sample Sample Sample Re-Imagining Faculty Roles and Responsibilities at Mount Royal Robin Fisher and David Hyttenrauch CSSHE conference Vancouver 3 June 2008

Introduction Dr. Robin Fisher, VP Academic and Provost at Mount Royal Dr. Robin Fisher, VP Academic and Provost at Mount Royal Dr. David Hyttenrauch, President of Mount Royal Faculty Association Dr. David Hyttenrauch, President of Mount Royal Faculty Association Co-Chaired a Faculty Roles and Responsibilities Task Force at Mount Royal Co-Chaired a Faculty Roles and Responsibilities Task Force at Mount Royal Charged with investigating and recommending significant changes to faculty work Charged with investigating and recommending significant changes to faculty work Task Force worked from 2005 to 2007 to develop report and recommendations Task Force worked from 2005 to 2007 to develop report and recommendations

Context: Mount Royal’s History Nearly one hundred years (Centennial in ) Nearly one hundred years (Centennial in ) Not a Community College – academic and professional programs Not a Community College – academic and professional programs Next logical step: offer own baccalaureate degrees Next logical step: offer own baccalaureate degrees intensive transition planning and development over the last five years intensive transition planning and development over the last five years Goal to transform into an undergraduate baccalaureate degree granting institution – i.e. an undergraduate university Goal to transform into an undergraduate baccalaureate degree granting institution – i.e. an undergraduate university

Context: Mount Royal’s Present Approved by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Technology in Alberta to offer six degrees Approved by the Ministry of Advanced Education and Technology in Alberta to offer six degrees a Bachelor of Nursing (fall 2007) a Bachelor of Nursing (fall 2007) a bachelor of Arts (with seven majors) a bachelor of Arts (with seven majors) a bachelor of Science (with four majors) a bachelor of Science (with four majors) a Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies a Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies a Bachelor of Business Administration (with four majors) a Bachelor of Business Administration (with four majors) a Bachelor of Communication Studies (with three majors) – in the fall of 2008 a Bachelor of Communication Studies (with three majors) – in the fall of 2008

Context: Mount Royal’s Present Transition process has also included Transition process has also included A new academic plan A new academic plan Development of bicameral governance structure Development of bicameral governance structure Administrative structure review Administrative structure review Review process to develop the role of Chairs Review process to develop the role of Chairs Establishment of Canada’s first Faculty of Teaching and Learning Establishment of Canada’s first Faculty of Teaching and Learning Library collection development and a capital request for a new Library and Learning Building Library collection development and a capital request for a new Library and Learning Building Extensive work on degree accreditation processes Extensive work on degree accreditation processes Plans to join the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Plans to join the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

The challenge Retaining the best of the past in the midst of major institutional change.

Context: Bridging to the Future Post secondary institutions largely defined by the work done by faculty Post secondary institutions largely defined by the work done by faculty Faculty roles change bound to be controversial Faculty roles change bound to be controversial As a college, faculty work was almost entirely teaching As a college, faculty work was almost entirely teaching University environment requires a significant element of scholarship University environment requires a significant element of scholarship Comparability to other Canadian universities Comparability to other Canadian universities Accreditation expectations of Campus Alberta Quality Council Accreditation expectations of Campus Alberta Quality Council Membership expectations of Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Membership expectations of Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

Faculty Roles: Principles 1. Primacy of Teaching 2. Equivalence of Scholarly Activities 3. Choice 4. Flexibility 5. Devolution

Faculty Roles: Outcomes Sound process, clearly articulated principles, and mutual interest in protecting strengths in teaching and culture Sound process, clearly articulated principles, and mutual interest in protecting strengths in teaching and culture Allowed distinctly Mount Royal definitions and values for teaching, scholarship and service Allowed distinctly Mount Royal definitions and values for teaching, scholarship and service Teaching: learning relationship between students and faculty, and most important focus Teaching: learning relationship between students and faculty, and most important focus Scholarship: peer-to-peer communication of knowledge, peer reviewed but encompassing a variety of products Scholarship: peer-to-peer communication of knowledge, peer reviewed but encompassing a variety of products Service: ethical obligation of collegial governance and extension of academic expertise to the community Service: ethical obligation of collegial governance and extension of academic expertise to the community

Faculty Roles: Outcomes Model: Model: Teaching and Service Stream (90:10) Teaching and Service Stream (90:10) Teaching, Scholarship and Service Stream (60:30:10) Teaching, Scholarship and Service Stream (60:30:10) Weighting is for evaluation, not workload Weighting is for evaluation, not workload Roughly 25% teaching release in the second stream to 3 and 3 courses Roughly 25% teaching release in the second stream to 3 and 3 courses Faculty able to move between streams by choice at defined intervals Faculty able to move between streams by choice at defined intervals

Faculty Roles: Outcomes →←← →← Teaching-Scholarship Stream: Teaching-Intensive Stream: Faculty Roles Model

Faculty Roles: Outcomes Rank: Rank: Traditional ranks recommended Traditional ranks recommended Criteria for evaluation within and promotion to rank less traditional, and open to both streams Criteria for evaluation within and promotion to rank less traditional, and open to both streams Evaluation: Evaluation: Career-long and formative model; enhanced annual reports with department, chair and dean inputs Career-long and formative model; enhanced annual reports with department, chair and dean inputs

Mount Royal This Week The state of play today The state of play today

Questions and Further Discussion