PART-TIME FACULTY HANDBOOK Revised: October 2015 Office of Academic Affairs TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ........................................................................................................ 4 A MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS ..................................................... 5 HISTORICAL PROFILE OF LEE UNIVERSITY ............................................................................................. 6 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ACCREDITATION ....................................................................................................................................... 8 MISSION STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................... 8 EXPANDED STATEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE ......................................................................... 8 FAITH STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................ 10 INSTITUTIONAL GOALS .......................................................................................................................... 11 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION ............................................................................................................... 12 GENERAL EDUCATION CORE................................................................................................................. 14 PHILOSOPHY OF CALLING AND CAREER .............................................................................................. 15 ATHLETIC PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION ............................................................................................... 16 RESPONSIBILITIES OF PART-TIME FACULTY CREDENTIALS FILE ................................................................................................................................ 18 LIFESTYLE EXPECTATIONS ................................................................................................................... 18 ACCESSIBILITY TO STUDENTS ............................................................................................................... 18 FACULTY ABSENCES FROM CLASS ........................................................................................................ 18 HOMECOMING, LEE DAY AND NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION .......................................................... 19 DISCRIMINATION ................................................................................................................................... 19 FERPA ................................................................................................................................................... 19 HARASSMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 19 SEXUAL HARASSMENT ........................................................................................................................... 20 CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT ........................................................................................................... 21 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY ........................................................................................................................... 21 ACCEPTABLE USE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY .................................................................................... 27 ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SYLLABI ................................................................................................................................................... 29 CHANGE OF SCHEDULE .......................................................................................................................... 29 CLASS ROLLS .......................................................................................................................................... 29 CLASS DEVOTIONS ................................................................................................................................. 30 CHAPEL AND CONVOCATION ................................................................................................................. 30 INSTRUCTIONAL TIME ........................................................................................................................... 30 FINAL EXAMINATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 30 GRADES ................................................................................................................................................... 31 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY ...................................................................................................... 31 TEXTBOOK ADOPTION PROCESS .......................................................................................................... 32 2 FACULTY EVALUATION CLASSROOM OBSERVATIONS ................................................................................................................ 34 STUDENT EVALUATION OF CLASSES .................................................................................................... 34 DIVISION OF ADULT LEARNING FACULTY EVALUATION .................................................................... 34 UNIVERSITY SERVICES ACADEMIC COMPUTER LABS ................................................................................................................ 35 WEB ADVISOR ........................................................................................................................................ 35 MOODLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES .............................................................................................. 36 SQUIRES LIBRARY .................................................................................................................................. 40 PARKING AND ID ................................................................................................................................... 41 BENEFITS OF FACULTY SERVICE DEVOS RECREATION COMPLEX............................................................................................................ 42 EMPLOYEE COUNSELING ....................................................................................................................... 42 PURCHASE DISCOUNTS .......................................................................................................................... 42 SALARY ................................................................................................................................................... 42 SPECIAL ADJUNCT STATUS ................................................................................................................... 42 HEALTH INSURANCE .............................................................................................................................. 43 WORKER’S COMPENSATION ................................................................................................................. 43 RETIREMENT PLANS.............................................................................................................................. 44 UNIVERSITY FACILITIES ACADEMIC FACILITIES ........................................................................................................................... 45 ATHLETIC FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................ 46 CAMPUS LIFE AND RECREATION .......................................................................................................... 46 STUDENT HOUSING................................................................................................................................ 47 OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS ...................................................................................... 49 ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY AND STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS .......................................................................................................................... 51 PRESIDENT ............................................................................................................................................. 51 CABINET ................................................................................................................................................. 51 ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS .............................................................................................................. 52 ACADEMIC DEANS .................................................................................................................................. 52 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSONS .......................................................................................... 53 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATE CHAIRPERSON ........................................................................ 54 ACADEMIC PROGRAM DIRECTORS ....................................................................................................... 54 GRADUATE COUNCIL ............................................................................................................................. 56 EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD ..................................................................................................... 57 EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ..............................................................................................