| Department secretaries, in coordination with chairs, are responsible for providing faculty and chairs with appropriate forms in a timely manner. The forms, all of which are available from the Dean's office, include the following ones listed below. Those preceded by a bullet should be kept in the appropriate quantities in department offices by department secretaries. (Whenever possible, forms should be submitted electronically. Department secretaries have the appropriate forms.) Application for Travel Grant: To be provided to all faculty upon request. If photocopies are made in departments, they must be printed on both sides. Arts and Sciences Course Proposal Form: To be used for recommendations to the Curriculum Committee. This form is subject to annual revision upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Committee. This form is to be submitted electronically. Arts and Sciences Course Change Form: To be used to submit requests for or information about changes in already approved courses. This form is subject to annual revision upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Committee. This form is to be submitted electronically. Degree Audit Change Form: To be sent to the Office of Student Records after Council action is completed. The chair of the sponsoring department is responsible for submitting the form to the Registrar. Arts and Sciences Honors Convocation - Student Award: To be given on March 1 to department chairs or the person designated to prepare the department's forms in time for submission to the A&S office by April 1st before the Honors Convocation. This form should be transmitted electronically. Case Statement for Authorization to Fill a Tenure-track position: To be used by departments when requesting permission to fill a vacant tenure-track position. Obtain the form from the Dean's office. Checklist for the Recruitment File: To be used by departments that have been authorized to recruit new faculty. Provided by the A&S office when recruitments are authorized. Checklist for Reviewing Department Statements on Criteria and Procedures for Faculty Evaluation: To be used by department chairs in working with faculty as they review the statements; distributed by the A&S office at appropriate times. Part-time and Adjunct Faculty: Recommendation for Appointment or Reappointment: To be filed by chairs with the class schedules for each semester (for spring semester-submit in September with the schedule, for summer and fall semester-submit in January with the schedule) to make an appointment or reappointment, which cannot occur without this form. Forms to be submitted electronically. Professional Activities Record: To be distributed by department secretaries on December 1 to all tenure-track faculty and every three years for all tenured faculty. Professional Activities Evaluation: To be used by department chairs for evaluation of faculty using PAR's. Professional Activities Evaluation (Department Chair): This form is used by the Dean for chairs. Professional Activities Highlights and Evaluation: To be distributed on December 1 according to scheduled reviews for tenured faculty. Professional Activities Highlights and Evaluation (Department Chair): To be given to department chairs for their use on December 1. Sabbatical Leave Application Cover Sheet: To be given on September 1 to all faculty eligible to submit applications for a sabbatical leave for the subsequent academic year. Schedule and Activities Report: To be distributed by department secretaries at the beginning of each term to all full-time faculty and collected again for return to the A&S office by the second Friday of the term. |