BATES COLLEGE SELF-STUDY REPORT in preparation for REACCREDITATION BY THE NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES 2000 Bates College Self-Study Report, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS Institutional Characteristics............................................................................................................ i Chief Institutional Officers.............................................................................................................. ii Bates College Accreditation Team Members................................................................................. iii Introduction...................................................................................................................................... 1 A Brief History of Bates College ..................................................................................................... 3 Standard 1: Mission and Purposes ................................................................................................. 5 Standard 2: Planning and Evaluation............................................................................................. 7 Standard 3: Organization and Governance ................................................................................... 15 Standard 4: Programs and Instruction........................................................................................... 17 Standard 5: Faculty.......................................................................................................................... 36 Standard 6: Student Services .......................................................................................................... 49 Standard 7: Library and Information Resources.......................................................................... 64 Standard 8: Physical Resources ...................................................................................................... 73 Standard 9: Financial Resources .................................................................................................... 75 Standard 10: Public Disclosure....................................................................................................... 79 Standard 11: Integrity and Concluding Remarks......................................................................... 80 CIHE Data Forms ............................................................................................................................ 90 Appendices for Bates College Self-Study Report, 2000 OVERVIEW OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IN THE APPENDICES (The overview provides a thematic summary outline of major groups of supporting documents in the order in which they have been arranged according to NEASC standard. Individual pages have not been numbered. The Appendices are contained in a separate volume that is available in hard copy format only.) Bates College Accreditation Team Members Standard 1: Mission and Purposes § Mission Statement § A Model for Undergraduate Learning Standard 2: Planning and Evaluation § Goals 2005 vision documents § Planning, Evaluation, and New Programs Timeline § Assessment Goals: Academic Programs § Bates Key Indicators by Decade § Levels of Evaluation and Assessment at Bates § Recent Survey Research at Bates § Academic Department and Program Reviews § The Bates Comprehensive Campaign 2000-2005 (preliminary priorities) § Statistical Review of Bates College Standard 3: Organization and Governance § Organization Charts, 2000 and 1990 § 1999-2000 administrative restructuring § Committees at Bates (selected list) Standard 4: Programs and Instruction § Fields of Study 1999-2000 § New Academic Programs Established § New "Maxi-flex" Class Schedule (effective Fall 2000) Admissions § Student Enrollment § Majors § Course Enrollment § Grade Distribution, Dean's List, Summer Research § Off-campus Study § Persistence and Retention § Graduation Standard 5: Faculty § Faculty Count Historical Statistics, Demographics, Tenure profile § AAUP Full-time Faculty Salary Trends, Demographic Profile, and Peer Comparisons Standard 6: Student Services § Housing § Student Activities § Athletics Standard 7: Library and Information Resources § Library Statistics § Peer Comparisons Standard 8: Physical Resources § Major Construction and Renovations § Net Assignable Square Footage by Building and Function Standard 9: Financial Resources § Summary Budget § Financial Statement Trends and Ratios § Comprehensive Fee § Financial Aid § Capital Campaigns § Annual Giving § Endowment § Staff Counts Standard 10: Public Disclosure § Public Request for Comments on Re-accreditation Standard 11: Integrity § Commencement and Convocation Speakers § Affirmative Action Goals § Y2K Issues Supplement 1: Selected Survey and Outcomes Data § Selections from Admitted Student Questionnaire § Selections from CIRP First-Year Student Surveys § Selections from Senior Surveys § Selections from 2000 Senior Thesis Evaluation Survey § Selections from Alumni Surveys § Selections from 1997 Alumni Education After Bates Study § Selections from 1998 Baccalaureate Origins of Doctoral Recipients Study § Selections from 1999 Self-Study Survey Supplement 2: Selected Peer Group Comparisons In a separate appendix: § Most Recent Financial Report and Independent Auditor's Report (6/30/1999) § Proof of Insurance Institutional Characteristics -- BATES COLLEGE Date: June 18, 2000 1. Corporate name of Institution Bates College. (Legal name of the corporation is "President and Trustees of Bates College".) 2. Address, (city, state, zip code) 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston, ME 04240 Phone (207) 786-6255 Internet http://www.bates.edu 3. Date institution was chartered or authorized March 16, 1855, Maine State Seminary incorporated by the Legislature of Maine. On February 14, 1962, the Maine governor signed a bill creating a collegiate course of study within the Maine State Seminary. On January 19, 1864, Legislature of Maine changed name to Bates College and confirmed its collegiate powers. 4. Date institution enrolled first students in degree programs September 1863 5. Date institution awarded first degrees July 31, 1867 6. Type of control: Independent, Non-profit 7. By what agency is the institution legally authorized to provide a program of education beyond high school, and what degrees is it authorized to grant? Agency: Legislature of the State of Maine Degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science (Attach a copy of the by-laws, enabling legislation, and/or other appropriate documentation to establish the legal authority of the institution to award degrees in accordance with applicable requirements.) See the Organization and Governance folder in the Team Workroom, or: http://www.bates.edu/admin/charter.by-laws.html 8. Level of postsecondary offering: 4 or 5 year baccalaureate degree-granting program 3 year baccalaureate degree option 5 year Liberal Arts-Engineering Dual Degree Plan in cooperation with Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Case Western Reserve University, or Washington University, St. Louis. 9. Type of Undergraduate programs Liberal arts and general Teacher preparatory 10. The calendar system at the institution is: Semester (4-4-1) Fall and Winter Semesters, plus a Short Term 11. What constitutes a "normal" credit hour load for students each semester? a) Undergraduate (no graduate offerings) 4 courses 12. Student Population: a) How many full-time students in degree programs? 1. Undergraduate Fall 1999 Headcount: 1706 Total (835 male; 871 female) 2. Graduate graduate programs not offered b) How many part-time students in degree programs? 1. Undergraduate None. All students take a full-time program 2. Graduate graduate programs not offerred c) How many full-time equivalents (total population)? 1. Undergraduate Fall 1999 FTE: 1706 Total (835 male; 871 female) 2. Graduate graduate programs not offered d) How many students (headcount) in non-credit, short-term courses? not offered 13. List all programs accredited by a nationally recognized, specialized accrediting agency. List the name of the appropriate agency for each accredited program. Undergraduate program: New England Association of Schools and Colleges Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Chemistry: American Chemical Society 14. List by name and title the chief administrative officers of the institution. See list attached. 15. Supply a table of organization for the institution. See attached. 16. Record briefly the central elements in the history of the institution. See attached. i CHIEF INSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS FUNCTION OR OFFICIAL NAME EXACT TITLE Chair Board of Trustees James Leander Moody Chair, Board of Fellows President/Director Donald W. Harward President Chief Academic Officer Jill N. Reich Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty Dean of the College James Walter Carignan Dean of the College Chief Financial Officer Peter C. Fackler Vice President for Asset Management and Treasurer Controller Terry J. Beckmann Vice President for Budgeting and Accounting and Controller Chief Student Services Officer F. Celeste Branham Dean of Students Institutional Research, Planning James C. Fergerson Director of Institutional Planning and Analysis Development Victoria M. Devlin Vice President for Development Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Director of Information Library/Information Services Eugene Lee Wiemers Services and Librarian of Bates College Admissions Wylie L. Mitchell Dean of Admissions Registrar Meredith Horton Braz Registrar and Director