NEASC Update

Faculty Senate

September 13, 2011

Sharon L. Vasquez, Provost

Major Milestones

• Organizing for the Self -study √• Creating and circulating draft document √• Final version of the self-study document √

• Hard copies to NEASC Visiting Team, Officers, Steering Committee, Faculty Senate, and Board of Regents Executive Committee

• Electronic version open to public http://www.hartford.edu/selfstudy/

• Campus visit – October 16-19, 2011

What Did We Learn? - Strengths

• Revised mission and new values statements• Integration of planning efforts• Growth in graduate education and B.U.S. program• Increased investment in retention• Summer Bridge program• Diversity of student body (especially for private

institution)• Great progress in assessment of learning

What Did We Learn? – Strengths (continued)• Faculty: Teacher/Scholars

• Growth in Physical Plant

• Transformation of Library

• We remain in sold financial condition

What Did We Learn? - Challenges

Challenge

• Data challenges for planning purposes

• Sustained progress in program assessment

• Deferred maintenance• Library needs• Enrollment/Discount rate

Plan

• Data audit and increased investment in IR

• Focus on the program level and “closing the loop”

• Short- and long -term planning• Library planning committee• New consultant = MacGuire

What Did We Learn? - Challenges

Challenge

• Still behind in faculty and staff salaries

• Little progress in % of racial and ethic minorities in the full time faculty

• From 12 to 15% in 6 years

• Must plan to weather the economic storm

Plan

• Compensation Commission• Increase demand for diversity

strategies in all searches• Monitor effectiveness of these strategies and

insist on new ones.• Explore innovative faculty appointments that

encourage diversity

• Recruitment and retention• Increase external fund raising

for the long term

Team Visit• 3-day campus visit: October 16-19

• 9 trained faculty, administrators• From peer institutions• Plus an observer from Connecticut Department of

Higher Education

• Validate Self-study Report

• Written report and confidential recommendation

First Last Current Position InstitutionRobert Scott (CHAIR) President Adelphi University

Ahmed Abdelal Provost University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Priscilla Elsass Associate Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies Clark University

Karen Muncaster Associate VP for Academic Technology and Program Planning Lesley University

Kay Onan Professor of Chemistry; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Northeastern University

Murray Schwartz Professor of Writing Emerson CollegeNancy Stoll Vice President for Student Affairs Suffolk University

John Sweeney Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Providence College

Christine Thatcher Associate Director of Academic Affairs

State of Connecticut, Department of Higher

Education** Observer

Major NEASC Milestones

• Campus visit• Receipt of team report• Response to team report• Attendance at spring NEASC meeting• Notification of results

Sources of information:

U of H NEASC web site:

http://www.hartford.edu/selfstudy/

Provost’s blog:

http://www.provostblog.com/wordpress/

Provost’s Corner: UNotes

Questions?

Faculty Diversity ComparisonTT 50% 20% 0 0% 0 0% 1 #### 0 #REF! 10 #REF! 0 #REF! 9 #REF! 1 0 0 1 0 0

Gender

return rate % F M F Hisp

Af. Am Asian Wh2 11 1 2 1 7

AY 11 58% 31% 33 6% 2 0.38% 38 7% 0 0.00% 91 17% 0 0% 362 69% 15% 85% 9% 18% 9% 64%

AY 10 46% 46% 29 4% 2 0.26% 35 5% 1 0.13% 118 16% 19 3% 555 73% 35% 65% 0% 6% 6% 88%

Change 12% -5% 4 2% 0 12% 3 2% -1 -13% -27 1% -19 -3% -193 -4% -20% 20% 9% 12% 3% -24%

RacePool Demographics from ADS Hired

Hisp Native Am Af. Am Pac. Island AsianTwo or More White

Race Gender