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Advancing Faculty Success
Understanding Perspectives on
Satisfaction, Climate and Culture at RIT
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
COACHE Lecturer Data Presentation
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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Acknowledging COACHE
Communications Task Force Members
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Lynn Wild (Co-Chair; The Wallace Center)
Laurie Clayton (Co-Chair; AdvanceRIT)
M. Renee Baker (Faculty Recruitment & Retention)
Bob Barbato (SCB)
Paul Craig (COS)
Ellen Rosen (University News)
Pat Scanlon (COLA)
Maureen Valentine (Co-Chair; CAST, AdvanceRIT)
Teresa Wolcott (CAST)
Julia Lisuzzo (The Wallace Center)
2012 COACHE Survey
• Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education
– Initiated by RIT fall 2012
– Open to all - non-administrative full-time faculty
– About 70 schools participated
• RIT was part of the inaugural launch of the Non-Tenure
Track survey in 2012
– Response rate was on par with the other 11
participating institutions
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Who participated in COACHE
Eligibility to participate in the COACHE survey
was determined according to the following:
• Full-time faculty only
• Not hired in the same year as survey
administration
• Not in terminal year
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Participating Institutions – NTT Survey
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Indiana University – Bloomington
Johns Hopkins University
Kansas State University
New School University
North Carolina State University
Otterbein University
Purdue University
Radford University
Rochester Institute of Technology
University of Missouri – Columbia
University of Washington – Tacoma
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
*Limited number of participant institutions in the NTT module, as this is a new area for COACHE
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Definitions
• RIT NTT Mean = the mean from non-tenure track
faculty at RIT (which includes research faculty)
• RIT T/TT Mean = the mean for all tenured and
tenure track faculty at RIT
• External Mean = the aggregated mean for the 11
other schools that participated in the NTT Module
• Faculty of color or “foc” = Any respondent
identified by his or her institution or self-identifying
in the survey as non-White.
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Response Rates
• RIT’s T/TT overall response rate – 59%
• RIT’s NTT overall response rate – 46%
– Subpopulations
• Men - 47%
• Women - 46%
• Faculty of Color (FOC) - 38%
• Length of Contract
Fixed–Term Renewable– 58%
1 – 2 Years: 73%
3 – 4 Years: 15%
2 Semesters: 7%
• Primary Responsibility
– Teaching - 85%
- Research - 4%
Rolling – 26%
Response Rates
University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Overall
RIT
Non-Tenured
Track
RIT
Tenure &
Tenure Track
Population
Responders
Response Rate
Population
Responders
Response Rate
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46%
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59%
Men
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47%
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Women
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46%
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65%
White
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48%
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FOC
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38%
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58%
*Overall response rates for Non-tenure track faculty at other Institutions unavailable
from COACHE
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Results at a Glance
RIT NTT:RIT T/TT Data
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RIT NTT Mean
RIT T/TT Mean
Results at a Glance
RIT NTT:External NTT
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RIT NTT Mean
External Mean
University “Top” Areas
Highest Scores
• Departmental Collegiality
– RIT NTT Mean: 3.92
• Health and Retirement
Benefits
– RIT NTT Mean: 3.88
• Leadership: Departmental
Lowest Scores
• Interdisciplinary Work
– RIT NTT Mean: 2.86
• Nature of Work: Research
– RIT NTT Mean: 2.96
• Mentoring
– RIT NTT Mean: 2.99
– RIT NTT Mean: 3.84
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Other areas to consider
University
Encouraging
• Nature of Work: Teaching
• Facilities and Work
Resources
• Personal and Family
Policies
• Departmental Quality
• Collaboration
Need more information
• Appreciation and
Recognition
• Departmental Engagement
• Leadership: Divisional
• Nature of Work: Service
• Leadership: Senior
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Response Rates
NTID
Population:
Respondents:
Response Rate:
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46%
*Response rates for sub-populations unavailable at the
college level
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Results at a Glance
NTID NTT:NTID T/TT
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NTID NTT
NTID T/TT
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Results at a Glance
NTID NTT:RIT NTT
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NTID NTT
RIT NTT
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NTID NTT “Top” Areas
Highest Scores
• Health & Retirement
Benefits
– NTID NTT Mean: 3.82
• Nature of Work Teaching
– NTID NTT Mean: 3.82
Lowest Scores
• Interdisciplinary Work
– NTID NTT Mean: 2.63
• Departmental Engagement
– NTID NTT Mean: 2.89
• Nature of Work - Research
– NTID NTT Mean: 3.05
• Departmental Collegiality
– NTID NTT Mean: 3.81
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Other areas to consider
NTID
Encouraging
Need more information
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Facilities & Work Resources
Senior Leadership
Nature of Work – Service
Appreciation & Recognition
Mentoring
Division Leadership
Departmental Quality
Collaboration
Personal & Family Benefits
Departmental Leadership
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FOLLOW UP EFFORTS
Restoration of Travel Support
(NTID remains the only college to provide designated
funds for Lecturer travel)
 Round Two of Innovation Funding – October 15
Deadline
Open to Lecturers
 Establishment of Working Families Committee under
Marianne Gustafson
FOLLOW UP EFFORTS
Followed RIT Timelines for Market Adjustment
Discussions with Provost and HR about Lecturer
involvement in research and terminal degree support
Establishment of advisory committee to review NTID
Salary Process and appropriateness of modification
with respect to use of comparison groups