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Title: New Faculty Orientation 2006


1
New Faculty Orientation 2006
  • St. Cloud State University
  • Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

2
Welcome to SCSU
  • St. Cloud State University was founded in 1869 as
    a Normal School
  • SCSU received university status in 1975
  • Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of
    the North Central Association,SCSU is classed by
    the Carnegie Institute as a Masters College and
    University I
  • SCSU is the largest campus in the Minnesota State
    Colleges and Universities system with
    approximately 15,500 students

3
SCSUs Mission and Vision
  • Mission
  • St. Cloud State University is committed to
    excellence in teaching, learning, and service,
    fostering scholarship and enhancing collaborative
    relationships in a global community.
  • Vision
  • St. Cloud State University will be a leader in
    scholarship and education for excellence and
    opportunity in a global community.

4
More on SCSU
  • SCSU offers 175 majors, minors, and professional
    degree programs at both the undergraduate and
    graduate levels
  • 75 of SCSU faculty hold terminal degrees in
    their fields
  • SCSU has five colleges Science and Engineering,
    the Herberger College of Business, Fine Arts and
    Humanities, Education, Social Sciences
  • Other major areas include Learning Resources
    Technology Services, Undergraduate Studies,
    Graduate Studies, and Continuing Studies

5
SCSU Students(based on Fall 2004 Enrolled
Student data)
  • Total enrollment 15,608
  • Students of Color 4.7
  • International Students 5.4
  • White Students 76
  • Women 55.3
  • Men 44.6
  • Full-Time 79.3
  • Part-Time 20.7
  • Minnesota Residents 85.8
  • Non-Residents 14.2

6
More on SCSU Students
  • Graduate Students 9
  • Undergraduate Students 91
  • Students under 18 years 3.8
  • 18-19 years 24.1
  • 20-21 years 28.5
  • 22-24 years 24.2
  • 25-29 years 9.1
  • 30-34 years 3.6
  • 35 and older 5.9

7
SCSU Faculty, Staff, and Administration
  • The Universitys upper administration includes
  • President Roy Saigo
  • Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs,
    Michael Spitzer
  • Vice-President of Student Life and Development,
    Wanda Overland
  • Vice-President of Administrative Affairs, Steve
    Ludwig
  • Vice-President for University Advancement, Jill
    Rudnitski

8
SCSU Faculty, Staff, and Administration continued
  • University Deans include
  • David DeGroote, Science and Engineering
  • Roland Specht-Jarvis, Fine Arts and Humanities
  • Kate Steffens, Education
  • Diana Lawson, Business
  • Sharon Cogdill, Social Sciences (Interim)
  • Mark Nook, Undergraduate Studies
  • Kristi Tornquist, Learning Resources Technology
    Services
  • Dennis Nunes, Graduate Studies
  • John Burgeson, Continuing Studies

9
SCSU Faculty, Staff, and Administration continued
  • University employees are represented by the
    following unions
  • AFSCME (American Federation of State, County,
    Municipal Employees)
  • MAPE (Minnesota Association of Professional
    Employees)
  • MMA (Middle Management Association)
  • MSUSAAF (Minnesota State University Association
    of Administrative Service Faculty)
  • IFO (Inter-Faculty Organization)

10
Current University Initiatives
  • Civic Engagement the incorporation of
    service-learning into courses across the
    disciplines the American Democracy Project the
    development of engaged pedagogies and community
    action research

11
University Initiatives continued
  • Global Initiatives the development and promotion
    of study abroad programs international exchanges
    of faculty, students, and research international
    articulation agreements the development and
    implementation of global curricula

12
University Initiatives continued
  • Exploration of the feasibility of a University
    College
  • Proposed Mission The University College will
    improve the academic and life chances of SCSU
    students by providing state-of-the art support
    and services so we can better attract and more
    effectively educate Minnesotas diverse student
    populations.
  • Proposed Functions Provide access to and ensure
    the success of all students, with an emphasis on
    under-represented students Integrate the
    academic services on campus with the singular
    goal of helping each student obtain his or her
    academic goals Improve student retention and
    graduation rates across the university
  • Proposed Guiding Principles The University
    College recognizes that each student has unique
    strengths and needs that require different levels
    and types of support anticipates and responds to
    new groups of students that require us to adapt
    to their unique needs serves as a laboratory for
    training students in the delivery of instruction,
    student support services and leadership at the
    postsecondary level encourages research in
    effective teaching and learning pedagogies at the
    postsecondary level values assessment as a
    mechanism to continually improve the efficacy and
    effectiveness of its programs

13
Priorities in Faculty Labor
  • Teaching
  • Research, Scholarly Writing, and Creative Work
  • Continuing Professional Development
  • Service to SCSU Students
  • Service to the University and Community

14
Thinking Holistically about Professional Life
  • Integrated life
  • Departmental culture
  • Personal choice
  • Feet on the ground first

15
Faculty Development and Evaluation for Tenure and
Promotion
  • Demonstrated Effectiveness in Teaching
  • Scholarly and Creative Achievement
  • Ongoing Professional Development
  • Service to Students Ongoing Growth and
    Development
  • Service to the University and Community

16
Faculty Development and Evaluation for Tenure and
Promotion continued
  • The professional development and evaluation of
    faculty is vital to maintaining a quality
    university. Continuing improvement in teaching,
    service to students, scholarship, and service to
    the university and community is the hallmark of
    professional development at a university and
    should be a primary goal of every faculty member.
    Faculty and administrators both have a
    significant interest in supporting the
    professional development of every faculty member.
    Faculty members within a department have a
    critical stake in the professional development of
    their departmental colleagues and are best suited
    to aid in and evaluate that development.
  • --SCSU Professional Development and
    Evaluation Procedures 9/15/2004

17
Faculty Development and Evaluation for Tenure and
Promotion continued
  • Each probationary (tenure track) faculty member
    is required to submit a yearly Professional
    Development Plan (PDP) in the fall and a
    Professional Development Report (PDR) each spring
  • Fixed-Term faculty teaching .75 FTE or more are
    also required to submit PDPs and PDRs
  • Fixed-Term faculty teaching less than .75 FTE and
    adjunct faculty are encouraged, but not required
    to submit PDPs and PDRs

18
Promotion and Tenure Procedures at SCSU
  • Consult with your Dean or Supervisor
  • Submit your PDP to your Department via your Chair
  • Department, Chair, and colleagues comments will
    be given to you
  • Your PDP with comments will be forwarded to your
    Dean or Supervisor
  • Your Dean or Supervisor will send comments to you
    and to the Office of Human Resources
  • You may supply a written response to your Dean or
    Supervisor

19
Promotion and Tenure Procedures at SCSU continued
  • Provide your PDR to your Department via your
    Chair
  • Comments from your Chair, Department, and
    colleagues will be given to you and forwarded to
    your Dean or Supervisor
  • You will meet with your Dean or Supervisor
  • Your Dean or Supervisor will send written
    comments to you and to the Office of Human
    Resources
  • You may send written responses to your Dean and
    to the Office of Human Resources

20
Writing Professional Development Plans
  • Use five contractual criteria as an organizing
    tool
  • Make sure the achievement of your goals can be
    documented
  • Write your goals in succinct, direct prose and in
    active voice
  • Write a few goals for each criteria (remember you
    can stress one contractual area over others in a
    given year, but you must demonstrate some
    progress in all areas)

21
Writing Professional Development Plans continued
  • Read Department, College and University Mission
    Statements, Goals, Strategic Plans. Choose
    individual goals that you can reasonably argue
    contribute to the achievement of those broader
    goals.
  • Solicit preliminary feedback on drafts of your
    Professional Development Plan from other new
    faculty in your Department as well as from Senior
    Faculty in your Department.

22
Writing Professional Development Plans continued
  • Hold back a few successes. For example if you
    know you will be presenting papers at three
    professional conferences, only include two of
    those in your PDP. Report on all three, however,
    in your PDR.
  • In as much as it is possible, do not include
    anything in your goals that you are not
    reasonably certain you can achieve. For example
    dont promise to publish three articles unless
    you have three articles accepted for publication.
  • As the year progresses, save all documentation of
    any achievements relative to your goals
    (organizing your documentation as you go will
    save you time in preparing your Professional
    Development Report and tenure and promotion files
    down the road).

23
Demonstrated Ability to Teach Effectively
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will attend workshops on seminar
    pedagogies and the use of small groups for
    in-class work and adapt those methods for use in
    XXX Course
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will develop an extended and
    updated syllabus for my course XXX that will
    include my teaching philosophy as well as reading
    and discussion guidelines and schedules and my
    grading criteria
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will provide preliminary feedback
    on students drafts of final papers in XXX Course
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will develop assessable learning
    outcomes and an assessment instrument for my
    sections of XXX Course

24
Scholarly and Creative Achievement
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will conduct preliminary research
    for an article on XXX
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will join the CETL Faculty Writers
    Group and solicit feedback on my draft article on
    XXX
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will apply for an external grant
    to do XXX
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will work on my article addressing
    XXX with the aim of submitting it to XXX
    Journal(s) for review

25
Continuing Preparation and Study
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will attend and present a paper
    entitled XXX at XXX conference
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will maintain my subscriptions to
    XXX journals and XXX professional organizations
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will attend CETL professional
    development events throughout the year paying
    particular attention to those addressing XXX

26
Contributions to Student Growth and Development
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will invite XXX student to
    collaborate with me in researching XXX
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will act as a Faculty Advisor to
    XXX student group
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will attend advisor training
    sessions through the Advising Center

27
Service to University and Community
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will serve as a Department
    Representative to Faculty Senate
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will serve on XXX University-wide
    Committee
  • SAMPLE GOAL I will serve on the Advisory Board
    of XXX Community Organization

28
Writing Professional Development Reports
  • Use your PDP as an outline for your Report.
  • Connect your achievements to Department, College,
    and University Mission, Goals, Strategic Plans.
  • Provide or be ready to provide documentation for
    every achievement.

29
Writing Professional Development Reports continued
  • If you fail to meet a goal, write about why you
    failed, what you learned, and what you plan to do
    differently next year.
  • Do not minimize your successes.
  • Solicit feedback on preliminary drafts of your
    report from both Probationary and Senior Faculty
    colleagues.

30
Writing Professional Development Reports continued
  • Use your PDP and PDR as a tool for organizing
    your priorities and time.
  • Remember that your PDP and PDR are public
    documents. Write them with an evaluative audience
    in mind.
  • Be honest. If you have questions about
    appropriate language, ask your Chair or a trusted
    Senior colleague.

31
Writing Professional Development Reports continued
  • Sign, date, and keep electronic and hard copies
    of all documents pertaining to your PDP and PDR.
  • Check your personnel file through the Human
    Resources Office once a year to make sure you
    have been given access and an opportunity to
    respond to every set of comments.

32
Resources for Students
  • The Write Place www.stcloudstate.edu/writeplace
  • The Academic Learning Center www.stcloudstate.edu
    //alc
  • Multicultural Student Services
    http//www.stcloudstate.edu/mss
  • The Office for Students with Disabilities
    www.stcloudstate.edu/sds
  • The LGBT Center (GLBT Alliance
    scsu_alliance_at_yahoo.com)
  • The Counseling Center www.stcloudstate.edu/counse
    ling
  • The Womens Center www.stcloudstate.edu/womenscen
    ter
  • The American Indian Center www.stcloudstate.edu/a
    ic
  • The Advising Center www.stcloudstate.edu/advising
  • The Center for Student Organizations and
    Leadership Development www.stcloudstate.edu/csold

33
Resources for Faculty
  • The Faculty Association (FA) www.cloudnet.com/fa
    cassoc/
  • The Center for Excellence in Teaching and
    Learning (CETL) www.stcloudstate.edu/teaching
  • The Advising Center www.stcloudstate.edu/advising
  • Office of Sponsored Programs www.stcloudstate.edu
    /osp
  • The Husky Bookstore www.husky.bkstr.com
  • The Mediation Program www.stcloudstate.edu/mediat
    ion
  • The Womens Center www.stcloudstate.edu/womenscen
    ter
  • LGBT Faculty and Staff Caucus Contact Jeff
    Ringer, ringer_at_stcloudstate.edu
  • Faculty and Staff of Color Caucus Contact Semya
    Hakim, shakim_at_stcloudstate.edu

34
CETL Programs for Faculty
  • New Faculty Mentoring Program
  • Faculty Consultation Program
  • Faculty Writers Group
  • New Faculty Breakfasts
  • Book Talks and Reading Circles
  • Faculty Workshop Days
  • CETL Resource Room
  • Institutional memberships in the Collaboration
    and Professional Organizational Development
    Association (POD)
  • Stone Soup

35
Nuts and Bolts
  • Have you been assigned an office and given keys?
  • Have you arranged for a Campus ID Card and Husky
    Net Account?
  • Have you been introduced to your Departments
    secretary?
  • Have you been assigned a mailbox and copier code?
  • Have you been given your teaching assignments for
    the fall and spring semesters?
  • Do you know the locations of the classes you will
    teach this fall?
  • Have you heard about scsu-announce? How about
    scsu-discuss?

36
Nuts and Bolts continued
  • Have you ordered books for your classes and/or
    placed materials on reserve in the library?
  • Are you teaching with technology or using a smart
    classroom? If so, are you familiar with the
    Universitys instructional technology platform,
    desktop and file space?
  • Are you planning to attend the CARE Workshop from
    100 - 500 in the Atwood Voyageurs Room?
    (Remember this session is required for all new
    faculty, staff, and administrators)
  • Have you been assigned a mentor in your
    department? (If not, would you like a CETL
    mentor?)
  • Do you have any questions about beginning the
    semester that have not yet been answered?
  • Have you made plans for lunch or coffee with at
    least one person in this room?

37
Contact Us!
  • Frankie Condon, Director
  • Caryn Thole, Office Assistant
  • Poorni Gawarammana, Graduate Assistant
  • Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
  • Miller Center Suite 310
  • Telephone 308-5282 (CETL Office)
  • Direct Line 308-1502
  • Email fvcondon_at_stcloudstate.edu
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