Faculty culture presentation

1. Mary Belletti, Danielle Howard,
Nicole Huckins, Jeanine Menolascino,
Alex Templeton
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
EDH 705 Group Project

2. The Role of Faculty
 Professor role has changed over time
 Depends on the type of institution – the multiversity
 Learn, transmit learning, and create conditions for
learning

3. Role of the Large Research
University Professor
 Research, Teaching, and Service
 Publish or Perish!
 Pursuit of Knowledge
 Peer Review, Reputations, Professional Awards, and
Development
 Committee and Administrative Duties
 Reward System - TENURE

4. Faculty Workload - LRU
 Average more than 50 hours of work per week.
 Spend less time in class per week, but generate as many
student contact hours as their peers in small colleges due
to larger class sizes in these institutions.
 Percent of teaching time declines with rank.
 Research-oriented faculty are more likely to be male,
younger, and to have spent fewer years at the institution.
 Few faculty spend much of their time on service to the
community.

5. Role of the Community
College Professor
 Teacher First, Specialist Second
 Interdisciplinary
 Workload – Normally 5 Classes a Semester
 Publishing a “luxury”
 Tenure Process
 Pay Increase
 Struggle with Identity

6. An Inside Look:
California State University Monterey Bay
 Founded in 1994
 The “12 apostles” – Founding faculty members
 Every day, every faculty member, staff employee, and
administrator works…
 To build a multicultural learning community founded
on academic excellence from which all partners in the
educational process emerge prepared to contribute
productively, responsibly, and ethically to
California and the global community.

7. CSUMB – The Faculty
 113 Full Time Faculty
 Interdisciplinary and Collaborative
 Focus on Learning Outcomes
 Tenure Process

8. Faculty Governance at CSUMB

10. CSUMB Academic Assembly
 Purpose/Overview
 Responsibilities
 Membership
 Faculty Rights & Responsibilities
 General and Academic
 Powers of the Academic Assembly
 Meetings

11. CSUMB Academic Senate
 Powers
 Academic Senate Overview
 Meetings and Voting
 At least once a month
 Chair as presiding officer
 Standing Committees
 8 standard committees
 Charges
 University-wide academic committees/representation
 Ad-Hoc committees

12. The Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges
 Purpose
 Formation of state policies
 Senators
 2 from each region

13. Faculty Association of
California Community Colleges
 Vision
 Mission
 Purpose

14. California Faculty Association
 What is the CFA?
 Vision
 Benefits of being a member

15. Center for Teaching, Learning,
and Assessment
 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant Awards
 Faculty Scholarships and Professional Activities
 New Faculty Programs
 Mid-Semester Evaluations of Faculty

16. Final Report on CSUMB
 A Student-Centered Faculty
 Academic Challenge
 Diversity Environment
 Active and Collaborative Learning

17. Culture Change
 Why change?
 Institution tries to develop a new image or vision
for itself
 Evolves as it achieves its mission, realizes
enrollment targets, and works through the natural
tensions of offering a distinctive educational
program in the CSU System

18. Culture Change Continued…
 What does it take?
 Time and Dedication
 Incentives and Motivation
 Change of Values
 Strong Leadership
 Communication
 Change Management/Measurement
 Entire Campus Community

19. How to Change at the
Institutional Level
 Evaluate the current culture
 Look at the new vision and mission for the
institution
 Determine the changes needed to mesh current
culture with that vision

20. How to Change at the Faculty Level
 Redefine Faculty Roles
 Redefine Faculty Rewards

21. Faculty at CSUMB
Challenges to Change
 Teaching Methods
 Overemphasis on Personal Development
 Technology
 Role Paradox

22. Faculty Resistance to Change
State University System
 Sciences – Tenure System
 Culture of Discovery
 Classroom Technology
 Evidence
 Value Alignment

23. Community College Faculty
Challenges/Resistance to Change
 Teaching/Learning Paradigm
 Facilitator Persona
 Faculty Assessment

24. Group Activity & Discussion

25. Scenario
 You are a senator on the CSUMB Faculty Senate
attending your regular monthly meeting.
 There is a motion on the table to eliminate end of
semester evaluations on professors completed by their
students.
 Each of you have a different role. Discuss the issues
based on your role and vote on the motion.