Resources for College of Arts and Sciences Department Chairs and Program Directors

Introduction

• CAS Department Chair Responsibilities
• Chair Appointment Process
• Committees

Key People and Offices

• College of Arts and Sciences Department Chairs and Program Directors
• College of Arts and Sciences Staff
• Academic Affairs Staff

Other Units on Campus

• Institutional Research and Effectiveness - Executive Director: Colin Hilton-MacFarlane
• Career Success -  Executive Director of Career and Academic Success: Stacy Collins
• Student Success - Director: Stacy Collins
• Student Counseling Services - Director: Keith L. Sims
• Development - Executive Director of University Development and Initiatives: Tara Hamilton
• Student Financial Aid
• Registrar

Monthly Timeline of Tasks

• Monthly Timeline

Academics

Curricular Matters

• Assessment
• Curriculum
• Course Rotation

Planning and Scheduling

• Approved class times
• Course Scheduling Across the Day 
• Instructions for Google Spreadsheet Scheduling Process
• Course Type
• Instructional Method
• Syllabus Template

Advising, Registration, and Evaluations

• Advising Resources
• Dates for Advising and Registration
• Course Evaluations

Students

• Grade Grievance Process
• Title IX
• Accessibility
• FERPA
• Student Counseling Services - In Case of Emergency
• Online Processing of Student Forms

Administration

Faculty

• Hiring (full-time)
• Hiring (adjunct)
• Faculty Annual Review (FAR)
• FPDF Policy
• Tenure and Promotion
• Sabbaticals

Staff

Hiring

• Staff Recruitment using Silkroad
• Staff Evaluation
• Performance Evaluations
• Setting Expectations and Managing Performance
• Supervisor Appraisal Training
• Employee Feedback Training
• Student Employment

Budget

• Finance Policies
• Banner Forms for Budget
• Budget Workshop

Promoting and Maintaining a Collegial Department

• Promoting and Maintaining a Collegial Department 

Human Resources Policy

• Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
• Rules of Conduct
• Faculty, Staff and Student Grievance Procedures
• Employee Leave
• Wage and Salary
• Performance Appraisals

Software Resources

• ARGOS
• Banner
• Power BI

Forms

Faculty Forms

• Request to Rehire Adjunct
• Request to Hire New Adjunct
• FPDF Request
• Professional Employment Recommendation for Part-Time Faculty (PER)
• Adjunct Credentialing Sheet

Student Forms

• Adding or Dropping a Minor
• Approved Leave/Exit Form
• Course Exclusion
• Course Retake
• Degree and Enrollment Verification
• Grade Change
• Incomplete Grade Removal
• Name Change Request
• Request for Incomplete
• Request for Major or Advisor Change
• Replacement Diploma Request
• Transient Student Form
• Add / Drop
• Independent Study
• Overload Request Form
• 20 Credit Overload Form
• Summer Overload Form
• Pass/Fail
• Teaching Apprenticeship