| Preface |
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| 1.0 |
PURPOSE, ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE |
| 1.1 |
General Information; Institutional Vision, Mission, Goals, and Principles; Institutional History – 8/07 |
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Senior Administrators: Duties and Responsibilities – 9/99, 7/02 |
| 1.3 |
Governance |
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1.3.1 Organizational
Chart – 9/07 |
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1.3.2 President's Cabinet – 8/99 |
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1.3.3 Provost's Council – 9/03 |
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1.3.4 College Deans' Council – 8/99 |
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1.3.5 Faculty Senate – 9/98 |
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1.3.5.1 Faculty Senate Constitution – 4/03 |
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1.3.5.2 Bylaws of the Faculty Senate – 8/07 |
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1.3.6 University Committees and University Administrative Councils – 8/08 |
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Review and Approval of University Rules – 9/99 |
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| 2.0 |
FACULTY PERSONNEL RULES |
| 2.1 |
Rights and Responsibilities |
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2.1.1 Academic Freedom – 1/95 |
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2.1.2 Responsibilities of Full-Time Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty Members – 5/07 |
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2.1.3 Descriptions of Teaching, Scholarship, and Service – 2/02 |
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2.1.4 Responsibilities of Adjunct Faculty Members – 12/99 |
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Evaluation of Faculty |
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2.2.1 Evaluation and Promotion of Full-Time Faculty Members – 7/00 |
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2.2.2 Tenure – 5/02 |
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2.2.2.1 Granting Extension of Tenure Probationary Period - 2/08 |
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2.2.3 Faculty Dismissals, Administrative Leave, Non-Reappointments, and Terminal Appointments – 7/04 |
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2.2.4 Merit Salary Adjustments Within Ranks – 12/99 |
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2.2.5 Post-Tenure Review – 7/00 |
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2.2.6 Academic Rank Descriptors for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty – 5/07 |
| 2.3 |
Employment, Responsibilities, and Evaluation of Professional Librarians – 3/90 |
| 2.4 |
General Employment Rules Affecting Faculty Members |
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2.4.1 Appointing Power and Terms and Conditions of Employment – 8/04 |
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2.4.2 Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Programs – 12/92 |
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2.4.3 Part-time Employment – 10/00 |
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2.4.4 Nepotism |
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2.4.5 Harassment – 10/02 |
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2.4.5.1 Grievance Procedures for Harassment Complaints – 11/01 |
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2.4.6 Control of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse – 8/08 |
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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 |
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2.5.1 English Language Proficiency Policy for Instructional Personnel – 9/90 |
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2.5.2 Faculty Academic Workload – 7/00 |
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2.5.2.1 Assignment of Faculty Workload Credit – 12/04 |
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2.5.3 Attendance at University Commencement – 9/89 |
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2.5.4 Faculty Consulting, External Professional Employment, and Conflicts of Interest – 7/03 |
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2.5.5 Graduate Teaching Assistants – 7/98 |
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2.5.6 Complaint and Appeal Procedures for Faculty Members – 7/00 |
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2.5.7 Recruitment and Appointment of Faculty – 12/00 |
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2.5.8 Designation of Graduate Faculty – 1/06 |
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2.5.9 Full-Time Non-Tenure Track Faculty Positions – 4/07 |
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2.5.10 Academic Department Chairs – 4/07 |
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2.5.11 Assistant and Associate Deans – 5/07 |
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Employee Benefits and Leaves |
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2.6.1 TAMUS Employee Benefits – 7/05 |
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2.6.2 Sick Leave – 9/99 |
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2.6.2.1 Faculty Sick Leave Usage – 12/99 |
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2.6.3 Sick Leave Pool – 7/03 |
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2.6.4 Leave of Absence With Pay – 7/05 |
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2.6.4.1 Faculty Development Leave – 6/03 |
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2.6.5 Leave of Absence Without Pay – 8/08 |
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2.6.6 Family and Medical Leave – 6/02 |
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2.6.7 Parental Leave – 6/02 |
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2.6.8 Retirement – 8/07 |
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2.6.9 Faculty Emeritus Status – 8/99 |
| 3.0 |
OTHER POLICY ISSUES |
| 3.1 |
Research Rules and Procedures |
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3.1.1 Ethics in Research and Scholarship – 9/02 |
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3.1.2 Administration of Research Enhancement Program – 11/06 |
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3.1.3 Assurance of Protection of Human Research Subjects – 3/05 |
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3.1.4 Externally Funded Grants and Contracts – 3/03 |
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3.1.5 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee – 11/06 |
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Academic Rules and Procedures |
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3.2.1 Student Grade Appeals – 1/02 |
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3.2.1.1 Student Grade Appeal Procedures – 6/08 |
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3.2.2 Development of New Courses and Catalog Revisions – 9/99 |
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3.2.3 Development of New Academic Degree Programs – 8/02 |
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3.2.4 Academic Minors – 3/01 |
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3.2.5 Courses for Graduate Credit – 5/96 |
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3.2.6 Technology-Mediated Materials and Instruction – 12/03 |
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3.2.6.1 Procedures for Technology-Mediated Instructional Material – 12/03 |
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3.2.7 Co-curricular Services to Minors – 9/03 |
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3.2.7.1 Procedures for Co-curricular Services – 9/03 |
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3.2.8 Final Examinations and Study Week – 6/06 |
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3.2.9 Procedure for Academic Misconduct Cases - 6.08 |
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General University Rules and Procedures |
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3.3.1 Alcohol and Drugs – 6/01 |
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3.3.1.1 TAMUS Policy on Alcoholic Beverages – 1/01 |
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3.3.2 Smoke-free Environment – 2/96 |
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3.3.3 Licensed Commercial Software – 10/05 |
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3.3.4 Security of Electronic Information Resources and Responsible Computing – 8/07 |
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3.3.5 Open Records |
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3.3.6 Guest Speakers, Lecturers, and Entertainers – 7/00 |
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3.3.7 Use of University Facilities – 11/01 |
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3.3.8 Performance Evaluation of Administrators 12/04 |
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3.3.9 Performance Reviews of Academic Administrators 12/04 |
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3.3.10 Web Procedure – 4/00 |
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3.3.11 Firearms – 10.05 |
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| APPENDIX: System Policy 12.01: Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure 5/06 |
| Index |
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Faculty Handbook |
