Faculty Handbook 2013–2014
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Faculty Handbook 2013–2014 Published by the Office of the Provost 2 Introduction This handbook has been pre- Policy and Procedure Manual pared by the Texas Tech Uni- provides additional information versity Office of the Provost on a variety of topics and is avail- as a convenient reference for able in departmental offices and present and prospective faculty online at www.depts.ttu.edu/ members and teaching assis- opmanual. A number of items tants. Although it contains a number of statements of policy within the handbook are fol- and existing arrangements, it lowed by a referenced link to the does not purport to cover all OP Manual, such as OP 32.29. the available information. More precise and detailed informa- We recommend that faculty tion may be secured from members verify all policies appropriate personnel or from stated in the handbook with other publications, some of the latest updates to the OP which are listed below. Should Manual. Board of Regents poli- exact text be needed, consult cies are maintained in the Rules the document cited at the end and Regulations of the Board of the pertinent section. of Regents of the Texas Tech Present and prospective fac- University System (www.depts. ulty will also find several other ttu.edu/oppol/) and are refer- university publications helpful enced in this handbook. in providing information not included herein. The publica- The information contained tions are available for reference herein may be changed at any online or through the depart- time by action of appropriate ment office. Among the publi- segments of the institution. cations are the Undergraduate/ Even though the material was Graduate Catalog and School submitted to numerous uni- of Law Catalog (available at versity officials for verification, www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpub- errors may occur. We encour- lications), the Student Affairs age submission of corrections Handbook (www.ttu.edu/stu- dentaffairs), the Directory of or changes to the Office of the Standing Councils and Commit- Provost. We extend our apprecia- tees (www.depts.ttu.edu/pro- tion and gratitude to the many vost/councilscmtes/), and the persons who helped in compiling campus directory. The Operating and reviewing this handbook. 3 Contents See additional resources for faculty and staff at www.ttu.edu/facstaff/ General Information 5 Office of Official Publications • 1 Office of Communications and Marketing • Mission • Campuses • History • Organiza- Student Media • Alumni Magazine tional Structure • Board of Regents • Office Purchasing and Contracting • 17 of the Chancellor • Office of the President Registrar • 17 Southwest/Special Collections Library • 17 2 Role of the Faculty 8 Speech/Language/Hearing Clinic • 17 Student Union Building • 18 Teaching Academy • 18 3 Facilities and Services 9 Teaching, Learning, and Professional Admissions • 9 Development Center • 18 Athletic Facilities, NCAA Programs • 9 Texas Tech Chess Program (TCP) • 19 Bookstore • 10 Texas Tech Foundation • 19 Broadcasting • 10 Texas Tech Police Department • 20 KTTZ–FM • KTTZ–TV• KTXT–FM Texas Tech Agricultural Field Laboratories • 20 Central Warehouse • 10 Texas Tech University Research Central Stores • Receiving and Shipping Farm–Pantex • 20 Equal Employment Opportunity • 11 Transportation and Parking Services • 20 Hospitality Services • 11 University Press • 20 Information Technology (Computing) University Student Housing • 21 Services • 11 Vietnam Center and Archive • 22 Information Technology (IT) Division 4 •Technology Assessment • Tech- nology Support • IT Help Central Office of the Provost 23 • Telecommunications • High Administration • Academic Structure • Performance Computing Center • Provost’s Council • Academic Council • Institutional Research and Information Faculty Senate • Graduate Affairs • Management • Application Develop- University Councils and Committees ment Support • Communication 5 Services • Information Systems • Technology Operations and Systems Research 25 Management University Recognized Research Centers and Institutional Advancements • 12 Institutes • Intellectual Property Rights • Office of International Affairs • 13 Research Advisory Council • Office of Research Services International Cultural Center • Interna- tional Student and Scholar Services • 6 Study Abroad • International Center for Faculty Affairs 27 Arid and Semiarid Land Studies • K-12 Global Education Outreach Academic Year • 27 Libraries • 14 Academic Freedom • 27 Mail Services • 15 Academic Integrity • 27 Instructor Responsibility • Instructor Copy/Mail at the SUB • MailTech Sanctions • Grade Appeal Museum of Texas • 15 Procedure • Repeated Academic National Ranching Heritage Center • 15 Misconduct • School of Law Online and Distance Learning at Academic Regulations • 28 Texas Tech • 15 Adoption, Sale of Textbooks and Related Psychology Clinic 16 Materials • 28 Publications • 16 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) • 29 4 CONTENTS Appointments • 30 Religious Holy Days • 38 Awards and Honors • 30 Salary Payment • 38 Civility in the Classroom • 29 Security Control of Keys • 39 Commencement • 30 Small Classes • 39 Communicable and Transmittable Disease Smoking • 39 Control in the Employee Workforce • 30 Student Health Services • 39 Conflict of Interest and Ethics Code • 31 Student Organization Advisors • 39 Holding Non-Elective Offices and Multiple Summer Appointments • 40 State Employments • Sponsored Research Tenure Policy and Standards • 40 Consulting or Outside Employment • 31 Travel Reimbursement • 39 Correspondence Requiring Official Action • 31 Use of University Buildings and Grounds • 41 Days of No Classes • 31 Visiting Speakers • 41 Emeritus Appointments • 32 Endowed Chairs and Designated 7 Professorships • 32 Benefits and Services 42 Faculty Enrollment in Courses • 32 Credit Union • 42 Faculty Responsibility 32 Holiday and Sick Leave • 42 Teaching • Research, Creative, and Group Insurance • 43 Scholarly Activity • University Service • Other Insurance • 43 Professional Service • Community Service TexFlex Programs • 43 • Conduct of University Members • Drug- Free Workplace • Employee Assistance Recreational Sports • 44 Program • Sexual Harassment Retirement • 44 Faculty-Student Conflict of Interest • 34 Supplemental Retirement Programs • 45 Faculty Workload • 34 Ticket Privileges • 45 Final Examinations • 34 Athletics • Music, Dance, Art Exhibits, Grade Records • 34 Lectures and Theatre Grade Replacement • 34 Holding Public Office • 35 8 Emergency Procedures 46 Leaves of Absence • 35 Development Leave • Sick Leave Misconduct in Research by Faculty • 36 9 Financial Exigency Plan 47 Nepotism • 36 Off-Campus Student Trips and Activities • 36 10 Office Hours • 37 Subject Index 51 Operating Policies and Procedures • 37 Political Activity • 37 11 Post-Tenure Review • 38 Appendix I: Operating Policies Posting of Student Grades • 38 and Procedures 55 Private Use of University Property • 38 Promotion and Salary Increases • 38 12 Appendix II: Regents’ Rules 389 5 1General Information Mission known as “colleges.” Architecture became a college in 1986. Two colleges changed their names in 1993 to reflect As a public research university, Texas Tech advances the broadening fields each serves: the College of Agricul- knowledge through innovative and creative teaching, tural Sciences became the College of Agricultural Sciences research, and scholarship. The university is dedicated to and Natural Resources and the College of Home Econom- student success by preparing learners to be ethical lead- ics became the College of Human Sciences. The Honors ers for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. The College was established in 1998, and the College of Visual university is committed to enhancing the cultural and and Performing Arts opened in 2002. Media and Commu- economic development of the state, nation, and world. nication became a college in 2004. The Texas State Legislature authorized funds in 1965 for Campuses establishing the Texas Tech University School of Law, and Texas Tech University is the largest institution of the the Law School’s first dean was appointed in 1966. The first Texas Tech University System. More than 31,600 class of 72 students enrolled in 1967. The Law School was students attend classes in Lubbock on the 1,839-acre approved by the American Bar Association in 1970 and is campus. The university also operates the Research fully accredited by the Supreme Court of Texas (1968) and Center–East Campus (Lubbock); Texas Tech University the Association of American Law Schools (1969). Farm at Pantex in the Texas Panhandle; research facili- As a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Asso- ties at Reese Technology Center (west of Lubbock); ciation, Texas Tech began competing in the Big 12 agricultural field laboratories at New Deal; Texas Tech Conference in 1996 after a 35-year membership in the University Center at Junction (411-acre educational former Southwest Conference. facility in the Texas Hill Country); and off-campus educational sites at El Paso, Fredericksburg, Highland Texas Tech was first accredited by the Southern Associa- Lakes, and Waco. tion of Colleges and Schools in 1928 and has been accred- ited continuously since that time. Texas Tech University was selected to shelter a Phi Beta Kappa chapter in 2006. History The presidents of Texas Tech have been Paul Whitfield Texas Tech University was created by legislative action Horn (1925–1932), Bradford Knapp (1932–1938), in 1923 and has the distinction of being the largest Clifford Bartlett Jones (1938–1944), William