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

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• 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?