New Faculty Checklist

Department chairs, or their designees, should review the following information with new faculty members .

Policies and Procedures:          Performance reviews          Academic Advising          Campus grants          Library services          Grading system          Grading policies          Syllabi Contents          Ordering Textbook          Sick leave & collegial support          Photocopying          Course packets          Ordering supplies          Postage          Emergency numbers          Listservs for classes          Faxing          Office space          Computer support          Parking Important documents and websites:          Schedule of Classes          Faculty & Staff Directory          Annual Teaching Policies & Guidelines Booklet          Academic Calendar          Faculty Handbook          College, Department, and Center websites, brochures, magazines, etc.          Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogues For Tenure-track Faculty, by University policy the following must be provided:          Written copy of department’s Criteria for Tenure & Promotion          Conversation with chair about department’s criteria          Appointment, Promotion, & Tenure Procedures Manual          Assignment of one of more senior faculty mentors. Support staff assistance with:          Preparing correspondence          Ordering textbooks and supplies          Maintaining files, etc.          Travel arrangements Departmental communication:          When and where it takes place          What is addressed          What the expectations are regarding attendance          How to stay informed          Department meetings          E-mail/listservs          Committees          Faculty mailboxes          Program meetings A tour of the following areas:          Classrooms frequently used          Meeting rooms          Places to eat          Where to get coffee, etc.          Faculty offices          Center and Institute offices          Parking Area          Laboratories          Recreational Facilities Relationship with department chairperson:          When there will be one-on-one meetings          What topics will be addressed          Specifically when and how it is appropriate to ask for assistance Identify and introduce contact persons for problem solving and resource questions regarding such matters as:          Research          Teaching          Administrative procedures and services          Tenure review Introduce members of the department, especially those with common interests