About This Handbook 1:1
Academic Department Chairs 1:2
Administrative Council 1:3
Office of the Provost 1:4
Faculty Committee Chairs 1:5
Academic Calendar 1:6
Introduction 2:0
Responsibilities of the Department Chair 2:0
Authority of the Department Chair 2:0
Appointment and Term of the Department Chair 2:0
The Collective Role of the Department Chair 2:0
Introduction 3:0
Lecture Series funding requests 3:0
Academic Assistantships 3:0
Budget Information
College Airline Travel Policy 4:1
Faculty Travel Fund 4:1
Student Application for Graduation 4:1
Department Chair Fund Policy 4:1
Emergency and Temporary Replacement Policy 4:1
Compensation Rates 4:2
Summer Student Research Policy 4:2
Sabbatical Leave Policy and Application 4:2
January Term Fee Policy 4:3
Office Assignment Policy 4:3
Facilities Use Policy
Restricted Gift Acceptance and Spending 4:5
Initiation of a Tenure-Track Search 5:1
Preparing For the Search Process 5:2
The Search Committee 5:2
Identifying Search Committee Members 5:2
The Role of the Diversity Representative 5:2
Confidentiality 5:2
The Search Process 5:2
Recruiting For the Position 5:3
Writing the Job Announcement 5:3
Diversity Language in the Job Announcement 5:3
Advertising the Position 5:3
Recruiting at a National Conference 5:3
Using the National Minority Faculty ID Program 5:3
Review of Applications 5:4
Organizing Application Materials 5:4
Acknowledgment of Application Materials 5:4
Reviewing Application Materials 5:4
Ranking Candidates 5:4
Request for Additional Material 5:4
Conducting Telephone Interviews 5:4
Conducting Conference Interviews 5:4
Submitting Files to the Provost’s Office 5:4
Conducting Reference Calls 5:4
Organizing the Campus Visit 5:5
Interview Schedule 5:5
Teaching Demonstration 5:5
Soliciting Student Feedback 5:5
Travel Arrangements & Expenses Related to the Campus Visit 5:5
Internal Candidates 5:6
After the Campus Visit 5:7
Notifying Candidates No Longer Under Consideration 5:7
Retention of Records 5:8
Role of Diversity Representative 5:9
Samples 5:10
Evaluation Guidelines 6:1
Tenure-Track (Probation) Pers 6:1
Special Appt and PT Faculty 6:2
Conflict of Interest Policy for Committee Membership 6:3
Promotion Process Guidelines 6:4
Purpose of the Dept Review 8:1
Process 8:1
Self-Study Guidelines 8:2
FERPA Policy (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ) 10:0
Appendix A: Travel Policy
