Revised 8-29-2012 Effective Fall 2012 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK Duquesne University Faculty Handbook, i T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK ........................................................................... 2 MISSION AND GOALS STATEMENT OF DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY ................................................ 3 ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY .................................................. 4 THE FACULTY AND ITS ROLE IN THE UNIVERSITY ........................................................................ 10 The Role of The Faculty ................................................................................................................ 10 Faculty Status and Rank ................................................................................................................. 10 Appointment .................................................................................................................................. 10 Non-Tenure Track Faculty ............................................................................................................ 11 Executive Faculty .......................................................................................................................... 11 Emeritus Status .............................................................................................................................. 11 Auxiliary Faculty .......................................................................................................................... 12 ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY ................................................................................................ 12 ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND TENURE ................................................................................................. 12 Freedom and Responsibility as a Citizen ....................................................................................... 12 Freedom and Responsibility in Teaching and Research................................................................. 12 RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FACULTY ................................................................................................. 13 General Professional Responsibilities ........................................................................................... 13 Specific University Responsibilities .............................................................................................. 13 Faculty Responsibilities with Regard to Student Rights ................................................................ 14 Outside Employment ..................................................................................................................... 15 Miscellaneous ................................................................................................................................ 15 APPOINTMENT AND REAPPOINTMENT ............................................................................................................ 16 APPOINTMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Appointment of Tenure Track Full-time Faculty ........................................................................... 16 Appointment of Non-Tenure Track Full-time Faculty, Librarians, Administrators ....................... 16 Appointment of Auxiliary Faculty ............................................................................................... 16 Appointment of Administrators ................................................................................................... 17 Notice of Nonreappointment .......................................................................................................... 17 Evaluation ...................................................................................................................................... 17 TENURE ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 CESSATION OF APPOINTMENT ............................................................................................................. 18 PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION ........................................................................................................ 18 MISCELLANEOUS ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Date Tenure Takes Effect............................................................................................................... 19 Immunity from Liability ................................................................................................................ 19 TENURE AND DUE PROCESS ............................................................................................................................... 19 TENURE ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 Termination of Tenure ................................................................................................................... 19 DUE PROCESS ........................................................................................................................................... 21 GOVERNANCE ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 APPOINTMENT AND EVALUATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS ......................................... 21 FACULTY SENATE ................................................................................................................................... 22 Duquesne University Faculty Handbook, ii APPENDIX A: CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES FOR PROMOTION, TENURE AND THIRD YEAR REVIEW ................................................................................................................................... 23 APPENDIX B: PEER EVALUATION OF TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS ........................................................... 42 APPENDIX C: BENEFITS ......................................................................................................................................... 51 BENEFITS .................................................................................................................................................. 51 SABBATICAL LEAVE ................................................................................................................................. 51 LEAVES OF ABSENCE .............................................................................................................................. 52 PROCEDURE FOR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LEAVES ......................................................... 54 APPENDIX D: UNIVERSITY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE FOR FACULTY (Due Process Procedures) ............ 55 APPENDIX E: DEANS' EVALUATION: PROCEDURES ....................................................................................... 59 APPENDIX F: ACADEMIC DUE PROCESS FOR STUDENTS .............................................................................. 60 APPENDIX G: DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY AND PROCEDURES ............. 66 APPENDIX H: THE GRADING POLICY ................................................................................................................. 70 APPENDIX I: RESEARCH AND PATENT POLICY ............................................................................................... 72 APPENDIX J: THE GRANTING OF EMERITUS STATUS ................................................................................... 73 APPENDIX K: UNIVERSITY POLICY STATEMENT ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ......................................... 75 APPENDIX L: UNIVERSITY POLICY STATEMENT ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT ......................................... 76 APPENDIX M: UNIVERSITY DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICIES ....................................................................... 77 APPENDIX N: THE USE OF HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH ...................................................................... 78 APPENDIX O: FACULTY RESEARCH PROPOSALS TO GOVERNMENTAL, CORPORATE, FOUNDATION AND PRIVATE SOURCES ............................................................................................ 79 APPENDIX P: CONFLICT OF FINANCIAL INTEREST TO GRANTS AND SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 80 APPENDIX Q: RESEARCH INTEGRITY ................................................................................................................ 81 APPENDIX R: SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME FROM GRANTS .............................................................................. 82 APPENDIX S: STUDENT EVALUATION SURVEY ........................................................................................... 83 Duquesne University Faculty Handbook, 1 FOREWORD Few documents in a University are as critical to the faculty as the Faculty