Faculty Guidebook
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Undergraduate College Constitution
University Library Constitution
Faculty Association Constitution
Section 101 - Employment and Family
Section 102 - Full-Time Faculty Workload
Section 103 - Faculty Performance Evaluation
Section 104 - Awarding Promotion, Tenure, and Multi-year Appointments
Section 106 - Ranking of Academic Administrators
Section 107 - Sabbatical Policy
Section 109 - Honorary Degrees
Section 112 - Promotion and Tenure Appeals
Section 114 - Rights of Tenure-Track Faculty Pertaining to Closings
Guidelines - Distinguished Professor of Practice
Section 115 - Policy for Termination of Tenured Faculty for Cause
Section 116 - Faculty Compensation Plan
Section 117 - Observance of Religious Holidays
Section 118 - Mentoring Policy for Tenure-Track Faculty
Section 121 - Faculty Excellence Awards Policy
Section 122 - Academic Freedom Policy
Section 300 - Academic Appeals
Section 302 - Academic Honesty Policy
Section 303 - Human Subjects Research Policy
Section 304 - Course Scheduling
Section 305 - Policy on Acceptable Use
Section 306 - Students with Disabilities
Section 307 - Intellectual Property and Confidential Information Policy