Washburn University Faculty Handbook
- Section 1: Administrative Structure
- Section 2: Conditions of Employment
- Section 3: Faculty Personnel Policies & Procedures
- I. University Standards on Appointments, Tenure and Promotions
- II. University Policy on Faculty Tenure
- III. Promotion and Tenure
- IV. Procedure for Notice of Non-Reappointment
- V. Procedures for Termination
- VI. Criteria and Procedures for Evaluting Faculty for Salary Increments
- VII. Grievance Policy and Procedure
- VIII. Policy Concerning Scholarly Misconduct
- IX. Emeritus Status
- X. Eminentes Universitatis Policy and Procedure
- XI. History of Changes to Section 3
- Section 4: Selection, Appointment & Tenure of Academic Administrators
- I. General Statement
- II. Selection and Appointment of Chairpersons
- III. Selection and Appointment of Deans
- IV. Selection and Appointment of Vice President for Academic Affairs
- V. Selection and Appointment of Acting Vice Presidents, Deans and Chairpersons
- VI. Selection and Appointment of Associate and Assistant Vice Presidents, Associate and Assistant Deans, and Chairpersons
- VII. Policy on Academic Administrative Salaries and Term of Office
- VIII. Assignment of Academic Rank to Adminstrative Personnel
- Section 5: Faculty Load, Benefits & Leave Policy
- I. Faculty Teaching Load
- II. Employment Outside the University
- III. Summer Session Employment
- IV. Overload Employment
- V. Adjunct and Part-Time Faculty
- VI. Benefits
- VII. Faculty Tuition and Fee Waivers
- VIII. Faculty Travel
- IX. Reprints of Scholarly Articles
- X. Research Support
- XI. Leaves
- XII. Voluntary Phased Retirement
- XIII. History of Changes to Section 5
- Section 6: Classroom Procedures & General Faculty Responsibility
- I. Professional Ethics
- II. Student Records
- III. Student Credit Hour Definition
- IV. Class Rosters
- V. Grading Procedures
- VI. Class Attendance
- VII. Change of Schedules
- VIII. Honors
- IX. Academic Fresh Start
- X. Academic Misconduct
- XI. Auditors
- XII. Repetition of Courses
- XIII. Student Perception of Faculty
- XIV. Absence of the Instructor from Class
- XV. Copyrighted Materials for Classroom Use
- XVI. Claims for Damages on University Property
- XVII. Participation in Activities
- XVIII. Office or Conference Hours
- XIX. Committee Responsibilities
- XX. Tutoring
- XXI. Professional Meetings
- XXII. Emergencies
- XXIII. University Smoking Policy
- XXIV. Faculty Members as Advisors
- XXV. Success Week Policy
- XXVI. History of Changes to Section 6
- Section 7: Services for and Responsibilities of Students
- I. Academic Advising
- II. Student Health Services
- III. Financial Aid
- IV. Career Services
- V. Counseling Services
- VI. Organizational Advising
- VII. Student Conduct and Disciplinary Code
- VIII. Academic Impropriety Policy
- IX. School of Law Honor Code and Procedure for Law Students
- X. History of Changes to Section 7
- Section 8: Governance of Major Academic Units
- Section 9: Appendix
- Appendix I. Academic Organizational Chart
- Appendix II. The Core of Academe: Teaching, Scholarly Activity & Service
- Appendix III: Major Research Grants (MRGF) Guidelines
- Appendix IV: Human Subject Research Policy
- Appendix V: Animal Subject Research Guidelines
- Appendix VI: AIDS Policy & Guidelines
- Appendix VII: Agreement on Guidelines for Classroom Copying Not-For-Profit Educational Institutions With Respect to Books and Periodicals
- Appendix VIII: Using Software: a Guide to the Ethical and Legal Use of Software for Members of the Academic Community Preamble
- Appendix IX: Grievance Policy & Procedure
- Appendix X: Policy Concerning Scholarly Misconduct
- Appendix XI: Critical Incident Protocol
- Appendix XII: Telecommunications Use and World Wide Web Policies Approved May 9, 1995 by the University Council
- Appendix XIII: Conflict of Interest and Standards of Conduct Policy