Faculty Handbook

Revised April 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 All changes in the Faculty Handbook are subject to review and approval by the Board of Trustees.  The Faculty Handbook is designed to serve as a source of information about faculty rights and responsibilities at Randolph College.  It includes statements on faculty governance, faculty personnel policies, practices, and procedures and faculty fringe benefits, including support for research and study.  Employee issues held in common with the staff are included in the Faculty Handbook.  This handbook is not intended to set forth or amplify the contractual relationship between the College and its faculty members.  It is the College's expectation and intention that the policies described herein will from time to time be modified, rescinded, or replaced, Faculty members, accordingly, should not rely on the contents of the Faculty Handbook as more than a guide to the College's policies and practices.

1.      Proposals can come from any committee, senior administrator, faculty member, or the Board of Trustees.  Regardless of origin of a proposal for change it is important for faculty and administrators, including the President, to have an opportunity to review proposals before they come to a vote.
2.      All proposals not originating from a faculty committee will be submitted to an appropriate committee for careful study.  Any legal issues raised by proposals will be sent to one of the college's lawyers for analysis and comment.
3.      Once a proposal has been studied, the committee will decide whether to bring it or not to the faculty for a vote.  Proposals from the Board of Trustees do not require a faculty vote, but the Board will provide opportunities for faculty and administrators to offer guidance and perspective on all proposals, and the faculty may vote on Board proposals to register it's opinion.
4.      If a proposal is approved, the Dean of the College will send it to the Board of Trustees for consideration at its next meeting.  If the change is approved by the Board, it will be posted to the online version of the Faculty Handbook within two weeks of the vote by the Office of the Dean of the College, with the date of passage.

 [Amended: Faculty, 3/15/11; Trustees, 5/7/11]

 

I. INTRODUCTION

  1. Statement of Purpose
  2. Organization of the Administration

II. THE FACULTY: GOVERNANCE

  1. Grant of Power to the Faculty
  2. Faculty Meetings
  3. College Committees
  4. Department Chairs

III. FACULTY: PERSONNEL POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES

  1. Statement on Academic Freedom and Tenure
  2. Professional Ethics
  3. Appointment Status
  4. Faculty Responsibilities
  5. Course Evaluation Procedure
  6. Procedures for New Faculty Appointments
  7. Criteria for Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion
  8. Pre-Tenure Probationary Period
  9. Procedures for Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure (Tenure-Track Faculty
  10. Procedures for Continued Evaluation of Tenured Faculty
  11. Criteria and Procedures for Reappointment and Promotion of Faculty Librarians
  12. Criteria and Procedures for Reappointment and Promotion of Faculty/Coaches
  13. Policies and Procedures Governing the Separation of a Faculty Member from the College
  14. Policies and Procedures Governing Faculty Grievances
  15. Salary

IV. FRINGE BENEFITS AND SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND STUDY

  1. Medical Insurance
  2. Life Insurance
  3. Flexible Benefits Plan
  4. Employee Assistance Program of Central Virginia
  5. Salary Continuation in Cases of Extended Disability
  6. Group Total Disability Plan
  7. Retirement Plan
  8. Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
  9. Scholarship Programs for Dependents of Faculty
  10. Faculty Housing Loans
  11. Leaves and Support for Research and Study
  12. Grants for Study and Research
  13. Recreational Facilities

V. COLLEGE-WIDE POLICIES

  1. The Honor System
  2. Policy of Non-Discrimination in the Admission of Students
  3. Statement on RC as an Equal Opportunity Employer
  4. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
  5. Policy of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Sex
  6. Harassment Policy
  7. Drug-Free Workplace Policy
  8. Statement on Copyright Responsibility
  9. Guidelines for Off-Air Recordings of Television Programs
  10. Students Grievance Procedures
  11. Policy on Students with Disabilities
  12. Information Technology Resource Policy
  13. Smoking Policy