Faculty-Handbook.Pdf

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS Police, Fire, Ambulance and Sheriff .................. 9+911 Campus Security............................................... 3888 Maintenance Problems...................................... 3988 (weekends & evenings)..................................... 3888 Introduction The purpose of this handbook is to provide faculty with a quick reference for information about BSU policies, procedures, and services. Faculty should also have copies of the following available on the BSU website: Student Handbook http://www.bemidjistate.edu/students/handbook/ Sexual Assault/Harassment Handbook http://www.bemidjistate.edu/students/handbook/policies/discrimination/ University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs http://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/catalog/ IFO-MnSCU Agreement http://www.bemidjistate.edu/faculty_staff/faculty_association/ Students with Disabilities Handbook http://www.bemidjistate.edu/students/disabilities/ Other informational publications are also distributed throughout campus. Please direct any questions to your department Chair, Dean, the CPD, and/or the office of the Inter-Faculty Organization. Policies, regulations, and procedures included here are, in many cases, summaries of official policies, and are subject to change. This manual is published by the Center for Professional Development, the Office of Academic and Affairs and, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 56601-2699. 642 Table of Contents Section I: Administrative Policies and Procedures 7 Alcohol and Other Drug Use ...............................................................................8 Bemidji State University Logo & Mascot, The ...................................................8 Budget..................................................................................................................8 Bulletin Boards ....................................................................................................9 Campus Emergency Plan .....................................................................................9 Classroom Emergencies.......................................................................................9 Computer Usage Policy .......................................................................................10 Data Privacy.........................................................................................................10 Electronic Message Center (BSU Marquee)........................................................10 Emergency Closing..............................................................................................11 FAX Services.......................................................................................................11 Grade Books ........................................................................................................11 Grants, Developing New .....................................................................................11 ID Cards...............................................................................................................11 Keys .....................................................................................................................12 Library Access – Faculty .....................................................................................12 Lost and Found ....................................................................................................14 Mail Room ...........................................................................................................14 Office Supplies.....................................................................................................14 Parking Permits....................................................................................................14 Pocket Folders, Nametags, Cards ........................................................................15 Pre-registration/Web Registration .......................................................................15 Recycling .............................................................................................................16 Remodeling..........................................................................................................16 Repairs and Painting ............................................................................................16 Room Assignments ..............................................................................................16 Smoking Policy – BSU ........................................................................................16 Stationery, Letterhead, Envelopes, Business Cards.............................................16 Telephones ...........................................................................................................17 Travel ...................................................................................................................18 Video Equipment for Classrooms........................................................................18 Web Functions for Faculty – Student Records System .......................................18 Section II: Academic Policies and Procedures ..............19 Academic Advising/Advising Success Center.....................................................20 Academic Appeals ...............................................................................................20 3 Academic Calendar..............................................................................................20 Academic Freedom ..............................................................................................21 Academic Integrity, Statement of ........................................................................21 Academic Probation and Suspension...................................................................21 Adding and Dropping Courses.............................................................................23 Arranged Courses.................................................................................................23 Auditing Courses .................................................................................................23 Authorized Excused Absences.............................................................................24 Catalog Use Policy...............................................................................................24 Change of Grade ..................................................................................................24 Cheating in the Classroom...................................................................................25 Class Lists ............................................................................................................25 Course Offerings..................................................................................................25 Course Syllabi......................................................................................................26 Credit by Departmental Examination ..................................................................26 Faculty-Authored Texts .......................................................................................26 Final Examinations .............................................................................................26 Final Term Grades ..............................................................................................26 Grade Point Average............................................................................................27 Grade Types.........................................................................................................27 Maximum Credit Load.........................................................................................28 New Course Proposals .........................................................................................28 Pass-No Credit Option .........................................................................................28 Post-Secondary Option Program..........................................................................28 Prerequisites and Corequisites .............................................................................28 Repeating Courses ...............................................................................................29 Residency Requirement .......................................................................................29 Semester Schedule Times and Rules ...................................................................29 Teacher Licensure ...............................................................................................30 Section III: Personnel Policies and Procedures.............31 Absence from Duty..............................................................................................32 AIDS Policy, BSU ...............................................................................................32 Center for Professional Development..................................................................32 Consulting, Faculty..............................................................................................34 Credit Union.........................................................................................................34 Election/Campaign Guidelines ............................................................................34 Employee Assistance Program ............................................................................34 Employee Liability/Security Against Loss .........................................................35

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