Request for Tenure Track Faculty
Program:
RHM Restaurant and Hospitality Management
Initiator(s): Jeff Cummings
1. Program(s) Supported by the Discipline: BT, BUS, CIS, DM – each have a class or classes in
the new RHM A.S. Degree
2. Job Description. Separate requests are required for each position sought. Please indicate
if this request is site specific and the location(s). The position is Full Time Faculty for the
RHM Program. The job description has not been written at this time. There will be a team of
Administrators, Faculty, and Industry Professionals to write the job description if this request is
approved. The job description will have the standard info and be designed to get the right
person for the job.
3. Please check ONE of the following categories: Faculty Replacement Position, Growth
Position or New Program/Discipline. Provide related information. (0-5 Points)
Faculty Replacement Position (check one)
Stable or growing discipline or program needs replacement for FT faculty who have left
within this academic year
Stable or growing discipline or program needs replacement for FT faculty who have left
within 1-2 years
Stable discipline or program needs replacement for FT faculty who have left within threefour years
x
Stable discipline or program can justify replacement for FT faculty who have left within
five years or more
Outside accreditation is at risk without FT hire
Provide justification and documentation. Include when the position became vacant and
the incumbent to be replaced.
Growth Position (checkone)
Enrollment data over past two years indicate program is growing
Enrollment data over past two years indicate program is stable
x
Enrollment data over past two years indicate program is declining
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Independent marketing or other data indicate growth potential
Provide justification and documentation.
New Program/Discipline Position
Program Initialization process complete
x
x
State curriculum approval complete
Program has grown significantly without FT faculty
Independent marketing data suggests viability of new program
Provide justification and documentation.
The program name change from HRC to RHM along with a single degree/certificate and 10 RHM
courses were all approved by the Curriculum Committee last year. This was a big step in
redesigning the program. The next essential step is faculty and the reason for this request.
The previous HRC program struggled with the requirements for a commercial kitchen and now
the focus of the program has moved from culinary skills to management so the kitchen is no
longer an issue.
The new RHM program is a clearly defined “pathway” from local High Schools through 2+ years
of college to earn the credentials. The credentials are not just the CR A.S. degree or certificate.
National Restaurant Association Credentials can be earned from all but one RHM class.
RHM is clearly aligned with regional employment opportunities within industry sectors that
have projected growth over the next few years. The US Dept. of Labor estimates that both the
Hospitality and the Food and Beverage sectors will increase by 14% during the 2014-2020
period. Meeting, Convention, and Event Planning are slated to increase 44% over the same
period. According to the most recent Humboldt County WIB report, two of the eight top local
employment sectors are: Specialty Food-Flowers-Beverages, and Tourism. These “Targets of
Opportunity” have new companies starting up and established companies are expanding
according to the WIB report. The report states that all the target industries have a strong need
for skilled, talented people who want to learn and earn.
4. FT/PT Ratio: Indicate which statement/s are confirmed by the data: (0 -5 points)
x
Program has no full-time faculty
FT/PT ration below 50/50 percent
FT/PT ratio below 60/40 percent
FT/PT ratio below 75/25 percent
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FT/PT ratio results in critical lack of effective oversight for associate faculty
Reliable pool of well-qualified associate faculty is unavailable
(In the case of non-teaching faculty positions, the criteria will be the deviation from norms
obtained from like institutions)
Provide justification and documentation.
5. Program/Student Outcomes (0 – 5 points)
Provide a narrative justifying need for full-time faculty in order to maintain and/or improve
program and student learning outcomes (one-page max), based on the following: (0 – 5 points)
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Demonstrate a clear need for FT faculty in order to maintain program outcomes
Justification demonstrates a clear need for FT faculty in order to achieve student learning
outcomes
Narrative:
Full-time Faculty are usually an origin and ongoing source for program vitalization, stability,
management, and support. In 2006, Full Time HRC faculty ended her position for the HRC
program and the college did not backfill the position. The program has struggled since. Last
year was a very important year for HRC: Dean Jeff Cummings, Industry Professional Dona
Moxon, High School and College Faculty Leigh Blakemore, and College Faculty Clyde Johnson
worked together to redesign the existing HRC program into the new RHM program. The new
program is more focused, more realistic to support, a key part of vocational pathways in this
community, and a recognized target of opportunity for employment in California. Program
stability has a direct connection to support systems and a fundamental support system for this
program is having full-time faculty.
The college can recognize the value of education in Restaurant and Hospitality Management
and support the college mission statement by hiring a full-time faculty for this program.
“College of the Redwoods puts student success first by providing outstanding developmental, career
technical, and transfer education. The College partners with the community to contribute to the
economic vitality and lifelong learning needs of its service area.”
There is one big difference this faculty request may have over others, a very important difference.
Program discontinuance is facing the RHM program. A full-time faculty means the program has a green
light to move ahead and provide valuable CTE education for a growing job market. (The program review
document provides target-of-opportunity details.)
The plane is on the runway ready to take off, it just needs a pilot.
REDWOODS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
RUBRIC FOR PRIORITIZING FULL-TIME FACULTY POSITIONS
Faculty Replacement Position
Points (0-5):
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Stable or growing discipline or program needs replacement for FT faculty
who have left within this academic year
Stable or growing discipline or program needs replacement for FT faculty
who have left within 1-2 years
Stable discipline or program needs replacement for FT faculty who have left
within three-four years
Stable discipline or program can justify replacement for FT faculty who have
left within five years or more
Outside accreditation is at risk without FT hire
OR
Growth Position
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Enrollment data over past two years indicate program is growing
Enrollment data over past two years indicate program is stable
Enrollment data over past two years indicate program is declining
Independent marketing or other data indicate growth potential
OR
New Program/Discipline Position
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Program Initialization process complete
State curriculum approval complete
New program has shown significant growth without FT faculty
Independent marketing data suggest viability of new program
Points (0-5):
FT/PT Ratio
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Program has no full-time faculty
FT/PT ration below 50/50 percent
FT/PT ratio below 60/40 percent
FT/PT ratio below 75/25 percent
FT/PT ratio results in critical lack of effective oversight for associate faculty
Reliable pool of well-qualified associate faculty is unavailable
(In the case of non teaching faculty positions, the criteria will be the deviation
from norms obtained from like institutions)
Points (0-5):
Program/Student Outcomes
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Narrative justification demonstrates clear need for FT faculty in order to
maintain program outcomes
Narrative justification demonstrates clear need for FT faculty in order to
achieve student learning outcomes
Points (0-5):
Other (Shared Interest)
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Shared interest determined by the Faculty Prioritization Committee. Scoring
rubric will be mutually agreed and will be based on the nature of the shared
interest.
TOTAL
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