for graduation.

Additional surveys completed by the UW-Whitewater IRP are available

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