Editor's Note: This is the second in a seven-part series examining the evaluations of Ohio University's deans. Seven of 10 Athens deans were evaluated this year.
The dean of Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine earned strong support from his faculty and staff for the second year in a row, but his overall approval rating dropped slightly among faculty.
Jack Brose received an overall approval rating of 89 percent from faculty and a 100 percent approval rating from staff in the college. OU-COM saw the lowest faculty response rate on the survey this year at 27 percent, down from 30 percent last year. This year, 67 percent of staff responded, down from 92 percent last year.
Brose said he was grateful to faculty and staff for their support.
It was a very successful year
he said. Even with the budget issues I think we made remarkable progress as a medical school.
Brose has been dean since 2001 and earned a base salary of $209,500 this year.
The dean received his highest approval rating from faculty for student orientation. Brose has made a push this year for more electronic testing to prepare students for board exams now taken on a computer, and has continued recruitment programs to increase freshman enrollment to 120 students.
Faculty also praised Brose for work on a new 10-year strategic plan, which the dean said is preparing OU-COM for the most exciting (time) in the college's history. In written comments, one faculty member said Brose has done a good job of including people from across OU-COM in that planning process.
(The strategic planning process) has literally incorporated the input of everyone at the college from current first-year students to alumni all ... faculty
and all aspects of the administration and staff
the comment stated. This kind of communication takes a lot of time and work
but it has the power to affect the greatest outcome.
Among other goals, Brose said the strategic plan will call for more research faculty positions and increase the incoming class size to 140 by 2011.
The dean saw his lowest marks - 84 percent - from faculty in a question about soliciting faculty input in evaluating associate dean performance. Problems with an associate dean have surfaced in Brose's evaluations in the past, and the dean said OU-COM is restructuring the associate dean position, which he hopes will satisfy faculty.
Staff gave Brose 99 and 100 percent approval ratings in every category except university relations
where the dean received 82 percent approval.
Brose said he thinks he could do a better job communicating OU-COM's mission and needs to other leaders at the university.
As a medical school
we have a lot of different and unique needs
so sometimes there can be issues with understanding from the rest of the university in terms of what we do and what our needs are
he said. I feel like I can do better in terms of informing the rest of the university of what we're about.
Brose said one of his plans is to meet with faculty senators to talk about the college.
Executive Vice President and Provost Pam Benoit praised Brose for a year of impressive accomplishment
and thanked him for collaborating with other colleges to form new majors, and with Hudson Health Center to improve student services there.
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