Winthrop University Faculty Manual

Purpose:
The Winthrop University Faculty Manual serves as a source of information for faculty about a number of areas, including employment, campus governance, academic policies and procedures, and campus facilities and services. The Faculty Manual reproduces academic, institutional, and employment policies developed by, among others, the Faculty Conference and Graduate Faculty Assembly, Academic and Graduate Councils, recommended to and approved by the President and approved by the Board of Trustees.

No faculty member, dean, officer or employee, except for the University President, has the authority to bind the University to any employment contract for any specified period of time or to otherwise alter the terms and conditions of employment. Any such alteration or contract must be in writing and signed by the President.

Mission Statement:
Building on its origins as a women’s college and its history as a teacher preparation institution, Winthrop University has broadened its mission and has achieved national recognition as a competitive and distinctive, public, residential comprehensive teaching institution that aspires to be among the very best institutions of its type in the nation.

Winthrop’s historic campus, located in a growing city within a major metropolitan area, provides a contemporary and supportive environment that promotes student learning and development. Winthrop has a diverse faculty and professional staff of national caliber and supports their work as effective teachers, scholars, researchers, practitioners, and creative artists. Through this talented group, Winthrop students acquire and develop knowledge, skills, and values which enrich their lives and prepare them to meet the needs and challenges of the contemporary world, including the ability to communicate effectively, appreciate diversity, work collaboratively, synthesize knowledge, and adapt to change. Ongoing assessment of programs and services ensures both that all academic programs challenge students at their highest level of ability and that the library, instructional technology and other academic service areas support courses of study that are consonant with current methods and knowledge. As a result, Winthrop graduates are eminently well-prepared to assume successful careers in business, industry, government, education, the arts, and human services, as well as to enter the most competitive graduate or professional schools. (Adopted by Board of Trustees, June 12, 1998.)

Procedures for Updating the Manual:
Responsibility for maintaining and updating the Winthrop University Faculty Manual lies with the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Faculty Manual will be revised or updated as necessary, based on changes in University policies and procedures. All revisions and updates to the Faculty Manual will be incorporated every year and distributed to University faculty (full-time and part-time) and other appropriate professional personnel.

1) the chair (or designate) of the Rules Committee
2) the chair (or designate) of the Faculty Personnel Committee
3) two department chairs selected by the Academic Leadership Council
4) the Director (or designate) of Human Resources and Affirmative 
   Action representatives of the Academic Affairs staff others as
   invited by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Contents:

• I.  Administration Organization

• II.  Faculty Organization

• III.  Faculty Employment

• IV.  Academic Policies and Procedures

• V.  Facilities and Services

• Appendix I.  Faculty Governance

• Appendix II.  Termination Procedures

• Appendix III.  Policy and Procedures for Faculty Grievances and Appeal

• Appendix IV.  Post-Tenure Review

• Appendix V.  Consulting and Outside Employment

• Addendum - Part-Time Faculty

• Table of Contents

• Index by Subject