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Faculty Manual

2010-2011 Faculty Manual

 

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 Introduction 
TO THE HISTORY, MISSION, AND ADMINISTRATION OF WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
   
HISTORY
MISSION
     Teaching
     Research/Scholarship
     Service
BOARD OF REGENTS
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
     Annual Review
         Principal Administrative Officers
         Deans and Directors
     Review of
         Academic Deans, Campus Deans
           and Dean of Libraries
         Review of Administrative Units
   
 Section I
ORGANIZATION
   
ACADEMIC UNITS
     Designation of Academic Unit
     Specific Duties of the Faculty of the Academic Units
     Chairs of Departments and Directors of Schools or Programs
FACULTY STRUCTURE
     The Faculty
        Academic Faculty
        Extension Faculty
        Library Faculty
     Meetings of the Faculty
     Specific Duties of the Faculty Senate
     Faculty Status Committee
     Other University Committee
   
 Section II 
FREEDOM, RESPONSIBILITY, AND DISCIPLINE
   
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ACCOMPANYING RESPONSIBILITIES
FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES
     Faculty Code of Professional Ethics
     Duties
     Faculty Availability
ETHICS IN PUBLIC SERVICE
     Use of Public Property or Equipment for Private Purposes
     Gifts
     Honoraria
     Compensation for Outside Activities
     Financial Interest in Contracts or Transactions
     Disclosure and Use of Confidential Information
     Failure to Release Public Records
     Information Resources Regarding State Ethics Law
FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TO STUDENT ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
DISCIPLINARY PROCESS/PROCEDURES
     Purpose
     Confidentiality
     Faculty Conduct Subject to University Discipline
     Types of Discipline
     Initiation of Complaint
     Investigation of Complaint or of Provost and Executive Vice President Concerns
     No Discipline
     Summary Suspension
     Minor Infractions
     Major Infractions
        Formal Hearing Procedure
POLICY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR MISCONDUCT IN RESEARCH
     Inquiry
     Investigation
     When Federal Funds Are Involved
   
 Section III 
FACULTY PERSONNEL POLICIES
   
ANTIDISCRIMINATION POLICY
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES
EMPLOYMENT
     Faculty Appointment Categories
     Initial Employment
        Selection
       
Faculty Titles for Tenure Accruing Appointments
       
Faculty Titles for Non-Tenure Accruing Appointments
        T
erms of Employment
    
Review of Faculty
        General Criteria
       
Specific Criteria for the Four Faculty Categories
       
Annual Review
        Y
early Reviews of Tenure Progress
       
Formal Tenure Progress Review
       
Final Tenure Review
    
Advancement in Rank
        General
       
Procedures for Promotion
       
Promotion to Professor
    
Tenure
        General
        Criteria
       
Eligibility and Procedures
       
Teaching Portfolio
       
Resume for Tenure or Promotion Packet
     Salary
        Allocation
       
Promotional Adjustment
       
Alternative Allocation
       
Summer Salary
    
Benefits
LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND VACATION
     Annual Leave
     Academic-Year Faculty
     Holidays
     Absences
     Sick Leave
     Family Medical Leave Act
     Military Leave
     Leave for Jury Duty
     Leave for Testimony at Trials and Hearings
     Leave Without Pay
     Professional Leave
     Retraining Leave
     Emergency Leave
     Leave of Absence in Relation to Continuing Employment & Tenure
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
     Nonreappointment
     Resignation
     Under Extraordinary Circumstances
        Financial Exigency
       
Discontinuation of a Program
    
For Cause:
     Violation of the Faculty Code of Ethics or
      Faculty Conduct Subject to University Discipline
     Physical and Mental Health Reasons
RETIREMENT
     Retirement Age
     Retirement System
     Phased Retirement System
EMERITUS FACULTY APPOINTMENT
   
 Section IV 
UNIVERSITY POLICIES AFFECTING FACULTY
   
PROCEDURES AND RECORDS
     Payroll Procedures
     Personnel Records
     Faculty Work Load
POLICIES ON WAIVER OF TUITION AND FEES FOR PERMANENT EMPLOYEES
     Eligibility and Enrollment Restrictions
     Implementation of the Program
POLICY ON PURSUIT OF ADVANCED DEGREES AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
POLICY ON COMPENSATED OUTSIDE SERVICE BY FACULTY MEMBERS—CONSULTING
     General
     Guidelines
EXTENDED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
     General
     General Provisions
     Appeals
     Evaluations
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
     Applicable Laws
     Intellectual Property Committee
     Office of Intellectual Property Administration
PATENT POLICY
     Scope of Policy
     Sponsored Research
     Disclosure of Potentially Patentable Discoveries
     Patent Ownership
     Patent Ownership Appeals
     Publication and Disclosure to Third Parties
     Division of Patent Royalties
     Public Released Agricultural Research Center Plant Varieties
COPYRIGHT POLICY
     Copyright Policy Objectives
     Copyright Ownership
     Administration of the Copyright Policy
     Management of Copyrights
     Division of Copyright Royalties
USE OF FACULTY AUTHORED, EDITIED OR PREPARED SCHOLARLY MATERIAL TRADEMARKS
FACULTY INVOLVEMENT AND RESIDUAL RIGHTS IN FILMS, VIDEOTAPES, AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA
BUSINESS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
     Use of Name and Logo
     Project Funds from Outside Sources
     Faculty and Staff Travel
     Applicant Travel
     Equipment
     Purchasing
     Cash Received by Employee Outside Controller’s Office
     Approval of Contracts & Memoranda of Agreements
     Bonding of Employees
   
 Section V 
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR INDEFINITE TERM AND FIXED TERM FACULTY
   
TYPES OF Indefinite APPOINTMENTS
     Terminal Appointment Definition
     Contingency Appointment Definition
     Hiring Policies and Procedures
ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITIONS
     Periods of Appointment
     Relocation Expenses
     Temporary Long-Term
TITLES
     Clinical Faculty
     Lecturer
     Instructor
     Senior Instructor
     Visiting Faculty
     Adjunct Faculty
     Postdoctoral Research Associates
     Affiliate Faculty
     Appointments
SETTING SALARIES, EXTRA COMPENSATION, AND ANNUAL REVIEW
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
     Benefits and Retirement
     Unemployment Compensation
LEAVE
     Leave Accruals
     Holidays
     Leave Usage and Payoff
     Sick Leave
     Work-Related Illness or Injury
     Emergency Leave
     Professional/Retraining Leave
     Military Leave and Civil Duty
     Leave Without Pay
WAIVER OF TUITION AND FEES FOR FULL-TIME TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
SUSPENDED OPERATIONS
OBLIGATIONS
     Code of Ethics
TERMINATION
     Nonreappointment
     Resignations
     Under Extraordinary Circumstances
     For Cause: 
      Violation of the Faculty Code of Professional Ethics or Conduct Regulation
      Physical or Mental Health Reasons
      Unsatisfactory Performance
RETIREMENT
   
 Section VI 
REVISION OF PRECEDING SECTIONS
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