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The Year in ReviewDr. Jeremy Haefner
The Year in Review
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
May 2009
Year in Re ie RoadmapYear in Review Roadmap• The Big Picture• The 8 Priorities• The Initiatives • Spotlight:
– “Greater Expectations”– Promotion and TenurePromotion and Tenure
• Year Ahead• Discussion
The Big PictureThe Big Picture
RIT’s Strategic VisionRIT s Strategic Vision
• What: Achieve a more competitive• What: Achieve a more competitive position as a (inter-) national university
• Why: More choices of students, more y ,support from alumni, more competitive positionHow: Reach out to alumni attract• How: Reach out to alumni, attract students, build research, creative, and innovation culture
Alignment With RIT Mission• Offer: broad range of career-oriented
educational programs
• Produce: innovative and creative graduates
• Prepare: Careers in a global society
How Does Academic Affairs How Does Academic Affairs Help RIT Achieve This Vision?
• Academic excellence
• Experiential learning leader– Co-op
• Helping campus achieve the goals
– Undergraduate research– Innovation and project-based
learning• Advancing 8 priorities through key initiatives
learning– International education– Community learningkey initiatives Community learning
The 8 PrioritiesThe 8 Priorities
P i iti I tit t G l A hi t MPriorities Institute Goals; Achievement Measures
Student Success Increase persistence and graduation rates
Diversity & Inclusivity Increase AALANA and women student and faculty percentages
Research, Scholarship, & Creative Works
Increase campus scholarship and research, particularly sponsored research
Innovation Provide innovation opportunities for students
International Education Provide global education experience
Academic Operations Support for the academic programs; budget, space, communication, shared governance
Academic Program Success Ensure strong accreditation; new program development, program review, support for general education
Faculty Success Clarify promotion and tenure policies; workload; support
Advancing the PrioritiesAdvancing the Priorities Throughoug
Academic AffairsAcademic AffairsInitiativesInitiatives
P i it I iti ti St tPriority Initiative Status
Student Success
• Student Success/Retention taskforce• Evaluate learning communities
l d
• Action plan to be postedCompleted; report posted
h d f ll llSuccess • Develop University Studies Director hired; fall roll out
Diversity & • Individual faculty mentoring• AALANA Student Success taskforce
• Current Provost focus• Action plan to be posted
Inclusivity • Support AALANA and women faculty recruitment
60% of new hires women, 20% AALANA
Research • Develop plan to allow faculty more Plan developed; budget Research, Scholarship & Creative Work
e e op p a o a o acu y o eresearch and scholarship time
• Develop campus‐wide undergraduate research program
a de e oped; budgerequestedDirector, Undergrad
Research hiredg p g
Priority Initiative StatusPriority Initiative Status
Innovation
• Develop program for Student Innovation Center
• Develop plan for curriculum in support
Plan developed, Director hired Inventory completed• Develop plan for curriculum in support
of innovation themeInventory completedBuilding open
International • Study Abroad ‘Obstacles’ study Completed; postedEducation • Strategic Plan • Consultant hired
• Consider new RIT calendars • Develop Academic Affairs space
• ContinuingCompleted;
Academic Operations
Develop Academic Affairs space planning process
• Develop Provost Communication Plan• Develop shared budget process
Completed; announcement soonCompletedCompletedp g p p
Priority Initiative StatusPriority Initiative Status
• Develop comprehensive program audit, review and evaluation plan
• Develop expanded summer program
• Audit completed; post to webCompleted; see web
Academic Program Success
Develop expanded summer program• Reframe Honors Program• Hire new Honors Director• General Education Learning OutcomesI l t Middl St t G l Ed ti
Completed; see web• In process for AY10• Announcement soon• At ASDi t hi d• Implement Middle States General Education
assessment recommendations• Discuss new General Education models• Deliver Middle States response letter
Director hired; standing committee
• PlanningCompletedp
• Increase RIT summer programming• Hire Assist Provost for Undergrad Education; oversee institution‐wide programs• Launch ‘Greater Expectation’ Tiger Team
pOn the way!
• Announcement soon
• In process• Launch Greater Expectation Tiger Team • In process
Priority Initiative StatusPriority Initiative Status
Faculty Success
• Develop faculty mentoring system; will seek faculty associates for mentoring; need network of mentors• Implement P & T policies and practices
• Currently planning for AY 10;• In processSuccess Implement P & T policies and practices
• Develop ‘Emerging Leaders’ program• Address workload ‘gap’
R i ti t f ll f li d
In process • In process• In process; request in system; W k ith A d i• Review promotion to full professor policy and
process• Build community of faculty; review policy around lecturers, instructors, adjuncts
• Work with Academic Senate, deans• Work with deans, Academic Senate, , j
Spotlight:Spotlight:• “Greater Expectations”p• Promotion and Tenure
“Greater Expectations”
AAC&U “G t E t ti ”AAC&U: “Greater Expectations”• Greater Expectations, a majorGreater Expectations, a major initiative of AAC&U
• Identified innovative modelsIdentified innovative models that improve campus practices and learning for all gundergraduate students, and advocated for a comprehensive
h t fapproach to reform
“Greater Expectations” InstituteGreater Expectations Institute• Campuses send teams pto a summer institute at the University of Vermont in June
• Teams develop plans June 17-21, 2009
Dudley H. Davis Student Center, University of Vermont
p pand bring back to campus for vetting and University of Vermontimplementation
RIT’s GE Project ScopeRIT s GE Project ScopeDevise a cohesive framework and action plan
Maximize RIT student learning and engagement– Maximize RIT student learning and engagement
– Integration of RIT’s General Education outcomes and curriculum first year experience innovationand curriculum, first year experience, innovation curriculum, learning communities, undergraduate research opportunities, and summer book program
– Advance the RIT vision: “RIT will lead higher education in preparing students for innovative, creative and successful careers in a global society.”
RIT GE Project GoalsRIT GE Project Goals• Integrate in a systemic, cohesive and intentional
manner the programs that support student learning and engagement;P id t d t ith l it f• Provide students with clarity of purpose, intentionality and direction for the undergraduate education experience; andeducation experience; and
• Establish a unique and excellent undergraduate experience in keeping with RIT’s vision of anexperience in keeping with RIT s vision of an innovation university.
The RIT Greater Expectations Tiger TeamThe RIT Greater Expectations Tiger Team• Stephanie Bauschard -
Residence Life• Eileen Feeney Bushnell -
CIASResidence Life• Lisa Bodenstedt - FYE• Nicole Boulais - Student
CIAS• Joe Geigel - GCCIS• Neil Hair - SCB
Affairs• Teraisa Chloros - Student
Di k D littl COS
• Chris Kray - CLA• Jacquie Mozrall - KGCOE
• Dick Doolittle - COS• Mike Eastman - CAST
• David Mullaney - Student • Linda Rubel - NTID
Promotion and TenurePromotion and Tenure• E5.0 Revisions: 3rd year review, external y ,letters, Statement of Expectations• Provost’s observations• Challenge: clarify and improve
E5 0 Revisions: 3rd Year ReviewE5.0 Revisions: 3 Year Review• What: Provide comprehensive review for
meaningful feedback to candidate– Includes feedback from colleagues, students,
chair dean and pro ostchair, dean and provost– Includes minimum of 2 external review letters of
scholarshipp
• When: For faculty hired on or after fall 2009 unless required by college; begins 2011-12q y g ; g
E5 0 Revisions: External ReviewE5.0 Revisions: External Review• What: Provides external validation and
feedback on scholarship and creative work– Minimum of 4 letters from external reviewers– Tenure committee oversees reviews– 2 suggested from candidate; 2 from tenure
committeecommittee
• When: Beginning fall 2010, tenure reviews will include external reviews of scholarshipwill include external reviews of scholarship
E5 0 Revisions: OtherE5.0 Revisions: Other• Allow Provost to assemble chairs of tenure
committees to review cases with disagreement
• Statement of Expectations strengthened; Deans will make sure candidates have SoE by Fall 2009; collaborative process
Provost’s ObservationsProvost s Observations• Key: “demonstrated excellence” for teaching
and scholarship; meritorious contribution to service– Excellence must be defined by the college– Includes both quantitative and qualitative
assessmentassessment
• Scholarship, research, creative work: peer reviewed documented and disseminatedreviewed, documented, and disseminated
Provost’s ObservationsProvost s Observations• While criteria for promotion and tenure are
set at the college level, consistency and fairness across campus is also a value
• Student evaluation process must be reviewed– Need to have a core set of consistent and
i f l timeaningful questions– Students do not feel empowered by this process– Taskforce of both faculty and students in AY10– Taskforce of both faculty and students in AY10
Provost’s ObservationsProvost s Observations4 M’s: Multiple means of measuring teaching effectiveness is a must!
– Student evaluations– Chair evaluations– Peer evaluations
Student advising graduate supervision evaluation– Student advising, graduate supervision evaluation– Curriculum and syllabus development– Classroom enhancement – online, office hoursClassroom enhancement online, office hours
Provost’s ObservationsProvost s ObservationsWritten meaningful feedback to the faculty member can be improved
– Annual reviews vary considerably– Progress to tenure statement often lacks helpful
direction for improvement– Committee letters: ‘promote or undermine’ versusCommittee letters: promote or undermine versus
‘objective evaluation’– Letters must address the demonstration of
excellence based on college norms and criteria
Challenge: Clarify & ImproveChallenge: Clarify & Improve• Implement policy revisions by insuring
complete process implementation• Insure Statement of Expectations for tenure• All colleges review/establish ‘College norm
and criteria for Promotion and Tenure’– Guidance for excellence– What work is very highly valued? Highly valued?
Challenge: Clarify & ImproveMust establish an effective faculty mentorship
Challenge: Clarify & Improve
program. Mentors help– Candidate understand process– Guide candidate for effective portfolio– Provide candidate for advice on teaching and
scholarshipscholarship– Include candidate on scholarship projects when
possible
Challenge: Clarify & ImproveWorkload calibration needed
Challenge: Clarify & Improve
– Multiyear project to reduce loads in some colleges as expectations for scholarship riseBudget request for initial stage submitted– Budget request for initial stage submitted
– Pre-tenure, TT faculty have most at stake– Solution includes discussion of what is theSolution includes discussion of what is the
appropriate balance of tenure track and non-tenure track faculty
The Year Ahead
Surfacing QuestionsSurfacing Questions• How will RIT remain and excel as a leader in
experiential learning?experiential learning?• How do we balance program growth with the
needs of existing programs?needs of existing programs?• Where are we headed with international
education?educat o• What does the RGHS – RIT alliance mean for RIT?
Next StepsNext Steps• Implement the changes and action items from
AY 09 initiatives• Academic Leadership retreat
– Expanded Academic Innovation Council: Academic Senate Executive Committee, Provost staff deans interested VPsstaff, deans, interested VPs
Discussion?