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Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Faculty Handbook
Originally Published August 1994
Updated: February, July, and November, 1995; April 1996; February 1997;
August 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005
August 2006
Contents
Letter from Dr. Killebrew
Preface
 
1.0       PURPOSE, ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE
1.1      General Information; Institutional Vision, Mission, Goals, and Principles; Institutional History – 8/06
1.2       Senior Administrators: Duties and Responsibilities – 9/99, 7/02
1.3      Governance
  1.3.1     Organizational Chart – 9/06 (pdf format)
  1.3.2     President's Cabinet – 8/99
  1.3.3     Provost's Council – 9/03
  1.3.4     College Deans' Council – 8/99
  1.3.5     Faculty Senate – 9/98
               1.3.5.1  Faculty Senate Constitution – 4/03
               1.3.5.2  Bylaws of the Faculty Senate – 4/05
  1.3.6     University Committees and University Administrative Councils – 8/06
1.4        Review and Approval of University Rules – 9/99
 
2.0       FACULTY PERSONNEL RULES
2.1      Rights and Responsibilities
  2.1.1      Academic Freedom – 1/95
  2.1.2      Responsibilities of Full-Time Faculty Members – 12/99
  2.1.3      Descriptions of Teaching, Scholarship, and Service – 2/02
  2.1.4      Responsibilities of Adjunct Faculty Members – 12/99
2.2       Evaluation of Faculty
  2.2.1      Evaluation and Promotion of Full-Time Faculty Members – 7/00
  2.2.2      Tenure – 5/02
  2.2.3      Faculty Dismissals, Administrative Leave, Non-Reappointments, and Terminal Appointments – 7/04
  2.2.4      Merit Salary Adjustments Within Ranks – 12/99
  2.2.5      Post-Tenure Review – 7/00
  2.2.6      Academic Rank Descriptors – 12/99
2.3       Employment, Responsibilities, and Evaluation of Professional Librarians – 3/90
2.4       General Employment Rules Affecting Faculty Members
  2.4.1      Appointing Power and Terms and Conditions of Employment – 8/04
  2.4.2      Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Programs – 12/92
  2.4.3      Part-time Employment – 10/00
  2.4.4      Nepotism
  2.4.5      Harassment – 10/02
                2.4.5.1   Grievance Procedures for Harassment Complaints – 11/01
  2.4.6      Acts of Dishonesty – 5/90
  2.4.7      Political Campaign Events on Property under the Control of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi - 9/04
2.5        Miscellaneous Faculty Personnel Rules
  2.5.1      English Language Proficiency Policy for Instructional Personnel – 9/90
  2.5.2      Faculty Academic Workload – 7/00
                2.5.2.1   Assignment of Faculty Workload Credit – 12/04
  2.5.3      Attendance at University Commencement – 9/89
  2.5.4      Faculty Consulting, External Professional Employment, and Conflicts of Interest – 7/03
  2.5.5      Graduate Teaching Assistants – 7/98
  2.5.6      Complaint and Appeal Procedures for Faculty Members – 7/00
  2.5.7      Recruitment and Appointment of Faculty – 12/00
  2.5.8      Designation of Graduate Faculty –  1/06
2.6          Employee Benefits and Leaves
  2.6.1      TAMUS Employee Benefits – 7/05
  2.6.2      Sick Leave – 9/99
                2.6.2.1   Faculty Sick Leave Usage – 12/99
  2.6.3      Sick Leave Pool – 7/03
  2.6.4      Leave of Absence With Pay – 7/05
                2.6.4.1    Faculty Development Leave – 6/03
  2.6.5      Leave of Absence Without Pay – 7/05
  2.6.6      Family and Medical Leave – 6/02
  2.6.7      Parental Leave – 6/02
  2.6.8      Retirement – 8/99
  2.6.9      Faculty Emeritus Status – 8/99
3.0       OTHER POLICY ISSUES
3.1       Research Rules and Procedures
  3.1.1      Ethics in Research and Scholarship – 9/02
  3.1.2      Administration of Research Enhancement Program – 7/02
  3.1.3      Assurance of Protection of Human Research Subjects – 3/05
  3.1.4      Externally Funded Grants and Contracts – 3/03
  3.1.5      Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee – 4/02
3.2         Academic Rules and Procedures
  3.2.1      Student Grade Appeals – 1/02
                3.2.1.1     Student Grade Appeal Procedures – 1/02
  3.2.2      Development of New Courses and Catalog Revisions – 9/99
  3.2.3      Development of New Academic Degree Programs – 8/02
  3.2.4      Academic Minors – 3/01
  3.2.5      Courses for Graduate Credit – 5/96
  3.2.6      Technology-Mediated Materials and Instruction – 12/03
                3.2.6.1      Procedures for Technology-Mediated Instructional Material – 12/03
  3.2.7      Co-curricular Services to Minors – 9/03
                3.2.7.1   Procedures for Co-curricular Services – 9/03
  3.2.8      Final Examinations and Study Week – 6/06
3.3         General University Rules and Procedures
  3.3.1      Alcohol and Drugs – 6/01
                3.3.1.1     TAMUS Policy on Alcoholic Beverages – 1/01
  3.3.2      Smoke-free Environment – 2/96
  3.3.3      Licensed Commercial Software – 10/05
  3.3.4      Network Security/Network Connectivity – 11/05
  3.3.5      Open Records
  3.3.6      Guest Speakers, Lecturers, and Entertainers – 7/00
  3.3.7      Use of University Facilities – 11/01
  3.3.8      Performance Evaluation of Administrators 12/04
  3.3.9      Performance Reviews of Academic Administrators 12/04
  3.3.10    Web Procedure – 4/00
  3.3.11    Firearms – 10.05     

APPENDIX: System Policy 12.01: Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure 5.06

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