FACULTY HANDBOOK Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND ENDURING VALUES ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 REVISIONS TO THE FACULTYHANDBOOK AND FACULTY BYLAWS ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Revision Process ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Board Approval .................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Implementation ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Addendum ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 H1. DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 H1.1. COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, DIVISIONS, AND ACADEMIC OFFICES .................................................................................................... 10 H1.1.1. Colleges and Schools ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 H1.1.1.1. The Saint Martin’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CAS) ........................................................................................................ 10 H1.1.1.2. The School of Business (SoB) ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 H1.1.1.3. The College of Education and Counseling Psychology (CECP).......................................................................................................... 11 H1.1.1.4. The Hal and Inge Marcus School of Engineering (SoE) ..................................................................................................................... 11 H1.1.2. Divisions and Institutes ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 H1.1.2.1. The Extended Learning Division ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 H1.1.2.2. The Spiritual Life Institute ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 H1.1.3. Academic and Academic Support Offices .......................................................................................................................... 12 H1.1.3.1. Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship ...................................................................................................... 12 H1.1.3.2. The Center for Student Learning, Writing, and Advising .......................................................................................................... 13 H1.1.3.3. O’Grady Library ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14 H1.1.3.4. The Office of Graduate Studies ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 H1.1.3.5. The Office of the Registrar............................................................................................................................................................... 14 H1.2. UNIVERSITY OFFICES WHICH WORK CLOSELY WITH ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ................................................................................ 14 H1.2.1. The Benedictine Institute ................................................................................................................................................... 15 H1.2.2. Office of Admissions .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 H1.2.3. Office of Finance ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 H1.2.4. Office of International Programs and Development ......................................................................................................... 15 H1.2.5. Office of Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and Assessment ....................................................................................... 15 H1.2.5.1. The Office of Institutional Research ................................................................................................................................................ 16 H1.2.6. Office of Integrated Technology Services .......................................................................................................................... 16 H1.2.7. The Office of Marketing and Communication ................................................................................................................... 16 H1.2.8. The Office of Student Affairs ............................................................................................................................................. 16 H1.3. ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP/LEADERS .......................................................................................................................................... 16 H1.3.1. The Provost ....................................................................................................................................................................... 16 H1.3.1.1. The Provost’s Council of Advisors ............................................................................................................................................. 17 H1.3.1.2. University Council of Chairs ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 H1.3.2. Academic Deans ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 H1.3.2.1. Dean’s Council of Chairs ........................................................................................................................................................... 20 H1.4. THE FACULTY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 20 H1.4.1. Regular Faculty.................................................................................................................................................................. 21 H1.4.1.1. Assistant Professor .......................................................................................................................................................................... 22 H1.4.1.2. Associate Professor ......................................................................................................................................................................... 23 H1.4.1.3. Professor ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 H1.4.2. Contingent Faculty ............................................................................................................................................................ 23 H1.4.2.1. Instructors – Full or Part-time ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 H1.4.2.2. Visiting Faculty – Full or Part-time ................................................................................................................................................... 24 H1.4.2.3. Lecturers – Part-time .................................................................................................................................................................... 25 2 H1.4.3. Professors Emeriti ............................................................................................................................................................. 25 H1.4.4. University Administrators and Academic Leaders with Faculty Status and/or Rank ......................................................... 26 H1.4.4.1. The University President ..............................................................................................................................................................