Otterbein University Digital Commons @ Otterbein Faculty Manuals University Documents & Records 2018 2018-2019 Otterbein University Faculty Manual Otterbein University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/fac_manual Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Otterbein University, "2018-2019 Otterbein University Faculty Manual" (2018). Faculty Manuals. 3. https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/fac_manual/3 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Documents & Records at Digital Commons @ Otterbein. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Manuals by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Otterbein. For more information, please contact [email protected]. OTTERBEIN UNIVERSITY Faculty Manual INTRODUCTION This Faculty Manual represents a revision of the 2002 Faculty Manual, approved by the Board of Trustees in February 2009. The revisions were suggested by a committee working in consultation with the Personnel Committee and the Faculty Council Executive Committee. The Faculty Manual contains two components: general policies and personnel policies. The general policies present information intended to help orient new faculty members to Otterbein University and to serve as a reference for University policies and procedures. The second component details personnel policies and procedures that pertain to appointments, annual evaluation, tenure, renewal, promotion, termination, appeals, sabbaticals, and leaves. Although additional University policies affecting faculty may appear in other campus publications or media, such as the University catalog, website or administrative memos, the Faculty Manual is a singularly important document, and should be considered the primary reference concerning the relationship between Otterbein University and individual faculty members. To ensure that the Faculty Manual remains current and relevant, the contents of this manual are subject to change through the established procedures of the University. T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Section One: Vision and Mission of the University and Statements on Diversity and Academic Freedom ...............................................5 Section Two: Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures .........................................................7 I. Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty Appointments ...................................................7 A. Appointments B. Types of Appointments C. Ranks D. Credit for Prior Employment E. Earned Professional Degree Equivalency Policy II. Faculty Performance, Criteria, Responsibilities, and Procedures .......................15 A. Performance Criteria B. Faculty Employment Responsibilities and Workload C. Procedures for Evaluation III. Tenure .................................................................................................................25 A. Introduction and Definition B. Eligibility for Tenure C. Criteria D. Procedures E. Tenure Clock Relief F. Appeal of Tenure Denial G. Responsibilities and Rights IV. Post-Tenure Review ............................................................................................30 A. Introduction and Definition B. Procedures V. Promotion of Tenure-Track Faculty ...................................................................31 A. Introduction and Definition B. Eligibility and Criteria C. Procedures VI. Evaluation, Renewal, and Promotion of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Appointments ......................................................................................................33 A. Renewal for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty B. Criteria C. Probationary Period D. Promotion of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Appointments VII. Termination of Service .......................................................................................37 A. By Retirement or Resignation B. Non-Reappointment C. Dismissal VIII. Appeals Procedures and General Provisions ......................................................40 A. Grounds for Request for Reconsideration Before the Personnel Committee B. Filing a Request for Reconsideration C. Appealing to the Personnel Appeals Hearing Board D. Procedures for Hearing an Appeal E. Appeals to the Board of Trustees in Cases Other than those Dealing with Promotion and Sabbatical Leaves F. Appeals to the Board of Trustees in Cases Related to Promotions or Sabbatical Leaves Section Three: Sabbaticals and Leaves ....................................................................................44 Section Four: Benefits ............................................................................................................52 APPENDICES: Appendix A: Otterbein University Diversity and Inclusion Equal Employment Opportunity Diversity and Hiring Procedures Sexual Misconduct Policy Drugs and Alcohol Policy Appendix B: 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure Appendix C: Librarians as Non-Tenure Track Faculty Appendix D: Contents of Interim-Tenure, Tenure and Promotion Portfolios Contents of Non-Tenure-Track Renewal and Promotion Portfolios Appendix E: Otterbein University Bylaws Appendix F: Otterbein University Intellectual Property Policy Appendix G: Chairs Manual Appendix H: Faculty Search Procedures Appendix I: Five Principles for Effective Teaching SECTION ONE VISION AND MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY AND STATEMENTS ON DIVERSITY AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM VISION STATEMENT Otterbein University will be nationally recognized as a model community of educators, leaders, and learners who set the pace for higher education and contribute to the common good. MISSION STATEMENT Otterbein is an inclusive community dedicated to educating the whole person in the context of humane values. Our mission is to prepare graduates to think deeply and broadly, to engage locally and globally, and to advance their professions and communities. An Otterbein education is distinguished by the intentional blending of the liberal arts and professional studies, combined with a unique approach to integrating direct experience into all learning. STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION In its mission to educate the whole person in a context that fosters the development of humane values, Otterbein University is committed to the values and practices of diversity and inclusion. Diversity refers to the variety of personal experiences, values, and worldviews that arise from differences of culture and circumstance. Such differences include but are not limited to race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, religion, language, abilities/disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. To ensure that all members of the Otterbein community have the opportunity to participate and contribute to the community, the University is committed to inclusive practices. In an inclusive organization, each person’s resources and contributions are recognized, respected, and used in service to the organization’s goals. Otterbein considers diversity and inclusion to be integral parts of the University’s achievement of excellence, its commitment to life-long learning and human flourishing, and its pledge to recognize and nurture merit, talent, and achievement. ACADEMIC FREEDOM POLICY STATEMENT The Otterbein faculty adopted on May 5, 1965 the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure (Appendix B), which was prepared jointly by the Association of American Universities and the AAUP. Many of the procedures in this Faculty Manual are designed, in the Otterbein context, to implement the general terms and intent of the 1940 statement. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM Faculty members are entitled to full freedom in research and in the publication of results, subject to the adequate performance of other academic duties; but research for pecuniary return should be based upon an understanding with the authorities of the institution. [5] Faculty members are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their subject matter, but should be careful not to introduce into the classroom teaching controversial material that has no relation to the subject. Faculty members are citizens, members of a learned profession, and officers of an educational institution. When faculty members speak or write as citizens, they should be free from institutional censorship or discipline; but, this special position in the community poses special obligations. As scholars and teachers, faculty members should remember that the public might judge the profession and the institution by their utterances. Hence, faculty members should at all times strive to be accurate, exercise appropriate restraint, show respect for the opinions of others, and make every effort to indicate that when they express their opinions, these opinions are not presented as institutional statements. [6] SECTION TWO FACULTY PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES I. Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty A. Appointments 1. Selection Process for FullAppointments-Time Departments initiate the appointment process for new full-time faculty positions by submitting a position request to the School Dean. The School Dean submits the request along with his or her recommendation to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The request is reviewed by the Personnel Committee in consultation with a subcommittee of the Curriculum Committee. This joint committee then makes its recommendations to the Provost. The recommendations are taken forward to the President who, in consultation with the Provost, makes the final