Updates to Faculty Handbook

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October 2009

• Academic Rank and Promotion in Rank
• Tenure
• Evaluation of Faculty
• Schedule for Pre-Tenure Review (Non-Tenured and Non-First Year Faculty)
• Schedule for Pre-Tenure Review for Faculty Appointed at Mid-Year (Non-Tenured and Non-First Year Faculty)
• Schedule for Faculty Seeking Tenure
• Schedule for Faculty Seeking Tenure Mid-Year
• Schedule for Faculty Seeking Promotion in Rank

June 2009

• Eminent Scholars
• Resale of Sample Textbooks and Materials
• Interim Suspension

January 2009

• Accommodation of Students with Disabilities
• Tuition Assistance Program for Faculty and Faculty Administrators
• Tuition Assistance Program for Dependents and Spouses of Faculty and Faculty Administrators
• Webb Center Scheduling Policy and Procedure
• Sexual Assault Policy
• Stalking Policy

October 2008

• History
• Virginia Sickness and Disability Program
• Firearms, Weapons, and Certain Related Devices
• Guidelines for Children in the Workplace
• Student Disciplinary Policies and Procedures
• Schedule for Faculty Seeking Tenure

August 2008 

• Emeritus/Emerita Appointments
• Resolution Supporting Intellectual Diversity
• Academic Advising
• Academic Advising Mission Statement
• Class Rosters
• Grades and Grade Sheets
• Use of Fixed-Price Contract Residuals
• Annual Leave Policy for Adminstrative and Professional Faculty and Eligible Instructional and Research Faculty on Twelve-Month Contracts
• Sick Leave Policy
• Civil and Administrative Leave; Military Leave
• New leave policies on Bone Marrow and Organ Doner Leave, Emergency/Disaster Leave, Recognition Leave, and School Assistance and Volunteer Service Leave
• Payroll Deductions section - changes to Virginia Retirement System, Optional Retirement Plans and Virginia Retirement System Group Term Life Insurance
• Optional Benefits Through Payroll Deduction section - changes to Flexible Spending Accounts, Tax Sheltered Annuities, and Deferred Compensation Plan and removal of section on United States Savings Bonds
• Workers' Compensation

January 2008

• Academic Rank and Promotion in Rank
• Tenure - Track Positions Funded by Research Centers
• Tenure
• Certificate of Recognition or Achievements for Terminally Ill and Deceased Students

October 2007

• University Professors
• Graduate Assistantship Grievance Procedure
• Guidelines for Export-Controlled Research
• Policy on the Use of Computing Resources
• IT Access Control Policy
• IT Operations Management Policy
• Data Classification Policy
• Electronic Messaging Policy for Official University Communication
• Smoking Policy
• Solicitation Policy
• Schedule for Faculty Seeking Tenure

July 2007

• Academic Rank and Promotion in Rank
• Tenure

May 2007

• Code of Ethics
• Composition of Tenure Committees
• Evaluation of Faculty
• University Policy on the Evaluation of Teaching
• Approval of New Courses, Course Changes and Curriculum Changes
• Telecommuting Policy

February 2007

• Evaluation of Academic Deans
• Policy for Department Chair Evaluation
• Class Attendance by Guests
• Department Chairs

October 2006

• Academic Rank and Promotion in Rank
• Tenure
• Policy for Responding to Allegations of Misconduct in Scientific Research and Scholarly Activity
• Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Misconduct in Scientific Research or Other Scholarly Activity

July 2006

• History
• Emeritus Appointments
• Final Examinations
• Graduate Program Director
• Certification of Faculty for Graduate Instruction
• University Research Administration
• Copyright Ownership and Royalty Rights for Technology-Based Instruction
• Review of Research Proposals
• Financial Interests in Sponsored Programs
• Qualifications for Service as a Principal Investigator
• Research-Funded Conversion to a 12-Month Faculty Contract
• Research Review Boards
• Priority for External Funding on Limited Submissions
• Intramural Summer Research Fellowship Programs
• Research Foundation
• Guidelines for Children in the Workplace
• Student Disciplinary Policies and Procedures
• Certificate of Recognition for Terminally Ill and Deceased Students
• Schedule of Reappointment/Nonreappointment of Nontenured Faculty Members in the Second and Subsequent Years of Service (Non-Tenured and Non-First Year Faculty) and Lecturers and Senior Lecturers Beyond their First Year of Employment
• Schedule for Faculty Seeking Tenure

January 2006

• Schedule For The Fifth-Year Major Evaluation of Lecturers and Senior Lecturers
• University Policy on the Evaluation of Teaching (University Policies and Procedures, #5800)

October 2005

• Initial Appointment of Teaching and Research Faculty 
• Academic Rank and Promotion in Rank
• Emeritus Appointments
• Administrative and Professional Faculty
• Tenure
• Evaluation of Faculty
• Faculty Salary Increments 
• Compensation and Human Resources Administration Plan for Administrative and Professional Faculty
• Annual, Military and Civil Leave Policy for Administrative and Professional Faculty and Faculty on Twelve-Month Contracts
• Sick Leave Policy
• Schedule for Pre-Tenure Review for Faculty Appointed at Mid-Year (Non-Tenured and Non-First Year Faculty)
• Old Dominion University Faculty Senate Constitution
• Bylaws for the Faculty Senate of Old Dominion University

July 2005

• University Professors (University Policies and Procedures, #5432)
• University Professor Nomination Guidelines
• Board of Visitors Policy on Tenure
• Policy and Procedures on Evaluation of Faculty
• University Policy on the Evaluation of Teaching (University Policies and Procedures, #5800)
• Class Audit (Non-Formal) by Faculty, Spouses and Retired Faculty
• Tuition Assistance Program for Faculty and Faculty Administrators (University Policies and Procedures, #6401)
• Schedule for Faculty Seeking Tenure
• Schedule for Faculty Seeking Tenure Mid-Year

May 2005

• Faculty Class Attendance
• Final Examinations
• Faculty Office Hours
• Procedures for Compliance with the Virginia State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (University Policies and Procedures, #5411)
• Communications with the Board of Visitors
• Institutional and Individual Memberships in Professional Organizations and Social Clubs (University Policies and Procedures, #1060)
• Guidelines for the Establishment and Operation of Research Centers
• Tuition Assistance Program for Faculty and Faculty Administrators (University Policies and Procedures, #6401) 
• Tuition Assistance Program for Dependents and Spouses of Faculty and
  Faculty Administrators (University Policies and Procedures, #6405) 
  

January 2005

• Administrators Returning to Faculty Positions (University Policies and Procedures, #6110)
• Student Disciplinary Policies and Procedures
• Student Record Policy (University Policies and Procedures, #4100)