FACULTY HANDBOOK Revised August 2021 Wytheville Community College Faculty Handbook Table of Contents Contents FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 I. INTRODUCTION TO WYTHEVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ................................................ 3 A. About the College ..................................................................................................................................... 3 B. Virginia Community College System Mission Statement ......................................................................... 3 C. .Wytheville Community College Mission Statement ................................................................................ 3 D. Wytheville Community College Vision Statement ................................................................................... 4 E. Wytheville Community College Statement of Values .............................................................................. 4 F. Program Discipline Offerings and Educational Programs ......................................................................... 5 II. Faculty ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 A. Teaching Faculty Responsibilities ............................................................................................................. 9 B. Institutional Responsibilities ................................................................................................................... 11 C. Advising .................................................................................................................................................. 12 D. Office Hours ............................................................................................................................................ 13 E. Faculty Personnel Files ........................................................................................................................... 13 F. Teaching Faculty Evaluation Policy and Procedures .............................................................................. 13 G. Evaluation of Instruction ................................................................................................................................. 25 H. Appointment .................................................................................................................................................... 25 I. Reappointment .................................................................................................................................................. 25 J. Promotion of Faculty ........................................................................................................................................ 25 K. Faculty Grievance Process ............................................................................................................................... 26 L. Professional Development ............................................................................................................................... 26 M. Employment Outside of the College ............................................................................................................... 26 N. WCC Evaluation of Administrative and Professional Faculty Policy ............................................................. 27 III. ADJUNCT FACULTY ......................................................................................................................... 32 A. Adjunct Faculty Teaching Responsibility ........................................................................................................ 32 B. Office Hours .................................................................................................................................................... 32 C. Adjunct Faculty Personnel Files ...................................................................................................................... 33 D. Reference and Background Check ................................................................................................................... 33 E. Substitute Instructors ........................................................................................................................................ 34 F. Evaluation of Instruction .................................................................................................................................. 34 G. Appointment of Adjunct Faculty ..................................................................................................................... 34 H. Voluntary Benefit Options for Adjunct Faculty .............................................................................................. 35 I. Promotion of Adjunct Faculty ........................................................................................................................... 35 IV. COURSE INFORMATION ................................................................................................................. 36 A. Course Syllabus ............................................................................................................................................... 36 B. Class Meeting Times........................................................................................................................................ 37 C. Textbook and Other Required Materials .......................................................................................................... 38 D. Class Admission .............................................................................................................................................. 39 E. Attendance ....................................................................................................................................................... 39 G. Disruptive Students .......................................................................................................................................... 40 H. Academic Freedom .......................................................................................................................................... 41 I. Intellectual Property .......................................................................................................................................... 41 J. Field Trips .......................................................................................................................................................... 42 V. Grading .................................................................................................................................................. 42 A. Grading System ............................................................................................................................................... 42 B. Grade Reports .................................................................................................................................................. 43 C. Pass/Fail Policy ................................................................................................................................................ 43 D. Student Non-Attendance Policy....................................................................................................................... 44 E. Auditing a Course ............................................................................................................................................ 44 F. Incomplete Grade ............................................................................................................................................. 45 G. Student Withdrawals ........................................................................................................................................ 45 H. Instructor Withdrawal Policy ........................................................................................................................... 46 I. Final Examinations ............................................................................................................................................ 47 J. Posting of Grades by Faculty and FERPA ........................................................................................................ 47 K. Independent Studies ......................................................................................................................................... 48 L. Academic Records ........................................................................................................................................... 48 VI. STUDENT SUCCESS AND SUPPORT ..................................................................................................... 48 A. EAB Navigate ......................................................................................................................................... 48 B. Early Alert ............................................................................................................................................... 49 C. Club Sponsorship .................................................................................................................................... 49 D. Learning Resource Center ....................................................................................................................... 50 E.