| Initiative Title | Create and fill a new tenure-track faculty line. |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | 2020 |
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| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | Our department has continuing grave concerns about our current level of staffing. Growing numbers of traditional students coupled with the ongoing P-TECH students have left our department in a precarious state. The P-TECH program alone adds between 40 and 50 new students each year to our program. Given the rolling three-year cycle of these students, cumulatively this can amount to 120 and 150 additional students each year. We do not have sufficient staff to continue to offer additional classes of equivalent quality and maintain the same level of service for our matriculated students.
It is imperative that we fill this line as it impacts our ability to offer sufficient courses to service both our traditional students as well as our P-TECH students.
The person filling this line should have general knowledge of networking, systems administration, and programming / scripting. Optimally, they would also have experience in Web development or virtualization and cloud computing. As we intend to start offering more courses in these areas, an additional faculty member with relevant experience is indicated. This position will help to alleviate our growing staff and scheduling issues.
Note: The resources number for this position was obtained in the following manner: the base salary is from the Instructor 1 rate from the latest contract, along with 42.6% added for benefits (as suggested in the "Resource Planning Tips" document distributed during the PIP training sessions). |
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| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | Given the large increase in enrollment for our programs (mainly due to P-TECH), we cannot continue to offer sufficient sections to service both P-TECH and our other matriculated students. Failure to fill this position will also impact our plans to create industry partnerships that will tie our curriculum to current vendor certification paths. Our main concern is that there be no reduction in the quality of the course materials or delivery. We have recently embarked upon a program to standardize and enhance lecture and lab materials. However, the lack of full-time, tenure-track faculty who are fully invested in the goals of the department make it questionable whether we can maintain the same level of quality that our students deserve. Similarly, there will be a significant impact on program assessment. Given the constant rotation of adjunct instructors and our rigorous assessment process, it is very difficult to manage and enforce our assessment criteria across all course sections. |
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| Department Goals | |
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| Programs | |
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| Locations | Main Campus |
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| Estimated Completion Date | |
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| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
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| Importance | High |
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| Funding Source | Request for Prioritization |
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| Created | 01/10/2023 11:21 pm |
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| Updated | 01/10/2023 11:22 pm |
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Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- COLLEGE GOALS as of 2011
- 5. To offer opportunities to learn with a dedicated and diverse faculty and staff who value excellence in teaching, service to students, creative collaboration and continuous improvement.
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Full-time faculty are more highly vested in the long-term goals of our department and participate in staff meetings where we determine the direction of the department. |
- STRATEGIC PLAN 2015-2020
- PRIORITY I: Awareness and Access: We will raise the visibility of the College and communicate the value of a SUNY Orange education through enhanced outreach efforts and educational opportunities
- b: Increase the number of faculty, staff, and students to reflect the diversity of Orange County through focused recruitment initiatives.
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Additional full-time faculty helps to diversify our department's technological skill set, reinforces faculty expertise, and exposes students to differing viewpoints. |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Position has been created. Try to find suitable candidate(s). |
Department |
1 |
Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| Fill faculty vacancies |
1 |
Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| Observations |
Information can be collected while observing “events” (including, sponsored activities, student {office staff} sessions, etc.) in the natural setting. Observation can provide information on student behaviors and attitudes. |
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Reduced loading and stress among existing faculty |
Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$2,500.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$80,436.38 |
Equipment
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Laptop |
$1000.00
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- Computer Science and Technology
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| Office Furniture |
$1500.00
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- Computer Science and Technology
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| TOTAL: |
$2,500.00 / $0.00 |
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Facility
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Supply
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Staffing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty Line |
$80436.38
/ 80436.38
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- Computer Science and Technology
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| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $80,436.38 |
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Training
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Marketing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Other
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Prioritization
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
Assessment
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
| No results found. |