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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 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) |
