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FACULTY HANDBOOK
2004 - 2005
Table of Contents
Elon University Mission Statement
Professional Schools’ Missions Statements
School of Communications
School of Education
Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
The Elon Teacher-Scholar
Board of Trustees (Section I-2)
Administrative Policy (Section I-3)
Handbook Definitions (Section I-4)
Faculty Bylaws (Section I-5 )
II. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Recruitment and Selection of Teaching Faculty (Section II-1 )
Contracts (Section II-2)
Contracts for Teaching Faculty
Categories of Appointment
Granting of Tenure
Granting of Professional Status
Review Process
Probationary Period for Faculty on Tenure or Professional Track
Probationary Period for Faculty on Continuing Track or Lecture Track
Stop the Clock
Non-Renewal of Probationary Faculty
Post-Probationary Reviews
Applying for a Tenure Track Opening from an Existing Position
Moving from a Professional Status Appointment to a Tenure Track Appointment
Contracts for Appointment to Faculty Rank: Academic Support Staff and Administrative Staff
Faculty Compensation (Section II-3)
Faculty Salary
Compensation for Internship Supervision
Faculty Workload and Reassigned-Time Plan
Faculty Rank and Responsibilities (Section II-4 )
Academic Freedom (Section II-5 )
Statement of Professional Standards (Section II-6 )
Responsibilities of Teaching Faculty (Section II-7 )
Functions of the Teaching Faculty
Assignments
Attendance
Teaching Faculty Offices/Furniture
Teaching Faculty Office Hours
Academic Processions
Load for Teaching Faculty
Research Compliance
Professional Development for Teaching Faculty (Section II-8 )
Introduction
Faculty Travel
Grants Awarded by the Faculty Research and Development Committee
Sabbatical Leaves
Summer Fellowships
Released Time Fellowships
Research, Development, and Advanced Study
Evaluation of Teaching Faculty (Section II-9)
Introduction
Reviews
Evaluation System for Teaching Faculty Applying for Tenure, Professional Status and/or Promotion
Evaluation System for Teaching Faculty Applying for
Continuance at Elon on Continuing Track
or Lecture
Track Appointments
Criteria for Evaluation of Teaching Faculty
Files for Teaching Faculty
Student Evaluation of Teaching/Learning
Schedule of Activities for Evaluation of Teaching Faculty
Responsibilities in the Evaluation of Full-time Teaching Faculty
Faculty Appeal
Removal for Cause
Faculty and Administrative Evaluation System (Section II-10 )
Annual Report for Teaching Faculty Member (Unit I)
Evaluation by Department Chair (Unit III)
Student Evaluation of the Learning Process (Unit IV)
Student Evaluation of the Learning Process (Graduate level) (Unit IV)
Evaluation by Dean (Unit V)
Evaluation of Department Chair
Evaluation of Provost and Dean
Procedures for Hearings/Complaints (Section II-11)
Hearing Procedures for Employees with Faculty Rank
Faculty Grievance Procedure
Grade Appeal Procedure
Review of Tenure/Professional Status (Section II-12)
Committees of the Faculty – Policies & Procedures (Section II-13 )
The Instructional Program: Policies & Procedures (Section II-14 )
Introduction to the Course
Class Rolls
Use of Class Periods
Classroom Responsibilities
Class Absences
Missed Tests and Examinations
Testing Procedures
Reading Lists
Term Papers
Honor System
Final Examinations
Collection Policy
Grading System and Quality Points
Posting of Grades
Mid-Semester Progress Reports
Final Grades
Academic Warning, Probation & Suspension
Independent Study Guidelines
Special Courses
Incomplete Grade Policy
Notes
Curriculum and Curriculum Changes (Section II-15)
Graduate Program (Section II-16)
Departmental and Committee Annual Reports (Section II-17)
Unit I – Departmental Annual Report by Department Chair
Unit II – Departmental Annual Report by Department Members
Unit I – Committee Annual Report by Committee Chair
Unit II – Committee Annual Report by Committee Members
Faculty-Administrative Communication Flow (Section II-18)
Responsibilities: Provost/VP for Academic Affairs, Deans, Department Chairs (Section II-19)