Faculty Handbook

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Welcome from the Dean of the College of Arts and Architecture
• College Mission
• University Nondiscrimination  Statement
• The Penn State Principles
• College Diversity Statement
• August Orientation Meeting and Tour for All New Faculty
• Contact with Federal and State Government Officials
• Gifts, Grants, and Contracts
• Signing of Contracts, Agreements, etc. for the University
• Penn State Policy for Research Involving Human Participants
• Appointment Procedures, Benefits, Paychecks, Parking Permits and Regulations, Identification Card, Computer Account, Key Requests, etc. 
• Descriptions of Faculty Appointments and Titles
• Teaching
  • Academic Integrity
  • Academic Freedom
  • Teaching/Classroom Assignments
  • Resources for Teaching
    • Media and Technology Support Services (formerly Audiovisual)
    • Duplication of Course Materials (policies for copying, copyright, etc.)
    • Testing Supplies and Equipment
    • Computer Facilities and Labs
    • Learning Centers
    • Computer/Web Instruction
  • Field Trips
  • Syllabus
  • Textbooks
  • Student Class Rosters
  • Students with Disabilities
  • Student Class Attendance
  • Informing Students of Progress and the Mid-Semester Evaluation
  • Classroom Conduct: Discipline; No Smoking, Eating, and Drinking Policy  
  • Classroom Emergencies: Maintenance, Danger or Severe Misconduct, Medical Emergency, Police Services, and Employee Accidents
  • Cancellation of Classes by Instructor and by Weather-Related Causes     
  • Instructors’ Office Hours and Accessibility
  • Academic Advising Policy
  • Examination Policy: Mid-Terms, Finals, and Make-Up Tests
  • Grades
    • Grading System, Grade Sheets, and Grade Reporting
    • Registration, Drop/Add, Late Drop, and Withdrawal
    • Deferred Grades, No Grade, Change of Grade, Change of Major
    • Submission of Final Grades
    • Confidentiality of Student Records
  • Student Rating of Teaching Effectiveness (SRTE)
• Grievance Procedures for Students and Faculty
• University Libraries: Reserves, On-Line Catalog (LIAS),  etc.
• Telephones and Usage
• Technology in the College
• Other Web Sites of Interest

APPENDICES

A.   Orientation - TBA

B.   Map of the University Park Campus   

C.   University Park Academic Calendar

D.  Key Administrative Personnel in the College of Arts and Architecture

E.  College of Arts and Architecture/University Arts Services Organizational Chart

F.  Office for Undergraduate Studies

G. Forms

• Credit by Examination Application Form
• Drop/Add
• Mid-Semester Evaluation
• Form for Official Withdrawal from the University
• Grade Change Authorization Form
• Petition for Exception to Academic Requirement
• Permission for Degree, Adult Nontraditional Degree, Nondegree
• Conditional and Provisional Students
• Student Rating of Teaching Effectiveness
• Academic Integrity Conduct Disposition

H. Other Web Sites of Interest and Policy Manual

I. Sample Syllabi for Art 220 and Art History 202

J. Glossary of University Acronyms

K. Unit’s Policies of Support for Tenure-Track Faculty in Research and Creative Accomplishment

L. Chronological Calendar of Internal College and University Competitions and  Awards for Faculty, Alumni, Staff, Undergraduates, and Graduate Students in the College of Arts and Architecture

M. Calendar and Information by Category of Internal College and University        Competitions and Awards for Faculty, Alumni, Staff, Undergraduates, and Graduate Students in the College of Arts and Architecture

N. Policy RA14:  The Use of Human Subjects in Research

O. Penn State – Research Administration

• Policy RA 18:    Compliance with Federal Export Regulations    
• Policy RAG11:  Guidelines for Ensuring Compliance with Export Control Policy RA18
• Policy RA11:     Patents and Copyrights (Intellectual Property)
• Policy HR91:     Conflict of Interest
• Policy RA12:     Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Activity (Faculty Research)
• Policy RA05:     Significant Financial Interest Disclosure for Sponsored Project’s Investigators