Administrative Regulation Title: Faculty Handbook

Regulation Number:  4.0.1

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The Faculty Handbook will be updated annually and will include processes and guidelines for the following items relating to Faculty Rights and Responsibilities:

  1. Terms of Employment
    • Faculty Job Description
    • Contract Information
    • Official Faculty Transcripts
    • Employment and Tax Forms
    • Compensation and Payment Schedule
    • Workload
    • Academic Advising
    • Curriculum Development
    • Committee Work
    • Strategic Planning
  2. Benefits of Employment
    • Tuition Waiver Policy
    • Professional Development
  3. Administrative Hierarchy
    • Division Chairpersons
  4. Offices and Communications
    • Buildings and Classroom Access
    • Campus Offices
    • Telephones
    • Mailroom
    • Electronic Mail
    • Sending Packages
    • Photocopies
  5. Academic Area Budgets
  6. Instructional Information
  7. New Faculty Mentoring
  8. Academic Freedom
  9. ADA Accommodations
  10. Independent Study Classes
  11. Syllabus
  12. Textbooks
  13. Teaching and Office Supplies
  14. Chemical Waste and Disposal
  15. Office Hours
  16. First Day and Week of Class
    • Initial Class Roster
    • Waitlists
    • Change of Registration
    • First Class Meeting
  17. Class Meetings
    • Class Meeting Locations
    • Class Start Time
    • Class Breaks
    • Class Rescheduling
    • Special Class Meeting
    • Field Trips
    • Consultants and Guest Lecturers
    • Intern/Externships
    • Class Cancellation
    • Class Cancellation Due to Weather, Disaster, or Emergency
  18. EWC Code of Conduct
    • Faculty Conduct
    • Student Conduct
  19. Classroom Culture
    • Student—Faculty Disputes
    • Classroom Disruptions
    • Procedures for Resolving Student Behavior Problems
  20. Communication with Students
    • Student Phone Numbers
    • Student E-mail Addresses
  21. Evaluation of Student Performance
    • Student Identification
    • Plagiarism
    • Make-up Exams
    • Final Exams
    • Advisor Alerts
    • Academic Alert
  22. Instructor Evaluation
    • Instructor Portfolio
    • Course Evaluation
  23. Midterm and Final Grade Reporting
    • Midterm Grade Reports
    • Final Grade Reports
    • Special Grades
  24. Student Confidentiality
    • Student Authorization to Release Information
  25. Student Background Checks
  26. Subject Animals for Veterinary Technology Labs
    • Reporting Concerns Regarding Animal Treatment ‘Whistleblower Statement’
  27. Distance Learning
    • Distance Delivery Modes
    • Learning Management System and Tools
    • Distance Course Development
      • Process
      • Content
      • Internet and Web-based Class Materials
      • Required Class Materials for Online Classes
    • Course Delivery Preparation and Refresh
    • Course Administration, Delivery and Interaction
      • Class Rosters
      • Tracking Student Access
      • Content Presentation
      • Instructor Interaction
      • Communication Paradigm

 

Original Adoption Date: 5/8/01

Revision Date(s): 11/8/05(RF), 7/8/14

Date reviewed, no change: