Standard 4: Faculty, Staff, & Students 1

Standard 4: Faculty, Staff, and Students Standard 4: Faculty, Staff, and Students (#82) INTENT STATEMENTS 4.1 Faculty Qualifications 4.2 Faculty Policies, Procedures, & Assessment Guidelines 4.3 Faculty, Staff, & Student Diversity 4.4 Student Recruitment, Admissions, Advising, & Career Counseling 2

Faculty Qualifications Faculty Qualifications (#83) Describe qualifications of full- & part-time faculty members for jobs they hold (e.g., degrees, previous jobs in world of practice) Delineate how full- & part-time faculty members maintain competency in their instructional areas Be specific! Use examples! 3

Preparation for Teaching Assignments Preparation for Teaching Assignments (#84) Tie teaching assignments to degrees & experience! Example: “Ms. Ferdie Fieldmouse, part-time faculty member: M.B.A. degree included 18 graduate semester hours in marketing & management; M.S. degree in retail merchandising included 18 graduate semester hours in merchandising; 14 years experience managing large department store that qualify her to teach FCS 451: Retail Planning.” 4

Criteria 4.1(3), 4.1(6)-4.1(10) Criteria 4.1(3), 4.1(6)-4.1(10) (#85) Content may have been addressed in discussions related to Criteria 3.1(2)-3.1(4), 3.2(4), & 4.1(2) Reference, do not repeat information! “Activity of Unit faculty members in generation of new knowledge in their fields has been addressed in discussion related to Criterion 3.1(2).” 5

Required Documentation b: INTENT 4.1 Required Documentation b: INTENT 4.1 (#86) Information about part- time faculty members for last 3 years –Name & Current Title –Employment outside Unit –Field of practice –Highest degree earned, date, discipline, institution –Qualifications for teaching assignments –Gender –Contributions to teaching program –Specific competencies they bring to Unit 6

Faculty Participation in Unit Governance Faculty Participation in Unit Governance (#87) Selection of faculty & administrators Development & support of mission & goals Development of policies & procedures Participation in decisions about: –Academic programs –Assessment of courses –Assessment of faculty members (i.e., promotion & tenure) 7

Faculty Policies, Procedures, Assessment Guidelines Faculty Policies, Procedures, Assessment Guidelines (#88) Assure that faculty assignments are commensurate with Unit workload policy Verify that workload policy is comparable to policies in other units Give examples of instructional assignments & professional responsibilities considered part of faculty workload! 8

Tenure, Promotion, Salary Policies Tenure, Promotion, Salary Policies (#89) Unit policies, criteria, & procedures for awarding salary increments, tenure, & promotion address –Faculty member’s effectiveness in instruction; advising; research; outreach; scholarly activities; & service to Unit, institution, & community –Periodic assessment of performance related to assigned responsibilities 9

Faculty, Staff, Student Diversity Faculty, Staff, Student Diversity (#90) Subject-matter & programs Methods of instruction Preparation, education, professional experiences, & academic ranks of Unit faculty Student body Equitable opportunities without regard for age, gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion, & national origin are consistent with institutional policy & are applied consistently 10

Assessment of Diversity Assessment of Diversity (#91) Identify outcome measures Unit faculty use to assess success in achieving a diverse faculty & staff Performance of Unit over last 3 years Describe trends & issues that facilitated or hindered Unit’s efforts over last 3 years Describe trends & patterns in student diversity over last 3 years Discuss Unit’s policies/procedures for attracting & recruiting a diverse faculty, staff, & student body 11

Handout # 14 Success in Achieving a Diverse Faculty and Staff 12

Student Recruitment & Admissions Student Recruitment & Admissions (#92) Focus attention on Unit’s activities & policies! Refer to catalog or online website for institutional policies Address Unit policies/procedures regarding admissions, retention, progression of students into/through majors/options/concentrations, & services to meet needs of all students Include attention to students with special needs (Refer to INTENT 1.5) 13

Student Advising & Career Counseling Student Advising & Career Counseling (#93) Describe advising services, assignment of advisers, assessment of advising services, career guidance, counseling available in Unit Describe professional organizations & leadership opportunities available in Unit Provide data on student organization membership for last 3 years Describe scholarship opportunities 14

Quick Review-Standard 4 Quick Review-Standard 4 (#94) Describe: –faculty qualifications relative to their positions –faculty involvement in Unit governance –tenure, promotion, & salary policies –how instructional assignments & professional responsibilities are recognized in workload Address diversity of faculty, staff, & students Focus on student recruitment, admissions, advising, career counseling in Unit 15

GOOD LUCK!!!! 16