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HNS Handbook with Common Table of Contents

 I.             Mission of the College                                                                                                                  


II-III.      Goals and Objectives of the College                                                                                      
              

 

IV.          Faculty
1.            Professional Responsibilities for Faculty                                                                               
2.            Policies and Procedures for Calculating Ordinary Faculty Loads and

Independent Study Form                                                                                            5
3.            Procedures for Initial Appointment of Faculty                                                     8
4.            Guides, Protocols and Materials needed for retention, promotion and tenure

        4a.  Materials for Yearly Review of Ordinary Faculty                                                 8
        4b.  Guide to Fourth Year Review                                                                                      10
        4c.  Protocol of College Rank and Tenure Committee                                                              12
        4d.  Materials to be submitted for Promotion and Tenure                                     16
        4e.  Student Evaluations                                                                                                        19
        4f.   Peer Evaluations                                                                                                              19
       4g.   External Evaluations                                                                                                       19
5.            Guidelines for Review of Full-time Extraordinary Faculty                                               20
6.            Procedure for Ordinary Faculty Salary Determination/SORC Guidelines  22          

 

V.            Staff
1.            Professional Responsibilities for Staff                                                                     24
2a.          Performance Standards for Staff                                                                                              25
2b.          Guidelines for Performance Review and Salary Determination of Staff   26

 

VI.          Policies and Procedures
1-2.        Personnel and Personnel Committee Files and Access to Faculty

and Staff Files                                                                                                                                    27
3.            Program Review Policy                                                                                                  28
4.            Sabbatical and Academic Leave Recommendations for Ordinary Faculty 34

 

VII.         Administration and Governance
1.            Organization Chart                                                                                                          37
2.            Description of College, position responsibilities for dean, associate

dean, department chairs                                                                                                             37
3.            Procedures for Appointment and Reappointment of dean, associate

dean and department chairs                                                                                       42
4.            Periodic Decanal Evaluations of the Deans by Faculty and Staff                   44
5.            College Meetings including protocol membership, voting eligibility,

quorum, meeting frequency                                                                                                      44
6a.          Rank and Tenure Committee Organization and Description                          48
6b.          Curriculum Committee Organization and Description                                       51
6c.          Endowed Professorships Protocol                                                                            52
6d.          Handbook Review Committee Organization and Description                        54
6e.          College Planning Team Organization and Description                                       54
6f.           Dean’s Student Advisory Council Organization and Description                   56
6g.          Grievance and Dispute Resolution Policy                                                                               57

 

VIII.        Appendix
1.            Course Syllabus Format                                                                                                                 61
2.            Student Evaluation Form                                                                                                              62
3.            Common Curriculum Course Proposal Form                                                                         62
4.            College Course Proposal Form                                                                                                   64
5.            College Program Proposal Form and Interdisciplinary Program Proposal Form

and Flowchart                                                                                                                                                   66
6.            Policy on Travel Expenses                                                                                                            69
7.            Travel Funding Request                                                                                                                                72
8.            Special Funding Request                                                                                                               73
9.            Early Advising Appointment Sheet                                                                                           74
10, 14-15. Updated Vita Form/Annual Self-Evaluation Form for Faculty/Format for           

Ordinary Faculty Annual Self-Evaluation                                                                                                                74
11.          Travel Expense Statement                                                                                                           74
12.          Annual Self-Evaluation Form for Staff/Format for Staff Annual Self-Evaluation    74
13.          Staff Job Descriptions and Staff Band Definitions                                                                               74

 HNS Attachments

1.            Independent Study Form
2.            Staff Band Definitions
3.            Organizational Chart
4.            Student Evaluation Form
5.            Interdisciplinary Program Proposal Form
6.            Early Advising Appointment Sheet
7.            Vita Update Form
8.            Travel Expense Statement
9.            Staff Performance Evaluation Form