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Description<br />
River Valley Community College prides itself on the quality of the academic staff it recruits<br />
and retains, and the academic product that they produce. Faculty at River Valley are<br />
primarily white, reflective of the region; and primarily women, reflective of the high<br />
number of female dominated Allied Health and Health Science fields that the College<br />
supports. Faculty are classified as either full-time or adjunct, and in recent years there<br />
has been a decrease in the number of full-time faculty due to budgetary restrictions. In<br />
light of this, course needs have been met through the hiring of adjunct instructors. The<br />
decline in numbers of total faculty has been in response to decreased enrollment and more<br />
efficient course scheduling as highlighted in Standard Two.<br />
The academic staff consider the mission of <strong>RVCC</strong> in all decision making processes to<br />
ensure that they are meeting the needs of each student individually, as well as of the local<br />
communities and region as a whole. As a small community college, River Valley’s primary<br />
focus is not on scholarship or research but rather on improving the education levels of all<br />
students who walk through our doors. Academic staff participate in a variety of teaching<br />
and learning activities to improve their own effectiveness inside and outside of the<br />
classroom, and all members of the academic staff pride themselves on getting to know<br />
their students beyond just interactions in the classroom through supervision of student<br />
activities, tutoring, advising, and informal mentoring.<br />
Faculty & Academic Staff<br />
Faculty Profile<br />
The make-up of the faculty body at River Valley is reflective of the mission and of the<br />
student body and the region in terms of similar demographics. <strong>RVCC</strong> faculty are either<br />
classified as adjunct, or full-time. Categories of both adjunct and full-time faculty are<br />
defined by CCSNH Board of Trustees Policies (BoT) 690.1 (Full-Time Faculty Job<br />
Descriptions and Qualifications) and 690.02 (Part time and Running-Start Faculty<br />
Qualifications) as well as by each group’s respective Collective Bargaining Agreements<br />
(CBA). Full-time faculty are represented by the New Hampshire Higher Education Union –<br />
IBEW 2320 (NHHEU) and Adjunct Faculty by the State Employees Association 1984 (SEA)<br />
who help negotiate the CBAs for each group on a biannual basis. All faculty are held to<br />
standards of both their respective CBA’s and by CCSNH BoT policies.<br />
Full-time faculty categories include: Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor,<br />
and Professor. The requirements for appointment level are based on State of New<br />
Hampshire Personnel Rule Per 301.02 - Class Specification. Each classification has a set of<br />
responsibilities, and minimum qualifications including: the amount of formal education<br />
necessary; the amount of equivalent schooling which may be substituted for formal<br />
schooling, such as correspondence courses, adult education courses, trade or<br />
apprenticeship training; the amount of experience required, including the amount of time<br />
spent in practical preparation in related positions, the amount of equivalent experience<br />
that may be substituted for formal education, or formal education to be substituted for<br />
experience, if applicable; and any license or certification requirements. Faculty are<br />
classified at the time of hire accordingly.<br />
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