Table of Contents

• Chapter I: The University 
  • History  
  • Mission Statement  
  • Institutional Goals  
• Chapter II: Organization and Administration  
  • Board of Trustees 
    • President  
    • Provost 
      • Deans of the Colleges  
      • Dean of the School of Graduate Studies  
      • Dean of Online Programs  
      • Dean of Educational Outreach  
      • Associate/Assistant Deans  
      • The Director of the Julia Tutwiler Library  
      • Department Chairperson  
    • Vice President for Financial Affairs and Treasurer  
    • Vice President for Student Affairs  
    • Vice President for Institutional Advancement  
    • Athletic Director  
    • Director of Emergency Preparedness  
    • Director of Outreach Services  
    • Director of Safety and Security and Chief of Campus Police  
  • Advisory Groups 
    • President’s Council  
    • Deans’ Council  
    • University Faculty Senate  
    • University Staff Senate  
  • University Councils and Committees  
  • Planning and Assessment  
  • Grant Development and Restricted Funding  
  • UWA Foundation  
  • National Alumni Association  
• Chapter III: General Policies for Faculty and Professional Staff 
  • Outside Employment 
    • Research, Grants, and Consultant Activities 
      • Faculty/Staff Policy Regarding Research/Consultant Activities  
      • Individual Effort Without University Assistance  
      • Individual Effort With University Assistance  
      • University Contracted Efforts  
      • Research Involving Human Subjects Review Process  
      • Research Involving Human Subjects Expedited Review Process  
    • Teaching at Other Institutions  
    • Allocation of Employee Time and Equipment Use  
    • Other Outside Employment for Remuneration  
  • Nepotism  
  • Budgets 
    • Budgeting Assumptions  
    • Expected Outcomes of Budgeting  
    • Budgeting Activities  
    • Approved Budget  
    • Purchasing Procedures 
      • Purchases of Computer Equipment  
      • Purchases from Petty Cash  
  • Payroll Policies 
    • Procedures for Distribution of Payroll Checks and Direct Deposit to Banks  
  • Leave Policies 
    • Annual Leave or Vacation Time  
    • Holidays  
    • Sick Leave  
    • Statement of Policy on Temporary Replacements for Faculty on Sick Leave  
    • Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993  
    • Maternity Leave  
    • Military Leave  
    • Administrative Leave  
    • Leave of Absence  
    • Personal Leave  
    • Leave for Professional Development  
    • Sick Leave Donation Program  
    • Sabbatical Policy  
  • Professional Travel 
    • In-State Travel  
    • Out-of-State Travel  
    • Use of Privately Owned Vehicles  
    • Interrupted Travel or Use of an Indirect Route  
    • Consolidation of Trips  
    • Allowable Expenses  
    • Non-allowable Expenses  
    • Allowance at Official Duty Station  
    • Combinations of In-State and Out-of-State Travel  
    • Travel Originating from Point Other than Official Duty Station  
    • Constructive Cost  
    • Miscellaneous  
  • Hangtags and Traffic Regulations  
  • Keys  
  • Personal Property Warning  
  • Video Surveillance Policy  
  • Interception and Recording of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications Policy  
  • Firearms Policy  
  • Email Confidentiality and Security Policy  
  • Maintenance and Inventory of Equipment  
  • Communicable Diseases  
  • Drug Abuse Policies  
  • Laws Relating to a Drug-Free Community 
    • Alabama Law  
    • City of Livingston  
    • Federal Law  
  • Sexual Discrimination and Sexual Harassment 
    • Policy Statement on Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Sex  
    • Policy on Sexual Harassment  
    • Policy on Gender-Based Conduct  
    • Confidentiality, Privacy and Reporting Policy  
    • Consensual Relationship Policy  
  • Statement of Collegiality  
  • Affirmative Action Statement  
  • Americans with Disabilities Act  
  • Tobacco Use Policy  
  • Copyright Policies 
    • Music  
    • Video Recordings  
    • Photocopying  
    • Computer Software  
  • Benefits and Privileges 
    • Insurance 
      • Medical Insurance  
      • Dental Insurance  
      • Life Insurance  
      • Disability Insurance  
      • Liability Insurance  
    • Annuity Programs  
    • Retirement Program  
    • Emeritus Status  
    • Credit Union  
    • Tuition Remission  
    • Check Cashing  
    • University Bookstore  
    • Fitness Center  
    • Swimming Pool  
    • Lake LU  
    • Tennis Courts  
    • Gymnasium  
    • Volleyball and Racquetball Courts  
    • Athletic Training and Sports Medicine Center  
    • Athletic Tickets  
    • Honors and Awards 
      • William E. Gilbert Award for Outstanding Teaching  
      • Loriane McIlwain Bell Trustee Professorship, Professional Staff, and Support Staff Execellence Awards  
      • Nellie Rose McCrory Service Excellence Award  
      • Distinguished Professorship  
    • General Personnel and Student Relations 
      • Official Communication with Students  
      • Policy on Procedures for Communicating with Students  
      • Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act  
      •  Administrative Grievances  
      • Responsibilities Under the “Buckley Amendment”  
      • Student Employees 
        • Work-Study Students  
        • Graduate Assistants  
      • Sponsoring and Chaperoning Student Organizations and Activities  
      • Field Trips  
    • University Services 
      • Julia Tutwiler Library  
      • Curriculum Laboratory  
      • Intellectual Property Policy  
      • Studio 96 Policy  
      • Testing Services 
        • General Tests Offered on a Regular Basis  
        • Special Tests for Counseling and Career Decision-Making  
        • Tests Related to Professional Programs in Teacher Education  
        • Tests Related to the Nursing Program  
      • Campus Mail Service 
        • Standard Mail (Bulk)  
      • Telephone System 
        • Local Calls  
        • Long Distance Calls  
        • Long Distance Calls from Off-Campus  
        • International Calls and Faxes  
      • Secretarial Services 
        • Statement of Policy on Allocation of Employee Time and Equipment Use  
      • Printing Services  
      • Notary Services  
      • Computer Services 
        • Network Accounts  
      • Physical Plant Services  
      • Golf Cart Policies and Procedures  
      • UWA Today  
      • Weather Policy 
        • Tornadoes  
      • Solicitations  
      • Donations  
      • Policy on Free Speech and Facility Use      
      • Academic Calendar  
      • University Bulletin Boards  
      • Continuing Education Activities 
        • Community Service Courses  
      • Sumter County Fine Arts Council  
      • Sumter County Nature Trust  
      • UWA Tiger Club  
      • UWA Rodeo Booster Club  
• Chapter IV: Faculty Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure Policies 
  • The Academic Faculty 
    • Academic Faculty  
    • Full-Time Faculty  
    • Lecturer  
    • Part-Time Faculty  
    • Regular Part-Time Faculty  
    • Adjunct Faculty  
  • Faculty Recruitment and Appointment 
    • Recruitment of New Faculty  
    • Faculty Orientation  
    • Reappointment and Contracts  
    • Visiting Status  
    • Acting Status  
    • Faculty Contracts  
  • Evaluation, Tenure, and Promotion of Faculty 
    • Evaluation of Programs and Personnel 
      • Course Evaluation  
    • Evaluation of Faculty 
      • Evaluation Procedures  
    • Faculty Service Report  
    • Evaluation of Administrative Officers  
    • Evaluation of Academic Administrators  
  • Academic Freedom and Tenure 
    • Statement of Policy on Academic Freedom and Tenure 
      • Statement of Principles  
      • Statement of Terms of Appointment  
      • Academic Tenure  
      • Reasons for Termination and/or Loss of Tenure  
      • Procedure Concerning Possible Termination or Suspension of a Tenure Faculty Member or a Faculty Member Under Contract  
    • Rank 
      • Criteria for Appointment and Promotion to Academic Ranks  
      • Minimum Criteria for Individual Ranks for Faculty Hired September 1990 or Later, or Faculty Hired Prior to September 1990 Who Petition to Comply with  
      • Minimum Criteria for Individual Ranks for Faculty Hired Before September 1990 Who Do Not Petition to Comply with Later Criteria  
      • Promotion in Rank  
    • University of West Alabama Promotion and Tenure Process  
  • Faculty Personnel Files and Payroll Policies 
    • Faculty Personnel File  
    • Departure of Faculty Members  
    • Emeritus Status  
    • General Grievance Procedure  
    • Payroll Policies  
    • Salary Schedule  
    • Summer Employment  
    • Leave Policies  
• Chapter V: Instructional and Academic Policies and Procedures  
  • Faculty Responsibilities 
    • Teaching  
    • Scholarly Activities  
    • Student Advising  
    • Institutional Service  
    • Public Service  
  • Faculty Workload Policy 
    • Guidelines for Summer Term  
    • Faculty Office Hours  
    • Loads for Chairpersons and Deans  
    • Distribution of Class Assignments  
  • Faculty Meetings  
  • Commencement  
  • Faculty Research  
  • Faculty Grant Programs 
    • University Research Grants  
    • University Teaching Excellence Grants  
    • University Service Learning Grants  
  • Student Advising 
    • Pertinent Policies Concerning Registration 
      • Freshman Studies Program  
      • Honors Program  
      • Transfer Students  
      • Completion of the Basic Curriculum  
      • Student Load  
      • Prerequisites  
      • Catalogue Requirements  
      • Graduation Requirements for Transfer Students  
      • Quality-Point Requirements  
      • Assignment of Students to Special Classes  
      • Course Substitutions  
      • Request for Change of School, Major, or Degree  
      • Courses by Special Arrangement  
      • Late Registration  
      • Requirements for Continuation in Residence  
  • Syllabi  
  • Curriculum and Catalogue Changes  
  • Textbooks  
  • Evaluation of Students 
    • Classroom Records  
    • Attendance Records  
    • Tests and Other Graded Materials  
    • Examination Policies 
      • Other Tests  
      • Make-up Tests and Examinations  
    • Student Grades 
      • The Grades of I and X  
      • Grades for Withdrawn Students  
      • The Grade of N  
      • Audit Students  
      • Reporting Grades  
      • Grade Changes  
      • Posting of Grades  
      • Academic Forgiveness Policy  
    • Reports on Students 
      • Freshman Deficiency Report  
      • Written English Proficiency Report  
  • Academic Grievances  
  • Administrative Grievances  
  • Class Management 
    • Class Schedules  
    • Size of Classes  
    • Classroom Maintenance  
    • Classes by Special Arrangement  
    • Statement of Policy on Registration for Credit to be Earned Other Than in Regularly Scheduled Classes  
    • Guidelines for Registration of Students in Courses Offered by Special Arrangement  
    • Attendance Policy  
    • Student Withdrawal from a Class and from the University  
  • Student Conduct 
    • Code of Conduct and Non Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Procedures 
      • Disciplinary Procedures for Non-Academic Misconduct  
    • Academic Integrity and Disciplinary Procedure for Academic Misconduct 
      • General Academic Dishonesty  
      • Specific Academic Dishonesty  
  • Policy on Posthumous Degrees  
• Chapter VI: Professional Staff 
  • Professional Staff Recruitment and Appointment 
    • Recruitment 
      • Recruitment of Professional Staff  (Executive/Administrative/Management positions)
      • Recruitment of Other Professional Staff  (Salaried positions not considered Executive/Administrative/Management)
    • Staff Orientation  
    • Appointment Letter  
    • Performance Evaluation  
    • Departure of Professional Staff Members  
    • General Grievance Procedure  
  • Staff Personnel Files and Payroll Policies 
    • Personnel File  
    • Enrollment in Academic Courses  
    • Payroll Policies  
    • Salary Payment Schedule  
    • Holidays and Leave Policies 
      • Annual Leave  
      • Sick Leave  
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