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An RIT Adjunct Faculty Survey has been completed with a 44% response rate (95/217). A committee of RIT non-tenured faculty are reviewing the results which are presented here:
Question Responses by Percent (complete) [PDF]
Add your comments about these survey results to the Adjunct Faculty forum discussion.
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4/13/08 |
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RIT has hired Dr. Jeremy Haefner as our new Provost!
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3/30/08 |
Academic Senate and available faculty met 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday, 2/29 to discuss the five Provost candidates who visited RIT this past week, to consider faculty feedback, and to formulate an Academic Senate recommendation. A document enumerating the pros and cons for each candidate was sent to the Provost Search Committee and President Destler. The first sentence of this Academic Senate document states:
"Academic Senate and faculty position regarding candidates for the Provost of RIT:
Dr. Jeremy Haefner is our first and only choice of the candidates presented for provost."
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3/1/08 |
| L Paul Rosenberg, is the Chair of the newly formed Provost Search Committee. The Provost Search Committee is welcoming recommendations and suggestions from the RIT Community. Up-to-date information on this process is available at Search for the RIT Provost. A RIT New Provost Search topic has been added to the forum. |
9/27/07 |
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Contingent Faculty Discussion Points v6 is a document that will be covered at the RIT Academic Senate meeting 1/10/08 1:05-1:50 PM in SAU 1829 regarding Contingent/Adjunct (non-tenure track) faculty at RIT. IF you can't make the meeting add to the Adjunct Faculty forum discussion.
Did you know: ~42% of RIT faculty are non-tenure track and for fall quarter 2007 this group provided 46% of credit hours earned. |
1/8/08 |
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| RIT AAUP is making a concerted effort to reach out to the contingent faculty at RIT. A dialogue continues in our forum and includes a recent salary survey conducted by Provost McKenzie. Various activities will be announced. Campus Equity Week highlights the exploitation of contingent Faculty and is October 29 - November 4, 2007. The purpose of the week is to bring attention to the poor working conditions of many contingent faculty members and to the threats to higher education posed by an increasing reliance on part- and full-time non-tenure-track appointments. Additional information and resources are available on the AAUP site. |
9/27/07 |
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AAUP's Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure has released a new report, Freedom in the Classroom (2007) to assess arguments made in support of recent legislative efforts to regulate classroom instruction. The 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure affirms that "teachers are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject." This affirmation was meant to codify understandings of academic freedom commonly accepted in 1940. In recent years these understandings have become controversial. Private groups have sought to regulate classroom instruction, advocating the adoption of statutes that would prohibit teachers from challenging deeply held student beliefs or that would require professors to maintain "diversity" or "balance" in their teaching. This report is a response to these efforts. |
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William W. Destler announced as Rochester
Institute of Technology’s ninth president.
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3/5/07
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| 175 faculty out of 999 full-time faculty
respond to the Academic Senate Survey conducted on this site
and included over 64 pages of comments. The results are shared
with the RIT Community, the RIT Presidential Search Committee
and the RIT Board of Trustees. |
2/27/07 |
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Retirement
Eligibility Policy Change is approved at Academic Senate.
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3/1/05 |
| After additional meetings
with Judy DeCoursey and Patty Spinelli of RIT Human Resources
and careful review with two lawyers
having the faculty/staff perspective, we are in agreement with
wording for Retirement Benefits Policy Change. The policy will
be brought back to Academic Senate for a third time to get a
vote of support. Read the proposed revisions and comment in the forum. |
2/19/07 |
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All RIT Faculty
are encouraged to review the General
Education White Paper DRAFT proposal. Comments and suggestions
would be appreciated by12/4/06 to allow time for the drafting
committee to orgainze their presentation to for discussion
at Academic Senate on 12/14/06. |
10/27/06 |
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A parking committee
with faculty(2)/staff(2)/students(2)/campus safety(1) representation
has been re-established and has begun meeting
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11/16/06 |
Forum
discussion established for the RIT community to discuss both
the short term and long term issues and recommendations related
to campus parking. |
9/10/06 |
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Faculty responded to the question of whether any changes in
physical resources are required to support scholarly activities
emphasized in the recent Strategic Plan. |
5/13/06 |
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ISSUE 2005-001 Faculty Ombuds Office -APPROVED!!! |
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Update
- President Simone presents the plan for a faculty/staff/administrator/student
Ombud's Office effective August 1, 2006 to the Board of Trustees.
The current half-time Student Ombud's Person is now full time
and is filling the Ombud's Person position for the first year
transition period. |
7/13/06 |
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Update: President Simone calls for an Internal
RIT Climate Study at the July Board of Trustees Meeting.
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7/13/06 |
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2/1/06 |
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Website Highlights RIT Presidential Search |
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A new Website is dedicated
to RIT’s search for its 9th president: www.rit.edu/presidentialsearch.
President Simone is retiring in mid-2007.
The Website will highlight the search process and provide news
and updates until the Board of Trustees selects a new president.
The site also features a feedback area. |
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ISSUE 2005-002 First Year Enrichment (FYE)
/ Wellness for Life
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Update - The Academic Affairs standing committee of the RIT
Academic Senate is being charged to review the non-degree
course and activites requirements of all students at RIT.
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6/21/06 |
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3 – draft recommendation pending |
2/9/06 |
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Revised
RIT Policy on Faculty Rank - Approved [PDF]
This revision adds the major new category of
Research Faculty at RIT. Faculty should appreciate
the opportunities available to move between their Tenure Track
position and a Research Faculty position. |
11/17/05 |
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