Faculty+Rights+and+Responsibilities+Adjunct+Orientation

= **FACULTY RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ** =


 * Responsibilities of All Full ****‐ ****Time and Adjunct Faculty (from Policy Manual IV: FACULTY POLICIES) **

1. Adherence to the ethical standards of the teaching profession

2. Teaching assigned classes in accordance with the Stevenson University Catalog descriptions and the stipulations of the department

3. Maintaining standards of teaching worthy of accreditation; seeking out through professional memberships, meetings, and workshops, and the current literature of the field, means of improving instruction

4. Adjusting teaching methods to student needs, as far as possible

5. Notifying the Associate Dean, Student Support Services whenever it appears that a student's repeated absence or performance is endangering the student’s success

6. Holding all classes, except for emergency situations, at the time scheduled; any exceptions must receive the prior approval of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean or Division Director

7. Holding classes for the full scheduled number of minutes and in the room assigned by the Registrar

8. Informing students of the time(s) and location of scheduled office hours and holding at least three scheduled office hours per week

9. Reporting absences in advance to the Department Chair, Program Coordinator or Division Director, along with an assignment that will profitably occupy the class time

10. When the absence is known in advance, arranging for a substitute instructor or rescheduling the class, with the approval of the Department Chair, Program Coordinator or Division Director

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">11. Submitting to the appropriate offices by the requested dates: <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">a. Completed course description sheet(s) <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">b. The syllabus for each course <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">c. The textbook selection for each course <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">d. Copy of the final examination <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">e. Mid-semester and semester grades <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">f. Any official information requested

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">12. Gaining familiarity with the information in the University Catalog and the Stevenson Policy Manual.

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">In addition to the responsibilities noted in above, full-time faculty are responsible for:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Additional Responsibilities of Full ****<span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math','serif'; font-size: 13px;">‐ ****<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Time Faculty* **

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">1. Participating in departmental, divisional or University-wide faculty meetings; assuming responsibility for attendance and for an equitable share of the work, including the taking and proper disposal of minutes

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">2. Attending in academic garb the annual Convocation, the Winter Commencement, and at least one of the two May Commencement ceremonies

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">3. Adhering to the Outside Employment Policy

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">4. Participating in the orientation activities of the University

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">5. Participating in the academic advising of students

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">6. Continuing to participate in professional development activities


 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">* **<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Adjunct faculty are cordially invited to participate in all activities listed for full-time faculty.

<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Traditionally, adjunct faculty at Stevenson University participate in many or most of these activities**//.//**

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