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Faculty Report to the
West Virginia University
Board of Governors
Robert Griffith, HSC/Ext. Faculty BoG Member
Nigel Clark, Faculty Senate Chair
Thanks to Steve Kite, Virginia Kleist & Alan Stolzenberg
Regular Meeting
September 11, 2009
Morgantown, West Virginia
Faculty Compensation is Essential to
Core Missions of Teaching, Research & Service
Competitive Compensation Requires Commitment
• Retirements looming, PhD shortages in many fields
• Benefits increasingly costly
• National average for doctoral institutions increased 3.2 %
last academic year (2008-2009)
(Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac, August 28, 2009)
WVU 2008-2009 faculty salary pool increase:
Morgantown & Potomac State: 7.37 %, Tech: 3.0 %
2008-2009 WVU Salaries vs. National Averages
All Doctoral
Institutions
Salary
Professor
Public
Doctoral
Institutions
Salary
WVU
Salary
WVU Salaries %
of Nat'l Avg.
vs. All
Doc Inst.
vs. Public
Doc Inst.
$123,785
$115,509
$102,400
82.72%
88.65%
Associate professor
$82,958
$79,986
$72,800
87.76%
91.02%
Assistant professor
$70,613
$68,048
$60,200
85.25%
88.47%
Source: AAUP Faculty Salary Survey Posted at http://chronicle.com/stats/aaup
Benefits:
WVU Faculty & Staff Benefits Lag Well Behind National Norms and Peer Institutions.
Source: AAUP Faculty Salary Survey, obtained from Chronicle of Higher Education , August 2009
2009 Football Schedule – Faculty Salary “Scores”
Average Salaries for 3 Ranks in $1,000s / year (2007-2008 data)
Opponent
AAUP
Category
WVU
Opponent
Full/Assoc./Asst.
Full/Assoc./Asst.
Liberty U.
IIA
102/73/60
70/59/53
Win
ECU
I
102/73/60
97/76/67
Loss
Auburn
I
102/73/60
106/74/63
Loss
Colorado
I
102/73/60
122/89/76
Loss
Syracuse
I
102/73/60
112/82/69
Loss
Marshall
IIA
102/73/60
73/58/48
Win
U Conn
I
102/73/60
133/92/74
Loss
So. Florida
I
102/73/60
102/74/63
Loss
Louisville
I
102/73/60
101/77/59
Loss
Cincinnati
I
102/73/60
100/72/60
Win
Pitt
I
102/73/60
127/86/71
Loss
Rutgers
I
102/73/60
139/99/87
Loss
WVU = AAUP Category I
Source: AAUP Salary Survey posted on chronicle.com/stats/aaup
Win/Loss
25,000
25,000
2,500
25.0
2000
20,000
20,000
2,000
20.0
1500
15,000
1,500
15,000
15.0
1000
Faculty: Student Ratio
20.0
Undergrad FTE
10,000
10,000
10.0
1,000
500
5,000
5.0
500
5,000
0
0.0
00
1998
1998
25.0
15.0
10.0
Instructional Faculty FTE
5.0
0
1999
1999 2000
2000 2001
2001 2002
2002 2003
2003 2004
2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
2008
University of Delaware Study Shows WVU Faculty
Productivity Far Exceeds Workload at Peer Institutions
ECAS: 64,607 Credit Hour Overload In Fall Semester 2006
Faculty: Student Ratio
2500
Undergrad FTE
Instructional Faculty FTE
WVU Faculty Increase Has Not Kept Pace with Enrollment Increase
WVU Faculty: Student Ratio vs. Public Institutions in Adjacent States
USA $
Research Rank
University
Fall 2007 Faculty:
Student Ratio
9
Ohio State
13
11
Penn State
17
19
Pittsburgh
16
37
Cincinnati
14
40
VA Tech
16
44
MD-College Park
18
45
MD-Med School
2
51
Kentucky
17
75
Virginia
15
105
Louisville
17
112
VCU
18
113
WVU
23
Numbers Generally Reflect University's Main Campus
R&D Data from Ronda Britt, NSF
Faculty:Student Data from “The Princeton Review”
http://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings.aspx?uidbadge=
WVU Relative to Adjacent State
Publics: R&D Expenditures
R&D Data from Ronda Britt, NSF
R and D Expenditures ($1000)
800,000
Ohio State
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
VA Tech
MD-College Park
Kentucky
Virginia
Louisville
VCU
WVU
700,000
600,000
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
Publics Adjacent States
Dr. Kenneth Showalter
C. Eugene Bennett Chair of Chemistry
• Internationally know in the area of non-linear
dynamics. He edits the premier international journal in
this field entitled Chaos. Dr. Showalter regularly
receives research funding from agencies such as the
National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval
Research, and was recently awarded the Alexander Von
Humboldt Senior Scientist Award.
Dr. Robert Blobaum
Eberly Professor of History
• Author of Antisemitism and Its Opponents in Modern
Poland, was recently awarded an Atlantis Grant from the
U.S. Department of Education to establish collaborative
graduate programs between WVU and the Collegium
Civitas in Poland and the University of Tartu in Estonia.
Dr. Kasi Jackson
Ph.D in Biology
Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies
• Awarded a National Science Foundation Noyce Grant for
the preparation of school teachers to improve the quality
of education in STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics) disciplines.
Dr. Maura McLaughlin and Dr. Duncan Lorimer
Assistant Professors of Physics
• Wife and husband team Maura McLaughlin and Duncan
Lorimer, Assistant Professors of Physics, have been
recognized as Cottrell Scholars for their pioneering work
in the study of pulsars and identification of new concepts
in Astrophysics. One of their research tools is the
National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Robert C. Byrd
Telescope, located in Green Bank, WV.
West Virginia University Faculty
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Tenure-track and Tenured faculty
Research Faculty
HSC Faculty (SM, SD, SN)
Clinical Faculty (Extension)
Teaching Faculty
Librarians
Faculty Equivalent Academic Professionals
Tenure
• Tenure is essential for competitive recruiting
• Tenure is associated with freedom of
academic opinion
• Annual/Performance review is not precluded
• Usual routes to tenure
– Associated with promotion from a tenure-track
position
– Granted upon recruitment for some senior scholars or
academic leaders
“…..annual evaluations establish a continuous written record of expectations and
performance that will encourage professional growth and provide support for
retention, promotion, tenure and other recognition.”
Typical Achievements for Tenure
(Assistant Professor – Five Year Record)
• Outstanding Annual Evaluations
• Substantial Contributions in Research
– Broad interpretation – scholarly activity
– Peer-reviewed Journal Publications, Books, Notable Performances
or Exhibitions
– Seeking and acquiring external funding
• Substantial Contributions in Teaching
– Outstanding classroom evaluations
– Guidance of Graduate Students
– Development of Curriculum
• Reasonable Contributions in Service
– To profession, institution and State
• Supportive External Evaluations
First Example: Creative Arts
2 years as visiting assistant professor (one-year contracts)
4 years as assistant professor
Double Bass, Music Theory, and Music in World Cultures
• Taught a total of 53 courses (18 course topics) with a
total enrollment of 1052, and individual enrollments as
high as 193
• Student Evaluations from 4.3/5 to 5/5.
• Served on the committees of 10 Master’s and research
advisor for 4 Doctoral students (completed)
• 21 performances as soloist (recitals and concerti) or
chamber musician
• Orchestral musician in 44 productions
• Composed 8 pieces of concert music and 6 pieces of
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liturgical music
• Read 2 papers at conferences and published 7 articles (3
peer-reviewed) and a book chapter
• Served on 8 committees & performed 4 reviews
• Praised by external evaluators
Second Example:
Engineering (CEMR)
Five Year Tenure Track Period as Assistant Professor
Researcher in Energy, Fuels and Emissions
Photograph: Clark
• Taught 15 courses with average student evaluation of 4.09/5
• Mentored 14 MS students and one Ph.D. student to graduation
• Eight reviewed journal papers, 29 conference papers, 5 oral
presentations and a patent (with 5 prior patents to his name)
• Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI on 214 proposals for
$41,642,478 total, 171 awards for $27,993,778 total
• Responsible for $4,981,383 in externally funded research
expenditures
• Society of Automotive Engineers Member; Member of two technical
committees; World Congress Session Organizer & Chair, Paper
Reviewer
• Department Curriculum Committee Chair
• Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics Review Presenter
on 11 occasions
Demands on the Faculty
• Capacity for Research and Scholarly Activity is dictated
by teaching and service loads: Student/Faculty ratio is
an important factor
• In science and engineering disciplines, faculty are
pressured to find external funding for graduate students
and for research continuity
• Research fosters informed teaching and high quality
ratings, but proposal writing is time-consuming and
distracting
• Compliance and accountability requirements are growing
• Use of technology is both a time-saver and a time-sink
• Lack of efficiency in processes detracts from the mission
QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION