PREFACE 

I. HISTORY

II. MISSION

III. UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND STRUCTURE

A. The Board of Trustees 

B. The Administration 

C. University Council 

D. The Faculty and the Faculty Senate 

E. University Committees 

F. The Residential College System 

IV. FACULTY RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

A. Academic Freedom and Free Expression 

B. Tenure 

C. Professional Responsibilities and Duties 

D. Faculty Responsibilities: The Honor Code,  Syllabus Requirements, Advising, Student Privacy Rights,
and Employing Students 

E. Faculty-Staff Relations 

F. Grievance 

G. Discrimination and Sexual Harassment 

H. Amorous Relationships 

I. Dismissal and Sanctions for Cause 

J. Public Affairs 

V. FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

A. Professorial Ranks 

B. Nonprofessorial Ranks 

C. Research Ranks 

D. Endowed Chairs 

VI. EVALUATION, PROMOTION, AND TENURE

A.  Third Year Review of Untenured Assistant Professors
and other Faculty Performance Reviews

B. Evaluation for Promotion and Tenure 

C. Initial Appointments with Tenure 

D. Promotion to Full Professor 

VII. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

A. Junior Research Leaves and Sabbatical Leaves 

B. Travel 

C. Teaching and Service Awards 

VIII. FACULTY WORKING CONDITIONS

A. The Library 

B. Information Technology 

C. Sponsored Research 

D. Continuing Studies 

E. Outside Work 

F. Conflicts of Interest 

G. Intellectual Property 

H. Nepotism 

I. Drug-Free University 

J. Accommodations for the Disabled 

K. Safety 

IX. FACULTY LEAVES, BENEFITS, AND SERVICES

A. Leaves with Pay 

B. Leaves without Pay 

C. Fringe Benefits 

D. Faculty Club 

E. Faculty Women's Club 

F. Compensation Policies 

G. Directories and Guides to Services 

AFTERWORD

Appendix A: Publications of Particular Interest to Faculty