Advancing Faculty Success Understanding Perspectives on

Satisfaction, Climate and Culture at RIT

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

COACHE Lecturer Data Presentation

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

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Acknowledging COACHE Communications Task Force Members• Lynn Wild (Co-Chair; The Wallace Center)• Laurie Clayton (Co-Chair; AdvanceRIT)• M. Renee Baker (Faculty Recruitment & Retention)• Bob Barbato (SCB)• Paul Craig (COS)• Ellen Rosen (University News)• Pat Scanlon (COLA)• Maureen Valentine (Co-Chair; CAST, AdvanceRIT)• Teresa Wolcott (CAST)• Julia Lisuzzo (The Wallace Center)

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2012 COACHE Survey• Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education

– Initiated by RIT fall 2012 – Open to all - non-administrative full-time faculty– About 70 schools participated

• RIT was part of the inaugural launch of the Non-Tenure Track survey in 2012– Response rate was on par with the other 11

participating institutions

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Who participated in COACHEEligibility to participate in the COACHE survey was determined according to the following:

• Full-time faculty only

• Not hired in the same year as survey administration

• Not in terminal year

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Participating Institutions – NTT Survey

• Indiana University – Bloomington• Johns Hopkins University• Kansas State University• New School University• North Carolina State University• Otterbein University• Purdue University• Radford University• Rochester Institute of Technology• University of Missouri – Columbia• University of Washington – Tacoma• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University*Limited number of participant institutions in the NTT module, as this is a new area for COACHE

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Definitions• RIT NTT Mean = the mean from non-tenure track

faculty at RIT (which includes research faculty)

• RIT T/TT Mean = the mean for all tenured and tenure track faculty at RIT

• External Mean = the aggregated mean for the 11 other schools that participated in the NTT Module

• Faculty of color or “foc” = Any respondent identified by his or her institution or self-identifying in the survey as non-White.

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Response Rates• RIT’s T/TT overall response rate – 59%• RIT’s NTT overall response rate – 46%

– Subpopulations • Men - 47%• Women - 46%• Faculty of Color (FOC) - 38%• Length of Contract

1 – 2 Years: 73%

3 – 4 Years: 15%

2 Semesters: 7%

• Primary Responsibility – Teaching - 85% ­ Research - 4%

Fixed–Term Renewable– 58%

Rolling – 26%

Response Rates University

*Overall response rates for Non-tenure track faculty at other Institutions unavailable from COACHE

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Rochester Institute of Technology

Overall Men Women White FOC

RIT Non-Tenured Track

Population 207 126 81 175 32Responders 96 59 37 84 12

Response Rate 46% 47% 46% 48% 38%

RIT Tenure & Tenure Track

Population 737 506 231 577 160Responders 438 287 151 345 93

Response Rate 59% 57% 65% 60% 58%

Results at a GlanceRIT NTT:RIT T/TT Data

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University “Top” AreasHighest Scores

• Departmental Collegiality – RIT NTT Mean: 3.92

• Health and Retirement Benefits– RIT NTT Mean: 3.88

• Leadership: Departmental– RIT NTT Mean: 3.84

Lowest Scores

• Interdisciplinary Work– RIT NTT Mean: 2.86

• Nature of Work: Research– RIT NTT Mean: 2.96

• Mentoring– RIT NTT Mean: 2.99

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Other areas to considerUniversityEncouraging

• Nature of Work: Teaching• Facilities and Work

Resources• Personal and Family

Policies• Departmental Quality• Collaboration

Need more information

• Appreciation and Recognition

• Departmental Engagement• Leadership: Divisional• Nature of Work: Service• Leadership: Senior

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Response Rates NTID

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Population: 50

Respondents: 23

Response Rate: 46%

*Response rates for sub-populations unavailable at the college level

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Results at a GlanceNTID NTT:NTID T/TT

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Results at a GlanceNTID NTT:RIT NTT

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NTID NTT “Top” AreasHighest Scores

• Health & Retirement Benefits– NTID NTT Mean: 3.82

• Nature of Work - Teaching– NTID NTT Mean: 3.82

• Departmental Collegiality– NTID NTT Mean: 3.81

Lowest Scores

• Interdisciplinary Work– NTID NTT Mean: 2.63

• Departmental Engagement– NTID NTT Mean: 2.89

• Nature of Work - Research– NTID NTT Mean: 3.05

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Other areas to considerNTID

• Facilities & Work Resources• Senior Leadership• Nature of Work – Service• Appreciation & Recognition• Mentoring

• Division Leadership• Departmental Quality• Collaboration• Personal & Family Benefits• Departmental Leadership

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Encouraging Need more information

FOLLOW UP EFFORTS

Restoration of Travel Support(NTID remains the only college to provide designated funds for Lecturer travel)

Round Two of Innovation Funding – October 15 DeadlineOpen to Lecturers

Establishment of Working Families Committee under Marianne Gustafson

FOLLOW UP EFFORTS

Followed RIT Timelines for Market Adjustment

Discussions with Provost and HR about Lecturer involvement in research and terminal degree support

Establishment of advisory committee to review NTID Salary Process and appropriateness of modification with respect to use of comparison groups