Lead Unit: Academic Affairs

FY21 Update

• Hired a new designated manager as Director of Academic Assessment.
• Initiated a new template process for assessment initiatives to provide a needed degree of consistency across the division.
• Revised both annual and periodic review reports for academic programs, as well as centers and institutes, based on recommendations from the Faculty Union and the Faculty Leadership Task Force.

FY22 Update

• Middle States and on-site review completed - Academic portion included assessment of programs, general education, advising etc... Positive review from site-visit team
• 8 Academic Program Reviews completed
• New Director of Academic Assessment determining digital program to facilitate, track and amalgamate assessment results.
• Annual Report template revised and instituted across schools, program, departments, and centers
• Gray Data purchased and instituted to benchmark program/major, outcomes and incorporated into
• Pathways for success review of institutional data for past 5-years to inform advising, currently under review – ongoing.
• Provost office - $1000 for assessment of programs – 9 programs utilized the Program Assessment Awards
• Compass Funds – ACJ revamp entrance requirements test score inclusive

FY23 Update

• https://stockton.edu/academic-assessment/academic-reporting.html

Lead Unit: Academic Affairs

FY21 Update

• Developed several new degree programs to respond to market need and student demand. Specifically, In the past year:
  • MBA in Healthcare Administration and Leadership
  • MS in Coastal Zone Management
  • MA in Public Health
  • BA in Digital Studies
• Reconceptualized several existing programs to reflect field trends:
  • Created separate BS in Computer Science and BS in Computer Information Systems degrees
  • Created separate BA in Visual Arts and BA in Performing Arts degrees
• Added several concentrations to the existing MBA program that allow for greater specialization (beginning in fall 2021): Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination; Finance; Marketing; Business Analytics; and Hospitality Management. 
• Expanded University’s Transfer Pathways program to pilot a 2+3 BS/MBA program with Atlantic Cape Community College; this program can scale to include additional county college partners in FY22.

FY22 Update

• Task-Force Created for FY23 to revitalize Essential Learning Outcomes
• Developed several new degree programs to respond to market need and student demand. Specifically, In the past year:
• Digital Studies launched FY22, New concentrations were developed as 4+1 programs in American Studies In Three B.A. Degree Programs In Africana Studies (AFRI), Historical Studies (HIST) And Sociology/Anthropology (SOAN)
• Developing several new degree programs to respond to market need and student demand. Specifically, In the past year the following are in various stages of development:
  • E-Sports (HTMS)
  • E-Sports Management (Business)
  • Accounting 4+1
  • BSHS to MPH
  • Gaming
  • Occupational Therapy Doctorate
  • Law
  • Medical Humanities
  • Physician Assistant
  • Refugee Management
  • Adult Online Completion Programs – Business, Psychology and Health Science
  • Community Reporting Innovations lab (partnership with AC press)
  • Commercial music track
  • Cyber Security
  • Education Support and Human Development

• Reconceptualized several existing programs to reflect field trends:
  • LIBA Degree online for Adult Education
  • LEAD – Social Justice
• Expanded University’s Transfer Pathways program to pilot a 2+3 BS/MBA program with Atlantic Cape Community College; this program can scale to include additional county college partners in FY22.
• Developing Innovative persistence and retention programs for FY 23 start
  • Student/Parent joint entry program
  • Developing Badging for Live-Work-Learn program
  • Developing Scaffolding Certificates to Degrees

FY23 Update

• Review/revise Essential Learning Outcomes
  • The Faculty Senate Taskforce has developed three ELOs, tentatively
  • Launch and assess Year One of RISE
• Developed several new degree programs to respond to market need and student demand. Specifically, In the past year: 
  • LIBA online adult program launched Fall 2023
  • LEAD – Social Justice launched Fall 2023
  • Business online adult program launches Fall 2024
  • Health Sciences online adult program launches Fall 2024
  • E-Sports (HTMS) - Approved for Fall 2024
  • Education Support and Human Development – pending AIC approval for Fall 2024
  • Developed Badging for Live-Work-Learn program
• Developing several new degree programs to respond to market need and student demand. Specifically, In the past year the following are in various stages of development:  
  • Accounting 4+1 – Anticipating Fall 2024 start
  • BSHS to MPH – Anticipating Fall 2024 start
  • Gaming - Anticipating Fall 2024 start
  • Cyber Security/AI - Anticipating Fall 2024 start
  • Community Reporting – in development
• Partnerships
  • Law – contract for summer 2023 to host Widener University Law students on AC campus for summer externships.
  • Conversations to host students for 1-year of their law school experience occurring for 2024/2025 potential start
  • Community Reporting Innovations lab (partnership with AC press) - Started Spring 2023
• Developing Scaffolding Certificates to Degrees
• Continuing Education
• Developed new programs in real estate and fire fighter test preparation.

Lead Unit: Information Technology

FY21 Update

• Adjusted Helpdesk hours to meet the needs during the Covid-19 switch to remote learning.
• Expanded operator hours to handle influx of questions coming into the University during pandemic.
• Reallocated staff when not needed from locations outside of the Galloway campus to handle surge in demand at the main campus.

FY22 Update

• Provided on-demand training sessions for individual offices to best meet their specific technology needs based on their own workflows and tasks.
• Performed frequent updates to the ITS website with training documentation to reflect relevant technology training items and changes in product offerings available to the campus community.
• Coordinated with URM to publish and distribute technology tips in the University newsletter designed around common support requests needs frequently observed by the ITS Help Desk.

FY23 Update

• Worked with ARHU to deploy Adobe Creative Cloud to additional classroom spaces.
• Performed annual routine classroom update and maintenance while also reviewing and upgrading system controls, Zoom support, and user accessibility.
• Reconfiguration of system organization and management policies through Microsoft Intune and Group Policy to provide a more reliable and secure user experience.
• Continued to review and update the ITS website with training documentation to reflect new and emerging technology training items available to the campus community.

Lead Unit: Academic Affairs

FY22 Update

• Definition of Online, Hybrid and Face-to-Face modified with faculty senate support.
• Courses met 75% Face-to-Face.
• Scaffolding of course modalities by program created and embedded in university bulletin.
• Faculty Senate reviewing and recommending modality scaffolding guidelines FY23.
• Automating & digitizing Registrar's office through FY23.
• Automating and digitizing Advising office – Must-take/may-take to maximize scheduling through FY23.

FY23 Update

• Recommend guidelines on course modality to recommend guidelines for Fall 2022 based on retention information, student survey, course enrollments, course retention information (from the Faculty Senate Task Force)
• ELO Task Force (see 1.1)
• Discuss/assess ability to create OER/OAR as general education requirement for courses.
  • Currently Charge to Faculty Senate that has not been addressed since Fall 2023
• Three adult learning options in Business, Health Science will start Fall 2023
• Assess learning modalities to enhance student persistence.
  • Assessment indicated no statistical significance
  • Charge to faculty senate to create guidelines since Fall 2023 – not yet addressed
• Assess optimal pathways for students on academic notice
  • Assessment and review of data indicated no statistically significant themes.
  • Mental health, health and financial issues thematically the largest issues in lack of persistence for students on academic probation
• Audit advising functions to optimize including learning options.
  • Hired new Advising Director who has assessed advising functions for the Faculty senate task force to review.
  • Charge to faculty senate to create recommendation on improving preceptorship since Fall 2023 – not yet addressed
• Assessment of Policies & Procedures
• See 2.2.4

Lead Unit: Academic Affairs

FY22 Update

• See Priority 2.2 #3
• Equitable distribution of $1500 in additional faculty development funding
• Academic Affairs provided 11 faculty fellow opportunities to develop leadership experience for the faculty.
• Each program in Academic Affairs, with oversight of the School Dean, reviewed the specific reappointment, tenure and promotion program standards to reflect diversity, equity and inclusion and an attribute in all aspects of faculty life. The guidelines are in the process of actuation.
• The Vera King Farris Fellowship includes a Doctoral Fellowship (VKF Fellowship). The VKF Fellowship represents an effort to increase faculty diversity on campus.   Two Fellows were hired for FY2023.
• The VKF Fellowship is a pipeline-building program for underrepresented graduate students who have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except the dissertation (ABD); candidates seeking an opportunity to work at an RC campus for a two-year fellowship with an opportunity for a tenure-track faculty position at Stockton

FY23 Update

• Equitable distribution of $1500 in additional faculty development funding
• Academic Affairs provided 11 faculty fellow opportunities to develop leadership experience for the faculty
• Each program in Academic Affairs, with oversight of the Deans reviewed program reappointment, tenure and promotion program standards in anticipation of the Faculty Seante review of the Evaluation Process.
• Two Vera King Farris Fellowship hires occurred in FY 23.
• Funding for new search advocates include 30 individual volunteers of which 12 were trained to identify and mitigate unintended bias in the hiring process.
• A 2023 Summer Institute is scheduled with 12 available opportunities for training
• Special attention has been given to strategic hires that build diversity within the division
• The following is a break down of the 51 hires (19 still in process) in Academic Affairs:
• 10 faculty and 7 staff were considered persons of color
• 16 Female, 8 are WSTEM
• 15 Male, 2 in traditionally female disciplines

Lead Unit: Academic Affairs

FY21 Update

• Established a revised Center for Teaching and Learning Design to oversee both academic assessment planning and ongoing academic professional development.
• Created a repository to collect best practices about teaching and learning and promote a broader emphasis on the scholarship of engagement (this work is ongoing).
• Shifted responsibility for Stockton’s Summer Institute on the Peer Evaluation of Teaching (SIPET) to CTLD, beginning in Summer 2021.
• Restructured coordination of New Faculty Orientation, previously housed in the Office of the Provost, to CTLD.

FY22 Update

• Faculty Fellows program restructured to enhance leadership and succession planning with outcomes – 17 fellows participated
• Re-oriented internal grants to require “report out” at Day of Scholarship to share experiences and scholarly outcomes
• Center for Teaching and Learning Design to oversee both academic assessment planning and ongoing academic professional development provided 17 programs on assessment planning and PD with 76 participants. Delivered 15 individual professional development workshops on student learning assessment, Student Ratings of Teaching, UDL, and assessment reporting practices and led two workshops during Stockton’s Week of Teaching.
• Created a repository to collect best practices about teaching and learning and promote a broader emphasis on the scholarship of engagement (this work is ongoing), approximately 30 in repository currently
• Stockton’s Summer Institute on the Peer Evaluation of Teaching (SIPET) to CTLD, beginning in Summer 2021 – 16 faculty participated
• Restructured coordination of New Faculty Orientation, previously housed in the Office of the Provost, to CTLD.
• Center for Teaching and Learning Design to oversee both academic assessment planning and ongoing academic professional development provided programming on assessment planning and PD with # participants
  • The CTLD no longer oversees academic assessment planning as oversight was moved to the Office of the Provost. The CTLD works closely with the Director of Academic Assessment to provide professional development opportunities and promote assessment of student learning outcomes.  In FY 22, there were 14 programs on assessment planning with 67 participants.
• Created a repository to collect best practices about teaching and learning and promote a broader emphasis on the scholarship of engagement (this work is ongoing).
  • CTLD engaged in conversations with FAWN, library, ORSP, SCCESL & OGE to discuss creation of a repository to highlight SoTL and scholarship of engagement presentations and publications by Stockton faculty. CTLD engaged in a review of the Scholarly & Professional Activity report for 2020-2021, FAWN activity records, program reports, and Library resources to identify SoTL published works including Kirzner, R., Alter, T., & Hughes, C. A. (2021). Online Quiz as Exit Ticket: Using Technology to Reinforce Learning in Face to Face Classes. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 41(2), 151–171.; Adelung, M., Prol, L., Calabrese, J., Guenther, L. A., & Copes, A. (2021). Teaching the Teacher: Improving Supervisory Roles for Clinical Educators Using Interprofessional Workshops. Journal of Allied Health, 50(1), 9–13.; Barr, J., Li, WX, & Abbott, J. (2020). A Framework for Contemplating and Redesigning an Undergraduate Business Core. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 20(5), 56–60.  Faculty have presented SoTL work at regional, national and international venues.
  • The CTLD Week of Teaching promotes SoTL with a week of sessions and teaching observations to promote dissemination and learning from Stockton SoTL work. In FY22, Week of Teaching offered 53 sessions with 82 faculty participants.
  • In FY22, the CTLD developed and received IRB approval for a pilot program with six new faculty to work on publication of SoTL work promoting a broader emphasis and developing early career faculty skills in SoTL presentation and publication.
  • The CTLD promotes best practices on teaching and learning and use of empirical evidence in its programs, services, and website resources.
• Stockton’s Summer Institute on the Peer Evaluation of Teaching (SIPET) to CTLD, beginning in Summer 2021 – PUT HERE NUMBER PARTICIPATED.
  • CTLD planned the 3-day summer 2021 SIPET from July 13-15, 2021. The institute was held online due to the pandemic.  There were 10 tenured faculty participants.  The CTLD Executive Director and two summer faculty SIPET fellows facilitated the institute (all facilitators were previously SIPET trained with expertise in peer observation).  Summer 2021 participants completed 27 peer observations in academic year 21-22.
  • The 2022 SIPET was held on campus from May 24-26, 2022, with three participants (additional faculty indicated interest in attending but missed the deadline; lower attendance may have been based on only one email invitation for participation and timing of applications being due during Middle States visit). The 2022 institute was facilitated by the CTLD Executive Director and 2 faculty facilitators (same as FY21). Survey responses and work completed by the 2022 participants indicate another successful institute. 
  • SIPET is a successful program benefiting faculty and the University. CTLD continues tracking outcomes in an annual SIPET report.  As requested, the CTLD shares information with the Faculty Senate SIPET Task Force. 
• Restructured coordination of New Faculty Orientation, previously housed in the Office of the Provost, to CTLD.
  • CTLD worked with the Office of the Provost, Human Resources, and a planning committee with representation from each School to plan and implement the New Faculty Orientation on August 17, 2021. Improvements in notification (using Hire Touch) and coordination with the Schools were achieved. The New Faculty Orientation was held on Main Campus and the Atlantic City Campus with 8 participants (53% of new hires).  Results indicate high satisfaction from new faculty participants and presenting staff. 
  • CTLD worked with the planning committee to review 2021 New Faculty Orientation and make appropriate changes for the 2022 New Faculty Orientation.
  • The CTLD provides the New Faculty Workshop as a 4-credit course during the Fall semester to continue the orientation process and provide faculty with a background in instructional best practices.
  • CTLD coordinated the Fall Adjunct Faculty Information Session (August 24, 2021) with 16 adjunct faculty in attendance and Spring Adjunct Faculty Information Session (January 6, 2022) with 10 adjunct faculty in attendance.

FY23 Update

• Revise Library as Learning Commons.
  • See 1.3.1
• Review/Assess ORSP office with recommendations.
  • New organizational structure created
  • New Director Hired
  • Review of compliance policies and procedures - currently in revision process
  • Create Compliance Training (IRB) - New process to start Fall 2024
  • New Handbook for IRB will be in place Fall 2024
• See 1.1, 2.2.
• Finalize changes to Faculty Evaluation policy (pedagogy as scholarship).
  • See 3.3.3
• Review preceptor evaluation process and instrument
  • Currently under revision for FY24
• Work with Student Affairs and Enrollment Management to optimize registration of first-year and transfer students
  • Pre-registration pilot for Fall 2024 implemented, assessment of process Fall 24
• Center for Teaching & Learning Design (CTLD) filled two vacant positions (instructional designer & project and office coordinator).
• Scholarship of Teaching & Learning
  • CTLD piloted a junior faculty mentoring program for scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
    • Six faculty participated in an IRB-approved research project to work on publication of SoTL efforts
      • Calabrese, J. (2023). A Pilot Study to Compare Lecture and Active Learning. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 7 (2). Retrieved from https://encompass.eku.edu/jote/vol7/iss2/8
      • Klein, K., Calabrese, J., Aguiar, A., Mathew, S., Ajani, K., Almajid, R. & Aarons, J. (2023). Effectiveness of Traditional and Active Lecture Approaches in Higher Education. [Manuscript submitted for publication]
      • Faculty presented preliminary study findings at Day of Scholarship and Celebration of Scholarship.
  • Stockton's Celebration of Scholarship held April 24, 2023 showcasing student and faculty scholarship was coordinated by the CTLD.
    • Celebration of Scholarship consisted of 35 sessions, 61 presenters, and 125 participants.
    • ORSP Fall Day of Scholarship was held on November 7, 2022 with 29 sessions, 55 presenters, and 148 participants.
  • CTLD hosted Week of Teaching from February 20-24, 2023 with 48 sessions, 46 presenters and 199 session attendees.
    • This event highlights best practices and scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL).
  • CTLD maintains the Scholarly Activity Report and is developing a repository of SoTL publications in coordination with other stakeholders.
• FY23 Summer Institutes
  • Stockton Institute on the Peer Evaluation of Teaching (SIPET)
    • CTLD 2023 on-campus summer institute held June 13-15, 2023. Number of participants accepted: 8.
    • Facilitated by CTLD Executive Director and two faculty facilitators.
    • FY23 SIPET institute revised to include updated information on peer observation of online courses in alignment with Online Courses MOA
  • Navigating Academic Freedom & Protecting Free Speech held May 24, 2023. Number of participants anticipated: 80 (50 faculty and 30 administrative leaders)
    • Compass-funded program with additional support provided for faculty compensation by the Offices of the President and Provost
    • Planning by CTLD Executive Director, Chief Officer for Diversity and Inclusion, Faculty Senate President and one faculty member.
    • PEN America speakers will conduct the workshop.
  • Online Course Design held online from May 23-June 17, 2023. Number of participants accepted: 8 out of 37 applicants
    • Facilitated by CTLD Senior Instructional Specialist, CTLD Instructional Designer, and two faculty mentors.
  • Inclusive Teaching (STILT) held on June 20, 2023. Number of participants accepted: 18
    • Facilitated by CTLD Executive Director, CTLD Diversity Fellow, and three faculty mentors.
  • Newly Hired Faculty Orientations coordinated by the CTLD
    • Faculty Welcome & Information Session (formerly Faculty Orientation) for newly hired faculty renamed for FY23 to avoid confusion with OHR's New Faculty Orientation
      • Faculty Welcome & Information Session held on August 2, 2022 with 23 faculty in attendance (67% of new hires).
      • Survey results received from 61% of participants with additional measured outcomes indicating a highly successful event
      • Event coordinated with CTLD, Office of the Provost, Human Resources, and an event planning team (representation from each school)
      • Twenty-three Stockton employees participate as speakers during the session and faculty mentors attend lunch to meet with newly hired faculty
  • Adjunct Faculty & Information Session
    • • Session for Fall 2022 newly hired adjunct faculty held virtually on August 3, 2022 with 21 adjunct faculty in attendance
      • Session for Spring 2023 newly hired adjunct faculty held virtually on January 10, 2023 with 17 adjunct faculty in attendance
      • Survey results and measured outcomes indicate highly successful events
      • Twenty-five Stockton employees participate as speakers during each information session
  • Fall Faculty Academy (formerly New Faculty Workshop) is a semester long professional development and orientation series equivalent to a four-credit course meeting held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:55-11:10am in hyflex format (live and virtual participation).
    • • 16 faculty (50% of newly hired faculty) participated with survey results and measured outcomes indicating a highly successful learning experience
      • Many Stockton employees participate as speakers during the Academy
  • Stockton service activities involving CTLD staff include RISE, Precepting Task Force, ITMS Task Force, Library Learning Commons, 504 ADA Subcommittee, and Employee Recognition Day.

Lead Unit: Information Technology

FY21 Update

• Migration of additional University IT services to Amazon Web Services providing further redundancy in the cloud.
• Splunk log aggregation utility fully installed and configured. Reporting has already defended the University from multiple security incidents.
• Started migration of employees to OneDrive and SharePoint to provide remote access to University data.

FY22 Update

• Deployed new VOIP-based phone system with remote capabilities to enhance business continuity.
• Added redundant data connection to Atlantic City campus in order to enhance data reliability.
• Continue to develop and extend Splunk environment to respond to threats to information systems and account credentials.
• Initiated the process of upgrading University staff workstations to Windows 11.

FY23 Update

• Completing work on campus fiber loop project. This project adds strategic redundancy to the network, adding a second network operations center described below, to help mitigate threats including physical plant damage (fire, electrical outage, flood, etc.).
• Starting work of secondary network operations center. This small facility will be designed to support critical services (DNS, DHCP, etc.) and is geographically isolated from the main campus buildings. This facility back feeds the switch closets on campus to assist with redundancy.
• Started the process of migrating employees to OneDrive to provide a more robust document backup solution and dynamic access to user data.

Lead Unit: Student Affairs

FY22 Update

• Hosted professional development sessions focused on scholarly writing and institutional IRB research protocols for division.
• Received R1 designation for GENS Course: Inclusive Student Transitions.
• Received approval for GENS Course: Explore Your Career Connections
• Received approval for GENS Course: Peer Education, Sexual Violence
• Served as instructors for 15 courses in AY 22.
• Co-led Middles States Accreditation Standards Groups with institutional partners.
• Implemented and facilitated common readings for Student Affairs Leadership Council and Residential Life staff.
• Served a faculty at national institute for Student Affairs practitioners (Spring 2022).

FY23 Update

• Successfully submitted and presented five (5) refereed national conference presentations.