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