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Fall Faculty Conference2016

Lori Vermeulen

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

September 1, 2016

Welcome Back!

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We missed you!

• Welcome back Janice Joseph from your travels in Croatia and South Africa!

• Welcome back to Tait Chirenge and Patrick Hossay from your sustainable activity in Zimbabwe!

Kristin Jacobson is First Faculty Member to Participate in Exchange with Aristotle University

Welcome back from your adventures in Greece,

Kristin Jacobson!

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It’s great to see you all!

Welcome back to everyone. I hope you are at least as excited as I am to be here!

Academic Affairs RetreatJuly 2016

Getting to Know You

? Who are we?

? What are our challenges?

? Where are we going?

? What are our most critical next steps?

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WHO ARE WE?

Who We Are

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Mousepads are coming!

Getting to Know You Plan of Action

• New! Provost’s Open Office Hours for discussion and refreshments with Lori.

• Dates, times, and locations to be announced soon via email.

• Provost to visit you in the spaces where you work.

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Getting to Know You? Who are we?




WHAT DO OUR STUDENTS TELL US ABOUT WHO WE ARE?

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NSSE 2016 Snapshot

• Shows students’ progress from first to senior year on indicators related to Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs) and engagement opportunities.

• For both first‐year students and seniors, Stockton is at or above the ratings of our 46 “Mid East Public” counterparts, including schools like: Kean, Montclair, Ramapo, and Rowan.

• Stockton received no or indicators

Theme Engagement Indicator Stockton Students compared w/ Regional Public Schools

First‐Year Students

SeniorStudents

Academic ChallengeHigher‐Order Thinking ‐‐‐

Reflective & Integrative Thinking ‐‐‐

Learning Strategies ‐‐‐

Quantitative Reasoning

Learning with PeersCollaborative Learning

DiscussionWith Diverse Others ‐‐‐

Experiences with FacultyStudent‐Faculty Interactions

Effective Teaching Practices ‐‐‐

Campus EnvironmentQuality of Interactions

Supportive Environment

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Faculty StudentMentoring

May 2016 Commencement speaker Heather Gale, ‘16 Sociology and Anthropology summa cum laude, pursues passion advocating for refugee rights. Joe Rubenstein was Heather’s preceptor.

Heather displays advocacy quilt in memory of three‐year‐old refugee AylanShenu.

Federal Grant

The three‐year project will engage students ininvestigating the mechanisms in neural stem cells that can lead to

neurological pathologies.

Nathaniel Hartman and Peter Straub are co‐investigators.

“Stockton University Receives Federal Grant for Brain Development

Research”

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NSSE 2016 Snapshot

2014 2016 Chg

Students who have participated in Service Learning

17% 21% + 4%

Seniors students who have worked with peers on projects 68% 73% + 5%

Senior students who have participated in a learning community

45% 48% + 3%

Senior students who gave quality of interactions with academic advisors a “high” rating

55% 60% + 5%

Student Internship

“Stockton Student is 1 of 7 in N.J. Working for State Department of Environmental Protection”

Arianna Efstatos, Environmental Science Senior, Studies How Wetlands Can Help Keep Carbon from Harming Earth’s Ozone Layer.

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Stockton Students, Faculty Attend Republican, Democratic National

Conventions

Lidia Martinez, ‘16 Receives National Award for Achievements

in Spanish Studies

Awarded for outstanding academic achievement and exemplary involvement in extra‐curricular activities related to Spanish.

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Stockton Offers Urban Teacher Academy to High

School Students

Essential Learning Outcomes (ELO) Update

• Second pilot in Fall 2015 included 8 major and minor programs, involving 52 faculty members, and students in 70 courses.

• 82% of faculty and professional staff who took the spring 2016 ELO survey have elected to incorporate ELOs into their courses and learning experiences in one way or another.

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Essential Learning Outcomes (ELO) Update (cont.)

• Second ELO Summer Institute held in Summer 2016 focusing on teaching ELOs. Academic Affairs administrators, and Student Affairs administrators/professional staff presented on ELO accomplishments in their courses and units.

• 2016‐17 Faculty Fellows: Shelly Meyers (EDUC) for Creativity & Innovation and Kerri Sowers (HLTH) for Ethical Reasoning.

Reimagining the First Year Experience

• Stockton is one of 44 institutions nationwide in this AASCU initiative.

• Over 150 faculty and staff met last spring and early summer to identify questions and priorities.

• Civic engagement is one priority exemplified by our new Bonner Leader Program in the Office of Service Learning

• Not too late to participate! The official kick‐off is now!

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WE NEED TO GROW AND WE WILL!

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Theme Engagement Indicator Stockton Students compared w/ Regional Public Schools

First‐Year Students

SeniorStudents

Academic ChallengeHigher‐Order Thinking ‐‐‐

Reflective & Integrative Thinking ‐‐‐

Learning Strategies ‐‐‐

Quantitative Reasoning

Learning with PeersCollaborative Learning

DiscussionWith Diverse Others ‐‐‐

Experiences with FacultyStudent‐Faculty Interactions

Effective Teaching Practices ‐‐‐

Campus EnvironmentQuality of Interactions

Supportive Environment

Diversity Initiatives

• New! Academic Affairs Strengthen Diversity at Stockton Grant Program –Request for Proposals coming in December!

• Revitalizing Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program.

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Atlantic CityDraft Vision Statement

Stockton’s Atlantic City campus will serve as a vibrant and community‐engaged “anchor institution” – contributing to the intellectual, social, cultural, and economic aspirations of a diverse population and serving as a catalyst for economic development in Atlantic City and the South Jersey region.

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Atlantic CityDraft Mission Statement

Stockton University embraces its call to service by expanding its presence in Atlantic City and extending its impact in southern New Jersey and beyond. We will connect opportunities in Atlantic City to our mission by reaffirming our core values of:

• Excellence in teaching and dedication to learning.

• Commitment to interdisciplinary and innovative approaches to community‐engagement that respect and appreciate the full spectrum of human diversity.

• Support of co‐curricular activities and research experiences as central to our pedagogical mission.






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Our Next Chapter in Atlantic City

• Survey – working with AC Task Force

– Comment on Draft Vision and Mission Statements

– How do you see yourselves and your program contributing to the mission in Atlantic City past, present, and future?

Our Next Chapter in Atlantic City

• Request for Proposals

– How do you see yourselves and your program contributing to the mission in Atlantic City past, present, and future?

• Program

• School

• Academic Affairs

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• Sept 2016: University review of PRR

• Dec 2016: Request Review and Endorsement by Faculty Senate

• Feb 2017: Request Review and Endorsement by Board of Trustees

• May 2017: Submission to Middle States

Periodic Review Report

Timeline

School of Business

Newly accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

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Master’s of Science in Communication Disorders

• Initial five‐year accreditation.

• Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech‐Language Pathology.

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Constitution Day2016

Thursday September 21, 2016 @ 6:30 p.m.

Campus Center

Event Room

Akhil Reed Amar

Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science

Yale University

PresidentialInauguration

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Commencement

Fall 2016 graduation (final)

December 18, 2016 @ 11:00 AM

Commencement Speaker

Sonia Gonsalves

Spring 2017 graduation

May 12, 2017 @ 12:00 PM

Boardwalk Hall

Credits‐ Photographs and related text provided by the Office of University Relations and Marketing

‐ Bitmojis created by the FUN! Vermeulen trio.

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