FACULTY HANDBOOK
2006-2007
Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION AND FACULTY BYLAWS
I-1
Institutional
Statements
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
I-2
Board of
Trustees
I-3
Administrative
Policy
I-4
Handbook
Definitions
I-5
Faculty Bylaws
II. ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
II-1
Recruitment and Selection of
Teaching Faculty
II-2
Contracts
Contracts for Teaching
Faculty
Categories of
Appointments
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
and 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
II-3
Faculty Compensation
Faculty
Salary
Chair Overload
Policy
Compensation for
Internship Supervision
Faculty Workload and
Reassigned-Time Plan
Undergraduate Research
Mentoring (499) Compensation Policy
II-4
Faculty Rank and
Responsibilities
II-5
Academic Freedom
II-6
Statement of Professional
Standards
II-7
Professional Development for
Teaching Faculty
Introduction
Faculty
Travel
Grants Awarded by the
Faculty Research and Development Committee
Sabbatical
Leaves
Summer
Fellowships
Released Time
Fellowships
Research, Development and
Advanced Study
Hultquist Fund Summer
Fellowships
II-8
Evaluation of Teaching
Faculty
Introduction
Reviews
The Evaluation System for
Teaching Faculty Applying for Tenure, Professional Status
and/or Promotion
The 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 (Unit IV)
Schedule of Activities
for Evaluation of Teaching Faculty
Responsibilities in the
Evaluation of Full-Time Teaching Faculty
Faculty
Appeal
Removal for Cause
II-9
Faculty and Administrative
Evaluation System
(Unit I) Annual Report for Teaching Faculty Member
(Unit III) Evaluation of Teaching Faculty Member by the
Department Chair
(Unit IV) Student Evaluations
Student Evaluation of the Learning Process at Elon
University
Student Evaluation of the Learning Process for
Faculty Teaching
Graduate Courses
(Unit V) Evaluation of Teaching Faculty Member by the
Dean
Evaluation of Department Chair
Evaluation of Dean
Evaluation of Provost
II-10
Procedures for
Hearings/Complaints
Hearing Procedures for
Employees with Faculty Rank
Faculty Grievance
Procedure
Grade Appeal
Procedure
II-11
Review of Tenure/Professional
Status
II-12
Committees of the Faculty: Policies and
Procedures
II-13
The Instructional Program: Policies and
Procedures
Faculty Attendance
related to Instructional Responsibilities
Introduction to the
Course
Class Rolls
Use of Class
Periods
Classroom
Responsibilities
Class
Absences
Missed Tests and
Examinations
Testing
Procedures
Reading
Lists
Term Papers
Academic Integrity
Policy
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
Advising
Students
Teaching Faculty Office
Hours
II-14
Curriculum and Curriculum
Changes
II-15
Graduate Program
II-16
Department and Committee Annual
Reports
Evaluation by Department
Chair or Program Director
Evaluation by Department
Members
Committee Annual Report
and Evaluation
Evaluation by Committee
Members
II-17
Faculty-Administrative Communication
Flow
II-18
Responsibilities: Provost/Vice President
for Academic Affairs,
Deans and Department Chairs
