UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE FACULTY HANDBOOK
Edited by Lisa Sellers, Faculty Senate Administrative Assistant. Comments can be sent to lsellers@unca.edu
Index
1.0 HISTORY, ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION
1.1 History and Organization of the University of North Carolina System
1.1.1 History
1.1.2 Board of Governors, the President, and Office of the President
1.1.2.1 Board of Governors
1.1.2.2 The Code of the University of North Carolina/UNC Policy Manual
1.1.2.3 The President
1.1.2.4 The University of North Carolina System Office
1.1.3 UNC Faculty Assembly
1.2 History of the University of North Carolina Asheville
1.3 Planning Guidelines for UNC Asheville
1.3.1 Objectives
1.3.2 Mission Statement
1.3.3 Strategic Plan
1.4 Administrative Structure
1.4.1 Board of Trustees
1.4.2 Chancellor
1.4.3 Academic Affairs
1.4.3.4 Department Chairs
1.4.3.5 Academic Program Directors
1.4.3.6 The Faculty Body
1.4.4 Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (VCSA)
1.4.5 Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations (VCFO)
1.4.6 Chief of Staff
1.4.7 Athletics Director and Senior Administrator for University Enterprises
1.5 Budget Process for Academic Areas
1.5.1 State Budget Process
1.5.2 Budget Procedures at UNC Asheville
2.0 HIRING – TERMINATION: RANKS, SEARCHES, CONTRACTS, BENEFITS
2.1 Faculty Status and Rank – Definitions
2.1.1 Terminal Degree Policy of the UNC System
2.1.2 Faculty Ranks
2.1.2.1 Non Tenurable Ranks
2.1.2.2 Emeriti Faculty
2.1.2.3 Tenurable Ranks (see Section 14.2. for further explanation)
2.1.2.4 Part-time, continuing contract
2.2 Budgeted Faculty Positions
2.3 Allocation of Faculty Positions
2.4 Faculty Searches
2.4.1 Affirmative Action
2.5.Procedures for Recruitment and Hiring
2.6 Contracts – Full-time
2.6.1 General
2.6.2 Joint Appointments
2.7 Contracts – Adjunct
2.7.1 Decision to Hire
2.7.2 Responsibilities
2.7.3 Application and Contract
2.7.4 Teaching Responsibilities
2.7.5 Salary and Fringe Benefits
2.7.6 Perquisites
2.7.7 Summer School
2.8 Faculty Personnel Records
2.8.1 Purpose/Location
2.8.2 Content
2.8.3 Access
2.9 Faculty Salary
2.9.1 Salary Budget
2.9.2 Compensation Practices
2.9.2.1 Payroll Periods (dates)
2.9.2.2 Salary Increases
2.9.3 Payroll Withholding
2.9.3.1 Mandatory
2.9.3.2 Voluntary
2.9.4 Supplemental Pay Policy
2.9.4.1 Supplemental Pay from Internal Funds
2.9.4.2 Supplemental Pay from External Funds
2.10 Fringe Benefits
2.11 Termination Procedures
2.12 Retirement
2.12.1 Retirement
2.12.2 Phased Retirement Program
2.12.2.1 Eligibility and Approval
2.12.2.2 Terms and Conditions
2.12.2.3 General Provisions
2.12.2.4 Procedures
3.0 FACULTY RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND EVALUATIONS
3.1 Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
3.1.1 Academic Freedom
3.1.2 Duties of Department Chairs/Program Directors
3.1.3 Campus Governance Participation (see Section 10.1)
3.1.4 Instructional Activities
3.1.4.1 Teaching Responsibilities
3.1.4.1.1 Full-time
3.1.4.1.2 Compensation for Overload Teaching
3.1.4.1.3 Independent and Special Topics Courses
3.1.4.1.4 Faculty Reassigned Time Policy
3.1.4.1.5 Reassigned Time Policy for Department Chairs/Program Directors
3.1.4.1.6 Teaching Opportunities
3.1.4.2 Office Hours
3.1.4.3 Meeting Classes
3.1.4.3.1 Faculty meeting regularly scheduled classes
3.1.4.3.2 Class Cancellations Due to Inclement Weather
3.1.4.3.3 Snow/Late Start Schedule
3.1.4.3.4 Students Attending Class
3.1.4.4 Approval of Candidates for Degrees
3.1.4.5 Advising
3.1.5 Patent and Copyright Procedures (see Section 9.4)
3.1.6 Political Activities of University Employees (see Section 13.2.5)
3.2 Other Employment Opportunities
3.2.1 Employment Opportunities in Special Programs
3.2.2 Faculty Exchanges (see Section 4.2.3)
3.2.3 Summer Programs Abroad
3.2.4 Summer School Employment
3.3 Evaluation of Faculty Members
3.3.1 Types of Evaluations
3.3.2 Philosophy behind Evaluation of Faculty Members
3.3.2.1 Objectives of Evaluation
3.3.2.2 Important Considerations in Personnel Evaluations
3.3.3 Criteria in Evaluations
3.3.3.1 Teaching
3.3.3.1.1 Student Feedback on Instruction
3.3.3.1.2 Peer Review of Teaching
3.3.3.2 Scholarship and Creative Activity
3.3.3.3 Service
3.3.4 Reappointment of Department Chairs
3.3.5 Reappointment of Program Directors
3.4 Annual Evaluation of Faculty
3.4.1 Purpose
3.4.2 Procedure
3.4.3 Merit Evaluation Categories
3.4.4 Annual Evaluation of Chairs and Program Directors
3.5 Policies and Procedures Governing Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion
3.5.1 Institutional Policies on Personnel Decisions
3.5.2 Policy on the Granting of Rank and Tenure to Administrators
3.5.3 Guidelines for Awarding of Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion to Faculty
3.5.4 Procedure for Evaluating Faculty Members for Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion
3.5.4.1 Summary of Evaluation Procedure
3.5.4.2 Documents for Evaluation by the Office of Academic Affairs
3.5.4.3 Guidelines for Preparation of Documents by Candidates
3.5.4.4 Guidelines for Preparation of Documents by Chairs/Directors
3.6 Grievance Procedure
3.6.0 Process for Filing a Grievance
3.6.1 Grievance Committee Organization
3.6.2 Initial Screening
3.6.3 Mediation
3.6.4 Formal Inquiry
3.7 Post-Tenure Review
3.7.1 Objectives of Post-Tenure Review
3.7.2 Procedure for Evaluation
3.7.3 Results of Post-Tenure Review
4.0 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
4.1 Faculty Professional Development
4.1.1 Doctoral Study Program
4.1.2 Faculty Exchanges
4.1.3 Institutional Grants (see Section 6.5)
4.1.4 Professional Development Leave
4.1.4.1 Fulbright Awarads and other Fellowships
4.1.5 Professional Travel Policy
4.1.6 Tuition free courses for Faculty and Staff (see Section 7.17)
4.1.7 Center for Teaching and Learning (see Section 11.9)
4.1.8 Mentoring Program for New Faculty
4.2 Faculty Leaves of Absence
4.2.1 With Pay
4.2.1.1 Special Assignments
4.2.1.2 Family and Medical Leave
4.2.1.3 Leaves Paid by Non-State Funds
4.2.2 Without Pay
4.2.2.1 Elected Office and Civil Leaves (see Section 13.2.5)
4.2.2.2 Requested Unpaid Leave
4.3 Working Conditions
4.3.1 Academic Regalia
4.3.2 Alcoholic Beverage Policy (see Section 7.1)
4.3.3 Attendance at Faculty Meetings and Formal Exercises
4.3.4 Drug Abuse and Controlled Substance Policy (see Section 7.5)
4.3.5 Office Support
4.3.5.1 Office Space and Clerical Assistance
4.3.5.2 Computer Services (see Section 5.3)
4.3.5.3 Mail Services (see Section 7.11)
4.3.5.4 Ordering Equipment and Supplies
4.3.6 Research Policies
4.3.6.1 Animal Subjects Policy
4.3.6.1.1 Purpose
4.3.6.1.2 Policies and Procedures
4.3.6.1.3 Membership
4.3.6.2 Institutional Review Board (formerly Human Subjects) Policy
4.3.6.2.1 Purpose
4.3.6.2.2 Policies and Procedures
4.3.6.2.3 Membership
4.3.6.3 Research Misconduct Policy
4.3.7 Smoking Policy (see Section 7.14)
4.3.8 Policy on Children in the Workplace
4.3.9 Employment/Supervision of Related Persons (see Section 13.2.2)
4.3.10 Mediation Center (deleted April 2015)
4.3.11 Non-Discrimination: Ethnic/Gender/Sexual Orientation
4.3.12 Sexual Harassment
4.3.13 Workplace Violence
4.3.14 Conflict of Interest
4.3.15 Computing and Networking Usage
4.3.16 Academic Affairs E-mail Lists
5.0 ACADEMIC POLICIES AND SERVICES
5.2 Classroom Policies
5.2.1 Evaluating Students
Prohibited Conduct (UNC Policy Manual 300.4.1 A)
5.2.1.1 Entering Academic Alerts, Reporting Grades, and Returning Student Work
5.2.1.2 Final Examinations Policy
5.2.1.3 Class Attendance
5.2.1.4 Faculty of Record
5.2.2 Instructional Space
5.2.3 Material written by faculty members
5.2.4 Photocopying Materials
5.2.5 Syllabus and Class Policies
5.2.6 Working with Students with Disabilities
5.2.6.1 Working with Students who have Learning Disabilities
5.2.6.2 Working with Students who have Emotional Disorders
5.2.7 Textbooks
5.2.8 Videotaping Policy
5.2.9 Student Travel
5.2.10 Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom
5.3 Information Technology Services (ITS)
5.3.1 ITS Services for Faculty
5.3.2 ITS Policies
5.3.3 Academic Affairs Email Lists
5.4 Curricular Change
5.4.1 Curriculum/Catalog Changes
5.4.2 Program Changes
5.6 Library & Teaching and Learning with Technology Resources
5.7 Copy Center (formerly Printing Services)
5.8 Communication and Marketing
6.0 FACULTY AWARDS, HONORS AND GRANTS
6.2 Special Awards
6.2.1 Feldman Professor
6.2.2 Teaching Awards
6.2.2.1 UNC Asheville Distinguished Teacher Award
6.2.2.2 Board of Governors’ Award for Teaching Excellence
6.2.2.3 Award for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities
6.2.2.4 Award for Teaching Excellence in the Natural Sciences
6.2.2.5 Award for Teaching Excellence in the Social Sciences
6.2.2.6 Award for Excellent Teaching by an Untenured Faculty Member
6.2.2.7 Award for Excellent Teaching by a Non-Full-Time Faculty Member
6.2.2.8 Award for Excellent Teaching in University Programs
6.2.3 Distinguished Service Award
6.2.4 Distinguished Scholarship and Creative Achievement Award
6.2.5 Oliver Max Gardner Award – Board of Governors
6.3 Visiting Professorships
6.3.1 Bergemann Distinguished Visiting Professor
6.3.2 Highsmith Distinguished Visiting Educator
6.4 Endowed Professorships
6.4.1 Belk Professor (Humanities)
6.4.2 Carson Professor (Natural Sciences)
6.4.3 Glaxo Professor (Natural Sciences)
6.4.4 Breman Professor (Social Sciences)
6.4.5 NEH Professor (Humanities)
6.4.6 Owen Professor (Economics)
6.4.7 GlaxoSmithKline Professor (Molecular and Chemical Biology)
6.4.8 Roy Carroll Distinguished Professorship (Arts and Sciences Honors)
6.4.9 Howerton Professor (Humanities)
6.4.10 Interdisciplinary Distinguished Professor of the Mountain South (Any field)
6.5 Institutional Grants
6.5.1 University Research Council Grants
6.5.2 University Teaching Council Grants
6.5.3 University Service Council Grants
7.0 ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND SERVICES
7.2 Budget Process for Academic Areas (see Section 1.5)
7.3 Campus Closing
7.3.1 Holidays
7.3.2 Inclement Weather (see Section 3.8.4.3.2)
7.5 Drug Abuse and Controlled Substance Policy
7.8 Faculty and Staff Assistance Programs
7.12 Parking and Traffic Policies
7.13 Safety Health and Environmental Policy
7.16 Travel Regulations (see Section 4.1.5)
7.17 Tuition Free Courses for Faculty and Staff
7.18 Use of or Access to University Facilities
7.19 Use of State Owned Vehicles (see Section 4.1.5.2 and UNCA PPM #1)
8.0 STUDENT AFFAIRS POLICIES AND PRACTICES
8.2 Awards and Grants
8.2.1 Recognition of Student Achievements
8.2.2 Scholarships
8.2.3 Undergraduate Research Council
8.3 Rights and Responsibilities
8.3.1 Academic Honesty
8.3.2 Policy on Academic Misconduct
8.3.3 Class Attendance (see Section 3.1.4.3.4)
8.3.4 Student Grievance Procedure
8.3.5 Student Referrals (Disruptive Behavior)
8.4 Organizations
8.4.1 Student Government Association (SGA)
8.6 Student Counseling and Career Advising
8.6.1 Counseling Center
8.6.2 Career Center
9.0 EXTERNAL RELATIONS POLICIES
9.1 Prospect Clearance (Fund Raising)
9.1.1 Raffles
9.4 Intellectual Property
9.4.1 Patent Policy
9.5 Political Activity (see Section 13.2.5)
9.6 Publicity for Faculty Activities
10.0 COMMITTEES AND SERVICE APPOINTMENTS
10.1 Governance
10.1.1 University Planning Council (UPC)
10.1.2 Position Allocation Committee (PAC)
10.1.3 Faculty Senate
10.1.3.1 Requirement for Two Readings of All Matters of Policy
10.1.3.2 Computerized Senate Document System
10.2 Elections by the Faculty
10.2.1 Eligibility and Election Procedures
10.2.1.1 Eligibility to Vote
10.2.1.2 Eligibility to Stand Elections
10.2.1.3 Election Procedures
10.2.2 Faculty Senate
10.2.2.1 Executive Committee (EC)
10.2.2.2 Academic Policy Committee (APC)
10.2.2.3 Institutional Development Committee (IDC)
10.2.2.4 Faculty Welfare and Development Committee (FWDC)
10.2.3 Committee of the Tenured Faculty (CTF)
10.2.4 Faculty Committee on Hearings (FCH)
10.2.5 Faculty Grievance Committee (FGC)
10.2.6 Post-Tenure Review Committee (PTRC)
10.2.7 Academic Appeals Board (AAB)
10.2.8 UNC Faculty Assembly
10.3 Committees Whose Members Are Elected by Faculty Senate
10.3.1 Distinguished Scholars Committee
10.3.2 Minority Affairs Commission
10.3.3 Faculty Conciliators
10.3.4 Faculty Scholarship and Service Awards Committee (previously Feldman)
10.3.5 University Research Council (URC)
10.3.6 University Teaching Council (UTC)
10.3.7 University Service Council (USC)
10.3.8 ILS Oversight Committee (ISLOC) (dissolved)
10.3.9 Graduate Council – MLA
10.3.10 University Relations Faculty Advisory (dissolved)
10.3.11 Intellectual Property Committee (See Section 9.4)
10.3.12 UNC Asheville University Foundation Board
10.3.13 Student Affairs Faculty Advisory Committee
10.3.14 Textbook Committee
10.3.15 Institutional Effectiveness Committee
10.3.16 Salary and Compensation Committee
10.4 Committees Whose Members are Appointed (Standing Committees)
10.4.1 General Information on Standing Committees
10.4.1.1 How Standing Committees Are Created
10.4.1.2 How Standing Committees Operate
10.4.1.3 Required Reporting of Committee Activity
10.4.1.4 Alphabetized List of Standing Committees
10.4.1.5 Treatment of faculty members on standing committees who go on approved leave
10.4.2 Campus Commission on the Allocation of Student Services Funds (eliminated)
10.4.3 Position Allocation Committee
10.4.4 Library and Instructional Technology Committee (dissolved)
10.4.5 Cultural and Special Events Committee
10.4.6 Sustainability Council
10.4.7 Enrollment Services Advisory
10.4.8 University School Teacher Education Council (formerly FACTE)
10.4.9 Honors Program Advisory Committee
10.4.10 Honors and Degree Programs
10.4.11 Intercollegiate Athletic Committee
10.4.12 International Programs Advisory Committee
10.4.13 Environmental Health and Safety Committee
10.4.14 Sustainability Committee (disbanded see 10.4.6)
10.4.15 Transportation Committee
10.4.16 University Scholarship and Financial Aid
10.4.17 Adjunct Faculty Committee (eliminated)
10.4.18 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
10.4.19 First Year Experience Advisory (integrated into ILSOC) (new committee implemented see Section 10.4.37)
10.4.20 Institutional Review Board (formerly Human Subjects)
10.4.21 Pre-Health Professions Advisory Committee
10.4.22 Graduate Council (moved to another section) see Section 10.3.9
10.4.23 Undergraduate Research Program Advisory Committee
10.4.24 Women’s Studies Advisory Committee (eliminated)
10.4.25 Asheville Institute Advisory Committee (AIAC) (eliminated)
10.4.26 Aesthetics Advisory (eliminated 04/30/2015)
10.4.27 Africana Studies Advisory Council
10.4.28 Sexual Harassment Advisory Committee (eliminated)
10.4.29 Teaching Awards Committee
10.4.30 Teaching Fellows Advisory Council (dissolved)
10.4.31 Violence Prevention (reassigned to Public Safety & Student Affairs)
10.4.32 Lab Safety Committee (formerly Radiation Safety Committee) (dissolved 11/4/21)
10.4.33 Key Center Advisory Committee
10.4.34 Inquiry Arc Advisory Committee (dissolved)
10.4.35 Liberal Arts Core Advisory Committee
10.4.36 Diversity Intensive Committee
10.4.37 First Year Experience Advisory Committee
10.4.38 Writing and Information Information Literacy in the Discipline Advisory Committee (WILDAC)
10.4.39 Student Feedback on Instruction Review Committee
10.4.40 Institutional Biosafety Committee
10.4.41 Classroom Committee
10.5 Individual Service Appointments
10.5.1 Faculty Handbook Editor
10.5.2 Humanities Director
10.5.3 Arts and Ideas Director
10.5.4 Director of the Honors Program
10.5.5 Director of the Undergraduate Research Program
10.5.6 Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
10.5.7 Director of the Key Center for Community Citizenship and Service Learning
10.5.8 Director of Interdisciplinary Studies
10.5.9 Director of International Programs
10.5.10 Staff Council Faculty Liaison
10.5.11 Faculty Athletic Representative
10.5.12 Faculty Mentoring Program Coordinators
10.5.13 Faculty Ombuds
10.5.14 Diversity Intensive Coordinator
10.5.15 Director of First and Second Year Academic Success
10.6 Time-Limited Committees
10.6.1 Academic Department/Program Committees
10.6.2 Institutional Self Study/Accreditation
10.6.3 Administrator Search Committees (see Section 2.4 for Faculty Searches)
10.6.4 Other Ad Hoc Committees and Task Forces
11.0 CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ENHANCEMENTS
11.3 Undergraduate Research Program
11.5 Center for Teaching and Learning
11.6 Key Center for Community Citizenship and Service Learning
11.7 University Writing Center
11.9 Asheville Graduate Center
11.10 Center for Jewish Studies
11.11 Integrative Liberal Studies Colloquia (integrated into LACC)
11.12 Highsmith Center Services
11.14 Justice Health and Fitness Center
11.15 Asheville Initiative for Mathematics
11.16 Center for Diversity Education
11.17 Craft Studies Initiative
11.19 Great Smokies Writing Program
12.1 Mossbauer Effect Data Center (closed 12/31/09)
12.2 North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement
12.3 Environmental Quality Institute (closed 12/31/09)
12.4 Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI)
12.5 Pisgah Astronomical Research and Education Center (PARSEC)
12.6 Center for Craft, Creativity and Design (CCCD)
12.7 NC Center for Health and Wellness
12.8 National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center (NEMAC)
12.9 Asheville Graduate Center
12.11 State Employees’ Association
12.12 State Employees’ Credit Union
13.0 UNC SYSTEM POLICY AND INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
13.1 The Code
13.1.1 The Code – Chapter VI – Academic Freedom and Tenure
13.1.2 The Code – Chapter V, Section 502 Chancellors of Constituent Institutions
13.1.3 The Code – Appendix – Delegation of Duty and Authority to Boards of Trustees
13.2 Other UNC Board of Governor’s Policies on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
13.2.1 Board of Governors Doctoral Study Assignment Program
13.2.2 Employment of Related Persons (Anti-Nepotism Policy)
13.2.3 Conflict of Interest and Commitment
13.2.4 Guidance on External Professional Activities of Faculty and Professional Staff
13.2.5 Political Activities of University Employees
14.0 UNC Asheville POLICY AND INFORMATION DOCUMENTS
14.1 Constitution of the Faculty Senate
