TOWARD WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION: KEAN UNIVERSITY IN TRANSITION Submitted by The Middle States Self Study Steering Committee February 17, 2011 Steering Committee Dr. Linda Best, Professor of English, Co-chair Dr. Barbara Lee, Associate Professor of Special Education, Co-chair Mr. LaMont Rouse, Director of Accreditation and Assessment Dr. Kenneth B. Sanders, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Co-chair Dr. Shiji Shen, Director of Institutional Research, Ex Officio Dr. Frank Argote-Freyre, Assistant Professor of History Dr. Jennifer Chen, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood and Family Studies Dr. Paul Croft, Assistant Professor of Meteorology Ms. Charlotte Diakite, Associate Director, Office of Undergraduate Admissions Ms. Dawn Marie Dowd, Assistant Director, General Education Professor Rachel Evans, Assistant Professor of Theatre Dr. Edward Farnum, Assistant Professor, NJCSTM Ms. Susan Gannon, Acting Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Dr. Venessa Garcia, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Kathleen Henderson, Adjunct Professor, Physical Education, Recreation, and Health Dr. Roxie A. James, Executive Director of the School of Natural Sciences Dr. Bryan Lees, Professor of Chemistry Dr. Patrick McManimon, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Ms. Maximina Rivera, Director of Residence Life Dr. Jack Sargent, Associate Professor of Communication Mr. Brian Treanor, Associate Director, Institutional Advancement Executive Council of the Steering Committee Dr. Linda Best Dr. Barbara Lee Mr. LaMont Rouse Dr. Kenneth B. Sanders Dr. Shiji Shen Support Staff Mrs. Donna Hunter, Secretarial Assistant III Steno Ms. Armanda Cerqueira, Academic Specialist ii TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures . iv List of Abbreviations . vii Executive Summary . x Chapter 1 Introduction to the Self Study . 1 Chapter 2 Standard 1: Mission and Goals . 8 Standard 7: Institutional Assessment . 12 Chapter 3 Standard 2: Planning, Resource Allocation, & Institutional Renewal 15 Standard 3: Institutional Resources . 22 Chapter 4 Standard 4: Leadership and Governance . 29 Standard 5: Administration . 34 Standard 6: Integrity . 36 Chapter 5 Standard 8: Student Admissions and Retention . 40 Standard 9: Student Support Services . 45 Chapter 6 Standard 10: Faculty . 50 Chapter 7 Standard 11: Educational Offerings . 71 Standard 12: General Education . 76 Chapter 8 Standard 13: Additional Educational Offerings . 84 Chapter 9 Standard 14: Assessment of Student Learning . 97 Chapter 10 Conclusion . 108 Bibliography . 110 List of Appendices . 112 List of Documents . 113 iii LIST OF FIGURES Chapter One Figure 1.1 Five-Year Report on Student Enrollment Headcount by Ethnicity/Gender Figure 1.2 New Jersey Universities‘ Tuition and Fees Chapter Two No Figures Chapter Three Figure 3.1 Enrollment Trends (Fall 2005- Fall 2009) Figure 3.2 Tuition and Fees Figure 3.3 Full-Time Employee by Category Figure 3.4 Expenditures (FY 2010) Figure 3.5 Comparison of Academic Affairs Expenditures to Total Budget Figure 3.6 Full-time Employee Diversity by Race and Ethnicity Figure 3.7 Full-time Employee by Age Figure 3.8 Total Revenue Figure 3.9 Assets Table Figure 3.10 Debts Table Figure 3.11 Debt Comparison Across State Universities Figure 3.12 Payments Due on Long term Debt Chapter Four Figure 4.1 Unfair Labor Practice Filings Figure 4.2 College Deans‘ Scholarly Activity FY 2005-2009 Figure 4.3 Diversity of Executive Staff FY 2010 Figure 4.4 Student Racial Composition AY 2009-2010 Figure 4.5 Transitions in Executive Offices Figure 4.6 Applications Processed by IRB Chapter Five Figure 5.1 Undergraduate Student Enrollment Headcount by Attendance Status Figure 5.2 New Transfer Student Enrollment by Class Level Figure 5.3 Graduate Student Enrollment Headcount by Attendance Status Figure 5.4 Student Retention and Graduation Chapter Six Figure 6.1 Faculty Headcount Fall 2005-2009 Figure 6.2 Full-time Faculty by College FA 05-09 Figure 6.3 Course Sections Taught by Full-time/Adjunct Faculty Figure 6.4 Full-time and Adjunct-Faculty by College Figure 6.5 Minority Faculty Headcount Figure 6.6 Full-time Faculty Diversity Figure 6.7 Diversity of Adjunct Faculty Figure 6.8 Sabbatical Leaves, 2007-2011 Figure 6.9 Advisees per Faculty by Rank Figure 6.10 Advisees per Faculty by College Figure 6.11 Full- time Faculty Overload Credits and Annual Expense iv Figure 6.12 Overload Participation and Full- time Equivalent Figure 6.13 Released Time by Responsibilities Figure 6.14 Tenure Status of Full-time Faculty Figure 6.15 Full-time Faculty Education; Highest Degree Attained Figure 6.16 Adjunct Faculty Education; Highest Degree Attained Figure 6.17 Faculty Self Assessed Working Hours per Week Figure 6.18 Research and Creative Work by Category/ Faculty, 2008-2009 Figure 6.19 Scholarly Activity by College/ Faculty, 2008-2009 Figure 6.20 Fraction of Faculty by College Included in Scholarly Activity Data Figure 6.21 Faculty Self-Assessed Average. Weekly Hours by Activity by College Figure 6.22 Faculty Self-Assessed Avg. Weekly Hours by Activity by Rank Figure 6.23 Promotion to Professor AY 2006-2007 to AY 2010-2011 Figure 6.24 Promotion to Associate Professor AY 06-07 to AY 10-11 Figure 6.25 Faculty Headcount by Rank 2005-2009 Figure 6.26 Faculty Involvement in Development of Curricula 2005-2009 Figure 6.27 Internal Research Funding 2005-2010 Figure 6.28 Number of Internal Research Awards 2005-2010 Figure 6.29 Number of Faculty with Release Time from Internal Research Awards 2005-2010 Figure 6.30 Technologies Used by Faculty Figure 6.31 Computer Labs by Department 1 Figure 6.32 OCIS Service Incidents per Year Figure 6.33 OCIS Work Order Trends by Type Chapter Seven Figure 7.1 Completion Passing Rates: Foundations Courses, Spring 2005- Fall 2009 Figure 7.2 Completion Passing Rates: Distribution Courses, Sp 05- Fa 09 Chapter Eight Figure 8.1 Number of First-Time Freshmen Enrolled in Remediation (Basic Skills) Courses. Figure 8.2 Total Number of First-Time Freshmen Requiring Remediation in at Least One Subject Figure 8.3 Pass/Fail Rates in Basic Skills Courses, 2008-2009 Figure 8.4 Degrees Offered at the Kean Ocean Campus Figure 8.5 Kean Ocean Enrollments, 2006-2010 Figure 8.6 Kean Ocean Full-time Faculty Sections Figure 8.7 Kean University China Initiatives Figure 8.8 Collateral Enrollments Figure 8.9 Kean University Certification Programs Figure 8.10 Online Course Sections Figure 8.11 Faculty Technology Survey Chapter Nine Figure 9.1 Implementation of Systematic Program Review- Department Chairs Responses Figure 9.2 Admissions Requirements Figure 9.3 Gather Faculty to Review Student Learning Based on Expected Program Outcomes Figure 9.4 Types of Assessment of Student Learning Figure 9.5 Types of Exit Assessment of Student Learning Figure 9.6 Utilizes Graduation Rates of Students with Academic Program v Figure 9.7 Types of Post- Graduation Data Collected by College Figure 9.8 Changes Made Due to Assessment and Standards vi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS ADCNJ Arts Directors Club of New Jersey AIM Academic Instructional Mentor AS Associates of Science ATEAM Adjuncts Teaching English and Math AY Academic Year BA Bachelors of Arts BFA Bachelors of Fine Arts BS Bachelors of Science BSN Bachelors of Science in Nursing CAAP College Assessment of Academic Proficiency CAS Center for Academic Success CBPA College of Business and Public Administration CEU Continued Education Units CHSS College of Humanities and Social Sciences CIS Center for International Studies CLS Center for Leadership Service CNAHS College of Natural, Applied, and Health Sciences CNJSC Council of New Jersey State College COE College of Education CPD Center for Professional Development CPI Continuous Program Improvement CSI: PST Case Study Instruction: Pre- Professional Science Teachers CSRDE Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange CVPA College of Visual and Performing Arts CWA Communication Workers of America Ed.D Doctorate in Education EEO Exceptional Education Opportunity EFMD European Foundation for Management Development EMBA Executive Management in Business Administration EMR Electronic Feasibility Records EOF Educational Opportunity Fund EPIC Entry Program Into College ESL English as a Second Language FDN Faculty Development Network FFRA Foundation Faculty Research Award FOE Foundations of Excellence FT Full-time FTE Full Time Equivalent FTFT First Time Full Time GE General Education vii GEAR UP Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs GELAP General Education and Learning Assistance Program GEMS General Education Mentor Student GMBA Global Management Masters in Business Administration HR Human Resources HS Health Services IACUC Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee IPEDS Integrated Post-Secondary Data System IRB Institutional Review Board IR Institutional Research KFT Kean Federation for Teachers KORRS Kean Online Record of Research and Scholarship KUAFF Kean University Adjunct Faculty Federation LOA Letters of Agreement MA Masters of Arts MBA Masters of Business Administration MS Masters of Science MSCHE Middle States Committee of Higher Education MSN Masters of Science in Nursing NASM National Association of Schools of Music NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education NJAS New Jersey Academy of Science NJASCU New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities NJCHE New Jersey Commission of Higher Education NJCSTM New Jersey Center for Science, Technology, and Mathematics NJIT New Jersey Institute of Technology NLNAC National League of Nursing Accrediting