"Let's cause some trouble!"

I truly could not agree more with that statement.   :)  I look forward
to undermining the status quo throughout the upcoming year.  :)

----------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Todd Edwards
Associate Professor, Mathematics Education
404E McGuffey Hall
Miami University, Oxford OH 45056
cell / office: 513-529-6320



On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Platt, Glenn J. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Thanks to those of you who could make it to the meeting this morning. I
> clearly overestimated your appetites! Next time – less batter. Special
> thanks to Kate, who was not only a great sous chef, but was key to the prep,
> cleanup, and making sure it happened in the first place. I hope you all
> enjoyed yourself.
>
> Artie and I will be collating your worksheets and at our next meeting, we'll
> present our crowd-sourced strategic plan. I really appreciate your
> willingness to step up for activity you believe in.
>
> I also didn't choose my words lightly when I said that AIMS is there to
> facilitate your vision. I hope that you all take us up on it. We can do
> better than be reactive to budget cuts, funding plans, and existing
> institutional shackles. Let's cause some trouble! :-)
>
> One final small note - for clarity's sake: there was some confusion  in the
> meeting about how the 75% of a class revenue is accounted for in the new
> financial model. I just spoke with Bev Thomas and confirmed that my original
> statement was, indeed, correct: the 75% of revenue follows the division that
> pays the instructor, not the division that offers the course. That, as you
> all noted, affects strategic decision-making -- in most cases the division
> offering the course and the division providing the instructor are the same,
> but in IMS' case, that is far less likely to occur. As we develop new
> curricula, we will need to be mindful of both the division offering the
> course and also of the salary-home of the instructor.
>
> And, of course, all of this will likely change when implemented in a year,
> but as of now, the revenue breakdown is that each student's revenue is split
> 75% to the division paying the instructor and 25% to the division offering
> the student's primary major.
>
> I will keep you posted as this model evolves.
>
> Thanks again for your time this morning,
> Glenn