Hiring

Bringing candidates to campus.

Ordering food

Reserveing rooms

You can reserve rooms anytime using the following method: The long-form instructions can be found on the conference services webpage.

Online course organization

The Technical Quality Review rubric that ITS uses to evaluate Online and Hybrid courses that go through the MOU process is an excellent checklist for your online course materials, whether your class is online, hybrid, or in-person with a Canvas page.

Evaluations

Part of the regular evaluation of pre-tenure faculty involves classroom observations. Note that the tenured "evaluations" every three years do not involve observations and are really a different beast.

DeanChairDean or Chair
Tenured1/3 yr
Untenured1/yr1/sem
FT Visitor1/yr
FT Teaching1/yr
PT (Core adjunct)2/3 yr
PT (Adjunct)1/yr

Freshman Registration 2020

For SoS department chairs registering the incoming freshmen for their departments, some of the important dates from the schedule (Gantt version) are:

This schedule has been delayed and will be updated as we get more information.

Some additional links of interest are:

Maggie's Welcome Letter, 2019

...and once more, Maggie's "Welcome Back Letter" for Fall 2019 proves to be a great resource; I archive this years here.

Freshman Registration 2019

For SoS department chairs registering the incoming freshmen for their departments, some of the important dates from the schedule (Gantt version) are:

Some additional links of interest are:

Comparison to peers via IPEDS

I have pulled the latest (2016-17) IPEDS data for Siena and our peers from the compensation task force list and looked at a few variables. The plots are available here, as are the IPEDS definitions of these quantities (although not always crystal clear).

Each graph shows the distribution of our peers (with Siena included) as well as a dotted blue line showing the mean of the group and a solid green line showing the value for Siena. The difference between these two values is listed as "delta" in each legend. The plots are in red if Siena's value for this variable differs from the mean by more than 0.75*(one standard deviation). Note that red does not necessarily mean bad, only that it is significantly different from the mean.

For reference, see an example of the breakdown of the "Instruction cost" IPEDS category as we reported it in 2014-16 (NB: this is NOT the period included in the graphs) to give some idea of what is in this "bucket". This breakdown was used by the Instructional Cost Task Force; I don't have it for any of the other categories.

APR and APP

A guidebook describing the performance planning and review structure is provided by Human Resources. The key forms are:

Maggie's Welcome Letter, 2018

Maggie's "Welcome Back Letter" for Fall 2018 once again has a wealth of information in it; I archive this years here.

External Program Reviews

New guidelines for external program reviews have been developed by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, and a schedule for the reviews is avalable here.

Freshman Registration 2018

For SoS department chairs registering the incoming freshmen for their departments, some of the important dates from the schedule (Gantt version) are:

Some additional links of interest are:

Requesting travel funds

Requesting travel fund can be done online using this form. Preference will be given to those presenting.

Changing a grade

Faculty can process grade changes be emailing Jim Serbalik the following information from their Siena account (feel free to cut and paste): 

Term:
Student 901:
Student Name:
Course Number:
CRN:
Grade change: From____ to ____

SoS conference call bridge

From off campus to dial in to conference: Dial 518-782-8935

  • You will be prompted for the conference number: 31
  • You will then be prompted for the PIN: 3461
  • You will then be joined to the conference.

    • From On-Campus phones: Dial 8935

  • You will be prompted for the conference number.
  • You will then be prompted for the PIN.
  • You will then be joined to the conference.

    • Rollover of indirect accounts

    Indirect accounts can be rolled over, but you need to request this each year by April 21. See the policy on indirects to find out how.

    Reassigned Time Application/Reporting

    The online ProcessMaker form should be used to submit new applications and progress reports. This form, as well as lots of other good information, can be found on the policy manual web page.

    To demonstrate the benefits of research release time, last year I started a tally of results which I would like to update this year. To make my job easier, please highlight in your progress reports the new information since last year, such as new results, talks, or publications.

    Maggie's Welcome Letter

    Maggie's "Welcome Back Letter" for Fall 2017 has a wealth of information in it; I archive it here.

    BOI

    All BOI submissions may be submitted via email. (For Luddites, Type A proposals may be submitted as hard copy to Liz Ives in Siena Hall 202)

    Rememmber that a CMU is required for all course proposals. Jim Serbalik can provide the CMU and assistance in completing this form.

    All other forms and other information can be found on the BOI web site.

    Freshman Registration 2017

    For SoS department chairs registering the incoming freshmen for their departments, some of the important dates from the schedule are:

    Some additional links of interest are:

    Lab Access/Key Requests 2017

    Students who need Laboratory Access outside of class time should

    Hiring adjuncts

    If adjuncts have not taught in the last 2 years, you will need to include a CV and a completed Employment Application, otherwise they are not needed. You should also have ready the adjunct's name, address, and email, as well as the course number, CRN, and contact hours that they will be teaching.

    Send the above information to the Keri Horton in the SoS office.

    There is a processmaker form for generating an adjunct request, but you likely lack access. Keri can do it for you.