Faculty Handbook



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Faculty Resources: Faculty Handbook I. Department Organization and Administration A. Organization Department Voting Policies and Procedures Office Policies (Work Requests and Use of Copier) Technology Policies and Guidelines English Faculty Orientation Schedule New Faculty Orientation B. Administration Chair, Department of English and Philosophy Director of Graduate Studies in English Co-Directors of First-Year Writing Program C. Standing Committees 2007-2008 Department Committee Assignments Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Mission Statement) Graduate Program Committee (Mission Statement) Writing Committee (Mission Statement) Advisory Committee (Mission Statement) Faculty Status Committee II. Responsibilities and Professional Development A. Temporary Full- and Part-Time Faculty Guidelines for Hiring and Responsibilities/Opportunities within the Department B. Tenure Track Faculty Faculty Responsibilities (Tenured and Tenure- Track Faculty) Department Criteria for Tenure (Assistant Professor) Department Criteria for Promotion to Associate Professor Department Criteria for Promotion to Full Professor 2-, 3-, and 5-Year Plans for Faculty Members Department Criteria for Post-Tenure Review Department Criteria for Third Year Advisory Review Appendices A, B, and C: Professional Growth C. Teaching ADE Statement of Good Practice: Teaching, Evaluation, and Scholarship Teaching Evaluation Guidelines for Full- and Part-Time Instructors and Visiting Assistant Professors D. Annual Reports and Evaluations Annual Report Form Annual Report Guidelines E. Travel Policies Policy for Allocation of Travel Funding Travel Authorization Form Travel Expense Statement UWG Travel Policies and Procedures Board of Regents Travel Policies F. Other Professional Development Policies Criteria for Faculty Reassigned Time Reassigned Time Application (Form) III. Curriculum A. First Year Writing Program First Year Writing Program Policies and Recommendations (Approved 10-22-02) First Year Writing Program Policies (Approved 04/01) B. Scheduling Course Offerings and Projections Scheduling of Summer Courses Summer Budget/Scheduling Guidelines (College of Arts and Sciences) DRAFT Request for Desk Copies (pdf form) Request for Textbooks (pdf form) C. Approved Syllabi and Course Policies Approved ENGL 1101/1102 Syllabi and Policies Approved Undergraduate Syllabi and Course Policies Approved Graduate Syllabi and Course Policies Approved Learning Outcomes and Program Goals for ENGL 4000- and 5000-Level Literature Courses Department Plagiarism Policy D. Course Assignment Policies Criteria for the Assignment of Upper-Division and Graduate Courses in English Criteria for Assignment of Summer Courses IV. Related Faculty Policies and Resources USG Information for Faculty and Staff USG Regents Academic Advisory Committee on English USG Academic Affairs
Department of English and Philosophy 1601 Maple Street, Carrollton, Georgia 30118 Phone: (678) 839-6512 - Fax: (678) 839-4849 Email: engdept@westga.edu Last updated 08-25-2005 -- Email Susan Holland with problems or questions about the site.