R·I·T n. a point on a curve at which the curvature which the curvature Inflection Inflection (second derivative) Points: changes signs changes signs The year in Review Review Jeremy Haefner n. A moment of dramatic Provost Provost change, especially in the April 2010 development of a company, industry, market, or (duh) institute.
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AGENDA R·I·T A few welcoming remarks Hari Seldon & the Foundation Foundation The Mule Questions Questions ... Second Foundation
Hari Sheldon & the Foundation
The 8 Priorities (pre-Mule) ( ) R·I·T KRA 2: Maximize Opportunities for Innovation, Priorities Priorities Institute goals and success indicators Institute goals and success indicators Creati it Creativity, Research, and Research and Scholarship Student success KRA #1, retention rate, graduation rate KRA 1: Be Renowned for Student Success Student Success Research, scholarship, R h h l hi KRA #2 KRA #2, sponsored awards, publications, books, d d bli ti b k and creative work works KRA #2, products, processes, opportunities for , p , p , pp KRA 3: Execute with KRA 3: Execute with Inno ation Innovation students Organizational & Operational Excellence Inclusivity, equity and KRA #1, % of AALANA, women students, faculty and diversity diversity staff staff KRA #1, % of international students, # of study KRA 4: Achieve the Highest Global education abroad experiences, enrollment at global campuses Levels of Stakeholder Satisfaction Academic Operations KRA #3, space and budget allocation processes KRA #3, accreditation, student learning outcomes, , , g , Academic Excellence Academic Excellence program excellence KRA #4, professional development, satisfaction Faculty Success surveys
2009-2010 initiatives I R·I·T Initiative Initiative Priority Priority Status Status Implement tenure changes Faculty success All colleges report policies updated; E5.0 clean from AY 09-10 from AY 09 10 up up Develop and implement Statement of Expectations Faculty success Completed by colleges in fall 2009 for pre-tenure faculty Develop Academic Required Academic Framework developed by Licata and associate Orientation Program Review advising for 1st advising for 1st excellence excellence deans; approved by ICC, Grad Council deans; approved by ICC, Grad Council Data mining Data mining shortened to 5 h t d t 5 f framework k year students study to predict days - 2010 Student at-risk students Develop and implement +/- success, Implementation process developed and vetted; grading system di t academic d i POSTPONED until 2013 POSTPONED til 2013 Integrated excellence Advising System: Implement Tiger Team Student Dean’s Delegate Advising Council coordinated g g recommendations from d ti f success, t i triage advising d i i by Lynne Mazadoorian; 2008-2009 inclusivity for LOA students
2009-2010 initiatives II R·I·T Initiative Initiative Priority Priority Status Status Faculty Dr. Chance Glenn and Dr. Margaret Bailey Identify faculty success; ; - Faculty Associates for Mentoring; y g; associates for mentoring i t f t i inclusivity developing scalable mentoring program Review and revise Academic Dr. Danielle Smith and Honors Advisory honors program h excellence ll Board making recommendations B d ki d ti Student Develop Institute Writing p g success; ; Proposal developed by Institute Writing p p y g Program academic Committee; under review by ICC excellence Inaugural class inducted November Inaugural class inducted November Implement Emerging Faculty and 2009; cross-silo teams given projects; Leaders program staff success tools and lectures; commencement: 16 April 2010 April 2010 Review and revise Student and Committee jointly charged by Provost and student evaluations of faculty Academic Senate; initial report by May t hi 2010
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2009-2010 initiatives III R·I·T Initiative Initiative Priority Priority Status Status 1st Year Summer 1st Year ‘Summer Experience’ to New Gen Ed standing committee of AS have fun and Develop new Academic Academic - charged; AAC&U workshop in June; charged; AAC&U workshop in June; University University framework for general rigor excellence new framework to be approved by education Professor rank November also also Senate Senate Student St d t S Specific recommendations under review ifi d ti d i Advance Greater recommended representation success; by Gen Ed committee, Inst Writing Expectations also academic committee, new summer experience for recommendations recommendations excellence 1st year students, FYE tweaked recommended Enhance promotion to Faculty Faculty Affairs committee full professor full professor success success recommending changes to AS recommending changes to AS Faculty Affairs committee adding Enhance career ladder Faculty ‘Principal Lecturer’; recommendation to p for lecturers for lecturers success success AS Modify faculty titles in Faculty Faculty Affairs committee E6 0 s ccess recommending changes to AS
2009-2010 initiatives IV R·I·T More work to do but have made Initiative Initiative Priority Priority Status Status great progress t Purpose: support 98% of all pre-tenure faculty now ~ Calibrate faculty students and faculty y Faculty Faculty 24 CH @ campus commitment of ~ 24 CH @ campus commitment of ~ workload to who want to cross success $150K; targeted support for expectations silos associate professor Establish cross- Charge given to Academic Affairs Capture exciting work fertilization and Student and committee; proposal to move Center p p in new structure in new structure multidisciplinary multidisciplinary faculty faculty for Multidisciplinary Studies up to teaching success campus level opportunities Student & faculty Joint Affiliation Committee making g Advance the RGH Advance the RGH- success; success; recommendations to campus on RIT Alliance research; Friday, April 30th academic
2009-2010 initiatives V R·I·T Initiative Initiative Priority Priority Status Status ACMT Formed International Education RIT Dubai: DSO Council (deans study abroad Council (deans, study abroad, (Dubrovnik): (Dubrovnik): chips in another EMCS, F&A, Student Affairs); Launched IT Grow our Global $5M to start Global formed International Education program; program; Education Education undergraduate Education Working Group (Jim Myers, Greg competency expanding into Van Laekin, Dianne Ellison); set programs Zagreb; g ; goals for study abroad; working on goals for study abroad; working on new study abroad models; Provost and Resource Allocation and Review salary Budget Committee agreed to expand Faculty benchmarking campus peer schools for optimal success process p benchmarking; 50th percentile target g; p g at rank reaffirmed And then there was the calendar discussion ...
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Overview of Conversion R·I·T Thorough vetting process with governance groups, alumni, community, etc. RIT input p ✓ Strong staff support ✓ Faculty support ✓ Faculty support ✓ Students mixed Reasons for shift R f hift ✓ Quarter schools dwindling ✓ Retention President: Key decisions
Time table for Conversion R·I·T
Developing the Plan p g R·I·T Work of the Director Developing in-depth Developing in depth GANTT chart Budgeting Budgeting Communications O Organization structure i ti t t To be completed: June 2010 2010
Academic Organization R·I·T
Tentative Conversion budget g R·I·T Description Amount Details Di Director office t ffi $152,000 per year for 4 years $152 000 f 4 C Covers backfill and staff assistant b kfill d t ff i t t Covers summer stipends and/or Faculty Pledge: Faculty workload offloads for program framework $710,000 over 3 years relief relief conversion; heavy committee conversion; heavy committee work For innovative, substantive Faculty and staff curriculum and curriculum redesign as well as $150,000 over 3 years $150,000 over 3 years process grants t process improvement via RFP i t i RFP process $588,000 to $1,000,000 over 2 Professional advisors for Year 3 Student Pledge: Advising years years Student Conversion Plans Student Conversion Plans Temporary staff to assist with Staff support for committees $87,000 over 1.5 years conversion committee support Support for degree audit work; pp g ; Registrar’s office $253,000 over 3 years degree audit software; backfill support Supporting assessment practices, $103,000 per year for next two , p y Middles States PPR support Middles States PPR support data analysis continual data analysis, continual years improvement Phone, copy, mailing, web Non-salary, misc $100,000 (est) support, communications, etc.
Curriculum Redesign; Launch R·I·T P Packages by 1 June 2010 k b 1 J 2010 Academic Program Profile Profile Program Review Framework Program screening, data Program screening, data review, action & decisions Logistics ✓ Schedules ✓ Checklists
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