Program Alignment and
Review [PAR] Update
Executive Council
November 25, 2013
Jan Biros
Steve DiPietro
What are the goals of PAR?
REGULARLY REVIEW WHAT WE ARE
TEACHING AND RESEARCHING AND
WHY
ENSURE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING AND
FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH
PRODUCTIVITY
ENSURE THAT ACADEMIC UNITS ARE
OPTIMALLY ALIGNED TO PRODUCE THE
GREATEST TEACHING AND RESEARCH
IMPACT
What is the PAR process?
THE SELF-STUDY
THE ON-SITE EXTERNAL
REVIEW
THE ACTION PLAN
PAR and Program Alignment
• Goodwin College
Task Force
• School of
Education Task
Force
• Computing Task
Force
SAMPLE ACTION PLAN
IMPLICATIONS
PROGRESS TARGET DATE INTERNAL &
STRENGTHS,
COST OF ACTUAL
FOR
GOALS &
INTENDED
PROJECTED CURRENT REVIEW
DATA
FOR
EXTERNAL PROFESSIONAL WEAKNESSES AND INDIVIDUAL(S) RESOURCES IMPLEMENTAT OUTCOMES INSTITUTIONAL
OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES COLLECTION START DATE STATUS
DATE COMPLETION CHALLENGES DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES RESPONSIBLE REQUIRED
ION
& FINDINGS IMPROVEMENT
Increase the
1-Sep-18 (1) laboratory
(1) lower faculty to Typical hiring On-going: we In Progress Beginning of
Significant hiring has
DH, Dean, Provost 1. Office Space
number of TT student ratio; (2) process
have one new
each
space; (2) start2. Equipment 3.
occurred - must make sure
faculty from 11 to increase research
hire starting 9-1academic year
up; (3) office
Funding 4.
that the new faculty are
17
13 bringing TT
space
salary lines
output; (3)
adequately supported.
faculty to 12 in
increase
2013 and three
competitivenes
new hires
amongs chemical
starting in 2014
engineering
so that we will
programs
have 15 TT
faculty by fall
of 2015.
Hire at least one (1)Consolidate Selective hiring
senior faculty growth; (2)
member
increase overall
productivity;
(3)improve
national visibility
and rankings
Silent phase AY To initiate beginning of 9/1/2017 or sooner Start-up package
13-14,
during AY 13- each
which will
interviewing 14
academic year
require t 1$M
AY 14-15 and
forequipment,
AY 15-16 if
chaired
needed
professorship,
and adequate
space
Will enhance
assitant and
assocoiate faculty
debvelopment
recommended by external DH, Dean, Provost
review committee could
potentially give a step
change in performance
and
start-up
$1M
package which
will require t
1$M
forequipment,
chaired
professorship,
and adequate
space
A WORD CLOUD
THEME SNAPSHOT
Leadership
& Culture
PAR PILOT ACHIEVEMENTS
ACTIONABLE ITEM
PROGRAM
RECRUIT MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
HEAD WITH DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP SKILLS
MEM
UPDATE THE LAB EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO MEM
MEM
UNDERGRADS
ESTABLISH A NEW COLLEGE 'COLLEGE OF
COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS'
CCI
MIGRATE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND
COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM COE TO CCI
CCI
STATUS
COMPLETED - AUGUST 1, 2013
PHASE 1 COMPLETED $70,000 WORTH
OF EQUIPMENT PURCHASED
COMPLETED
COMPLETED
ESTABLISH A NEW CENTER FOR HOSPITALITY AND
SPORT MANAGEMENT [MIGRATE FROM GOODWIN] CHSPM
COMPLETED
MIGRATE CST FROM GOODWIN TO THE NEW CCI
COMPLETED
CCI
MIGRATE ET,…,…,...FROM GOODWIN TO COE
COE,GOODWIN
SPLIT GOODWIN AND SCHOOL OF EDUCATION INTO
TWO DISTINCT ENTITIES
SOE,GOODWIN
CREATE AN ASSOCIATE DEAN POSITION FOR
SOE
RESEARCH FOR THE SOE
COMPLETED
CREATE 2 DIVISIONS WITHIN THE SOE
COMPLETED
SOE
CREATE AN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
SOE
DEVELOP A CULMINATING SENIOR ACTIVITY/SOCIAL
FOR RECENT GRADUATES
MEM
DEVELOP AN ANNUAL FACULTY RETREAT ON PAR
CHEM E
PROGRESS/MONITORING
SCHEDULE MEETINGS WITH COE TO
LE BOW B&E
DISCUSS/RESHAPE CURRICULUM
ONE NEW TT FACULTY HIRED FOR CHEM
ENGINEERING 9-1-2013; 3 NEW HIRES SET FOR 2014 CHEM E
COMPLETED
COMPLETED
COMPLETED
COMPLETED
COMPLETED
COMPLETED
COMPLETED
FEEDBACK
“The PAR review process provided the opportunity to take a step back and
engage all the stakeholders within the Business and Engineering degree. The
external reviewers provided an objective perspective to our curriculum and
recommended changes that will certainly enhance the quality of the
program. These reviews are invaluable as we look across the entire Drexel
campus.”
Dr. Frank Linnehan
Interim Dean, LeBow
“…….the PAR process was the single most transformative initiative for me since
coming to Drexel…”
Giuseppe Palmese
Department Head, Chemical Engineering
“The PAR process provided our department with an opportunity to evaluate the
research and teaching missions and identify areas of improvement.”
Michel Vallieres
Department Head, Physics
WEBSITES
PUBLIC WEBSITE
http://www.drexel.edu/provost/par/
SHAREPOINT WEBSITE
https://provost.moss.drexel.edu/par/
https://provost.moss.drexel.edu/par/selfstudy
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