Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Success Implementation tracking charta (01/26/2012)

On Going Projects
2011 Projects
2012 Projects
2013 Projects

On Going Projects

Action Step	Responsibility	Status
Acknowledge achievement in undergraduate teaching	President and Deans	“Recognizing commendable faculty who teach lower division courses” initiative being implemented 2011/2012
Reward undergraduate teaching	Provost	Additional flexibility in this area now available due to new AAUP contract ratified on 9/22/11.
Reaffirm institutional commitment to excellence in undergraduate education.	Provost	Additional workload credit for faculty teaching high enrollment sections, to be piloted Spring 2012.
Reaffirm institutional commitment to excellence in undergraduate education.	Deans, dept. chairs	"Teaching experience" has become part of search criteria for all tenure track faculty and lecturers as of Fall 2011
Support professional development for undergrad teaching	Deans, dept. chairs	New faculty for Fall 2011 were contacted directly to encourage participation in "teaching fundamentals" workshops & have received personal copies of new Faculty Handbook
Use Center for Teaching Excellence and professional development funds to improve teaching	CTE	CTE expanding workshops and continuing Teaching Enhancement Awards in 2011-2012
Include part-time faculty in departmental activities except as prohibited by contract or regulations	Dept. chairs, regular faculty	CEHS has held first FT/PT gathering (Spring 2011); other Colleges encouraged
Provide part-time faculty greater access to teaching development opportunities	CTE, dept. chairs	CTE: 2011-2012 offerings include adjunct-friendly schedule options. Part-time attendance has increased significantly.

2011 Projects

Action Step	Responsibility	Status
Allow faculty access to student advising information, including “advisor” tab on CampusNet	Central administration, IS&T	Access exists with FERPA limitations; application process being streamlined, Fall 2011
Devise an institutional strategy for intrusive advising	College advising staffs, VPro for Academic Programs	Starfish software pilot underway in Fall 2011. This is part of step 1 toward intrusive advising.
Educate the university on intrusive advising	College advising staffs, VPro for Academic Programs	Topic introduced to Faculty Senate, Spring 2011. This is step 1.
Assess the Early Alert System; determine needed enhancements (EAS).	VPro for Undergrad Studies	Delayed pending results of Starfish software pilot (see above)
Adopt requirement for students to have a graduation plan	Faculty Senate	Faculty Senate endorsed recommendations of Undergraduate Success Committee (including this item) in Spring 2011
Prepare implementation of graduation plan	College Advising staffs, faculty advisors	Programmatic graduation plans being submitted by all undergraduate programs, Fall 2011. This is a prerequisite for individual graduation plans.
Develop procedure for correcting errors in degree auditing	Registrar	Undergraduate curriculum director hired for Fall 2011, will be instrumental in this process.
Recruit part-time faculty well in advance and train them	Provost, Colleges, CTE	CTE offering end-of-summer classroom basics workshops available to part-timers, August 2011
Make compensation for part-timers competitive	Human Resources	Data gathered from comparable local institutions, Summer 2011
Collect best practices for part-time faculty	CTE	For future action
Further study of “bottleneck” courses	Student Success Committee, dept. chairs	For future action
Develop webpage for part-time faculty	CTE	Revisions in progress, Fall 2011
Convert part-time positions to full-time faculty positions	Provost	For future action
Develop and implement plan for intrusive advising	College advising staffs, Vpro for Academic Programs	For future action
Implement the Modified Early Alert System	VPro Academic Programs, IS&T	For future action
Add graduation plan to Degree Audit software	VP Enrollment Serv., IS&T	For future action
Allow for advisor overrides to the graduation plan	University Registrar and College Advising staffs	For future action
Investigate scheduling analytics software	University Registrar	For future action
Convene meetings of stakeholders to discuss retention of subsets of CSU students	OMACR	For future action
Gather data from students in each subset of CSU students	Student Success Committee	For future action
Obtain expert advice on CSU student subsets	Student Success Committee	For future action

2012 Projects

Action Step	Responsibility	Status
Review the graduation planning system	Registrar and UCC	First steps being taken in Fall 2011
Begin implementation of Graduation Plan requirement	All advising offices	For future action. Programmatic graduation plans being gathered in Fall 2011.
Recommendations on existing and new programs serving targeted populations	Student Success Committee	For future action
Pay part-time faculty for holding regular office hours	Dept. chairs	For future action
Reintroduce Early Alert System to faculty and staff	VPro for Academic Programs	For future action

2013 Projects

Action Step	Responsibility	Status
Create an endowed teaching chair	Faculty Affairs Committee; President Berkman, University Advancement	For future action

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