Faculty Handbook - Full Index

1 - Purpose of This Handbook

2 - History of Lewis & Clark College and Governance of the College

2.1 - History
2.2 - Mission
2.3 - Organization
2.3.1 - Board of Trustees
2.3.2 - Administrative Organization
2.3.3 - Faculty Governance
2.3.4 - Student Participation in Governance
2.4 - Advisory Bodies
2.5 - Accrediting Bodies

3 - Faculty Employment Policies and Procedures

3.1 - Definition of Faculty
3.2 - Academic Freedom and Responsibility
3.3 - Academic Rank
3.3.1 - Tenure-Track Appointments
3.3.2 - Special-Status Appointments
3.3.3 - Term/Contract Appointments
3.3.4 - Determination of Initial Rank
3.4 - Administrative Positions
3.4.1 - Faculty Appointed to Administrative Positions
3.4.2 - Non-Lewis & Clark Faculty Appointed as Administrators
3.5 - Terms of Appointment
3.5.1 - Tenure-Track Appointment Terms
3.5.2 - Appointments With Continuous Tenure
3.5.3 - Special-Status Appointment Terms
3.6 - Promotion, Tenure, and the Review Process
3.6.1 - Use of Course/Instructor Evaluations
3.6.2 - Faculty Review File Retention and Access
3.6.3 - Promotion and Tenure Reviews and Developmental Reviews: College of Arts and Sciences
3.6.3.1 - Review Policies and Procedures for Lecturers
3.6.3.2 - Review Policies and Procedures for Adjunct and Visiting Faculty
3.6.4 - Promotion and Tenure Reviews and Developmental Reviews: Graduate School of Education and Counseling
3.6.5 - Appointment Policy and Procedure and Promotion and Tenure Reviews: Lewis & Clark Law School
 a. Appointment Policy and Procedure
 b. Promotion and Tenure Reviews
3.7 - Review of Faculty Teaching in Two or More Lewis & Clark
Schools, Departments, or Programs
3.8 - Review of Faculty Holding Joint Faculty/Administrative
Appointments
3.9 - Faculty Compensation and Workload Policies
3.9.1 - General
3.9.2 - Faculty Salary Policy
 a. College of Arts and Sciences
 b. Graduate School
 c. Law School
3.9.3 - Compensation for Joint Faculty/Administration Personnel
3.9.4 - Compensated External Activities
3.9.5 - Additional Lewis & Clark Compensation
3.10 - Benefit Programs
3.10.1 - Statutory Benefit Programs
3.10.2 - College-Sponsored Benefit Programs
3.10.3 - Faculty Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
3.10.4 - Committee on Fringe Benefits
3.10.5 - College Housing Program
3.11 - Sabbatical Leave and Other Absences
3.11.1 - General
3.11.2 - Short-Term Leaves
3.11.3 - Academic Leaves (Sabbatical and Professional)
 a. College of Arts and Sciences
 b. Graduate School
 c. Law School
3.11.4 - Family Leave
3.11.5 - Faculty Paid Parental Leave
3.11.6 - Military Leave
3.11.7 - Leave for Jury Duty and Court Appearances
3.11.8 - Special Leaves
3.12 - Conflicts of Interest
3.13 - Grievance Procedure
3.14 - Termination and Nonrenewal of Faculty Appointments
3.14.1 - Nonrenewal of Tenure-Track Faculty During the
Probationary Period
3.14.2 - Nonrenewal of Special-Status Contracts, Term Appointments, and Contract Appointments
3.14.3 - Resignation and Retirement
3.14.4 - Termination of Employment by the Institution

4 - Administrative Policies

4.1 - Provisions for Teaching
4.1.1 - Faculty Responsibilities to Students
4.1.2 - Grading Systems and Academic Regulations
4.1.3 - Academic Integrity
4.1.4 - Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
4.1.5 - Student Support Services and Americans With Disabilities Act
4.1.6 - Student Support Services
4.1.7 - College of Arts and Sciences Academic Advising
4.1.8 - Responsible Use of Technology Resources
4.1.9 - Use of Copyrighted Materials
4.1.10 - Use of Interns and Instructional or Lab Assistants
4.1.11 - Use of Laboratory Animals
4.1.12 - Overseas and Off-Campus Programs
4.2 - Provisions for Scholarly Work
4.2.1 - Outside Funding Sources
4.2.2 - Faculty Research Grants from Lewis & Clark Funds
4.2.3 - Support for Faculty Travel
4.2.4 - Committee on Human Subjects Research (for Federal Purposes: Institutional Review Board)
4.2.5 - Research Involving Recombinant DNA
4.2.5.1 - Committee on Institutional Biosafety
4.2.5.2 - Research Proposals and Protocols; Gene Research
4.2.5.3 - Suspensions
4.2.5.4 - CIB Procedures
4.2.5.5 - CIB Coordination With Other Reviewers
4.2.6 - Possible Misconduct in Research
4.2.7 - Conflict of Interest for Grant Funded Research
4.2.8 - Intellectual Property Rights
4.3 - Institutional Provisions
4.3.1 - Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Statement
4.3.2 - Educational Benefits of Diversity
4.3.3 - Background Checks
4.3.4 - Nepotism
4.3.5 - AIDS Policy
4.3.6 - Alcohol and Drugs Policy
4.3.7 - Drug Testing
4.3.8 - Sexual Harassment Policy
4.3.9 - Discrimination and Harassment Policy
4.3.10 - Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedure
4.3.11 - Workplace Violence and Abusive Behavior
4.3.12 - Financial Reporting and Whistle-Blower Protection
4.3.13 - Smoking Policy
4.3.14 - Transportation and Parking Regulations
4.3.15 - Nonsolicitation Policy
4.3.16 - Weapons on Campus
4.3.17 - Animal Control
4.3.18 - Occupational Health and Safety
 a. Hazardous Substances
 b. Radiation Safety Committee
4.3.19 - International Exchange Visitor Scholars/Office of International Students and Scholars
4.3.20 - Personnel Records
4.3.21 - Pay Period
4.3.22 - Deductions From Paychecks
4.3.23 - Legal Matters: Authority to Enter Into Legal Commitments(Contracts) and Access to the Services of the College Attorney
4.3.24 - Crisis Management Plan

5 - General Information

5.1 - Campus Closure
5.2 - Offices and Services
5.2.1 - Archives
5.2.2 - Bookstores: Book Ordering Policy, Discounts
5.2.3 - Campus Safety
5.2.4 - Cashier and Credit
5.2.5 - College Outdoors
5.2.6 - Community and Career Connections
5.2.7 - Counseling Service
5.2.8 - Dean of the Chapel
5.2.9 - Duplicating
5.2.10 - Facilities Services
5.2.11 - Food Service (Bon Appétit)
5.2.12 - Health Service
5.2.13 - Human Resources
5.2.14 - Identification Card
5.2.15 - Information Technology
5.2.16 - Mail Services
5.2.17 - Multicultural Affairs
5.2.18 - Public Affairs and Communications
5.2.19 - Registrar
5.2.20 - Student Activities
5.2.21 - Student Financial Services
5.3 - Campus Facilities
5.3.1 - Reserving Campus Facilities
5.3.2 - Agnes Flanagan Chapel
5.3.3 - Evans Music Center
5.3.4 - Fir Acres Theatre
5.3.5 - Libraries
a. Aubrey R. Watzek Library
b. Paul L. Boley Law Library
5.3.6 - Pamplin Sports Center and Zehntbauer Swimming Pavilion
5.3.7 - Templeton Campus Center

Appendices

Faculty Governance, Bylaws
3. College of Arts and Sciences
4. Graduate School of Education and Counseling
5. Lewis & Clark Law School

Special Policies Relating to the College of Arts and Sciences
6. Faculty Recruitment Procedures
7. Department and Program Reviews

General Institutional Policies
8. Education Records Policy (FERPA)
9. Guidelines for Using Copyrighted Material
10. Guidelines for Using Educational Multimedia