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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE FACULTY HANDBOOK
For Contracts Dated Prior to 7/01/03
Table of Contents
1.0 HISTORY, ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION
1.1 History and Organization of the
University of North Carolina System
1.1.1 History
1.1.2 Board of Governors, the President, and
Office of the President
1.1.2.1 Board of Governors
1.1.2.2
The Code of the University of North Carolina
1.1.2.3 The President
1.1.2.4 The
Office of the President
1.1.3 Institutional Categories
1.1.3.1
Baccalaureate - Liberal Arts
1.1.3.2
Doctoral Granting - Extensive
1.1.3.3
Doctoral Granting - Intensive
1.1.3.4 Comprehensive I Universities
1.1.3.5 Comprehensive II Universities
1.1.3.6
Baccalaureate - General
1.1.3.7 Special
1.1.4 UNC Faculty Assembly
1.2 History of the University of North Carolina at Asheville
1.3 Planning Guidelines for UNCA
1.3.1 Objectives
1.3.2 Mission Statement
1.3.3 Guiding Concepts
1.4 Administrative Structure
1.4.1 Board of Trustees
1.4.2 Chancellor
1.4.3 Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
(VCAA)
1.4.3.1
Dean of Faculty
1.4.3.2
Dean of Curriculum
1.4.3.3 Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment
Services
1.4.3.4 Department Chairs
1.4.3.5
Academic Program Directors
1.4.3.6 The Faculty Body
1.4.4 Vice Chancellor for Student
Affairs (VCSA)
1.4.4.1 Departments reporting to VCSA
1.4.5 Vice Chancellor for
Administration and Financial Affairs (VCAFA)
1.4.5.1 Departments reporting to the
VCAFA
1.4.6 Vice Chancellor for University Relations
(VCUR)
1.4.6.1 Departments reporting to VCUR
1.5 Budget Process for Academic Areas
1.5.1 State Budget Process
1.5.2 Budget Procedures at UNCA
2.0 HIRING - TERMINATION: RANKS, SEARCHES, CONTRACTS, BENEFITS
2.1 Faculty Status and Rank - Definitions
2.1.1 Terminal Degree Policy of the UNC System
2.1.2 Ranked Faculty
2.1.2.1 Full-time Faculty
2.1.2.2 Part-time, continuing contract (at least one-half time)
2.1.3 Special Faculty Appointments (see Section 14.2. for further explanation)
2.1.3.1 Lecturer; Artist, Poet, Writer in Residence
2.1.3.2 Adjunct Faculty (less than one-half time)
2.1.3.3 Emerti Faculty
2.1.3.4 Visiting Faculty Appointments
2.2 Budgeted Faculty Positions
2.3 Allocation of Faculty Positions
2.4 Searches to Fill Faculty Positions
2.4.1 Affirmative Action
2.4.2 Procedures for Conducting Faculty Searches
2.4.3 Faculty Search Committees
2.4.3.1 Purpose of the Search
2.4.3.2 Function of the Search Committee
2.4.3.3 Role of Chair of the Search Committee
2.4.3.4 Composition of Search Committees
2.4.3.5 Travel and Subsistence Expenses for Prospective Professional Hires
2.4.3.6 Appointment Procedures
2.5 Contracts - Full-time (formerly
3.1)
2.5.1 General
2.5.2 Joint
Appointments
2.6 Contracts - Adjunct (formerly 3.2)
2.6.1 Decision
to Hire
2.6.2
Responsibilities
2.6.3
Application and Contract
2.6.4 Teaching
Responsibilities
2.6.5 Salary
and Fringe Benefits
2.6.6
Perquisites
2.6.7 Summer
School
2.7 Faculty Personnel Records (formerly
3.3)
2.7.1
Purpose/Location
2.7.2 Content
2.7.3 Access
2.8 Faculty Salary (formerly 3.9)
2.8.1 Salary
Budget
2.8.2
Compensation Practices
2.8.2.1
Payroll Periods (dates)
2.8.2.2
Salary Increases
2.8.3 Payroll
Withholding
2.8.3.1
Mandatory
2.8.3.2
Voluntary
2.9 Fringe Benefits (formerly also
3.9)
2.9.1 Retirement
Systems
2.9.1.1
Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System
2.9.1.2
Optional Retirement Plans
2.9.2 Other
Benefits
2.9.2.1
Institutional Payments
2.9.2.2
Insurance
2.9.2.2.1 Medical and Life Insurance
2.9.2.2.2 Liability/Property Insurance
2.10 Termination/Separation
Procedures (formerly 3.7)
2.10.1
Retirement
2.10.2 Phased
Retirement Program
2.11 Retired and Emeritus Professor (formerly 3.8.7)
3.0 FACULTY RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND EVALUATIONS
3.1 Faculty Rights and
Responsibilities (fomerly 3.8)
3.1.1 Academic Freedom
3.1.2 Duties of
Department
Chairs/Program Directors
3.1.3 Campus Governance Participation (see Section
10.1)
3.1.4 Instructional Activities
3.1.4.1 Teaching Responsibilities
3.1.4.1.1 Full-time
3.1.4.1.2 Overload Teaching
3.1.4.1.3 Independent and Special Topics Courses
3.1.4.1.4 Faculty Reassigned Time Policy
3.1.4.1.5 Reassigned Time Policy for Department
Chairs/Program Directors
3.1.4.1.6 Teaching Opportunities
3.1.4.2 Office Hours
3.1.4.3 Meeting Classes
3.1.4.3.1 Faculty meeting regularly scheduled classes
3.1.4.3.2 Class Cancellations Due to Inclement Weather
3.1.4.3.3 Snow/Late Start Schedule
3.1.4.3.4 Students Attending Class
3.1.4.3.5 Sick Leave
3.1.4.4 Approval of Candidates for Degrees
3.1.4.5 Advising
3.1.4.6
Web for Faculty (class/advisee information)
3.1.5 Patent and Copyright Procedures (see Section
9.4) (formerly 3.8.8)
3.1.6 Political Activities of University Employees (see Section
13.2.5) (formerly 3.8.9)
3.2 Other Employment Opportunities
(formerly 3.11)
3.2.1 Employment Opportunities in Special Programs
3.2.2 Faculty Exchanges
(see Section 4.1.2)
3.2.3 Summer Programs
Abroad
3.2.4 Summer School Employment
3.3 Evaluation of Faculty Members
(formerly 3.4)
3.3.1 Types of
Evaluations
3.3.2 Philosophy behind Evaluation of Faculty Members
3.3.2.1
Objectives of Evaluation
3.3.2.2
Important Considerations in Personnel Evaluations
3.3.3 Criteria
in Evaluations
3.3.3.1 Teaching
3.3.3.1.1 Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness
3.3.3.1.2 Peer Review of Teaching
3.3.3.2 Scholarship and Creative
Activity
3.3.3.3 Service
3.3.4 Evaluation of Department Chairs
3.3.5 Evaluation of Program Directors
3.4 Annual Evaluation of Faculty
3.4.1
Purpose
3.4.2 Procedure
3.5 Policies and Procedures Governing Reappointment,
Tenure and Promotion
3.5.1
Institutional Policies on Personnel Decisions
3.5.2 Policy on
the Granting of Rank and Tenure to Administrators
3.5.3 Guidelines for
Awarding of Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion to Faculty
3.5.4 Procedure
for Evaluating Faculty Members for Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion
3.5.4.1
Summary of Evaluation Procedure
3.5.4.2 Documents
for Evaluation by the Office of Academic Affairs
3.5.4.3
Guidelines for Preparation of Documents by Candidates
3.5.4.4
Guidelines for Preparation of Documents by Chairs/Directors
3.6 Grievance Procedure
3.6.1 Grievance Committee Organization
3.6.2 Initial Screening
3.6.3 Mediation
3.6.4 Formal Inquiry (see Section 13.1.4)
3.7 Post-Tenure Review (3.12 in Senate
document)
3.7.1
Objectives of Post-Tenure Review
3.7.2
Procedure for Evaluation
3.7.3 Results
of Post-Tenure Review
4.0 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
4.1 Faculty Professional Development
4.1.1 Doctoral Study
Program
4.1.2 Faculty Exchanges
4.1.3
Institutional Grants (see Section 6.5)
4.1.4
Off-Campus Scholarly Assignment
4.1.4.1 Purpose
4.1.4.2 Eligibility
4.1.4.3 Procedures
4.1.4.4 Limitations
4.1.5 Professional Travel Policy
4.1.5.1 Funding
4.1.5.2 Procedure
4.1.6 Tuition free courses for Faculty and Staff (see Section
7.17)
4.1.7 External Professional Activities of Faculty and Professional Staff (see Section 13.2.4)
4.1.8 Center
for Teaching and Learning (see Section 11.9)
4.2 Faculty Leaves of Absence
4.2.1 With Pay
4.2.1.1
Special Assignments
4.2.1.2
Family and Medical Leave
4.2.1.3
Leaves Paid by Non-State Funds
4.2.2 Without Pay
4.2.2.1 Elected Office and Civil Leaves (see Section 13.2.5)
4.2.2.2
Requested Unpaid Leave
4.3 Working Conditions
4.3.1 Academic Regalia
4.3.2 Alcoholic Beverage Policy (see Section 7.1)
4.3.3 Attendance at Faculty Meetings and Formal Exercises
4.3.4 Drug Abuse and Controlled Substance Policy (see Section
7.5)
4.3.5 Office Support
4.3.5.1 Office Space and Clerical Assistance
4.3.5.2 Computer
Services (see Section 5.3)
4.3.5.3 Mail
Services (see Section 7.11)
4.3.5.4 Ordering Equipment and Supplies
4.3.6 Research Policies
4.3.6.1 Animal Subjects Policy
4.3.6.2
Human Subjects Policy
4.3.6.2.1 Purpose
4.3.6.2.2 Policy
4.3.6.2.3 Procedures
4.3.6.2.4 Institutional Review Board
4.3.7 Smoking Policy (see Section
7.14)
4.3.8 Policy on
Children in the Workplace
4.3.9 Employment/Supervision of Related Persons (see Section 13.2.2)
4.3.10
Mediation Center (formerly 3.8.10)
4.3.11 Non-Discrimination: Ethnic/Gender/Sexual
Orientation (formerly 3.8.5)
4.3.12 Racial and Sexual
Harassment (formerly 3.8.6)
4.3.12.1
Policy (formerly 3.8.6.1)
4.3.12.2
Procedures (formerly 3.8.6.2)
4.3.13
Workplace Violence
4.3.14
Conflict of Interest
4.3.15
Computing and Networking Usage
5.0 ACADEMIC POLICIES AND SERVICES
5.2 Classroom Policies
5.2.1 Evaluating Students
5.2.1.1 Reporting Grades
5.2.1.2 Final Examinations Policy
5.2.2 Instructional Space
5.2.3 Material written by faculty
5.2.4 Photocopying Materials
5.2.5 Syllabus and Class Policies
5.2.6 Working
with Students with Disabilities
5.2.6.1
Working with Students who have Learning Disabilities
5.2.6.2
Working with Students who have Emotional Disorders
5.2.7 Textbooks
(formerly 5.2.6)
5.2.8 Videotaping
Policy (formerly 5.2.7)
5.2.9 Visual aids,
etc. (formerly 5.2.8)
5.2.10 Student
Travel for Class
5.3 Computer Center and Computing
5.3.1 Computer
Center Services
5.3.2 Policy on
Misuse of Computers
5.3.3
Microcomputer Software Policy
5.4 Curricular Change
5.4.1
Curriculum/Catalog Changes
5.4.2 Program
Changes
5.6 Intellectual Property (see Section 9.4)
5.7 Media Center (formerly Learning
Resources Center)
5.7.1 Media
Materials and Equipment
5.7.2 Media
Services and Classroom Support
5.7.3
Production Services
5.7.4 Media
Center Facilities
5.7.5 Lipinsky
Auditorium
5.7.6 Hours of
Operation
5.8 Library
5.8.1 Assignment Alert
5.8.2 Circulation
5.8.3
Electronic Resources
5.8.4 Faculty
Research Carrel Policy
5.8.5 Instructional Services
5.8.6 Library Displays
5.8.7 Order Procedures
5.8.7.1 Audiovisual
Materials and Computer Software
5.8.7.2 Books
5.8.7.3 Periodicals
5.8.7.4 Priority Codes
5.8.8 Photocopying
5.8.9 Reference/Information Services
5.8.10 Reserve Service
5.8.11 Resource Sharing
5.8.12 Special
Collections and University Archives
5.9 Distance Learning Services (DLS)
5.10 Printing Services (formerly University Graphics)
6.0 FACULTY AWARDS, HONORS AND GRANTS
6.2 Awards/Professorships
6.2.1 Breman
Professor
6.2.2 Feldman
Professor (formerly 6.2.6)
6.2.3 NEH
Professor
6.2.4 Teaching Awards
6.2.4.1
UNCA Distinguished Teacher Award (formerly 6.2.4)
6.2.4.2
Board of Governors' Award for Teaching Excellence
6.2.4.3
Award for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities
6.2.4.4
Award for Teaching Excellence
in the Social Sciences
6.2.4.5
Award for Teaching Excellence
in the Natural Sciences
6.2.4.6
Award for Excellent Teaching by
an Untenured Faculty Member
6.2.4.7
Award for Excellent Teaching by a Non-Full-Time Faculty Member
6.2.5
Distinguished Service Award
6.2.6 Oliver
Max Garner Award - Board of Governors
6.3 Visiting Professorships
6.3.1 Highsmith Distinguished Visiting
Professor (formerly 6.2.7)
6.3.2 Bergemann Distinguished Visiting
Educator (formerly 6.2.2)
6.4 Endowed Professorships
6.4.1 Belk
Professor (Humanities)
6.4.2 Carson
Professor (Natural Sciences)
6.4.3 Glaxo
Professor (Natural Sciences)
6.5 Institutional Grants
6.5.1 University Research Council
Grants (fomerly 6.2.8)
6.5.2 University Teaching Council
Grants (formerly 6.2.9)
6.5.3 Computer and Telecommunications Committee
Grants (fomerly 6.2.3)
7.0 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND SERVICES
7.2 Budget Process for Academic Areas (see Section 1.5)
7.3 Campus Closing
7.3.1 Holidays
7.3.2 Inclement Weather (see Section 3.8.4.3.2)
7.5 Drug Abuse and Controlled Substance Policy
7.5.1 Drug-free Certification for Awardees of Federal Grants and Contracts
7.8 Employee Assistance Programs
7.12 Parking and Traffic Policies
7.13 Safety Health and Environmental Policy
7.16 Travel Regulations (see Section 4.1.5)
7.17 Tuition Free Courses for Faculty and Staff
7.18 Use of University Facilities
7.19 Use of State Owned Vehicles (see Section 4.1.5.2 and UNCA PPM #1)
8.0 STUDENT AFFAIRS POLICIES AND PRACTICES
8.2 Awards and Grants
8.2.1
Recognition of Student Achievements
8.2.2 Scholarships
8.2.3 Undergraduate Research Council
8.3 Rights and Responsibilities
8.3.1 Academic
Honesty
8.3.2 Policy on Academic
Misconduct (formerly 8.3.1.1)
8.3.3 Class Attendance
(see Section 3.8.4.3.4)
8.3.4 Student Grievance
Procedure (formerly 8.3.3)
8.3.5 Student
Referrals (Disruptive Behavior) (formerly 8.3.4)
8.4 Organizations
8.4.1 Student Government Association
(SGA)
8.4.2 Recognition of Student Organizations by SGA
8.4.3 Funding by Campus Commission from Student Fees
8.4.4 Sponsorship by Faculty Members
8.6 Student Counseling and Career
Advising
8.6.1 Counseling Center
8.6.2 Career Center
9.0 EXTERNAL RELATIONS POLICIES
9.1 Fund Raising
9.1.1 Raffles
9.5 Political Activity (see Section 13.2.5)
9.6 Publicity for Faculty Activities
10.0 COMMITTEES AND SERVICE APPOINTMENTS
10.1 Governance
10.1.1 University Planning Council (UPC)
10.1.2 Council of Chairs
and Directors
10.1.3 Faculty Senate (see also Section 10.2.2)
10.1.3.1 Requirement for Two Readings of All Matters of Policy
10.1.3.2 Computerized Senate Document System
10.2 Committees Elected by the Faculty
10.2.1 Election Procedures
10.2.2 Faculty Senate
10.2.2.1 Executive Committee (EC)
10.2.2.2 Academic Policy Committee
(APC)
10.2.2.3
Institutional Development Committee (IDC)
10.2.2.3.1 Institutional Effectiveness Committee (IEC)
10.2.2.4 Faculty Welfare and Development Committee
(FWDC)
10.2.3 Committee of the Tenured Faculty
(CTF)
10.2.4 Faculty Committee on Hearings
(FCH)
10.2.5 Faculty Grievance Committee
(FGC)
10.2.6
Post-Tenure Review Committee (PTRC)
10.2.7 Academic Appeals Board
(AAB) (formerly 10.3.1)
10.3 Committees Whose Members Are
Elected by Faculty Senate
10.3.1 Distinguished Scholars
Committee (formerly 10.3.2)
10.3.2 Minority Affairs
Commission (formerly 10.3.3)
10.3.3 Faculty
Conciliator and Alternate (formerly 10.3.4)
10.3.4 Feldman Professorship Review
Committee (formerly 10.3.5)
10.3.5 University Research Council
(URC) (formerly 10.3.6)
10.3.6 University Teaching Council
(UTC) (formerly 10.3.7)
10.3.7 University
Service Council (USC)
10.4 Committees Whose Members are
Appointed (Standing Committees)
10.4.1
General Information on Standing Committees
10.4.1.1
How Standing Committees Are Created
10.4.1.2
How Members Are Selected (formerly in 10.4.1)
10.4.1.3
How Standing Committees Operate (formerly in 10.4.1)
10.4.1.4
Required Reporting of Committee Activity (formerly 10.4.1.1)
10.4.1.5
Alphabetized List of Standing Committees
10.4.2 Campus Commission
10.4.3
Academic Support Services
10.4.4 Computer and Telecommunications
10.4.5 Cultural and Special Events
10.4.6 Energy and Safety Committee
10.4.7 Enrollment Services Advisory
10.4.8
University School Teacher Education Council (formerly FACTE)
10.4.9 Honors
Program Advisory
10.4.10 Honors and Degree Programs
10.4.11 Intercollegiate Athletics
10.4.12 International Programs Advisory
10.4.13 Library and
Media Services
10.4.14 Recreation
10.4.15
Parking and Traffic Commission
10.4.16
University Scholarship and Financial Aid
10.4.17
Adjunct Faculty Committee
10.4.18
Animal Care Committee (formerly 10.5.2)
10.4.19
First Year Experience Advisory (formerly 10.5.4)
10.4.20
Institutional Review Board (formerly 10.5.6)
10.4.21
Premedical Advisory (formerly 10.5.7)
10.4.22
Graduate Council (formerly 10.5.8)
10.4.23
Undergraduate Research Program Advisory Council (URPAC) (formerly 10.5.9)
10.4.24
Women's Studies Advisory (formerly 10.5.10)
10.4.25
Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Advisory (formerly 10.5.11)
10.4.26
Aesthetics Advisory
10.4.27
Africana Studies Advisory
10.4.28
Sexual Harassment Advisory
10.4.29
Teaching Awards
10.4.30
Teaching Fellows Advisory
10.4.31
Violence Prevention
10.4.32
Center for Teaching and Learning Advisory
10.5 Individual Service Appointments
10.5.1
Faculty Handbook Editor (formerly 10.9.6)
10.5.2
Humanities Director
10.5.3 Arts
and Ideas Director
10.5.4
Director of the Honors Program
10.5.5
Director of the Undergraduate Research Program
10.5.6
Director of the First Year Experience Program
10.5.7 African-American
Colloquium Coordinator
10.5.8
Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
10.5.9
Director of the Key Center for Service Learning
10.5.10
Director of Interdisciplinary Studies
10.5.11
Director of International Programs
10.5.12 CSAC
Faculty Liaison
10.6 Faculty Representatives to UNCA
and Outside Agencies
10.6.1 UNCA
Foundation Board (formerly 10.6.2)
10.6.2
University Relations Faculty Advisory Committee (formerly 10.6.4)
10.6.3 UNC
Faculty Assembly (formerly 10.7.1)
10.6.4
Faculty Athletic Representative (formerly 10.8.1)
10.7 Time-Limited Committees
10.7.1
Academic Department/Program Committees (formerly 10.9.1)
10.7.2
Institutional Self Study/Accreditation (formerly 10.9.3)
10.7.3
Administrator Search Committees (formerly 10.9.4) (see Section 2.3 for Faculty
Searches)
10.7.4 Other
Ad Hoc Committees and Task Forces
11.0 CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ENHANCEMENTS
11.3 Honors Program (formerly 11.7)
11.4 Undergraduate Research Program (formerly 11.14)
11.5 International Programs (formerly 11.9)
11.6 Interdisciplinary Studies
11.7 African-American Colloquium
11.8 Special Academic Programs (formerly 11.12)
11.9 Center for Teaching and Learning
11.10 Key Center for Service Learning
11.11 Highsmith Center Services (formerly 11.6)
11.12 Health Center Services (formerly 11.15)
11.13 Justice Center Services (formerly 11.8)
12.1 Asheville Graduate Center
12.2 Center for Jewish Studies (formerly 11.2)
12.3 Mossbauer Effect Data Center
12.4 North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement
12.5 Environmental Quality Institute (formerly 11.4)
12.6 World Affairs Council (formerly 11.16)
12.7 State Employees' Association
12.8 State Employees' Credit Union
13.0 UNC SYSTEM POLICY AND INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
13.1 The Code
13.1.1 The Code - Chapter VI - Academic Freedom and Tenure
13.1.1.1 Time Limits on Appeals under Section 501C(4) of The Code
13.1.1.2 Implementation of Time Limits on Appeals in University Grievance Proceedings
13.1.1.3 Interpretation of Personal Malice
13.1.2 The Code - Chapter V, Section 502 Chancellors of Constituent Institutions
13.1.3 The Code - Appendix - Delegation of Duty and Authority to Boards of Trustees
13.1.4 Memo on Faculty Grievance from UNC system President
13.2 Other UNC Board of Governor's Policies on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
13.2.1 Board of Governors Doctoral Study Assignment Program
13.2.2 Employment/Supervision of Related Persons
13.2.3 Conflict of Interest and Commitment
13.2.4 External Professional Activities of Faculty and Professional Staff
13.2.5 Political Activities of University Employees
14.0 UNCA POLICY AND INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
14.1 Constitution of the Faculty Senate
14.2 UNCA Tenure Policies and Regulations
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