2013-2014 Faculty Handbook
Table of Contents
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Additional faculty information in sections A-D are only available online.
- Introduction and Faculty Bylaws
- Institutional Statements
- Elon University Mission Statement
- Professional Schools’ Mission Statements
- School of Business
- School of Communications
- School of Education
- School of Law
- The Elon Teacher-Scholar
- Board of Trustees
- Administrative Policy and Shared Governance
- Handbook Definitions
- Faculty Bylaws
- Institutional Statements
- Academic Affairs
- Recruitment and Selection of Teaching Faculty
- 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
- Faculty Compensation
- Faculty Salary
- Chair Overload Policy
- Compensation for Internship Supervision
- Faculty Workload and Reassigned-Time Plan
- Undergraduate Research Mentoring (499) Compensation Policy
- Faculty Rank and Responsibilities
- Academic Freedom
- Statement of Professional Standards
- 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
- 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 Perceptions of Teaching (Unit IV)
- 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
- (Unit I) Annual Report for Teaching Faculty Member
- (Unit III) Evaluation of Teaching Faculty Member by the Department Chair
- (Unit IV) Student Evaluations
- Student Perceptions of Teaching
- 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
- Procedures for Hearings/Complaints
- Hearing Procedures for Employees with Faculty Rank
- Faculty Grievance Procedure
- Grade Appeal Procedure
- Appeal Process: Tenure/Promotion and Continuance Decision
- Committees of the Faculty: Policies and Procedures
- 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
- Testing Procedures
- Tests and Examinations
- Reading Lists
- Term Papers
- Honor Code 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
- Curriculum and Curriculum Changes
- Graduate Program
- 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
- Faculty-Administrative Communication Flow
- Responsibilities: Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, Deans and Department Chairs
- Elon University Intellectual Property Policy
Web Resources
Additional items (sections A-D) include personnel policies; campus information and programs; organizations and administration of the institution; faculty, staff, and committee lists.