The Faculty Coordinating Committee has created this site to keep you updated on the progress being made by the administration

SELF STUDY 2000 PROGRESS REPORT

This site was last updated on
03/15/03

The Faculty Coordinating Committee has created this site to keep you updated on the progress being made by Eckerd's administration, staff, and faculty to implement recommendations of the SELF STUDY 2000. The progress report is presented in the same order as listed on pages 44-52 of the SELF STUDY (listed according to which committee has primary responsibility for implementation).

* Administration * Computer Policy Group *
* Educational Policy & Planning Committee * Faculty Coordinating Committee *

FACULTY COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Recommendation	Relevant Faculty Committees	Key Administrators	Current Status
Provide a clearer definition of institutional expectations in the areas of teaching, mentoring, professional productivity and service by adopting language in the document "Evaluation of Faculty at Eckerd College"	FCC	Dean of Faculty	Language approved by faculty on 4-26-00 Faculty approved insertion of the language into the appropriate sections of the Faculty Handbook (12-6-00) Faculty approved insertion of the language into the appropriate sections of the Personnel Policies & Procedures Manual (12-6-00). Approved by the Board on (4-21-01).
Examine carefully the standing committees and reduce their size	FCC	Dean of Faculty	Committee size reduction approved by the faculty on 11-10-1999 Changes to Faculty Handbook Approved at the 9-27-2000 faculty meeting
Ensure that daily maintenance of classrooms is carried out	FCC working with Project Manager	Project Manager
Create comprehensive faculty development plan	FCC working with College Council and Assoc Dean for Faculty Development	Assoc Dean for Faculty Development	Currently under development and will gradually unfold
Abolish current peer evaluation system and designate Assoc Dean for Faculty Development to enact a more formative one	FCC; College Council	Dean of Faculty; Assoc Dean for Faculty Development	Associate Dean for Faculty Development along with faculty representing each collegium developed a model and presented to faculty in the Spring of 2001. The model warranted further discussion and action was postponed until Fall 2001. We are currently in the first year (2002-2003) of a pilot program of voluntary peer observation.
Renovation of classroom space	FCC, Project Manager	President; Project Manager
De-link the tenure and promotion decisions so that simultaneous tenure and promotion may occur more frequently	FCC	Dean of Faculty	Faculty approved amendment to the Faculty Handbook reflecting will to de-link tenure and promotion while allowing for the more common occurrence of simultaneous tenure and promotion (12-6-00).
Clearly identify in Faculty Handbook the role of GE participation in tenure and promotion	FCC	Dean of Faculty	Included in language approved by faculty on 4-26-2000 Faculty approved insertion of the language in the Faculty Handbook (12-6-00)
Pending a reduction in student-faculty ratio, consider a plan for some modest reallocation of faculty time such as a "7 and 6" course load	FCC, CC	President; Dean of Faculty
Explore the feasibility of a "track system" for post-tenure faculty	FCC or FCC appointed task force, CC	Dean of Faculty	Discussed by FCC during the 2001-2002 academic year. It was deemed that this recommendtion is not feasible at the present time due to budgetary constraints. Some release time can be negotiated with the Dean of Faculty for faculty who have active grants.
Develop a clear institutional statement regarding the "personal growth" component of mentoring	FCC	Dean of Faculty; Assoc Dean for General Education; Dean of Students	Faculty approved insertion of the language into the appropriate sections of the Faculty Handbook (12-6-00) Faculty approved insertion of the language into the appropriate sections of the Personnel Policies & Procedures Manual (12-6-00). Approved by the Board on (4-21-01).
Revise teaching evaluation forms, and consider revising evaluation procedures	FCC	Dean of Faculty; Assoc Dean for Faculty Development	Evaluation form and procedures have been revised by FCC and have been approved by the faculty (3/12/2003)
Revise mentoring evaluation forms, and make other changes in the procedure	FCC, CC	Dean of Faculty; Assoc Dean for Faculty Development	4-18-2001;Faculty approved revision of the Mentor Eval Form and changes in the procedures to distribute the forms. Plans to link to registration via Banner when time permits
Review the appointment process for all committees to ensure that policy matches practice	FCC	Dean of Faculty	Instituted for 2000/2001 committee assignments
Consider creating an Outstanding Mentor award	FCC	Dean of Faculty
Consider creating an Outstanding Scholarship Award	FCC	Dean of Faculty	The Lloyd W. Chapin Award has been created by an anonymous donor
Institute Teaching Merit awards with modest raise added to base salary	FCC	President; Dean of Faculty

EDUCATIONAL POLICY & PLANNING COMMITTEE
Recommendation	Relevant Faculty Committees	Key Administrators	Current Status
Replace current perspectives requirement with a distribution requirement	EP&P, CC	Dean of Faculty; Assoc Dean for General Education	Approved by faculty and initiated Fall 2000
In addition to an enhanced stipend, consider other incentives for WHGC participation such as a new title, etc.	EP&P, CC	Dean of Faculty; Assoc Dean for General Education	Stipend increased to $2250 as of Autumn Term 2002.
Find ways to embed assessment of student outcomes naturally within the curriculum structure	EP&P, Ed Assessment Committee	Dean of Faculty; Director of Institutional Research	Pilot of Institutional Report Card begun in Spring 2000. Currently administered every spring. Voluntary participation via email with hot link.
Consider ways to more effectively introduce students to origins of modern Christianity	EP&P, CC	Assoc Dean for General Education	Funding in hand for expansion of religious life program, Visiting Dean of the Chapel
Consider more serious revision of the general education curriculum	EP&P	Dean of Faculty; Assoc Dean for General Education

COMPUTER POLICY GROUP
Recommendation	Relevant Faculty Committees	Key Administrators	Current Status
Provide all faculty with up-to-date computer resources in their offices	Computer Policy Group	Dean of Faculty; Director of Information Services and Technology; Director of ITS	Major progress, as of 98-99 all equipment have Pentium processors and connected to the network. ITS assessing faculty needs April, 2002 David Pawlowski presented a plan (approved by CPG) entitled "Implementation of Technology Replacement and Enhancement" to the Executive staff. Funding is currently not available for implementation. However, new computers are being requested and could be funded via the Capital Equipment budget.
Provide sufficient technology training to faculty	Computer Policy Group	Director of Information Services and Technology; Director of ITS; Director of ITP; Assoc Dean for Faculty Development	ITS assessing needs of the faculty for training, held several workshops, created the faculty technology lab Two new ITS faculty support positions have been created. Due to the varied levels of technological expertise and computer hardware of each faculty member, ITS prefers to provide one-on-one training to the faculty. Group training does have an advantage, though, if one is introducing new technology for the first time.
Make sure Banner software is compatible with mentoring needs	Computer Policy Group	Director of Information Services and Technology; Director of ITS	Mentors have access to mentee schedule and transcript via Banner as of Fall 2002
Create mentoring intranet site to replace mentoring handbook	FCC	Director of Information Services and Technology; Director of ITS; Director of ITP
Ensure that all faculty have—and keep current—an intranet homepage		Director of Information Services and Technology; Director of ITS	Policy and procedures need to be put in place. CPG will work on this. CPG agrees that a template should be made for available non-technical faculty. Template should include basic information such as name, classes, office, hours, phone number, etc.

ADMINISTRATION
Recommendation	Relevant Faculty Committees	Key Administrators	Current Status
Begin using the Institutional Report Card	Educational Assessment Committee	President; Dean of Faculty; Director of Institutional Research; Registrar	Currently administered every spring
Continue to strive for AAUP Level I salary	CPC	President; Dean of Faculty	Ongoing but not there yet Salary increases for faculty have been stated as a priority by the President and Dean of Faculty
Increase compensation for WHGC participation to $3500 and for QFM participants to $1200		President; Dean of Faculty; Assoc Dean of General Education	Stipend increased to $2250 as of Autumn Term 2002.
Raise compensation for adjunct and overload courses to $3000		President; Dean of Faculty
Targeted fund raising to create enough endowment to fund the proposed faculty development plan		President; V-P for Development; Associate Dean for Faculty Development
Enhancement of faculty development support for professional productivity		President; Dean of Faculty	Contingent on additional faculty development funds
Curriculum planning in GE should involve careful analysis of faculty resources	CC	Dean of Faculty; Assoc Dean for General Education	Ongoing
Develop effective communication network between mentors, Student Affairs, and other campus offices	FCC	Dean of Students; CALA Director
Create an on-line catalog of film and A-V resources		Director of Library; Director of ITP	Created an on-line catalog of all such materials stored in the library
Recast PEOs into more compact version for use in publications		President; Dean of Faculty	EP&P is reviewing the Mission Statement, a faculty forum was held on 4-25-2001 to begin discussing the content of the Mission Statment
To help handle the problems created by mentor load imbalances, develop methods for decoupling mentoring and academic advising	College Council	Dean of Faculty
Hire enough faculty in large majors to allow a maximum mentor loads of 20 students	CPC; CC	President; Dean of Faculty	Additional faculty hires will require additional budget support; however, recent hires should help Two new faculty positions have been created, one in Environmental Studies and the other in Management.
Encourage residential faculty to teach in PEL by increasing compensation		President; Dean of Faculty; Dean of Special Programs	Contingent on adequate budget resources
Thoroughly reexamine all aspects of the hiring, evaluation, etc. system of adjuncts in PEL	PEL Commission	Dean of Faculty; Dean of Special Programs; PEL Director	PEL program coordinators are assuming more responsibility; Program Coordinators have completed review and implemented mentoring of adjuncts in the respective disciplines.
Re-examine PEL’s proper organizational placement at Eckerd; the best means of academic oversight; the role of the PEL Commission	PEL Commission	President; Dean of Faculty; Dean of Special Programs; PEL Director	Under review by the PEL Commission; progress report in Spring 2001
Hire core of tenure track faculty to oversee PEL		President; Dean of Faculty; Dean of Special Programs; PEL Director
Hire additional faculty split between PEL and residential college	CC	President; Dean of Faculty; Dean of Special Programs; PEL Director	Contingent on adequate budget resources
Institute "continuing part time" designation for skilled and reliable adjunct faculty in PEL	FCC	Dean of Faculty; Dean of Special Programs; PEL Director	Dependent on adequate budget resources and PEL staffing needs
Improve the institutions performance in career planning	FCC		In progress as part of development of CALA
Relieve faculty serving on Academic Standards Committee from teaching responsibilities during Winter Term		Dean of Faculty	Under consideration pending adequate staffing.
Include section in the EC book detailing mentoring at EC and student responsibility	FCC	Dean of Students
Consider seriously the proposal to reduce the student-faculty ratio to 11:1	CPC	President; Board of Trustees; Dean of Faculty
Develop endowment funds to cover the cost of one professional conference per year		President; V-P for Development; Assoc Dean for Faculty Development
Develop endowment funds to allow in-house competition for funds each year		President; V-P for Development; Assoc Dean for Faculty Development
Develop endowment funds to allow annual faculty development grants for teaching		President; V-P for Development; Assoc Dean for Faculty Development
Make additional training available to faculty having to teach out of field in WHGC		Assoc Dean for General Education; Assoc Dean for Faculty Development
Employ a longer range calendar for booking College Program Series (CPS)		Dean of Faculty
Re-evaluate role and improve effectiveness of Career Services and Multicultural Affairs		Dean of Faculty; Dean of Students; Director of CALA	Improvement in Career Services in progress as part of the development of CALA. Multicultural Affairs now has a full-time director
Use a more systematic process for choosing CPS speakers		Dean of Faculty
Have Dean of Faculty assume more direct responsibility for the PEL academic program		Dean of Faculty; Dean of Special Programs; PEL Director	Efforts have been made to continue strengthening communication between the Director of PEL and the Dean of Faculty
Hire a grants officer or additional staff to facilitate faculty preparation of grants		President; Dean of Faculty; V-P for Development	The Executive Assistant to the President has been assigned "grants support" as part of her responsibility. She is coordinating her activities with the Business Office. A Government Relation Firm has been hired to help identify funding opportunities and to help support grant applications.