An Integrated Approach to Faculty Success and Retention at Iowa State University

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1 An Integrated Approach to Faculty Success and Retention at Iowa State University Susan Carlson Associate Provost for Faculty Advancement and Diversity

2 An Integrated Approach What is involved in an integrated approach? The ISU Work/Life Database Creating and using a part-time appointments policy for tenure-eligible and tenured faculty

3 An Integrated Approach: Developing Policies Promotion and Tenure policy (1998) Arrival of Children policy (2002) Expansion of tenure-clock extension policy (2002) Non-tenure-eligible faculty positions expanded (2002, 2003) Part-time Appointments policy, tenure-eligible and tenured faculty (2006) Dual Career Program and practices (2006, 2008) Modified Duties Policy Key Players Faculty Senate, ISU ADVANCE, Provost s Office, Committee on Women,

4 An Integrated Approach: Developing Data COACHE survey, 2005, 2009 ISU Work/Life Database, , Alfred P. Sloan Foundation AAUDE/ISU/ADVANCE Faculty Satisfaction Survey, 2008 ISU Faculty Exit Survey, 2005-present University Life Survey, 2007, 2009 Demonstrating to Campus that discussions are data driven that qualitative and quantitative data are compatible that project designs are inclusive of both men and women

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7 An Integrated Approach: Training Provost s Office, dissemination and training President s Council Faculty Senate Emerging Leaders Academy Department Chairs ISU ADVANCE Program Work with nine focal departments Workshops for faculty and chairs On-line materials (searches, work/life) The New Norm of Faculty Flexibility: Transforming the Culture in Science and Engineering

8 The ISU Work/Life Database: Background Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Innovative Practices Award Assessing the costs and benefits of recruiting and retaining faculty, including costs of flexibility Gathering Data: Institutional Research, Human Resources, Purchasing, Provost s Office, departments and colleges Recruitment costs, start-up costs, retention costs, flexible policy costs Policy use Satisfaction with policies

9 Faculty Work/Life Database

10 The ISU Work/Life Database: Uses Used in discussion of Modified Duties Policy adoption, fall 2008 Used in conjunction with tenure-clock extension data Allowed informed decisions about policy and funding

11 Tenure-Clock Extension Policy Reasons, All data on six slides from Gahn and Carlson. Breaking the Norms: Measuring the Impact of New Policies. The New Norm of Faculty Flexibility conference. Ames, IA. October 2008.

12 Outcomes of Tenure Clock Extension Policy,

13 Part-time Appointment Policy for Tenure-eligible and Tenured Faculty: Key Components Part-time at time of hire or negotiated later Probationary period up to eleven years Appointment must be at least 50% Appointment terms agreed upon by faculty member and chair Two preliminary reviews, third and sixth year Different reasons for tenure-eligible and tenured faculty Written agreement, new position responsibility statement Salary savings stay with department

14 Part-time policy will help retain faculty Gahn and Carlson. Breaking the Norms: Measuring the Impact of New Policies. The New Norm of Faculty Flexibility conference. Ames,2008

15 Using part-time policy hurts chances for tenure or promotion Gahn and Carlson. Breaking the Norms: Measuring the Impact of New Policies. The New Norm of Faculty Flexibility conference. Ames,2008.

16 An Integrated Approach Flexibility means we rethink the basics of faculty work: P&T, workload and responsibilities, evaluation Will allow us to recruit a diverse and firstrate 21C faculty

17 Acknowledgements Iowa State University ADVANCE Program. Gahn and Carlson. Breaking the Norms: Measuring the Impact of New Policies. The New Norm of Faculty Flexibility conference. Ames, IA. October Gahn and Pontius. AAUDE/ISU/ADVANCE Faculty Satisfaction Survey. Iowa State University ISU ADVANCE Council. A program of Institutional Transformation to make Iowa State University an optimal environment for all faculty. Presentation to ISU non-focal departments This project has been supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. SBE Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Additional funding from Iowa State University and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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