Middle States Appendices to Self-Study

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Towson University

Towson, Maryland

Appendices to Self-Study
as of
January 21, 2011

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Appendix 1: Standard 1 - Mission and Goals; Standard 6 - Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Standards 1 and 6: Steering Committee Sub-Group and
Related Working Groups ………………………………………… 1
Document List for Standard 1: Mission and Goals ……………………………… 2
Document List for Standard 6: Integrity …………………………………………. 4
Table 1.1: Location and Content Analysis of College and
Library Mission Statements ……………………………………… 7
Table 1.2: Location and Content Analysis of Department and
Undergraduate Program Mission Statements ……………………. 8
Table 1.3: Location and Content Analysis of Graduate Program
Mission Statements ……………………………………………… 11
Table 1.4: Location and Content Analysis of Campus Support
Division and Unit Mission Statements …………………………... 14
Document 1.1: Coding Criteria and Data Collection Procedure for
Mission Statement Analysis ……………………………………… 18
Document 1.2: Towson University Mission Statement ………………………….. 19
Document 1.3: Towson University Proposed Mission Statement ……………….. 24
Table 1.5: Reported Student Academic Integrity Violations by
Semester and Year ……………………………………………….. 32

Appendix 2: Standard 2 - Planning, Resource Allocation, and Institutional Renewal;
Standard 3 – Institutional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Standards 2 and 3: Steering Committee Sub-Group and
Related Working Groups ………………………………………… 33
Document List for Standard 2: Planning, Resource Allocation, and
Institutional Renewal ……………………………………………. 34
Document List for Standard 3: Institutional Resources …………………………. 37
Figure 2.1: Revenues FY 2009...………………………………………………… 39
Figure 2.2: Unrestricted Expense Comparison by Program FY 2009……………. 40
Table 2.1: Towson University Revenue by Source FY 2006-10 ….…………..… 41
Table 2.2: FY 2009 Estimated General Funds per Full-Time Equivalent Student
University System of Maryland ………………………………….. 41

Appendix 3: Standard 4 - Leadership and Governance; Standard 5 - Administration . . . 42

Standards 4 and 5: Steering Committee Sub-Group and
Related Working Groups ………………………………………… 42
Document List for Standard 4: Leadership and Governance ……………………. 43
Document List for Standard 5: Administration …………………………………. 46
Table 3.1: President’s Council by Years …………………………………………. 49
Table 3.2: Provost’s Council by Years ………………………………………….. 50
Table 3.3: Thumbnail Sketches of University Vice Presidents – Fall 2009 …….. 52
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Organizational Chart 3.1: Executive Division …………………………………... 53
Organizational Chart 3.2: Division of Academic Affairs ……………………….. 54
Organizational Chart 3.3: Student Affairs ………………………………………. 55
Organizational Chart 3.4: Administration & Finance …………………………… 56
Organizational Chart 3.5: Administration & Finance - Office of
Technology Services …………………………………………….. 57
Organizational Chart 3.6: Division of Economic & Community Outreach ……… 58
Organizational Chart 3.7: Division of University Advancement ………………… 59
Organizational Chart 3.8: Athletics Administration ……………………………… 60
Organizational Chart 3.9: Department of Athletics – Administrative Oversight ... 61
Organizational Chart 3.10: Department of Athletics – Sports Supervision ……… 62
Organizational Chart 3.11: College of Graduate Studies and Research …………. 63
Table 3.4: Total Full-Time, Part-Time, and Nonexempt Staff
(including Chairs) 2005-09 …………………………………......... 64
Table 3.5: Total Exempt Full-Time Staff (including Chairs) 2005-09.…………… 65
Table 3.6: Total Nonexempt Full-Time Staff, 2005-09 ….………………………. 66
Table 3.7: Total Exempt Part-Time Staff, 2005-09 ….…………………………… 67
Table 3.8: Total Nonexempt Part-Time Staff, 2005-09 …..………………………. 68

Appendix 4: Standard 8 - Admissions and Retention;
Standard 9 - Student Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Standards 8 and 9: Steering Committee Sub-Group and
Related Working Groups ………………………………………… 69
Document List for Standard 8: Student Admissions and Retention ……………... 71
Document List for Standard 9: Student Support Services ……………………….. 77
Table 4.1: Application Data – Undergraduate Admissions ……………………… 83
Table 4.2: Enrollment Data – Undergraduate Admissions ………………………. 84
Table 4.3: Thumbnail Sketches of Academic Support Services ………………… 85
Table 4.4: Thumbnail Sketches of Campus Support Services ………………….... 87
Table 4.5: Services Provided by Counseling Center …………………………….. 90
Table 4.6: Enrollment, Past 10 Years ……………………………………………. 90
Table 4.7: Budget for Support Services …………………………………………. 91
Table 4.8: Six-Year Graduation Rates and First Year Retention Rate for
Towson University Compared to Peer Institutions …………….... 91
Table 4.9: Comparison of National and Towson University
4-Year Graduation Rates, Cohort Year 2001 ……………………. 92
Table 4.10: Master Degree Graduation Totals by College ………………………. 92

Appendix 5: Standard 10 - Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Standard 10: Steering Committee Sub-Group and Related Working Groups …… 93
Document List for Standard 10: Faculty ………………………………………… 95
Table 5.1: Overview of Fall 2008 Full-Time Faculty and Degree Status ……….. 101
Table 5.2: Full-time Instructional Faculty Headcount and
Number/Percent Tenured By Rank ………………………………. 101
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Table 5.3: Part-Time Instructional Faculty Headcount and
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Employment……………………….. 102
Table 5.4: Annualized Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES)………………….. 102
Table 5.5: Student to Faculty Ratio ……………………………………………… 102
Table 5.6: Tenure and Tenure-Track Instructional Faculty Headcount by
Gender, and Ethnic Background …………………………………. 103
Table 5.7: Non-Tenure/Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty Headcount by
Gender and Ethnic Background …………………………………. 104
Table 5.8: Percentile Comparison by Rank for Full-Time Tenured/Tenure-
Track/Clinical Faculty Salaries to Respective Peers at the
Master’s I Carnegie Classification Level …………………............ 105
Table 5.9: Average Salary and Percent Increase by Rank for
Full-Time Tenured/Tenure-Track/Clinical Faculty on
9/10 Month Contracts …………………………………………….. 105
Table 5.10: Median Salary and Percent Increase by Rank for
Full-Time Tenure/Tenure-Track/Clinical Faculty on
9/10 Month Contracts ……………………………………………. 105
Table 5.11: Average Salary and Percent Increase for Full-Time
Non-Tenure Track Lecturer Faculty on 9/10 Month Contracts ….. 106
Table 5.12: Faculty Development Awards, 2004-08
(% of applications that received funding) ………………………... 106
Table 5.13: Sabbaticals Fall 2004 - Fall 2009 ………………………………….... 106
Table 5.14: Towson University Productivity Comparative Data with
Peer Institutions for 2008 ………………………………………… 107
Table 5.15: 10 Year Trend in Faculty Non-Instructional Productivity at
Towson University ………………………………………………. 108
Table 5.16: Promotion and Tenure Decisions, 2004-09 …………………………. 109
Table 5.17: Annual Denials of Applications for Promotion and Tenure ………... 110
Table 5.18: Intentional Advising: 2008-09 Departmental Application of
Workload Policy …………………………………………………. 111
Table 5.19: 2008-09 Average Annual Course Load and
Total Advising Units by Department and College ……………….. 113

Appendix 6: Standard 11 - Educational Offerings; Standard 12 - General Education . . . 115

Standards 11: Steering Committee Sub-Group and Related Working Groups …… 115
Document List for Standard 11: Educational Offerings ………………………….. 117
Document List for Standard 12: General Education ……………………………… 125
Table 6.1: Types of Learning Outcomes from Highest to Lowest Frequency by
Colleges, Programs, and Syllabi …………………………………. 127
Table 6.2: Learning Outcomes across the University ……………………………. 128
Table 6.3: Types of Assignments in Syllabi by College …………………………. 131
Table 6.4: Average Number of Learning Assignments in Syllabi by College …… 132
Table 6.5: Graduate Course Syllabus Assessment Review (Spring 2009) ……….. 133
Flow Chart 6.1: The Curriculum Process at Towson …………………………….. 135
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Table 6.6: Percentage of Course Syllabi Containing Learning Outcomes or
Course Objectives by College …………………………………… 136
Document 6.1: Methodology: Alignment of Learning Outcomes ……………….. 137
Document 6.2: Methodology: Learning Outcomes in Course Syllabi …………… 137
Table 6.7: How Program Learning Outcomes/Goals Are Communicated ……… 138
Table 6.8: Students Placed on Academic Warning for
Transfer v. Native Students ……………………………………… 140
Document 6.3 Part A: General Education Curriculum Standards ……………….. 141
Document 6.3 Part B: General Education Key Learning Goals …………………. 147
Document 6.4: Proposed Revision of General Education Curriculum
(Outline) II & Learning Outcomes III …….……………………… 150

Appendix 7: Standard 13 - Related Educational Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Standard 13: Steering Committee Sub-Group and Related Working Groups ……. 152
Document List for Standard 13: Related Educational Activities ………………… 153
Table 7.1: New Student Placement and Testing …………………………………. 158
Table 7.2a: Total Off-Campus Programs by Location …………………………… 158
Table 7.2b: Location of Off-Campus Programming Effective January 2011 ……...159
Table 7.3: Specific Off-Campus Program by Location and Director …………… 161
Table 7.4: Student Enrollment Headcount at Off-Campus Locations …………… 162
Table 7.5: Off-Campus Programs in Comparison to Main Campus ……..………. 163
Table 7.6: International Degree Programs ……………………………………….. 164
Table 7.7: Student Enrollment in International Degree Programs ……………….. 164
Table 7.8: Towson University Student Enrollment in National Student Exchange
and Study Abroad ……………………………………………….. 165
Table 7.9: Student Enrollment in Online Courses ……………………………….. 165
Figure 7.1: Blackboard Course Sites by College ………………………………… 166
Table 7.10: Comparison of Blackboard Course Sites 2006-08 by College ……… 166
Table 7.11: Certificate Program Enrollments ……………………………………. 167
Table 7.12: Teachers Certificate Program Enrollments …………………………. 168
Table 7.13: Internship/Experiential/Professional Experience Course Enrollments
AY 2004-05 to AY 2008-09….…………………………………… 169

Appendix 8: Standard 7 - Institutional Assessment;
Standard 14 - Assessment of Student Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Standards 7 and 14: Steering Committee Sub-Group and
Related Working Groups ………………………………………… 175
Document List for Standard 7: Institutional Assessment ………………………… 176
Document List for Standard 14: Assessment of Student Learning ………………. 180
Document 8.1: Assessment Plan Template ………………………………………. 184
Table 8.1: Assessment Inventory by Academic Program
across the University ……………………………………………... 185
Document 8.2: Towson University Academic Program Review Guideline ……… 193
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Document 8.3: Towson University Academic Program Review Report Outline … 195
Document 8.4: Reports on Periodic Review Academic Programs ……………….. 197
Document 8.5: University Assessment Committee Feedback on
Assessment Plans & Reports ……………………………………... 198
Table 8.2: Most Common Reasons (from High to Low) Assessment Reports
Are Not Submitted (Chair/Program Director Responses) ………... 200
Table 8.3: Most Frequent Ways (from High to Low) Program Learning
Goals Are Communicated to Students
(Chair/Program Director Responses) …………………………….. 200
Table 8.4: Most Frequent Ways (from High to Low) Program Learning
Goals Are Communicated to Faculty
(Chair/Program Director Responses) …………………………….. 201
Table 8.5: Ways Faculty Are Involved and Supported in Efforts to
Improve Assessment of Student Learning
(Chair/Program Director Responses) …………………………….. 201
Table 8.6: Ways Faculty Are Supported to Change, Update, or
Improve Teaching (Chair/Program Director Responses) ………… 202
Table 8.7: Assessment Conducted across Mode and Venue of Course Delivery
(Chair/Program Director Responses) ……………………………. 202

Appendix 9: Document Spreadsheet (Alpha Order by Standard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
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Appendix 1

Standard 1: Mission and Goals
Standard 6: Integrity

Steering Committee Sub-Group 1 – Mission and Goals & Integrity
Members Unit/Academic Department Position
Leslie Pachol, M.A. DECO Director Corporate Relations
Lea Ramsdell, Ph.D Foreign Languages (CLA) Associate Professor
Barbara English, J.D. University Council Associate University Council
Susan Haigler- Dance (COFAC) Professor & Chair
Robles, Ed.D

Working Group 1A - Mission and Goals
Co-Chairs Unit/Academic Department Position
Leslie Pachol DECO Director Corporate Relations
Lea Ramsdell Foreign Languages (CLA) Associate Professor
Members
Karen Eskow Family Studies (CLA) Professor & Chair
Paz Galupo Multicultural Institute Director & Professor
Ryan Sours Chemistry (FCSM) Assistant Professor
Marjorie Tversky Athletics—Student Services Associate Director
Edyth Wheeler Early Childhood Education (COE) Associate Professor
Meghan Anne Sala Graduate Student Association Graduate Students

Working Group 1B - Fair Processes and Intellectual Property
Chair Unit/Academic Department Position
Barbara English University Council Associate University Council
Members
Patricia Alt Health Science (CHP) Professor & IRB Chair
Christopher Ariza Music (COFAC) Assistant Professor
Robert Giordani Registrar’s Office Registrar & Associate VP
Dan Leonard President’s Office—Fair Practices Fair Practices Officer
JoAnn Joseph HR—Employer/Employee Relations Manager
Jennifer Struve Mass Comm. (COFAC)/AAUP Assistant Professor
Ross Connover Student Government Association Undergraduate Student

Working Group 1C - Communication and Transparency
Chair Unit/Academic Department Position
Susan Haigler-Robles Dance (COFAC) Professor & Chair
Members
Carol Dunsworth University Relations Director
Ryan Kane Student Affairs—Judicial Affairs Assistant Director
Brian Leak Admissions Senior Assistant Director
Joyce Little Computer & Info Sciences (FCSM) Professor
Joe Schuberth Admissions—Marketing Associate Director
Rachel Fauber Towerlight (Student Newspaper) Undergraduate Student
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Document List
Standard 1: Mission and Goals

Supporting Document
Name or Category Location
2010 Report Cards Hard Copy in File Drawer
 2004-2005 to SharePoint Document Archive
Final Grades http://www.towson.edu/main/abouttu/strategic/
2010 Strategic Plan Hard Copy in File Drawer
(Towson University 2010: SharePoint Document Archive
Mapping the Future) http://www.towson.edu/main/abouttu/strategic/guidingprinciples.asp
2016 Strategic Plan Hard Copy in File Drawer
(Towson University 2016: http://www.towson.edu/tu2016/
Building Within – Reaching
Out)
Academic Strategic Plan Hard Copy in File Drawer
Towson University SharePoint Document Archive
(approved Sept 2010)
Alumni Association: A Hard Copy in File Drawer
Handbook for Graduates of
Towson University
Alumni Magazine Hard Copy in File Drawer
(most recent years only)
Carnegie Community SharePoint Document Archive
Engagement Application
Common Data Set Hard Copy in File Drawer
 (J) Degrees SharePoint Document Archive
Conferred http://wwwnew.towson.edu/ir/cdsindex.asp
 2005 forward
Community Projects http://www.towson.edu/tuinthecommunity/search.aspx
Database
Connect TU (selected) Hard Copy in File Drawer

CUMU Declaration of Hard Copy in File Drawer
Urban and Metropolitan SharePoint Document Archive
Universities http://www.cumuonline.org/about/declaration.htm
Deliberative Poll: Hard Copy in File Drawer
The Role of a Growing SharePoint Document Archive
Metropolitan University
(Final Report TU 2008)
January Conference on SharePoint Document Archive
Enrollment Growth
Summary Report and
Recommendations 2006
Kiplinger’s Top 100 Best Hard Copy in File Drawer
Values… 2008
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Mission Interview Notes - SharePoint Document Archive
Chief of Staff Zaleski
Mission Statement Hard Copy in Binder
 Academic Depts. & SharePoint Document Archive (see folder at top of electronic list)
Stand Alone Programs Word File List with Hyperlinks
Mission Statement Hard Copy in Binder
 Campus Support SharePoint Document Archive
Units (see folder at top of electronic list)
Mission Statement Hard Copy in Binder
 Colleges SharePoint Document Archive
Mission Statement See Appendix 1: Document 1.2
 University Hard Copy in File Drawer
www.towson.edu/main/abouttu/glance/mission.asp
SharePoint Document Archive
Mission Statement See Appendix 1: Document 1.3
 University, revision Hard Copy in File Drawer
proposed and SharePoint Document Archive
submitted for
approval
Nov 11, 2010
Planning Renewal Interview SharePoint Document Archive
-Notes Chief of Staff Zaleski
President’s Capital Budget SharePoint Document Archive
Testimony Mar 2009 http://wwwnew.towson.edu/president/Documents/CapitalTestimony20
09.pdf
President’s House Hard Copy in File Drawer
Appropriations Testimony SharePoint Document Archive
 Feb 2007 http://wwwnew.towson.edu/president/Documents/TestimonyHouse20
 Feb 2009 09FINAL.pdf
TU White Papers Spring SharePoint Document Archive
2009 http://wwwnew.towson.edu/president/Documents/Spring2009TUWhit
ePapers_000.pdf
University Points of Pride SharePoint Document Archive web link
http://wwwnew.towson.edu/main/abouttu/glance/pointsofpride.asp
Visitor’s Guide Hard Copy in File Drawer
 2009-10
 2010-11

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Document List
Standard 6: Integrity

Supporting Document
Name or Category Location
AAUP Faculty Association Hard Copy in File Drawer
Constitution and Bylaws SharePoint Document Archive web link
www.towson.edu/aaup/constitution.htm
AAUP Faculty Association SharePoint Document Archive
Furlough Motion Fall 2009
AAUP Faculty Association Hard Copy in File Drawer
Newsletter (selected) SharePoint Document Archive web link
www.towson.edu/aaup/news/news.htm
AAUP Faculty Association Hard Copy in File Drawer
Statement on Academic SharePoint Document Archive web link
Freedom & Tenure www.towson.edu/aaup/freedom.htm
Academic Integrity Policy Hard Copy in File Drawer
SharePoint Document Archive
Artsys (The Articulation Hard Copy in File Drawer (Artsys Tutorial)
System) Online www.towson.edu/main/admissions/transfer/transfercredits/artsys.asp
(Artsys Tutorial) http://artweb.usmd.edu/
Bob’s Blog at the http://presidentcaret.org/
President’s Website
Brochures Academic Hard Copy in File Drawer
Colleges and Library
Brochure Graduate College Hard Copy in File Drawer (Think Outside Series Featuring the
Different Colleges)
Brochures Honors College Hard Copy in File Drawer (“The Honors College,” “Great Students,”
“Great Minds,” “Cum Laude”)
Brochures and Pamphlets Hard Copy in File Drawer (“Fast Facts,” Cyber Café Connection,”
Office of Admissions “Challenge Yourself,” “Welcome to TU”)
Brochures and Pamphlets Hard Copy in Binder (Many Examples)
University Marketing
Clery Report Campus SharePoint Document Archive
Safety 2008 http://wwwnew.towson.edu/adminfinance/Facilities/Police/documents/
CleryReport08-1.pdf
Code of Student Conduct Hard Copy in File Drawer
SharePoint Document Archive web link
www.towson.edu/studentaffairs/policies/conduct.asp
Code of Student Conduct SharePoint Document Archive web link
Violation Hearing Procedure
Emergency Resources Hard Copy in File Drawer
Guide SharePoint Document Archive
Employer Employee SharePoint Document Archive
Relations Annual Report
Grievances 2006 to 2009
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