Faculty Handbook

	Faculty Handbook Links
		>	Hiring, Placement, Tenure, Promotion
		>	Responsibilities
		>	Evaluation
		>	Professional Development
		>	Personnel Policies
		>	Technology
		>	Educational Policies & Procedures
		>	Administrative Procedures
		>	Emergency Procedures
		>	Support Services
		>	General Information
		>	Benefits
		>	Office of the Vice President for Instruction

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Table of Contents

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Section 1 - Hiring, Placement, Tenure, Promotion, Termination

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Section 2 - Responsibilities

• Responsibilities of Faculty

  • General

  • Instructional

  • Work Hours

  • Specific Duties

  • Extra Instructional Activities

• Addressing Student Behavior (choose sub-topic below)

  • Academic Dishonesty

  • Conduct Issues

• Required Reporting Deadlines & Information

• Minimal Standards for Course Syllabus

• Student Learning Assessment

• Program Review Process

• Program Review Cycle

• Curriculum Development & Process (choose sub-topic below)

  • Curriculum Manual
  • Curricular Action Forms
  • Curriculum Work Group Meeting Schedule & Curricular Proposal Due Dates
  • Frequently-Asked Questions
• Articulation Development Procedure & Guidelines

• Grants

• Distance Learning Procedures

• Copyright Policy and Guidelines

• Training Requirements

• Academic Freedom

• Code of Ethics (currently under review)

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Section 3 - Evaluation

• Faculty Annual Evaluation (choose sub-topic below)

  • Timeline

  • Professional Development Plan Forms (choose sub-topic below)
    • Form for Tenure Faculty
    • Form for Term Appointment Faculty

  • Core Components

  • Flow Charts of Evaluation & Appeal Process

  • Appeal Process

  • Annual Evaluation Form for Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty, Counselors, & Librarians

  • Annual Evaluation Form for Term Appointment Faculty

• Classroom Observation of Instruction Form

• Dean’s Evaluation

  • Dean's Evaluation Instrument

• Student Survey of Instruction (choose sub-topic below)

  • Instructions & Process for Face-to-Face & Hybrid Courses
  • Instrument for Face-to-Face & Hybrid Courses

  • Instructions & Process for Online Courses

  • Instrument for Online Courses

• Adjunct Faculty Evaluation

• Adjunct Faculty Self-Evaluation

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Section 4 - Professional Development

• Professional Development Information

• Professional Development Application & Approval Procedure

• College Service Opportunities/Committees

  • Standing Work Group Members

• New Initiatives Grant Application & Process

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Section 5 - Personnel Policies

• College Policies

• Sabbatical Leave

• Jury Duty

• Military Leave

• Discretionary Leave of Absence without Pay Procedure

• Faculty Absence

• Non-discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

• FERPA

• Notice of Reappointment for Administrators and Faculty

• Personnel Files

• Standards of Conduct and Behavior Policy

• Retirement Procedures

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Section 6 - Technology

• OwlNet

• Classroom & Lab Resources

• Computer Use Guidelines

• Computing & Technology Services

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Section 7 - Educational Policies & Procedures

• Academic Information

• Enrollment Information

• Academic Policies

• Code for Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct

• Student with Disabilities Services & Procedures

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Section 8 - Administrative Procedures

• Room Changes and Meeting Times

• College Closings

• Holidays and College Closures

• Campus Communication Systems

• Travel (choose sub-topic below)

  • Employee Travel Reimbursement

  • Domestic Travel Guidelines & Student Waiver Form

  • International Student & Faculty Travel Procedures & Forms

  • Non-Credit Protocol for International Travel

• No Violence Procedure

• Service Recognition Procedure

• Payroll Period Time Reporting and Recording

• Visitors in the Workplace Procedure

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Section 9:  Health, Safety, & Public Safety

• Health & Safety

  • Emergency Response Guide Including Evacuation Procedures

  • Student Intervention Procedures

  • Hazard Communication

  • Fire Prevention Plan

• Public Safety

  • Emergency Closing

  • Crime Prevention

  • Escort Service

  • Reporting Criminal Activities

  • Transportation Information & Parking Policies

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Section 10 - Support Services

• Advising, Career, & Transfer Services

• Communication Skills Center

• Copy Center

• Disability Support Services

• Library & Instructional Resources

• Math Center

• Registration & Records

• Test Center

• Tutoring Support Services

• College Store

• Cashier

• Instructional Resource Center

• Classroom & Lab Resources

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Section 11 - General Information

• College Catalog

• Campus Map & Directions

• Instructional Calendar

• Governance (choose sub-topic below)

  • Board of Trustees

  • College Advisory Council

  • Faculty Advisory Council

  • Staff Advisory Council

  • Administrator Advisory Council

  • Student Government Association

  • Organization Chart

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Section 12 - Benefits

• Group Insurance Benefits Procedure

• Personal Leave Accrual & Usage

• Bereavement Leave

• Tax-Sheltered Annuities

• Family & Medical Leave

• Sick Leave Accrual & Use Procedures

• Tuition Waiver Procedures

• Pay Scales & Compensation Guidelines

  • Compensation for Division Deans if Appointed from HCC Tenured Faculty Ranks

  • Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty Salary Guidelines

  • Term Appointment Faculty Salary Guidelines

  • Adjunct Faculty Pay Rate

  • Independent Study Compensation

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