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Deans evaluated and ranked faculty positions based on program metrics, retirements, enrollment trends, and accreditation requirements. Key positions identified in various disciplines.
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Faculty Hiring Priority 2017-2018 PARC 4-18-19
Deans were provided the following list from 2016-17 Program Review requests.
Deans Used the Following Requirements to Evaluate & Rank Positions • Number of Associates Degrees awarded in the area • Number of certificates awarded in the area • Uniqueness of the program • Enrollment trends • Student success data • Census enrollment, productivity and FTES • Number of full time faculty in the department • Ratio of FT/PT faculty in the department • Retirements in the department (current and projected) • Number of sections and trends in the last five years and projections • Ease of recruiting PT faculty • Needs indicated by advisory board • Hiring request history • Program pipeline of new activities/courses and projected enrollments • Requirement of specific subject expertise in the program • Accreditation requirements
Ranking Positions Respiratory Therapy: required by accreditation Political Science: Retirement of Meredith Heiser in July 2018, leaves the program with one full-time faculty member. Enrollment in the program has been consistent, and growth in online classes has been consistent. Computer science: general growing trend, one of two tenured members is on reduced load, difficulty hiring PT Music: Two retirements (2017 and 2018) and one probable retirement in 2019 or 2020 (this will leave 1.5 FT Music Faculty), 2700+ enrollment each year, High productivity (580+) ESL Generalist: 4 retirements in ESL in the past seven years and growth in noncredit ESL. Biology Math: strong enrollments, productivity, two recent retirements, several on reassigned time Anthropology: Has second highest enrollment of face to face students in BSS next to psychology, and consistent growth in online courses. Program has 62% of load in adjunct faculty. Program generates 263 FTES annually. Computer science: general growing trend, one of two tenured members is on reduced load, difficulty hiring PT English
Ranking Positions • Division Raking • BHS: 1 for Respiratory Therapy and 1 for Biology • BSS: 1 for Anthropology and 1 for Political Science • LA: 3 for ESL generalist, 1 Supplemental instructor in TLC, 1 English instructor • PSME: 1 Math and 2 computer science • KA/FA: 1 Music • Final Raking • BHS: 1 for Respiratory Therapy • BSS: Political Science