2014 Annual Report 2014 Annual Report Annual 2014 National Technical Institute forthe Deaf Note of Explanation This Annual Report notes activities and accomplishments throughout Fiscal Year 2014 (October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014), corresponding primarily to Academic Year 2013-2014. References to Fiscal Year 2015 correspond to characteristics and accomplishments as of fall semester Academic Year 2014-2015. Throughout the report, RIT and NTID alumni are indicated by their graduation years appearing after their names. We apologize for any omissions. NTID FY 2014 Annual Report Contents Letter to the Secretary of Education …………………………………………………………………. 1 Cover Photos …………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Mission Statement ……………………………………………………………………………………... 3 National Technical Institute for the Deaf – At a Glance ……………………………………………. 4 Annual Highlights ………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………………… 6 The Education of the Deaf Act …………………………………………………………………….. 11 Reporting Requirements of the Education of the Deaf Act and the Agreement with RIT… 12 Performance Indicators …………………………………………………………………………….. 15 Strategic Planning …………………………………………………………………………………… 29 Strategic Decisions 2020 ……………………………………………………………………….. 30 Admissions and Enrollment ……………………………………………………………………….. 33 Admissions and Enrollment Highlights ………………………………………………………… 34 Comparative Admissions Data …………………………………………………………………. 36 Summer Vestibule Program …………………………………………………………………….. 37 NTID Student Enrollment by Term (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Only) …………... 38 Percent of Registered Students with Full-Time Status ………………………………………. 39 International Student Recruitment ……………………………………………………………… 40 Demographic Characteristics of All Entering Students ………………………………………. 41 Demographic Characteristics of Enrolled International Students Compared to Enrolled U.S. Students …………………………………………………………………………………….. 42 ACT Information on Entering Class (Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Only) …………. 43 Academic Skills of Entering Students ………………………………………………………….. 44 Hearing Assessment and Cochlear Implant Information …………………………………….. 45 Students with Secondary Disabilities ………………………………………………………….. 46 Origin of Students and Graduates ……………………………………………………………... 47 Academic Programs …………………………………………………………………………………. 51 Academic Program Highlights ………………………………………………………………….. 52 Enrollment by Degree Programs ……………………………………………………………….. 62 Average Class Size by Discipline ………………………………………………………………. 69 Educational Support: Teaching ………………………………………………………………… 70 American Sign Language-English Interpretation Program ………………………………….. 72 Master of Science in Secondary Education of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing …………………………………………………………………………………... 73 Cooperative Work Experiences ………………………………………………………………… 74 Student Support Services …………………………………………………………………………... 75 Student Support Services Highlights …………………………………………………………... 76 Support Services …………………………………………………………………………………. 78 Student Access Services ……………………………………………………………………………. 79 Student Access Services Highlights …………………………………………………………… 80 Access Services: Interpreting, Notetaking and Real-Time Captioning …………………….. 81 Access Services: Interpreting Services ……………………………………………………….. 82 Access Services: Real-Time Captioning (C-Print®) Services ……………………………….. 83 Access Services: Staff Training ………………………………………………………………… 84 Contents (continued) Persistence, Graduation & Employment ..................................................................................... 85 Persistence, Graduation and Employment Highlights ………………………………………….. 86 First-Year Persistence Rates ……………………………………………………………………… 88 Persistence to Graduation for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students ………………………….. 89 Degrees Granted: FY 2010 to FY 2014 ………………………………………………………….. 90 Graduates by Program Areas …………………………………………………………………….. 92 Time Required to Complete a Degree …………………………………………………………… 93 Graduation and Employment for Recent Graduates …………………………………………… 94 Employment Services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students and Graduates …………….. 95 Where Recent Graduates Are Working ………………………………………………………….. 96 Employment by Sector of the Economy …………………………………………………………. 97 Occupations of Recent Graduates: Entry Status by Labor Category ………………………… 98 Occupations of Alumni by Gender and Labor Categories ……………………………………... 100 Labor Force Status and Earnings of Alumni …………………………………………………….. 101 Effect of College Graduation on Reduction in SSI and SSDI Payments ……………………... 103 Diversity and Pluralism ………………………………………………………………………………… 105 Diversity and Pluralism Highlights ………………………………………………………………... 106 Diversity and Pluralism Philosophy ………………………………………………………………. 107 Admissions Activity by Ethnicity …………………………………………………………………... 108 Ethnicity of Entering Students …………………………………………………………………….. 109 Ethnicity of Enrolled Students …………………………………………………………………….. 110 First-Year Student Persistence and Graduation Rates by Diversity Categories …………….. 111 Graduates by College and Program Areas: Minority Status …………………………………… 112 Affirmative Action Report: Faculty and Staff …………………………………………………….. 113 Affirmative Action Report: Faculty and Staff Applicants ……………………………………….. 114 Affirmative Action Report: Faculty and Staff Hiring Results …………………………………… 115 Affirmative Action Report: Faculty and Staff Termination Results ……………………………. 116 Research, Innovation & Creativity …………………………………………………………………… 117 Research ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 118 Innovation and Creativity at NTID ………………………………………………………………… 126 Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival ………………………………………………… 131 Intellectual Property: Licensed Educational Materials, Patents and Inventions ……………... 132 Outreach ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 135 Outreach Highlights ………………………………………………………………………………… 136 Pre-College Outreach ……………………………………………………………………………… 138 Explore Your Future ………………………………………………………………………………... 140 Explore Your Future – Enrollment by Location ………………………………………………….. 141 DeafTEC …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 142 Employer Outreach ………………………………………………………………………………… 146 Contents (continued) Faculty and Staff ………………………………………………………………………………………… 147 Faculty and Staff Highlights ……………………………………………………………………….. 148 Average Salary: Faculty and Staff ………………………………………………………………... 149 Tenure-Track Positions and Faculty Rank ………………………………………………………. 150 Degree Levels of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty …………………………………………. 151 Age, Length of Service and Retirement Status of NTID Faculty and Staff …………………... 152 Faculty and Staff New Hires ………………………………………………………………………. 153 Faculty and Staff Terminations …………………………………………………………………… 154 RIT/NTID Leadership …………………………………………………………………………………… 155 NTID Administrative Council ………………………………………………………………………. 156 NTID National Advisory Group …………………………………………………………………… 158 NTID Foundation Board …………………………………………………………………………… 160 RIT Officers …………………………………………………………………………………………. 162 RIT Board of Trustees Active Trustees ………………………………………………………….. 163 Results of Financial Operations ……………………………………………………………………… 167 Financial Operations Highlights …………………………………………………………………... 168 Financial Operating Results ………………………………………………………………………. 169 Tuition, Room, Board and Other Fees …………………………………………………………… 170 Financial Aid …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 171 Financial Aid (Domestic Students) ……………………………………………………………….. 172 External Funding Sources …………………………………………………………………………….. 173 The NTID Foundation ……………………………………………………………………………… 174 NTID Annual Fundraising Results ………………………………………………………………... 176 NTID Endowment Programs ………………………………………………………………………. 177 Scholarships, Endowed Funds and Estate Commitments ………………………...….……….. 178 Grants and Contracts ………………………………………………………………………………. 182 . R I T Rochester Institute of Technology Office of the President George Eastman Building 2 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, New York 14623-5604 585-475-2394 Fax 585-475-5700 December 19, 2014 The Honorable Arne Duncan Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary Duncan: We are pleased to submit the following report to fulfill the requirement of the Education of the Deaf Act that the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), a college of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), “… shall prepare and submit an annual report to the Secretary…” Our mission, established almost 50 years ago, continues to be the driving force behind NTID’s accomplishments, strategic plans and everything we do: To provide deaf and hard-of-hearing students with outstanding state-of-the-art technical and professional education programs, complemented by a strong liberal arts and sciences curriculum, that prepare them to live and work in the mainstream of a rapidly changing global community and enhance their lifelong learning. Secondarily, NTID prepares professionals to work in fields related to deafness; undertakes a program of applied research designed to enhance the social, economic and educational accommodation of deaf people; and shares its knowledge and expertise through outreach and other information dissemination programs. In FY 2014, we proudly can say that our students are receiving outstanding technical and professional education programs. NTID students have a higher persistence rate and graduation rate than the national persistence and graduation rates for all students, hearing and otherwise, at two-year and four-year colleges. NTID graduates are prepared to work in the mainstream of a rapidly changing world. Ninety-four