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