Administrative Guidelines for Academic Department Chairs
Section One - Introduction
About This Handbook 1:1
Academic Department Chairs 1:2
President's Cabinet 1:3
Office of the Provost 1:4
Faculty Committee Chairs 1:5
Academic Calendar 1:6
Section Two - The Role of the Department Chair
Introduction 2:0
Responsibilities of the Department Chair 2:0
Authority of the Department Chair 2:0
Appointment and Term of the Department Chair 2:0
The Collective Role of the Department Chair 2:0
Section Three - Chair Approval Items and Budgets
Introduction 3:0
- Course Approval 3:0
- Course Approval Form 3:0
- Area Designator 3:0
- Writing Designator 3:0
- First-Term Seminar Approval 3:0
- J-Term Course Approval 3:0
Lecture Series funding requests 3:0
Academic Assistantships 3:0
Budget Information
- Department Budget 3:0
- Library Budget 3:0
Section Four - Miscellaneous Policies
College Airline Travel Policy 4:1
Faculty Travel Fund 4:1
Student Application for Graduation 4:1
Department Chair Fund Policy 4:1
Emergency and Temporary Replacement Policy 4:1
Compensation Rates 4:2
Summer Student Research Policy 4:2
Sabbatical Leave Policy and Application 4:2
January Term Fee Policy 4:3
Office Assignment Policy 4:3
Facilities Use Policy
- Summer 4:4
- Academic Year 4:4
Restricted Gift Acceptance and Spending 4:5
Part-time Faculty Commuting Stipend 4:6
Section Five - Hiring
Initiation of a Tenure-Track Search 5:1
Preparing For the Search Process 5:2
Recruiting For the Position 5:3
Review of Applications 5:4
Organizing the Campus Visit 5:5
Internal Candidates 5:6
After the Campus Visit 5:7
Retention of Records 5:8
Role of Diversity Representative 5:9
Samples 5:10
Section Six - Evaluation
Evaluation Guidelines 6:1
Tenure-Track (Probation) Personnel 6:1
Special Appointment and PT Faculty 6:2
Conflict of Interest Policy for Committee Membership 6:3
Promotion Process Guidelines 6:4
Section Seven - Program Assessment
Section Eight - Departmental Review
Purpose of the Dept Review 8:1
Process 8:1
Self-Study Guidelines 8:2
Section Nine - Support Staff Wage and Hour Guidelines
Section Ten - FERPA & Travel Policy
FERPA Policy (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ) 10:0
Appendix A: Travel Policy
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