New Faculty Orientation
West Chester University
Dr. Joby Hilliker
223 Merion Hall
610-436-2213
jhilliker@wcupa.edu
Jeff Sommers
516 Main Hall
610-436-2916
jsommers@wcupa.edu
Virtual Binder
- Preface
- Table of Contents
- i) Survival Checklist
- ii) FAQ'S
- iii) Links
- iv) Frequently Used Acronyms
- v) List of Deans
- A) Who's Who at Orientation
- B) University Policies and Procedures
- B.1) ADA Classroom Accomodations Appeals Procedure
- B.2) Prolonged Student Absences
- B.3) Missed Class Notifications
- B.4) PASSHE
- B.5) An introduction to Distributed Leadership
- B.6) Statement of Professional Ethics
- B.7) University Policy
- B.8) Values Statement
- B.9) Faculty Responsibilities to Colleagues
- B.10) Policy on Disruptive Classroom Behaviour
- B.11) FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
- C) Our Students
- C.1) Admissions Highlights: Fall 2011
- C.2) WCU Students
- D) Teaching and Advising Responsibilities
- D.1) WCU Faculty Mentoring Program (FMP) Mission Statement
- D.2) LARC (Learning Assistance and Resource Center)
- D.3) WCU Writing Center
- D.4) Goals of the WCU General Education Program
- D.5) Contemporary Undergraduate Teaching: Challenges Encountered and Lessons Learned
- D.6) Syllabi Tips
- E) Evaluation
- E.1) Top Ten Things That Must Be Done During Your First Year
- E.2) Some Common Misbeliefs About Teaching Evaluations
- E.3) Tenure Dates
- E.4) Department Review
- E.5) Chairperson Review
- E.6) Performance Checklist
- E.7) SIRS (Student Rating of Instructor Survey)
- E.8) Criteria for Promotion
- E.9) IDEA (Tenure and Promotion Planning Folder)
- F) Research
- F.1) Office of Sponsored Research
- F.2) 2012/2013 Local Grant Competition (Deadline: October 28, 2012)
Note: All documents contained in this Virtual Binder are .pdf files.
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