FACULTY HANDBOOK 2020-2021 Campus Map Building KEY Student Services Building Administration Building Division Office – Campus Police - First Floor AA Administration Annex & Associated Student Government (ASG) Student Services, Transfer Center - First Floor AT Automotive Technologies Admissions & Records Administration – CDC Child Development Center Assessment Center Second Floor CH Condor Hall Counseling (President, Vice President, DH Dental Hygiene Educational Assistance Center Foundation, Reception) LA Liberal Arts Building Financial Aid LS Letters & Science Building Health Center LLRC Library / Learning Resource Center Welcome Center/ Information M&O Maintenance & Operations & Outreach & Recruitment Warehouse Student Business Office MC McNish Gallery CalWORKs NH North Hall EOPS OE Occupational Education Building & Veterans Center Bookstore/Copy Center PAB Performing Arts Building (Theaters) PE Physical Education (Gym) Revised July 2019 Page 1 of 87 Faculty Handbook 2020-2021 Instructional Calendar Page 2 of 87 Faculty Handbook 2020-2021 Academic Calendar FALL SEMESTER 2020 AUGUST 17 – DECEMBER 16, 2020 August 17 First day of semester-length traditional classes. First day of late registration. August 28 Last day to add semester-length classes. Last day to drop a class and apply for enrollment, health and parking fee refunds. Last day account credited if dropping classes. No refunds or credits after this date for semester-length classes. September 4 Last day to drop semester-length classes without a transcript entry September 7 Labor Day – NO CLASSES September 18 Last day to declare Pass/NoPass (P/NP) grading option for semester-length classes. (Formerly called CR/N) October 29 At 12 Noon - Last day to apply for Fall 2020 Associate Degree or Certificate of Achievement November 11 Veterans Day – NO CLASSES November 20 Last day to drop semester-length classes with a "W" (withdrawal) November 26-29 Thanksgiving Holiday – NO CLASSES December 10-16 Final Exam Week for Fall 2020 SPRING SEMESTER 2021 JANUARY 11 – MAY 19, 2021 January 11 First day of semester-length traditional classes. First day of late registration. January 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day – NO CLASSES January 22 Last day to add semester-length classes. Last day to drop a class and apply for enrollment, health and parking fee refunds. Last day account credited if dropping classes. January 29 Last day to drop semester-length classes without a transcript entry February 11 Last day to declare P/NP (formerly CR/N) grading option for semester-length classes February 12 - 15 Presidents Day Holiday – NO CLASSES March 4 At 12 Noon - Last day to apply for spring 2021 Associate Degree or Certificate of Achievement March 29 – April 2 Spring Break – NO CLASSES April 23 Last day to drop semester-length classes with a “W” April 27 Self-assigned Flex day – NO CLASSES May 13 - 19 Final Exam Week for spring 2021 May 19 GRADUATION SUMMER INTERSESSION 2021 Oxnard College typically offers classes in the summer that meet anywhere from four to eight weeks with classes starting in May, June, and July. The goal is to max- imize offerings at times most helpful for all students, including returning students, graduating high school seniors and students home for the summer from four-year colleges. The summer Schedule of Classes is available online at www.OxnardCollege.edu/schedule. Page 3 of 87 Faculty Handbook 2020-2021 Table of Contents CAMPUS MAP ...................................................................................... 1 INSTRUCTIONAL CALENDAR .................................................................... 2 ACADEMIC CALENDAR ........................................................................... 3 DIVISION DEANS AND ASSISTANT DEANS ..................................................... 8 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .............................................................. 9 OXNARD COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT .................................................... 10 ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT ............................................................. 11 Ventura County Community College District ..................................................................... 11 Oxnard College .......................................................................................................... 11 Management Responsibilities & Job Descriptions ............................................................... 11 COLLEGE COMMITTEES ......................................................................... 12 Administrative Committees .......................................................................................... 12 College Committees ................................................................................................. 12 Participatory Governance Committees ........................................................................... 12 Standing Committees ................................................................................................ 12 Ad-hoc Committees .................................................................................................. 12 SENATES & UNIONS ............................................................................. 14 Employee Organizations .............................................................................................. 14 FACULTY CODE OF ETHICS .................................................................... 16 INSTRUCTORS .................................................................................... 17 General Responsibilities .............................................................................................. 17 Specific Duties .......................................................................................................... 17 COUNSELORS ..................................................................................... 19 Page 4 of 87 Faculty Handbook 2020-2021 General Responsibilities .............................................................................................. 19 Specific Duties .......................................................................................................... 19 DEPARTMENT CHAIRS ........................................................................... 20 General Responsibilities .............................................................................................. 20 Specific Duties .......................................................................................................... 20 FULL-TIME CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES ...................................................... 21 FACULTY POLICIES .............................................................................. 26 Absence from Duty ..................................................................................................... 26 Academic Freedom ..................................................................................................... 26 Animals on Campus .................................................................................................... 27 Attendance Reporting & Accounting ............................................................................... 27 Oxnard College Distance Education Drop Policy ................................................................ 27 Business Tools ........................................................................................................... 28 Children on Campus .................................................................................................... 28 Computer & Network Use ............................................................................................. 29 Course Syllabus ......................................................................................................... 30 Curriculum Development & Evaluation ............................................................................ 30 Distance Education ..................................................................................................... 32 Policy Guidelines & Regular Effective Contact .................................................................. 32 Frequency & Timeliness of Interactions .......................................................................... 32 Expectations for Interactions ...................................................................................... 33 Types of Regular Effective Contact ............................................................................... 33 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ............................................................................................ 33 Evaluation of Academic Employees ................................................................................ 34 12.2.A. Classroom Teaching Faculty .............................................................................. 34 12.2.B. Non-Classroom Teaching Faculty ........................................................................ 34 Field Trips & Alternate Class Sites.................................................................................. 35 Grading System ......................................................................................................... 35 Guest Speakers .......................................................................................................... 37 Page 5 of 87 Faculty Handbook 2020-2021 Keys........................................................................................................................ 38 Lost, Stolen or Damaged Property .................................................................................