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Where Opportunity Meets Excellence
Strategic Plan Implementation Update
April 22, 2015 Rutgers University-Newark
Renovations and Updates
Arcelio Aponte Vice Provost for Budget and Administration Rutgers University-Newark
Rutgers University- Newark
Projects in Progress
• 15 Washington (including performance space in the Great Room) • Classroom improvements this summer (25 30 classroom upgrades) • Express Newark-Hahne’s • Life Sciences II • Enhanced wi-fi – indoor & outdoor • Improvements to Stonesby Dining • Robeson lounge spaces 3
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Next Steps:
• Additional Classroom Upgrade Program (Total 3 Year Program) • Third Space – Hahne’s Development • Honors Living Learning Community • Transit Hub Facility • Street and Landscape Overlay 4
The Student Experience
John Gunkel Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Services Rutgers University-Newark
Rutgers University- Newark
Co-Location of Key Student Services
• Admissions/Welcome Center • Enrollment Services: Registrar, Student Accounting, Financial Aid, One Stop • Academic Services: Advisement, Career Services
Central to Physical Campus
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Improvement Now!
• New Student Information System • Student Oriented Web Site • “One Stop” • Creation of Academic Pathways & Plans • “Student Success Platform” and Communications Tools • Expand Learning Communities • More Integration of Advising and Career Services
Staffing for the New Mission Action Group
Co-Chairs Bil Leipold (School of Criminal Justice) Christina Strasburger (FAS-N History/African American and African Studies) Rutgers University-Newark
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Staffing for the New Mission Group Members
Member Name
Bonilla, Angie Clarke, Patty Cunha, Tony DeMicco, Bob Elahraf, Abeer Gibbs, Aaron Giordano, Elaine Geddis, Melissa Hartland, Melissa Hendrix, Jamie Kabir, Arif Kressel, Ken Nagle, Josephine Perry, Kinna Pinto-Figueroa, Sofia Reyes, Sandy Rowe, Betsy Santana, Engelbert Williams, Amber
University Organization
Housing & Residence Life Athletics University Facilities Rutgers Business School FAS-N (Dean ’s Office) Rutgers Business (Undergraduate Programs) School of Law Library Graduate Student/Researcher FAS-N (MFA) Public Safety Newark Computing Services FAS-N (Psychology) School of Law School Honors College/GS-N FAS-N (Office of Academic Services) Graduate School-Newark FAS-N (Dean ’s Office) Rutgers Educational Opportunity Fund Technology and Learning Spaces
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Staffing for the New Mission Process
Process
• Readings • Researching • Benchmarking • Regularly scheduled meetings • Draft of report * • Summer report out to staff/individual reviewers/Office of the Chancellor * • Final report due in Oct * *upcoming activities
Sub-teams
• Voice • Professional Development • Staff Recognition • Talent Management • Communication
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Staffing for the New Mission Recommendations
Create a Staff Council
– Advise Chancellor & Office of the Chancellor – Collaborate with Student Government Associations and Faculty Council
Implement Talent Management Philosophy throughout the University
– Ensure that current HR is staffed to implement new philosophy – Create “Employee Experience” processes, events and information that speak to the mission – Invest in our current staff by providing opportunities (e.g. job sharing) – Create and implement advisory group for talent management
Create Learning & Development Team
– Provide learning opportunities through various platforms (e.g. classroom, online) – Collaborate with the organizations in Newark to create a learning community that would share resources (e.g. Prudential, Audible)
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Staffing for the New Mission Recommendations
Develop Staff Recognition Programs & Events that Support the New Mission
– Create and implement awards for individuals, teams and departments that support and advance the mission – Provide tools and programs that will support year-round recognition
Integrate the Staff and Staffing with the Greater Newark Community
– Provide recruitment and training pathways for community members – Create and implement volunteer policies for staff
Increase and Enhance Communication
– Create a condensed version (1-2 page handout) of the strategic plan – Collaborate with University Communications to highlight staff, create a staff-focused website and other platforms – Create and implement monthly or quarterly information-sharing events to keep staff informed
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The New Professoriate Action Group
Co-Chairs David Troutt (School of Law) Minglu Wang (Dana Library)
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New Professoriate Group Members
Member Name
Abbas, Sadia Arena, Jennifer Barnett, Mike Bonder, Ed Brunson, Rod Butterfield, Sherri-Ann Caplan, Karen Christian, Johnna Deutsch, Stuart Henein, Marina Jett, Quintus Johnson Jr., John Jordan, Van Puhak, Robert Robinson, Jeff
University Organization
FAS-N (English) FAS-N (Writing Program) Rutgers Business School FAS-N (Biology) School of Criminal Justice FAS-N (Sociology/Dean ’s Office) FAS-N (History) School of Criminal Justice School of Law School of Criminal Justice School of Public Affairs&Admin Graduate School-Newark FAS-N (MFA) FAS-N (Mathematics) Rutgers Business School
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Discussion Questions for Schools/Departments
• Supporting and Evaluating Publicly Engaged Scholarship (PES) • Innovations in Promotion and Tenure Criteria • Building Institutional Resources for the New Professoriate • Non-Tenure Track Faculty and Part-time Lecturers • Graduate and Post-graduate Training
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Preliminary Recommendations
• RU-N should issue multiple annual PES awards from a central office and offer renewable research funds for faculty across the University • RU-N should vigorously adopt definitions, evaluation standards and reward structures that encourage widespread interest in PES among
all
of its faculty • RU-N should commit to a mechanism for ensuring faculty training and resources for development and mentoring • RU-N should re-establish a Center for Teaching Excellence • RU-N should create a graduate Office of Career Training
Research and Scholarship
Nabil Adam Vice Chancellor for Research & Collaborations Todd Clear, Provost (Presenter) Rutgers University-Newark
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Invest in Collaborative Academic and Research Programs
•Foster synergistic multidisciplinary research across academic units within RU N and across Rutgers (RU-NB, RBHS) and NJIT •Promote research at the undergraduate level •Ensure effective communications with counterparts across the University and the office of Sr. VP for Research and Economic Development •Ensure responsiveness to issues faced by research active faculty and effective communications with faculty across RU-N •Ensure RU-N’s share in University-wide research resources, •Engage RU-N faculty, students, and staff with the RU-N community to advance research that is: • rooted in addressing real-world complex problems, • tested in a real-world field test environment, and • validated using real-world data
Key aim: students and faculty who are among the top in their respective fields addressing issues of direct concern to the community
Putting These Principles into Actions
Rutgers University- Newark 1) Established the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) • Includes representative faculty from RU-N academic units • Meets monthly with the Provost, VC for Research, and other members of the Provost/Chancellor's office 2) Reorganized RU-N ORSP • A new position, entitled “Research Facilitator” has been created and is being advertised • A 3rd Grant Specialist position is added to complement our current staff • Professional and career development of RU-N ORSP Staff 3)Works with leadership across the Rutgers units to enhance collaborations in three areas of strength : • Neuroscience (collaboration includes RBHS, Kessler, VA, NJIT) • Data Science, Learning, and Applications • Strong, Healthy, and Safe Neighborhoods
Rutgers University- Newark 4) Initiated Multidisciplinary Research Teams (IMRT) Awards • Fosters multi-disciplinary research teams that can tackle the complex, multi-faceted research questions that face us today • Awards to be announced beginning of May 5) Advanced numerous research initiatives: • Institute for Data Science, Learning & Applications (I-DSLA) • Secured RU-N HRT Chair line in “Big Data” • Became an NSF site -part of NSF Industry University Collaboration • Partnered with Columbia, NY, Cornell on the NSF Northeast BD Innovation Hub • Launched Spring 2015 Speaker Series and workshops
Seed Grant Initiative
Kyle Farmbry, Chair (Graduate School-Newark) Lindsey McDougle, Presenter (School of Public Affairs&Admin) Rutgers University-Newark
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Seed Grant Committee Members
Member Name
Englot, Anne McDougle, Lindsey Monteiro, Lyra Morisseau, Natalia Oppenheim, Rosa Rengifo, Andres Richardson, Lyneir Russell, Shana Shon, Jongmin Simmons, Michael Slater, Lee Valverde, Jennie
University Organization
FAS-N (Arts, Culture and Media) School of Public Affairs&Admin FAS-N (History) Office of Financial Aid Rutgers Business School School of Criminal Justice Rutgers Business School FAS-N (American Studies) School of Public Affairs&Admin Cornwall Center FAS-N (Earth & Envir Sciences) School of Law
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Purpose: To fund single or multi-year projects that create new infrastructure to support scholarship, education, and community engagement. Projects must be: •Cross-cutting •Sustainable •“Bridge building” •Innovative •Impact
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Status
• Seventy-two proposals submitted (currently under review) • Wide range of exciting and collaborative ideas across broad areas of innovation – Economic development – Strong, healthy neighborhoods – K-20 education – Diversity and social justice – Science – Arts and culture – New degree programs • Announcements expected first week of May (of funding and broad next steps)
Leveraging Our Diversity Action Group
Co-Chairs Shigeo Iwamiya (Residential Life) Jyl Josephson (FAS-N Political Science) Rutgers University-Newark
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Leveraging Our Diversity Group Members
Member Name
Abdelbasset, Eslam Brenner-Moyer, Stacey Devore-Leslie, Lesley DiTomaso, Nancy Gonsalves, Josie Gonzalez, Rigoberto Goodman, James Hall, Roxanne Harber, Kent Hsu, Joanne Laurencin, Edith Osorio-Fernandez, Arturo Perry, Twila Raphael, Tim Rivera, Luis Tantay-Wilson, Theresa Tello, Giancarlo Vaughn-Handy, Marcel Walton, Clayton Williams, Jerome
University Organization
Student Governing Association FAS-N (Chemistry) Office of University Community Partnerships Rutgers Business School School of Public Affairs&Admin (student) FAS-N (English) FAS-N (History) Psychology (student) FAS-N (Psychology) Program on American Language Studies School of Criminal Justice Rutgers Business School School of Law FAS-N (Arts, Culture, and Media) FAS-N (Psychology) Health Services Political Science (student) FAS-N (Development) Student Life/Paul Robeson Campus Center Rutgers Business School
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UNPACKING DIVERSITY CULTURAL EVENTS TRAINING FACULTY REPRESENTATION STUDENT ORGS STUDENT BODY NATIONAL RECOGNITION COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PRE-K THROUGH 20 INITIATIVES ADA COMPLIANCE DIVERSE SPACES LANGUAGE LEVERAGING DIVERSITY At RUTGERS UNIVERITY - NEWARK ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT PROGRAMS BEST PRACTICES PEDAGOGY & CURRICULUM RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS FACULTY RECRUITMENT TRANSDISCIPLINARITY MENTORING
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Leveraging and Increasing Diversity through Full Participation
• Leveraging and increasing Pre-K through 20 diversity – More effective pathways to higher education including diversifying faculty and staff – Recruiting and mentoring the future diverse faculty by identifying students early on • Increasing and leveraging the diversity of our curriculum and pedagogy – Co-taught courses with community partners, with staff, across colleges and disciplines – Community engagement in the curriculum • Mentoring for staff, faculty, students, and administrators • Leveraging and increasing language diversity – Establishment of Center of Language Resources • Assessing our policies and our progress – Rutgers University-Newark Diversity Audit
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Anchor Mission Action Group
Co-Chairs Roland Anglin (Cornwall Center) Consuella Askew (Dana Library)
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Anchor Mission Group Members
Member Name
Auffant, Nicole Bell, Anonda Boxer, Paul Canty-Barnes, Esther Caplan, Joel Devance, Donita Eastman, Wayne Hoontis, Peter Keene, John Kline, Nick Krasovic, Mark Lyons, Kevin Pandit, Nikita Sajjad, Kerin Satter, Beryl Schaefer, Karina Scott-Pickens, Lori Surles, Elizabeth Thomas, Shanice Walker McCall, Deborah
University Organization
GS-N (Urban Systems) Robeson Gallery FAS-N (Psychology) School of Law School of Criminal Justice Office of University Community Partnerships Rutgers Business School School of Public Affairs&Admin FAS-N (English/African & African-American Studies) FAS-N (Arts, Culture and Media) FAS-N (History) Rutgers Business School Paul Robeson Campus Center Rutgers Business School (Student) FAS-N (History) FAS-N (Biology) School of Criminal Justice Institute of Jazz Studies School of Public Affairs&Admin (Student) Academic Foundations Center/EOF
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Working Definition
An anchor institution is a placed-based organization that persists in communities over generations, serving as social glue, economic engines, or both.
Cantor, N., Englot, P. & Higgins, M. (2013). Making the Work of Anchor Institutions Stick: Building Coalitions and Collective Expertise. p.20
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Recommendations
K-20 Pipeline
•Invest in a time limited (six months) process to present and explain pipeline initiatives such as the Honors Living Learning Community (HLLC) and the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC) which seeks to increase postsecondary attainment in Newark from 17% to 25% by 2025 to the University community
Science and the Urban Environment
•Explore putting in place an incentive structure to encourage staff, faculty and students to work on sustainability concerns both internally and in the wider region. Such incentives should encompass research and active engagement in the community
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Recommendations
Arts and Culture
•Increase support for existing Arts programs on campus and coordination of arts education across disciplines
Economic Development
•Develop an internal plan to coordinate RU-N’s role in local economic development
Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods
•Incentivize community engagement work through support for programs that bring our university community together to share their projects and for some, to learn how to engage in such work.
Honors Living Learning Community
Co-Chairs Shirley M. Collado (Executive Vice Chancellor/Exec Vice Provost) Sherri-Ann P. Butterfield (Senior Associate Dean, Arts & Sciences/Sociology) Rutgers University-Newark
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HLLC Action Group Members
Member Name
Aponte, Arcelio Battle-Brown, LaToya Bonilla, Angie Brunson, Rod Civico, Aldo Gilbert, Brett A.
Hoontis, Peter Kurland, Robert Leipold, Bil McDougle, Lindsey Moncada, Eduardo Monga, Ashwani Morisseau, Natalia Rouff, Ashaki Sloan-Power, Elizabeth Stewart-Winter, Timothy Takesue, Kimi Van de Walle, Gretchen Veysey, Bonita Walton, Clayton
University Organization
Office of the Chancellor Admissions Housing and Residential Life School of Criminal Justice FAS-N (Sociology & Anthropology) Rutgers Business School School of Public Affairs&Admin Rutgers Business School School of Criminal Justice School of Public Affairs&Admin FAS-N (Political Science) Rutgers Business School Office of Financial Aid FAS-N (Earth & Environmental Sciences) FAS-N (Social Work) FAS-N (History) FAS-N (Arts, Culture & Media) FAS-N Dean ’s Office Office of the Chancellor/SCJ Student Life/Paul Robeson Campus Center
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Local Citizenship in a Global World
• Inclusive Admissions: Identifying Talent and Redefining Merit • Focus on Persistence, Retention, and College Completion • 500 Residents with many students from Newark and Greater Newark • Diverse Populations: First Years, Transfers, and Non traditional Students • Cohort based, Living-learning Model • Leadership, Innovation, Citizenship, and more…
Rutgers University- Newark PRCC Residential Core Proposed HLLC
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INTERSECTIONS OF KEY ISSUES IMPACTING THE HLLC STUDENT EXPERIENCE RECRUITMENT & ADMISSIONS HOUSING & RESIDENCE LIFE HONORS LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY DYNAMIC FACILITY FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS INNOVATIVE & INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM STUDENT LIFE & CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMS FACULTY MENTORING ADVISING COMMUNITY ENGAGED LEARNING
Q&A Eslam Adbelbasset, President, Student Governing Assn Moderator Rutgers University-Newark