Concordia College

Faculty Handbook

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Front Matter

• Forward
• History of the College
• Campus Map

Chapter 1: Faculty Governance

• Faculty Constitution
  
  • Purpose
  • Membership in the Faculty
  • Rights and Privileges of Faculty
  • Authority and Responsibility of the Faculty
  • the Faculty-as-a-Whole
  • the Faculty Senate
  • Officers of the Faculty
  • Executive Committee of the Faculty
  • Faculty Committees
  • Amending Faculty Constitution and Bylaws
  • Authority of the Board of Regents
• Faculty Bylaws
  
  • Purpose
  • Meetings of the Faculty-as-a-Whole
  • Initiative and Referendum
  • the Faculty Senate
  • Officers of the Faculty
  • Executive Committee of the Faculty
  • General Characteristics of Faculty Committees
  • Faculty Senate Committees
  • Joint Committees
  • Institutional Committees
  • Judicial Boards
  • Special Committees
  • Faculty Handbook

Chapter 2: Faculty Personnel Policies And Procedures

• Academic Freedom And Responsibility
• Appointment And Reappointment Policies
• Evaluation Policies And Procedures
• Tenure Decision Process
• Rank And Promotion
• Department Chairs
• Disciplinary Policies
• Severance Policies

Chapter 2 Addendum: Library Faculty Handbook

• Appointment And Reappointment Policies
• Librarian Evaluation Policies And Procedures
• Rank And Promotion

Chapter 3: Academic Responsibilities

• Advisement And Registration
• Office Hours
• Course Policies (Syllabi)
• Class Attendance
• Cocurricular Eligibility
• Examinations
• Final Examinations
• Commencement, Convocations, Faculty Workshops
• Ordering Textbooks
• Outside Employment
• Summer Activities
• Grades

Chapter 4: Faculty Development

• Rationale
• Eligibility
• Faculty Responsibilities
• Programs
  
  • Funding For Disciplinary Research
  • Pedagogy Development
  • Faith And The Liberal Arts
  • General Faculty Development

Chapter 5: Faculty Compensation And Benefits

• Contracts And Annual Renewal Letters
• Salary Policy
• Salary Payment Schedule
• Salary Advances
• Garnishment Of Wages
• Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Requirements
• Automatic Benefits
• Benefits For Short-Term Leaves Of Absence
• Insurance And Tax Benefits
• Special Benefits

Chapter 6: College-Wide Policies

• Equal Opportunity
• Equal Employment Opportunity For People With Disabilities
• Sexual Harassment
• Minnesota Employee Right To Know
• Employment Of Relatives
• Confidentiality
• Smoking
• Use Of Alcohol And Other Drugs
• Chapel
• Identification Cards
• Campus Directory
• C-News
• Calendar Of Events
• Chaperone Policy
• Security
• Snow Policy

Chapter 7: College Support Services

• Academic Affairs
  • Academic Computing Services
  • Library
  • Instructional Media Services
  • Television Services
  • Director of Instructional Research and Assessment
• Business Affairs
  • Auxiliary Services
  • Business Office
  • Car Pool
  • Administrative Computer Services
  • Human Resources
  • Physical Plant Department
• Student Affairs

Appendix 1: Academic Integrity At Concordia College

• Prologue; The Academic Virtues; The Centrality Of Integrity To Academe; Practices And Responsibilities (Faculty; Students; Administration And Staff); Violations; Penalties; Procedures
• Statement On Plagiarism
• Joint Statement On Academic Responsibility
• Academic Responsibility Board Procedures:
  
  • Purpose
  • Membership
  • Procedure Prior To ARB Action
  • Grounds For ARB Action
  • Rights Provided To Individuals
  • ARB Procedures
  • Deliberations
  • Notification
  • Appeals
  • Special Provisions
  • Amendments

Appendix 2: The Concordia College Corporation

• Articles Of Incorporation
  • Definitions
  • Name And Location
  • Purpose
  • Powers
  • Curriculum
  • Ownership And Membership
  • Control And Management
  • Officers
  • Administration
  • Conveyances
  • Limitations
  • Amendments
  • Names Of The First Board And Incorporators
• Bylaws
  • Definitions
  • The Concordia College Corporation Assembly
  • The Board Of Regents
  • Administration
  • Amendments

Laura Hoverson
lhoverso@cord.edu
218-299-3257