AASCU Academic Affairs Winter Meeting February 4 7, 2006

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AASCU Academic Affairs Winter Meeting February
4-7, 2006
Best Practices in Hiring and Retaining Faculty
Linda L. Lamwers, Ph.D. Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Provost West Chester
University of Pennsylvania
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania

• One of 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State
  System of Higher Education (PASSHE)
• Approximately 13,000 students
• 500 tenure/tenure track faculty lines
• Unionized campus, faculty C.B.A. negotiated
  centrally by PASSHE

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Faculty
Includes

• Instructional teaching faculty
• Librarians
• Athletic directors/coaches
• Counseling faculty
• Student support areas, e.g.,
• Students with Disabilities
• Tutoring
• Pre-major Academic Advising
• Academic Development Program

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Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement (C.B.A.)
Defines

• Hiring process
• Tenure process
• Promotion process
• Five-year past tenure review

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Three Categories for Evaluation

• Teaching/primary responsibility
• Scholarly growth
• Service

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West Chester University Best Practices
Statement of Expectations

• Developed prior to start date
• Includes participation by faculty, chair, and
  dean
• Used in tenure and promotion review
• Reviewed/revised following tenure, promotion
• Reviewed/revised at minimum every 5 years

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West Chester University Best Practices
Departmental Teacher-Scholar Models Articulate

• What the department values
• How the department defines teaching excellence
  (pedagogy, integration of scholarship)
• How the department defines scholarship excellence
• How the department defines service
• What the relationship is among teaching,
  scholarship, and service

Also used in tenure and promotion review
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West Chester University Best Practices
Other Examples

• Frederick Douglass Summer Teaching Scholars
• Frederick Douglass Academic Year Scholars
• Faculty Development RFPs for First- and
  Second-Year Faculty
• New Faculty Orientation
• - Held during three days prior to the fall
  semester
• - Includes monthly follow-up meetings on
  specific topics

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Conclusion
Questions?