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Dean of Faculty

Faculty Handbook

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface

1. 1. Mission Statement
   2. Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Employment
   3. Academic Freedom and Responsibility
   4. Dissent
   5. Honor Principle
2. Faculty Employment, Evaluation and Recruitment
   1. The Faculty
   2. Conditions of Appointment
   3. Tenure
   4. Termination
   5. Resignation
   6. Retirement
   7. Visiting Faculty
   8. Criteria and Standards for Evaluation
   9. Reconsideration
   10. 1. Salary Scale
       2. Ranks 64 and 65
       3. Salary for Adjunct Faculty
   11. Faculty Searches
3. Academic Duties
   1. The College Calendar
   2. Faculty Activities
   3. Absences by Faculty
   4. Course Loads
   5. Part-Time Leaves and Appointments
   6. Emeritus Faculty
   7. Endowed Chairs
4. Faculty Development
   1. Sabbaticals and Leaves of Absence
   2. Medical Benefits during Unpaid Research Leaves
   3. Travel
      1. Professional Travel
      2. Humanities Travel Program
   4. Faculty Development Funds
      1. Stillman Drake Fund
      2. Summer Scholarship Fund
   5. Paid Leave Award Research Expense Fund
   6. Supplemental Awards
5. Employee Benefits
   1. Summary of Benefits
   2. Family Partners
   3. Medical Leave
   4. Mandatory Medical Leave
   5. Faculty Parental Leave
   6. Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
6. Grievance Procedures
7. Special Policies
   1. Sexual Harassment
   2. Drug and Alcohol Policy
8. Other Policy Statements
   1. Faculty Administrative Assistants
   2. Student Records
   3. Patents and Copyrights
   4. Conflict of Interest Policies and Procedures
   5. Use of Campus Facilities
   6. Smoking Policy
   7. Dogs
   8. Solicitation on Campus
   9. Investment Responsibility
   10. Visiting Scholars
   11. Environmental Policy Statement