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
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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
Plan
• Data challenges for planning
purposes
• Sustained progress in program
assessment
• Deferred maintenance
• Library needs
• Enrollment/Discount rate
• 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
Plan
• Still behind in faculty and staff
salaries
• Little progress in % of racial
and ethic minorities in the full
time faculty
• Compensation Commission
• Increase demand for diversity
strategies in all searches
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From 12 to 15% in 6 years
• Must plan to weather the
economic storm
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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
Robert Scott (CHAIR)
Ahmed
Abdelal
Priscilla
Elsass
Karen
Muncaster
Kay
Onan
Murray
Nancy
Schwartz
Stoll
John
Sweeney
Christine
Thatcher
* Observer
Current Position
President
Provost
Institution
Adelphi University
University of
Massachusetts, Lowell
Associate Provost, Dean of
Clark University
Graduate Studies
Associate VP for Academic
Lesley University
Technology and Program Planning
Professor of Chemistry; Associate
Northeastern University
Dean of Academic Affairs
Professor of Writing
Emerson College
Vice President for Student Affairs
Suffolk University
Senior Vice President and Chief
Providence College
Financial Officer
State of Connecticut,
Associate Director of Academic
Department of Higher
Affairs
Education*
Major NEASC Milestones
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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 Comparison
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