Transcript FREDERICK DOUGLASS INSTITUTE West Chester University

The How's of Attracting, Marketing,
and Managing a
Social Work Faculty and the Social
Work Program
PRESENTED BY
BPD, NADD, GADE
MARCH 18, 2009
BPD CONFERENCE, PHOENIX, AZ
Panelists
•
Darla Spence Coffey, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs,
West Chester University, West Chester, PA (Secretary of BPD)
• Mildred C. Joyner, Director/ Chairperson and Professor, Undergraduate
Social Work Department, West Chester University, West Chester, PA (BPD)
• Todd Rodfuth, Chairperson and Professor, Social Work Department
Southern Connecticut State University
(Vice President of NADD )
• Barbara Rittner, Director, PhD Program, Associate Dean for External
Affairs University of Buffalo, School of Social Work (GADE)
Attracting and Retaining BSW
Faculty for Undergraduate Social
Work Programs.
Presented - BPD Meeting March 18, 2009
• Darla Spence Coffey, Associate Vice President of
Academic Affairs, West Chester University, PA
• Mildred C Joyner, Director/Chairperson and
Professor, Undergraduate Social Department,
West Chester University, PA
Attracting
• BSW Programs and Attracting Faculty
• Faculty apply because:
▫ They had interest in an undergraduate faculty
position
▫ They have taught as an adjunct faculty person.
▫ They have supervised students who are enrolled in
BSW programs
▫ They view it as an entry point to academia
▫ They can not get a job elsewhere
▫ Other reasons?
BSW Faculty
• Must serve as:
o Gatekeepers to the Social Work Profession
o Assess the values and ethics of student s early on in
the program
o Develop and mentor students throughout the program
o Maintain stringent academic standards throughout
program.
o Re-direct students when necessary
o Prepare students for the workplace and for graduate
education.
o Teach a strong generalist foundation
o Make sure that students have appropriate placements
that reflect the needs of the community as well as
addresses the national and global issues.
o Other goals?
Successful Faculty in BSW Programs
• Enjoy the role of an undergraduate professor
• Enjoy developing students for the workplace and
graduate school
• Enjoy the role of a teacher/scholar model
• Enjoy assisting in the myriad of student driven activities
• Enjoy developing their scholarship on issues that assist
the departments growth and development as well as
their own
• Enjoy teaching across the curriculum
• Enjoy developing connections and inroads into the
community
• Enjoy revising the curriculum to meet the current
community, national, and global needs of entry level
professionals
• Other?
Unique Program at
West Chester University
to Attract Faculty
FREDERICK DOUGLASS INSTITUTE
West Chester University
FDI Summer Teaching
Scholars Program
In Honor of Frederick Douglass
• Advances multicultural studies across the curriculum
• Deepens the intellectual heritage of Frederick
Douglass.
• Douglass gave his last public lecture on West
Chester's campus on February 1, 1895.
• The Institute aims to build a better
community for all of us to fulfill our
destiny as human beings.
The Mission of FDI
• A window to the world of knowledge
• A catalyst for bridging systems of thought and
expression
• A light of hope and a place of encouragement for all
who seek change.
Goal
To prepare Pennsylvania’s students for the 21st
century by encouraging and supporting intercultural
literacy and knowledge that are required of them as
citizens of the Commonwealth and the world.
History of FDI
• 1995: Centennial celebration of the life and work
of Frederick Douglass at WCU (1818-1895).
• 1992-93: Start of the Douglass initiative at WCU
• Questions about cultural diversity were brought
into focus during the first year
• Douglass commemoration would offer new
strategies for improving the efforts the
University had made towards becoming an
institution committed to cultural diversity.
Introduction
• Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
• Scholars teach a course during the Summer Sessions
• Provide graduate students with teaching experience
and potential employment opportunities within
university settings that are strongly committed to
cultural diversity.
• West Chester University: 1 of 11 out of 14 PASSHE
schools offering this opportunity
Teaching Scholars
• 1996: WCU starts offering teaching
opportunities in the Frederick Douglass Scholars
Program
• The purpose: to attract graduate students from
historically underrepresented and underserved
populations.
Primarily involved
in four areas:
• Conducting research on multiculturalism and on
Frederick Douglass
• Establishing opportunities for advanced study
for teachers and members of the academic
community
• Sponsoring distinguished exhibits, lectures and
library collections
• Collaborating with educational and cultural
agencies
Requirements
• Minimum requirements:
▫ Master’s degree completed or equivalent and currently
enrolled in a terminal degree program;
▫ academic background in one of the fields taught at WCU
▫ Three favorable letters of recommendation from faculty in
the student’s field, including the student’s adviser.
• Preferred:
▫ experience in teaching or as a teaching assistant.
• Compensated as adjunct faculty.
▫ Expected to live in on-campus housing in an apartment that will
be provided at no charge and to participate in campus activities.
Teaching Scholars
• 1996: WCU started to offer teaching
opportunities in the Frederick Douglass Scholars
Program
• The purpose: to attract graduate students from
historically underrepresented and underserved
populations.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS INSTITUTE
West Chester University
FDI Summer Teaching Scholars
Program
Undergraduate Social Work was one of
the first departments to host an FDS at
WCU from USC in 1996
• 2008 FDS and FDS Director, Dr. Jim Trotman
Frederick Douglass Scholars
• Dr. Kesha Morant has a Ph.D. in Communication and Culture from
Howard University. research interests include intercultural and rhetorical
communication.
• Ms. Kari Miller is a Ph.D. candidate at Howard University in the
Department of African Studies. Her dissertation research focuses on the
representations of black women in the South African plays of Athol Fugard
and Zakes Mda.
Frederick Douglass Scholars
• Ms. Bahiyyah MiAllah Muhammad, is a Ph.D. candidate in
Rutgers University’s, School of Criminal Justice. Ms. Muhammad’s
dissertation delves into children of prisoners and African Americans in
the Criminal Justice System.
• Dr. Yolanda Abel is an Instructor in the Department of Teacher
Preparation at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Adel’s dissertation was:
“African-American Father Involvement in Their Children’s SchoolBased Lives”
• Dr. Wanda Swiggett earned her doctorate in Educational Psychology
from Rutgers University. Dr. Swiggett’s research area involves
academic motivation, learning environments, and educational
assessment.
• Mr. Neilesh Bose is a Dissertation Fellow at the College of St. Rose in
Albany, NY. Much of his work is in modern South Asian history,
nationalism, and colonial/postcolonial studies.
Expanding the Vision
Undergraduate Social Work Department
First Department in 2007 to Sponsor
Frederick Douglass Scholar in Residence
• Ms. Charnetta Gadling-Cole is a West Chester
University (WCU) Frederick Douglass Institute
Scholar-in-Residence in the Undergraduate
Department of Social Work.
• Having served as an adjunct at Kennesaw State
University and Howard University, Ms. Charnetta
Gadling-Cole mentors students.
Future
FDS Scholars:
WCU Sponsors FDS Scholars
each summer in several
academic areas through a peer
reviewed acceptance process
2009 FDS Summer
Undergraduate Social Work
• Gina McCall,
University of Alabama
Ph D Candidate
Summary
• Think out of the box
• Create an opportunity that
incorporates not just social
work but other disciplines.
• Every faculty member is
unique, it is our job to make
sure that are committed to
teaching, scholarship, and
service, it is also our job to
mentor faculty to achieve the
goals that are outlined in their
expectations.
• Social Work can assist the
academy to think outside the
box.
• Social Work Administrators
can serve on committees that
reflect the values and mission
of the social work profession.
• Social Work can mentor the
programs so that success is
achieved.