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Faculty Handbook
This Fall 2021 - Spring 2024 Faculty Handbook is not a contract of employment and is not intended to supersede any provisions of the College of Western Idaho policy manual as it relates to your status as an employee of the College of Western Idaho. All provisions of this handbook shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with this paragraph, and in the event of any irreconcilable inconsistencies, the terms of the College of Western Idaho Policies and Procedures manual shall prevail.
Purpose
The CWI Faculty Handbook is an important part of the Participatory Governance structure at College of Western Idaho. The purpose of this handbook is to clarify the roles, responsibilities, and rights of Faculty members of the College of Western Idaho. This handbook is maintained and approved by the Faculty Senate of CWI, with final approval from the College Provost. The Faculty Handbook is reviewed and revised every three academic years, with the next revision date in 2024.
Other important resources for faculty include the CWI Board Governance Policies, CWI Policies and Procedure Manual, the Instruction Policies and Procedures Manual, and Faculty Evaluation and Promotion Procedures Handbook, and the CWI Student Handbook. The CWI Policies and Procedure Manual contains all established institutional policies. CWI’s Instruction Policies and Procedures Manual includes answers, instructions and/or links to the most frequently asked questions about day-to-day administrative and instructional information needed by new and returning faculty. The Faculty Evaluation and Promotion Procedures Handbook contains information about how to conduct evaluations and apply for promotion. The Student Handbook contains policies governing student behavior, including corrective action and grade appeals.
In the event that any of these documents is in conflict with the Board Governance Policies and the Policy and Procedure Manual, the Board Governance Policies and Policy and Procedures Manual will be the correct standard. In case of conflict between the remaining documents, the bodies responsible for each document will collaborate to resolve the conflicting information.
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Purpose
The purpose of this document is three-fold. First, this document is designed to assist the College of Western Idaho Faculty Promotion Committee in the review of portfolios in aiding alignment of rank with work, activities, and impact. Second, this document serves...
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Membership
All full-time and adjunct faculty are eligible to be elected members of the Faculty Senate, hereinafter referred to as the Senate.
There will be one senator per recognized department and two (2) adjunct senators.
Election Procedures for...
Faculty Handbook
- Faculty Handbook
- 1. Participatory Governance
- 2. Faculty Standards of Practice
- 3. Employment Policies For Faculty
- 3.1 Full-Time Faculty Employment Status
- 3.2 Full-Time Support Faculty Employment Status
- 3.3 Full-Time Faculty Additional Assignment: Department Chair Employment Status
- 3.4 Adjunct Faculty Employment Status
- 3.5 Employment Records
- 3.6 Differentiated Pay
- 3.7 Summer Semester Teaching Contracts
- 3.8 Overloads in Academic Year
- 3.9 Employment Standards for Full-Time Faculty
- 3.10 Employment Standards for Full-Time Support Faculty
- 3.11 Employment Standards for Adjunct Faculty
- 3.12 Faculty Corrective Actions
- 3.13 Faculty Leave Policies
- 3.14 Termination of Employment
- 3.15 Years of Service Awards Program
- 3.16 Emeritus Program
- 4. Faculty Responsibilities
- 5. Instruction Management
- 5.1 Course Planning
- 5.2 Classroom Scheduling
- 5.3 Course Changes and Withdrawals
- 5.4 Canceled Courses
- 5.5 Course Syllabi
- 5.6 Course Modalities
- 5.7 Center for Teaching and Learning
- 5.8 Library Services
- 5.9 Office Assignments
- 5.10 Teaching Schedules
- 5.11 Course Attendance Reporting
- 5.12 Classroom Environment
- 5.13 Academic Advising
- 5.14 Reporting Student Conduct
- 5.15 Academic Integrity
- 5.16 Information Technology
- 5.17 Instructional Periods and Breaks
- 5.18 Final Examinations
- 5.19 Concluding a Course
- 5.20 Assigning Final Grades
- 5.21 Grading Policies
- 5.22 Field Trips
- 5.23 Faculty Absences, Canceled Classes, Substitute Pay
- 5.24 Guest Lecturers
- 5.25 Emergency Closure of Campus
- 6. Faculty Evaluation
- 6.1 Faculty Evaluation Policy
- 6.2 Philosophy
- 6.3 Evaluation Criteria
- 6.4 Identification of Deficits
- 6.5 Assessment Schedule
- 6.6 Evaluations for CWI Full-Time Faculty
- 6.7 Faculty Evaluation Access and Storage
- 6.8 Faculty Activity and Reporting (FPAR)
- 6.9 Strengths Based Coaching
- 6.10 Summative Evaluation
- 6.11 Dean Evaluation
- 7. Faculty Rank and Promotion
- 7.1 Institutional Initiatives
- 7.2 Rank
- 7.3 Philosophy
- 7.4 Eligibility
- 7.5 Criteria for Promotion
- 7.6 Preparation Timeline
- 7.7 Preparation Activities
- 7.8 Promotion Portfolio
- 7.9 Submitting the Portfolio
- 7.10 Returning the Portfolio
- 7.11 Portfolio Evaluation
- 7.12 Adjunct Faculty Evaluation and Tiered Pay
- Appendix A Faculty Evaluation Forms
- Appendix B Rank Descriptions
- Appendix C Rank and Promotion Timeline
- Appendix D Promotion Rubrics Reference Materials
- Instruction - Instructor
- Instruction - Assistant Professor
- Instruction - Associate Professor
- Instruction - Professor
- Institutional Engagement - Instructor
- Institutional Engagement - Assistant Professor
- Institutional Engagement - Associate Professor
- Institutional Engagement - Professor
- Professional Development
- Professional Development - Instructor
- Professional Development - Assistant Professor
- Professional Development - Associate Professor
- Professional Development - Professor
- Appendix E Contents of Promotion Portfolio
- Appendix F Senate By Laws