Blinn College Faculty Handbook

2.10.1 Institutional Course Evaluation Measures

2.10.2 Course Syllabus
2.10.3 Course Information Sheet
2.10.4 Faculty Responsibility for Curriculum
2.10.5 Curriculum Committee

2.11 Employment Benefits/Documentation

2.11.1 Employee Handbook
2.11.2 Faculty Enrollment in Blinn College Courses

2.11.3 Personnel Concerns

2.11.4 General Personnel File

2.12 Employment Procedures and Contracts

2.12.1.1 Full-time Faculty

2.12.1.2 Part-time Faculty

2.12.2 English Proficiency

2.12.3 Faculty Contracts

2.12.4 Faculty Member Files

2.12.5 Name Tags

2.12.6 Professional Vacancies

2.12.7 Salary and Contracts

2.12.8 Salary and Contract Schedules

2.12.9 Tenure

2.12.10 Termination of Employment

2.13 Evening and Community-Based Courses

2.13.1 Concurrent Enrollment
2.13.2 Distance Learning Program

2.13.3 Evening Courses: On and Off Campus

2.13.4 Prison Educational Programs

2.14 Faculty Classification System

2.14.1 Full-time Faculty
2.14.2 Adjunct Faculty

2.14.3 Part-time Faculty

2.14.4 Instructional Load

2.15 Faculty Duties and Responsibilities

2.15.1 Full-time Faculty
2.15.2 Adjunct Faculty

2.15.3 Part-time Faculty

2.15.4 Division Chair

2.15.5 Assistant Division Chair

2.16 Faculty Evaluation

2.17 Faculty Offices and Accommodations

2.17.1 Office Space and Hours

2.18 Faculty Orientation

2.18.1 Orientation for New Faculty

2.19 Faculty Remuneration

2.19.1 Faculty Salary Schedule & Professional Development Activity Schedule
2.19.2 Overload

2.19.3 Substitute Teaching

2.19.4 Summer Teaching Assignments

2.20 Faculty Support Services

2.20.1 Academic Technology Services
2.20.2 Learning Center/Computer Laboratories

2.20.3 Mentor Program

2.20.4 New Faculty Orientation

2.20.5 Library Services

2.21 Grievance Procedure

2.22 Guest Speakers

2.23 Leave Policies

2.23.1 Sick Leave -- Full-time and Adjunct Faculty
2.23.2 Sick Leave -- Part-time Faculty

2.23.3 Personal Leave -- Full-time and Adjunct Faculty

2.23.4 Personal Leave -- Part-time Faculty

2.24 Mentor Program

2.24.1 Traditional Courses
2.24.2 Distance Learning Courses
2.24.2.1 Telecourses
2.24.2.2 Internet Courses

2.24.2.3 Video Conferenced Course

2.25 News Releases

2.26 Off-Campus Sites

2.27 Organizations

2.27.1 Council of Division Chairs
2.27.2 Faculty Council

2.27.3 Professional Associations: Brenham and Bryan

2.28 Plagiarism

2.29 Policy Manuals

2.30 Responsibilities and Relationships of the Faculty

2.30.1 Academic Advising
2.30.2 Commencement

2.30.3 Committee Assignments

2.30.4 Desk Copies

2.30.5 Dress Code

2.30.6 Duty/Office Hours
2.30.6.1 Full-time Faculty
2.30.6.2 Adjunct Faculty (No longer available)

2.30.6.3 Part-time Faculty

2.30.6.4 Summer Office Duty Hours

2.30.6.5 Office Hours for Internet Faculty

2.30.6.6 Office Hours During Finals Week

2.30.7 Faculty Absences/Walks/Class Cancellations
2.30.8 Faculty Meetings

2.30.9 Office Hours

2.30.10 Outside Work and Responsibilities

2.30.11 Planning and Evaluation

2.30.12 Professional Development

2.30.13 Reporting Accidents and Security Violations

2.30.14 Solicitation On and Off Campus

2.30.15 Student Registration

2.30.16 Substitute Teaching

2.30.17 Textbook Selection

2.30.18 UIL Assignments

2.30.19 Use of College Facilities

2.30.20 Walk Policy

2.31 Travel and Transportation

2.31.1 Attendance at Conferences
2.31.2 Transportation

2.31.3 Travel Allowances

SECTION III – CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

3.1 Classroom Administration

3.1.1 Class Schedules
3.1.2 Class Regulations
3.1.2.1 Cellular Telephones and Beepers
3.1.2.2 Food and Drinks

3.1.2.3 Non-Smoking Policy

3.1.3 Dress Code

3.1.4 Emergency Procedures

3.2 Classroom Protocol

3.2.1 Admission to Class

3.2.2 Announcements

3.2.3 Attendance

3.2.3.1 Record of Class Attendance Policy

3.2.3.2 Religious Holy Day: Excused Absence

3.2.4 Auditing a Course

3.2.5 Class Length

3.2.6 Student Discipline/Incivility Protocol

3.2.7 Visitors to Class

3.2.8 Authorities Entering Classroom

3.2.9 Language Use/Abuse in the Classroom

3.2.10 Plagiarism and Other Forms of Academic Dishonesty

3.3 Examinations

3.3.1 Examination Components

3.4 Grade and Grading System

3.4.1 Final Grade Appeal Policy

3.4.2 Grade Book
3.4.3 Grade Changes

3.4.4 Grade Reporting

3.4.5 Incomplete Policy

3.4.6 Grading Scale

3.4.7 Scholastic Dishonesty Policy

3.5 Record Keeping

3.5.1 Class Records
3.5.2 Class Rosters

3.5.3 Student Records

3.5.4 Requests for Class/Student Data

SECTION IV - STUDENT SERVICES INFORMATION

4.1 Admissions and Records

4.1.1 Applying to Blinn College
4.1.2 Student Records

4.1.3 Adding/Dropping Courses

4.1.3.1 For Students — Brenham Campus
4.1.3.2 For Students — Bryan Campus

4.1.3.3 For Faculty Members

4.1.4 Turning in Grades and Making Grade Changes/BORIS

4.1.4.1 Procedure for Accessing BORIS
4.1.4.2 Procedure for Entering Grades

4.1.4.3 Procedure for Changing Grades

4.1.4.4 Procedure for Validating Grades

4.1.4.5 Procedure for Processing Grade Errors

4.1.4.6 Procedure for Saving Grades

4.1.4.7 Procedure for Printing Class Roster

4.1.4.8 Procedure for Quitting Grade Entry

4.1.5 Census Day Roll Sheets
4.1.6 Transcripts

4.1.7 TASP/Absence Policy

4.1.8 Degree Plans

4.1.9 Student Data Forms (SDF)

4.1.10 Graduation

4.1.11 International Students

4.1.12 Course Schedules

4.2 Financial Aid

4.2.1 General Information
4.2.2 Veteran’s Services

4.2.3 Scholarships

4.3 Counseling Services

4.3.1 Advisement
4.3.2 Assessment/Testing

4.3.3 Student Orientation

4.3.4 ADA Office (American with Disabilities Act)

4.4 Student Activities

4.4.1 Sponsors
4.4.1.1 Brenham Campus
4.4.1.2. Bryan Campus

4.5 Student Center

4.5.1 Use of Facilities

4.5.1.1 Brenham Campus

4.5.1.2 Bryan Campus

4.5.2 Mail Service— Brenham Mail Room

4.5.3 Mail Service — Brenham Campus

4.5.4 Mail Service — Intra Campus

4.5.5 Mail Service — Bryan Campus

4.6 Housing (Brenham Campus Only)

4.7 Recruitment

4.8 Student Handbook

4.9 Vehicle Registration

4.10 Campus Security

4.11 ID Cards

SECTION V -- SUPPORT SERVICES

5.1 Library Facilities

5.2 Library Services

5.2.1 Requesting Materials for Library Purchase

5.2.2 Catalogs and Indexes

5.2.3 Fines and Charges

5.2.8 Library Instruction

5.2.9 Library Assignments

5.2.10 Classes in the Library

5.2.11 Instructional Media

5.2.12 Interlibrary Loan

5.2.13 Miscellaneous Services for Faculty

5.3 Blinn Learning Centers 5.3.1 Brenham Learning Center Services

5.3.2 Bryan Learning Center Services

5.4 Academic Technology Services

5.4.1 Faculty Computing Support
5.4.2 Faculty Instructional Technology Development and Support

5.4.3 Academic Software and Licensing

5.4.4 Academic Network Resources

5.4.5 Ancillary Academic Technology Support

APPENDICES

Appendix A - Organizational Charts

Appendix B - Select Board Policies

Appendix C - Select Administrative Policies

Appendix D - Planning Process

Appendix E - Faculty Contracts

Appendix F - Faculty Salary Information

Appendix G - Faculty Evaluation System

Appendix H -Division Chair/Supervisor Evaluation

Appendix I - Select Forms

Travel Request and Authorization

Appendix J - Constitutions of Faculty Organizations

Appendix K - Boards and Committees