College of Arts & Sciences

Department Chair Handbook

Administrative Resources | Curriculum and Assessment | Faculty and Staff Supervision | General Information | Professional Development Resources | Student Issues | Winthrop Foundation

General Information

 

College of Arts & Sciences

• Dean's Office
  • Dean's Office and Student Services Contacts
• Governance
  • Quick Reference for Committee Membership (PDF, 197 KB)
• Degree Programs
  • Graduate Programs (CAS) complete list
  • Undergraduate (CAS)
• Position Descriptions (generic)
  
  • Assessment Coordinator (PDF, 172 KB)
  • Department Chair (PDF, 53 KB)
  • Internship Coordinator (PDF, 195 KB)
  • Teacher Education Program Coordinator (PDF, 314 KB)
  • Undergraduate Program Coordinator (PDF, 193 KB)

Calendar

• 5-year Academic Calendar (PDF, 14 KB)
• Faculty Governance
• What to Expect and When to Expect It (PDF, 191 KB)

University Information and Leadership 

• Application for Graduate Faculty Status (PDF, 300 KB)
• Faculty Manual (PDF, 262 KB)
• Finance-Business Organizational Chart (PDF, 20 KB)
• Guide to Fundraising (PDF, 247 KB)
• History
• Institutional Organizational Chart (PDF, 189 KB)
• Mission Statement
• Organization of Faculty Governance (PDF, 33 KB)
• Quick Facts

Administrative Resources

Academic Program Review (Non-Accredited Programs)

• Self-Study Best Practices (PDF, 209 KB)
• Tips for Identifying External Review Team (PDF, 195 KB)

Course Schedule Building

• Classroom and Laboratory Inventory

Facilities and Maintenance

• Facilities Management Directory
• Work Request, Submission Process
  • Emergencies
  • Work Request System

Financial Management

• Banner Finance Training Manual (PDF, 41 KB)
• Course fees Process (PDF, 4 MB)
• Travel Policy for CAS (PDF, 627 KB)
• Travel Expense Overview
• Budget Overview and Resources (PDF, 205 KB)
• Winthrop University Foundation and Fundraising (PDF, 18 KB)

Records Retention Policy

Records Retention

Grants and Sponsored Research Development (GSRD)

GSRD Home Page

Curriculum and Assessment

Assessment

• OARS Report Login
• Department/Program annual report template

Curriculum Revision

• Curriculum Application System
  • Login
  • User's Manual (PDF, 63 KB)
• Process, University Overview
• Special Course Registration Form System
• Non-Credit Continuing and Professional Education Policy and Guidelines (PDF, 701 KB)
• Blanket Petition (PDF, 68 KB)

General Education Program

• Course Inclusion Application/Reapplication Forms
• Cultural Events
• Degree Requirements
• General Education Approved Courses (PDF, 159 KB)
• Intensive Writing Guidelines and Forms

Faculty and Staff Supervision

Discipline - Relevant Policies

• Faculty Due Process Policy
• Faculty Ethics Policy
• General Conduct Policy
• Grievance and Appeals Policy
• Misconduct in Research Policy
• Privacy of Educational Records Policy
• Self-Disclosure Form Regarding Pending Offense and Conviction (PDF, 316 KB)
• Title IX (Sexual Harassment and Discrimination) Resources
  • Policy (PDF, 315 KB)

Hiring: Process, Information, & Forms

• CAS forms and guidelines for adjunct and full-time hires are available in a CASChairs sharepoint folder (login required)
• Minimum SACS qualifications for all faculty
• Classified (staff) Hiring Procedures
• Adjunct Hiring Practices
  • Processes
  • Miscellaneous Personnel Forms and Policies
  • Forms
    • Background Check Authorization
    • Student Loan Certification
    • WU Faculty Credentialing form
• Educator Preparation Supervisor Load (PDF, 489 KB)
• Human Resources Forms Page
• Student Employees
• Visiting Scholar/Artist Policy
• Domestic Violence Guidelines
  Family and Medical Leave Policy

• FAQs for Human Resources
• Break Time for Nursing Mothers Policy
• Outside Employment and Consulting Policy and Form (Faculty)
• Outside Employment and Consulting Policy and Form (Staff)
• Salary Action Form (PDF, 1.47 MB)
• Sick Leave (PDF, 253 KB)

Personnel Evaluation

• Annual Reports Faculty Resources
  • CAS Process and Timeline (PDF, 168 KB)
  • Chair Instructions for commenting on annual reports (PDF, 467 KB)
  • Chair Instructions with screenshots (Updated 05/23) (PDF, 627 KB)
• EPMS Evaluation for Classified Employees (Staff)

Professional Development Resources

• Arts and Sciences Deficits Inside Higher Education (June 4, 2015)
• "Ask the Administrator," Inside Higher Education.
• Tommorow's Professor Msg #826 (PDF, 37 KB)

Student Issues

• Degree Checklists

Student Academic Misconduct

• Policy
• Student Handbook
• Template Letter (PDF, 293 KB)

Student Services

Academic Support Services

Syllabus

Syllabus Policy (PDF, 212 KB)

Winthrop Foundation

Winthrop Foundation Home Page