THE CITADEL FACULTY MANUAL August 2012 Revised 1/10/13 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 SECTION II Procedures for Changing the Faculty Manual ........................................................... 1-3 SECTION III Organization and Administration .................................................................................. 4 A. Statement of Vision, Core Values, and Mission ......................................................... 4 B. Board of Visitors .......................................................................................................... 4 C. The President ................................................................................................................ 4 D. Provost and Vice-Presidential-Level Administrators .................................................. 4 E. Associate Provost for Academic Affairs ...................................................................... 4 F. Associate Provost or Planning, Assessment, and Evaluation ...................................... 5 G. Associate Provost and Dean of the Citadel Graduate College ..................................... 5 H. Dean of a School........................................................................................................... 5 I. Academic Department Head ..................................................................................... 5-6 1. Department Leadership and Faculty Development ......................................... 6 2. Departmental Planning and Program Assessment ........................................... 6 3. Management of Department Operations ....................................................... 6-7 4. Department Relationships Within and Outside the College ............................ 7 J. School of Education Coordinators ............................................................................... 7 K. Director of Library Services ......................................................................................... 7 L. Administrative Department Heads and Activity Directors .......................................... 7 1. Director of the Honors Program ................................................................... 7-8 2. Director of the Academic Support Center ....................................................... 8 3. Director of Multicultural Student Services and International Studies ............ 8 4. Director of Institutional Research .................................................................... 8 M. Faculty and Staff Uniforms, Military Rank and Promotion ..................................... 8-9 N. Student Body ................................................................................................................ 9 O. Planning and Assessment Processes ............................................................................ 9 1. Planning Process of the College ................................................................. 9-10 2. Assessment Process of the College ........................................................... 10-11 3. Assessment Techniques of the College ……………………………………11 P. Decision/Recommendation-Making Process for Academic Matters ................... 11-12 SECTION IV Faculty .......................................................................................................................... 12 A. Composition ........................................................................................................... 12-13 B. Recruiting/Selection .............................................................................................. 13-14 C. English Fluency Policy ............................................................................................... 14 D. Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Non-Discrimination ................................... 14 E. Sexual Harassment Statement .................................................................................... 14 F. Endowed Chairs ..................................................................................................... 14-16 G. Endowed Professorships ........................................................................................ 16-17 H. Adjunct Faculty ..................................................................................................... 17-18 i I. Instructor Faculty ........................................................................................................ 18 J. Emeriti Faculty ........................................................................................................... 18 K. Order of Precedence Among Faculty Ranks .............................................................. 19 L. College Marshal .......................................................................................................... 19 M. Academic Freedom ..................................................................................................... 19 N. Political Activity .................................................................................................... 19-20 O. Annual Faculty Evaluation Procedures ...................................................................... 20 P. Tenure and Promotion ................................................................................................ 20 Q. Post-Tenure Review ................................................................................................... 20 R. Evaluating Instructional Effectiveness .................................................................. 20-21 S. Compensation ............................................................................................................. 21 T. Outside Work Policy ............................................................................................. 21-22 U. Teaching Awards ........................................................................................................ 22 V. Reduction in Force...................................................................................................... 22 W. Dismissal for Cause .................................................................................................... 22 X. Faculty Grievance Procedures .................................................................................... 22 Y. Employee Benefits ................................................................................................. 22-23 SECTION V College Governance ..................................................................................................... 23 A. Selecting the Provost .................................................................................................. 23 B. Selecting an Associate Provost .................................................................................. 23 C. Selecting a Dean of a School ................................................................................ 23-24 D. Selecting a Department Head ..................................................................................... 24 1. Term of Appointment .................................................................................... 24 2. Selection Process ....................................................................................... 24-25 3. Considerations for Reappointment ................................................................ 26 4. Duties and Responsibilities of Academic Department Heads .................. 26-27 5. Annual Department Head Evaluation Procedures .................................... 27-28 E. Selecting the Director of Library Services ................................................................. 28 F. Academic Board .................................................................................................... 28-29 G. Graduate Council ........................................................................................................ 29 H. Faculty Council ........................................................................................................... 29 I. Standing Committees............................................................................................. 29-30 SECTION VI Professional Development .......................................................................................... 30 A. The Citadel Foundation .............................................................................................. 30 B. Faculty Development Grants ...................................................................................... 30 C. Sabbaticals ............................................................................................................. 30-31 D. Research and Presentation Grants .............................................................................. 31 E. Official Travel ............................................................................................................ 31 SECTION VII Programs and Policies................................................................................................. 31 A. Academic Programs............................................................................................... 31-32 B. Academic Integrity Policy .......................................................................................... 32 ii C. Teaching Responsibilities ........................................................................................... 32 1. Undergraduate Teaching Loads ...............................................................