MSCHE/ACOE Self Study

Over 56% strongly agree or agree that “I am aware of the process by which retention is determined and by which promotion and tenure occur.” Approximately 20% disagreed with the statement, providing a baseline to assess the effectiveness of the newly implemented policy on promotion and tenure.

For the AY 2011 cycle, five faculty members applied for promotion under the new Committee on Professional Qualification’s guidelines (please see section 5.4). This is the highest number in recent memory. 3.1 The college supports, encourages and maintains research activity in vision and related sciences. Overview The College, particularly in recent years, has been successful at supporting, encouraging, and maintaining research activity in vision and related sciences (Strategic Plan Goal 2.1). Many of its faculty publish regularly in premier journals in vision and optometry, maintain collaborations with scientists at other institutions, and are successful at procuring grants and contracts, as detailed below.

As indicated in the 2010 Faculty Survey, over 53% strongly agreed or agreed that “Within the past five years, there has been an increase in the vitality of the research effort at the College.” Less than 10% disagreed.

Research and scholarly activities is one of four institutional priorities embedded in the College’s mission statement, which states that the College excels, innovates, and leads in optometry and vision science by making new discoveries that advance vision science and patient care. The goals associated with this component of the mission are to:

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