Faculty handbook
introduction
- President's statement
- Purpose of the Handbook
- Mission and vision of the college
- Academic freedom
- Board of Trustees
- Amendments
The academic organization
Organization of the Faculty for Governance
- General organization and proposal process
- The faculty senate
- Meetings of the faculty and faculty senate
By-laws Governing Faculty Appointments, Evaluations and Tenure
- Preface
- Institutional faculty development
- Minimum criteria for appointing faculty to a rank
- Conditions for tenure-track and tenured appointments
- Standards for evaluating faculty for pre-tenure contract renewal, tenure, promotion and five year post tenure review
- Expected achievements of faculty at various evaluations
- The evaluation process for pre-tenure contract renewal, tenure and promotion of faculty
- Groups involved in the faculty evaluation Process for Pre-tenure contract Renewal, Tenure and Promotion and their Responsibilities
- Materials for the evaluation file
- Materials to be included in evaluation file for specific milestones
- Five-year post-tenure review evaluation process
- Evaluation process of faculty on term or visiting or adjunct appointments
- Policy on appointment, promotion, and permanent status of library faculty
- Dismissal of a faculty member for adequate cause
Academic responsibilities
General academic policies and information
An up to date and complete set of academic policies can be found in the College Catalog and on the Web
- Honesty in academic research
- Student Privacy (FERPA)
- Submitting proposals for catalog changes to the Curriculum Committee
- Computer life cycle
- Copyright policy
- Email, Software and Other Technology Policies
- Emergency procedures
- Textbook ordering
- Intellectual property policy
- Institutional Review Board
- Departmental review
- Inclement Weather Policy
- Fundraising
Benefits
- Fringe benefits
- Optional benefits
- Merit increase in salary
- Payroll
- Travel for the college
- Moving expenses
- Faculty leaves
- Insurance
- Retirement
- Tuition benefits
