College-wide Governance Meeting October 17, 2012 Baker 146, 12:45PM

Agenda 1.Announcements 2.Robert C. French, VP Enrollment Management and Marketing 3.Student Life Committee Report (McGee) 4.Faculty Ownership of Instructional Content (Donaghy) 5.College Common Hour Scheduling (Donaghy) 6.New Business

Fall 2012 ESF A Five-Year Perspective Robert C. French October 17, 2012

Enrollment Headcount (Without SU or HS)

Full-Time Undergraduates

Matriculated Undergraduates (Full & Part-Time) DepartmentFall 2007Fall 2012Change Chemistry6242(-20) EFB572641(+69) ERE92128(+36) Env. Science111188(+77) Env. Studies141148(+7) FNRM117172(+55) Ranger School4449(+5) LA162163(+1) PBE4186(+45) SCME9478(-16) Undecided510(+5)

Quality Metrics – Entering Freshmen Fall 2007Fall 2009Fall 2011Fall 2012 Applications Acceptance Rate51%43%47%51% SAT Average ACT Average Top Tenth Rank23%39%37% Top Quartile Rank55%77%73%72% Top Half Rank91%96%97%95% HS GPA90%92%

Diversity Metrics – Undergraduate Full-Time Fall 2007 Fall 2012 Women511 (37%) 726 (44%) Underrepresented109 (8%) 148 (9%) International13 (1%) 28 (2%) Out-of-State U.S.150 (11%) 260 (16%) States Represented26 36 Countries Represented6 13

First Year Retention Rates Fall EntryFreshmenSecond YearRetention % % % % %

Six Year Graduation Rates Fall EntryFreshmenGraduatedRate % (5 yr) % % % %

Undergraduate Costs Fall EntryTuition & FeesRoomBoardTotal 2007 NY-Resident$5,100$5,660$5,930$16, NY-Resident$6,593$7,500$6,900$20,993 (+26%) 2007 Non-Resident$11,360$5,660$5,930$22, Non-Resident$15,843$7,500$6,900$30,243 (+32%)

Faculty Governance Committee on Student Life Annual Report Caroline Bailey – LA Scott Blair – Student Life Bob Dugan – Public Safety Tom Fletcher – Admissions Cat Foley - GSA Ivan Gitsov/Paul Caluwe – Chemistry Kavya Krishnan/Lauren Ziska – USA Greg McGee – EFB Giorgos Mountrakis – ERE Douglas Morrison – FNRM John View – Financial Aid [Kevin Reynolds, Laura Crandall – Student Life] Anne Lombard (ex officio)

Academic Integrity 2011 Review of Policies & Procedures Faculty familiarity with policies/procedures Faculty reporting tendencies Student Life record keeping o 20 incidents 2011 o 55 incidents 2012 Next Steps: education and exchange

2011 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)

NSSE 85 questions 5 “benchmarks” of engagement – Level of Academic Challenge – Active and Collaborative Learning – Student-Faculty Interactions – Enriching Educational Experiences – Supportive Campus Environment

NSSE 120 freshmen, 151 seniors Comparison Institutions – RU/H: Carnegie Classification, >20 PhD degrees/year, ~61,000 – NSSE 2011: ~470,000 – Mid East Public: ~36,000

Level of Academic Challenge Benchmark g= top 10% g=.2.2 “Effect Size” (g).2 small.5 moderate.8 large

Enriching Educational Environment Benchmark g= top 10% g= g=.2 small.5 moderate.8 large

Some things we can say…relative to RU/H ESF students tend to: -work more collaboratively on assignments -discuss ideas outside of class more -integrate concepts among different classes more -think more critically -analyze quantitative problems -address complex real-world problems -acquire a more narrow general education -acquire higher levels of job-related training and skills development

Some things we can say…relative to RU/H ESF Seniors vs. RU/H Seniors 77% 49% participate in internship, field experience, co-op 36%20% work on research projects with faculty 53%32% participate in culminating senior experience

Some things we can say…relative to RU/H Community Service ESFRU/H Freshmen84% 41% Seniors71%58%

Some things we can say…relative to RU/H ESF students are: -seniors are less likely to have serious conversations with students of different race or ethnicity -freshmen are more likely to have serious conversations with students of different religious/political backgrounds -seniors are less likely to engage in classroom discussions and assignments that include perspectives based on race, religion, political belief -seniors are not asked to understand people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds -Foreign language22% ESFvs. 41% RU/H

Faculty Ownership of Instructional Content Copyright Law - Work for hire – Work prepared by an employee within the scope of employment – Work specifically ordered or commissioned and prepared per written contract Instructional text, tests and test answers

SUNY’s Copyright Policy Written in 1954 – Under 1909 federal copyright act – Common-law exception – Faculty work vests in the faculty not SUNY At the time, the term used was all “written works”….

Instructional Materials for the Web Blackboard, On-line Courses No difference from classroom “You own what you produce unless you have knowingly given up your rights to the product.” -UUP Copyright FAQ,

Commercial Lecture Note Companies On-Line Courses – College use course after you’ve “left” Commerical Lecture Note Companies – CourseHero… Lawsuits require registration United States Copyright Office at