FACULTY AFFAIRS Overview FACULTY AFFAIRS The Faculty Affairs

FACULTY AFFAIRS Overview

FACULTY AFFAIRS • The Faculty Affairs office supports faculty in all aspects of faculty work and across all stages of a faculty career. • Responsible for oversight and implementation of all faculty-related policies and procedures including: – – – – New Faculty Orientation Faculty Awards and Recognitions Campus Promotion and Tenure Process Faculty Evaluations Academic Grievance Process Faculty Leaves Standards of Faculty Conduct

FACULTY AFFAIRS • Information for faculty available from: 1. Faculty Affairs Website 1 a. Faculty Affairs Office • Diane Filion, Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs • Christine Popoola, Faculty Affairs Specialist • Susan Hankins, Academic HR Specialist

By. Laws - QUIZ Q: Who can vote in campus-wide elections? A: For purposes of campus- and University-wide elections, those individuals eligible to vote shall consist of all persons who hold regular academic appointments, either tenure track or tenured; non-tenure track (NTT) faculty, as defined in Section 340. 070 E of the Collected Rules and Regulations; including Librarians I, III and IV; provided that any of the foregoing must be. 75 FTE or greater and must hold an appointment of at least nine (9) months duration.

By. Laws - QUIZ Q: What powers do the voting faculty hold? A: The powers of the voting Faculty of UMKC include authority in all matters pertaining to education, research and service as granted to the Faculty by the Board of Curators.

Faculty Conduct - QUIZ Q: In the Standards of Faculty Conduct for UM faculty, how many specific categories of inappropriate conduct are specified: 5, 7, 9, or 11? A: NINE

Faculty Conduct - QUIZ Q: True or False: The Standards of Faculty Conduct policy pertains only to faculty behavior that occurs on University premises or at University-sponsored or Universitysupervised functions. A: FALSE

Faculty Conduct - QUIZ Q: True or False: Sanctions for violation of the Standards of Faculty Conduct can include warnings, required trainings, or suspension with or without pay, but cannot include termination from the university for a faculty member with tenure. A: FALSE

Faculty Conduct - QUIZ Q: True or False: The University has an employee conduct policy regarding consensual romantic relationships. A: TRUE

A few other CRRs to Review https: //www. umsystem. edu/ums/rules/collected_rules/ • • Summer salary caps for faculty, CRR 360. 020 Faculty Leave Policy, CRR 34. 070 Workload for Tenure Track Faculty, CRR 310. 080 Non Tenure-Track Faculty Policy, CRR 310. 035 Faculty Performance Procedures, CRR 310. 015 Dismissal for Cause, CRR 310. 060 Conflict of Interest, CRR 330. 015* *UMKC launching e. Compliance website this summer

Questions about the CRRs? Next Topic: Where to find information about Promotion and Tenure

We will be holding expanded sessions on Promotion and Tenure later in the semester. Seek feedback frequently. Ask formal feedback at the time of your annual evaluation: TT Faculty"Am I on track for meeting P&T criteria at the time of my mandatory review? " NTT Faculty"I am interested in progressing in my position. Am I making satisfactory progress toward promotion? "

Questions about P&T? Next Topic: my. VITA --UMKC's official faculty reporting system

my. VITA • Currently used for: – Storing record faculty activities and accomplishments – Annual faculty evaluations • Future use: – Faculty Awards and Recognitions – Promotion and Tenure • FACULTY 180 delivers a powerful, cost-saving data collection, and management software that will transform a university's operation. From accreditation reporting to self-service analytics, evaluation processing to standardized workflow processes, it delivers state-of-the-art efficiencies throughout the faculty information chain.

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