The University Of New Mexico
- Valencia Branch
FACULTY
PROCEDURAL HANDBOOK
of
the
VALENCIA
BRANCH CAMPUS
of
the
UNIVERSITY
OF NEW MEXICO
INTRODUCTION
PROCEDURES
I. Instructional
Departments and Faculty Administration
II.
Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
1.
New Faculty Selections and Orientation
2. Faculty Directory
3.
Current Salary Scale & Payroll Policy
4. Summer Teaching
Compensation
5. Merit Pay
6. Faculty
Assignments and Compensation in Independent Studies, Practicums and Course
Challenges
7. Teaching Loads
8. Full-Time
Faculty Privileges
9. Faculty ID Cards
10. Faculty Assembly
11.
UNM-Valencia Faculty Representation on UNM-Valencia and Main Campus Committees
12. Academic Freedom
13.
Faculty Academic Freedom Grievance Procedures
14. Faculty Mailboxes
15. Faculty Meetings
16. Purchasing
& Business Transactions
17. Parking Permits
& Carpools
III. Teaching at UNM-Valencia
1. Syllabi
2. Textbooks
3. Class Meeting
Times and Places
4.
Class Caps or Maximum Enrollments
5. Team Teaching
6.
Faculty Attendance and Emergency Dismissal of Classes
7.
Class Lists, Student Attendance, & Class Drops
8.
Typing, Duplicating and Other Support Services
9. Instructional Equipment
10.
Information Systems and Computer Usage
11. Faculty Office Hours
12. Faculty Development
13. Teaching Environment
14. Guest Speakers
15. Keys
16. Disciplinary Procedures
17. Security and Parking
18. Promoting Your
Classes
19. Instructor
of the Year Awards
20. Student of
the Month Award
21. Student Retention
IV. Grading
1. Grading Policy
Statement
2. Academic Progress
3. Failing Grades
at Mid-Term
4. Academic Help
5. Tests & Quizzes
6. Academic Honesty
7. Final Grades
8.
Posting Grades & Returning Exams & Papers
9.
Administration of the Instructor Course Evaluation System (ICES)
V. Next Semester
1.
Proposing New Courses & Academic Programs
2. Faculty Rehiring
3. Course Assignments
APPENDIXES
Appendix
A: Part-Time Faculty Application
Appendix
B: Faculty Absence Report Form
Appendix
C: Attendance Intervention Form
Appendix D:
Textbook Request Form
Appendix
E: Table of Factors for Full-Time Faculty Summer Employment
Appendix
F: University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus Faculty Constitution
Appendix
G: University of New Mexico Ethics Policy on Computer Use
Appendix
H: Description of Duties and Responsibilities for Instructional Administrators
Dean
of Instruction
Academic
Department Chairs
Business
and Technology Division Chair
Business
and Technology Area Coordinators
Appendix
I: Tuition Remission and Dependent Education Program
INTRODUCTION
Preface
The University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus Faculty Handbook is
compiled in furtherance of and in accordance with the policies of the University
of New Mexico Faculty Handbook, the Tenure and Promotion Handbook, and
the University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus Faculty Constitution. The
purpose of the handbook is to organize and publish in one volume the regulations,
procedures, and policies of UNM-Valencia Campus which apply to faculty.
All regulations, procedures, and policies, not already established by the
UNM Faculty Handbook or other established university policy, herein have
been reviewed by the UNM-Valencia Faculty Handbook Committee (a Standing
Committee of the Valencia Campus Faculty Assembly); the Faculty Assembly
(where appropriate), and the UNM-Valencia Administration. The Faculty Procedural
Handbook's goal is to direct the faculty in the fulfillment of their teaching,
service, and professional obligations, while clarifying their rights and
freedoms.
Policy Adoption
All policies which are subject to review and recommendation
by the Faculty Assembly shall be included in the Faculty Handbook according
to the procedures adopted herein:
1. The UNM-Valencia Faculty Assembly will form a Faculty
Policy and Handbook Committee (FHC) as a standing committee of the Faculty
Assembly appointed by the president of the Faculty Assembly. This committee
will, initially, review the 1990-91 Handbook for accuracy, place in the
Handbook all approved procedures and policies omitted in earlier editions,
review all subsequent changes proposed for the Handbook, and have oversight
responsibility for each new Faculty Handbook published at the end of each
calendar year before the end of fall semester. The first committee shall
have three (3) members appointed to two (2) year terms and two (2) members
will be appointed to one year terms. Membership shall consist of at least
one member from each of the following:
a. Business and Technology Division
b. Arts and Sciences Division
c. Tenure and Promotion Committee
d. Curriculum Committee
2. A Faculty Handbook shall be adopted during the fall term
for the following calendar year. The handbook shall initially be tendered
by the Policy and Handbook Committee to the Executive Director and Dean
of Instruction for review, recommendation, and where appropriate, modification,
then to the faculty for approval. The Handbook shall be presented no later
than the last scheduled faculty assembly meeting in November.
3. Amendments to the handbook may be initiated or proposed
by either Faculty or Administration.
Faculty Initiated Changes
Any proposed changes of the handbook by faculty shall
be submitted to the Faculty Policy and Handbook Committee for approval
and then through the Faculty Executive Committee to the Faculty Assembly
for action. Adverse Committee reports can be appealed to the Faculty Assembly.
After Assembly approval, any changes will be submitted to the Dean of Instruction
for review and then to the Executive Director for review or final approval
(administrative review in those instances where the power for such Handbook
amendments is the right of faculty).
Administration Initiated Changes
Any proposed changes shall be submitted to the Faculty
Handbook Committee for review and action. After review, the Committee shall
submit to the Faculty Assembly through the FEC the Administration proposals
with any comments, recommendations, or alternatives it deems appropriate.
The Faculty Assembly will then review and make recommendations to the Dean
of Instruction for review and then to the Executive Director for review
or final approval.
4. Policies established by the University of New Mexico and
not subject to local authority are placed in the UNM-Valencia Faculty Procedural
Handbook for information only.
Vision,
Mission, and Core Values
of the
University of New Mexico - Valencia Campus
Vision Statement
The University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus will rise to national
prominence as a leader among two-year colleges by enhancing its status
as a community-based center for education, culture and technology and by
becoming a national model for innovative teaching and learning.
Mission Statement
The Mission of University of New Mexico, Valencia Campus is to provide
community residents with lifelong educational opportunities in order to
better prepare them to actively participate in the world as productive,
responsible and creative individuals.
The Valencia Campus, a branch college of UNM, is an open-access,
student-centered institution which offers a variety of associate degrees,
certificate and credential programs. Our courses provide basic skills,
transfer credits, technical career training and non-credit adult and community
education.
Core Values
Valencia Campus Values:
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We are student-centered.
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We value quality instruction and services.
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We are responsive to change.
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We embrace diversity.
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We believe in empowering the individual.
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We are committed to accessibility.
PROCEDURES
I. Instructional Departments
and Faculty Administration
Arts and Sciences Division:
Social and Cultural Studies
1. American Studies
2. Communication & Journalism
3. Criminal Justice
4. General Honors
5. Southwest Studies
6. History
7. Social and Behavioral Sciences
Language and Letters
1. Developmental English and Reading
2. Writing Program
3. Literature
4. Introduction to Academics
5. Spanish and other Foreign Languages
6. Linguistics
7. Sign Language
Mathematics and Statistics
1. Developmental Mathematics
2. Teacher Education Mathematics
3. Mathematics
4. Statistics
Science
1. Biology
2. Chemistry
3. Earth & Planetary Science (Geology)
4. Physics
5. Natural Science (Teacher Education)
6. Nutrition, Nursing Assistant, Emergency Medical
Education
1. Professional Education Courses
2. Early Childhood Education
3. Physical Education
4. Philosophy
5. Human Services
Fine Arts
1. Art Studio
2. Art History
3. Art Education
4. Media Arts
5. Music
6. Music Education
7. Theater
Business and Technology Division:
Business
1. Office and Business Technology
2. Business Management
3. Business Administration
4. Real Estate
5. Banking
6. Economics
Technology
1. Computer Information Systems
2. Computer Aided Drafting
3. Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
4. Computer Science
Support Programs:
Library
1. Library Use Courses
Student Enrichment Center:
1. Tutorial Services
2. Equal Access
Community Education
1. Non-Credit Community Education Courses
2. Distance and Extended Education (credit)
Adult Basic Education (non credit):
1. Graduate Equivalency Diploma (GED)
2. English as a Second Language (ESL)
3. Citizenship and Literacy
4. Employability Skills
II. Faculty Rights
and Responsibilities
1.
New Faculty Selection and Orientation
New part-time faculty are selected through a competitive
process on the basis of:
a. students' need for a course(s) in the candidate's field
of expertise;
b. branch and main campus approval of candidate's credentials
to teach the particular course based on the candidate's academic training,
experience, and excellence in teaching as presented in his/her:
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UNM-Valencia part-time instructor application (see Appendix
A),
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interview with the appropriate supervisor(s),
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professional vitae,
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official academic transcript(s),
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professional references;
c. sufficient enrollment in the course;
d. sufficient funding;
e. the need for part-timers to supplement the UNM-Valencia
full-time teaching staff. Part-time instructors should be aware that their
classes can be reassigned to full-time instructors if a full-time instructor
needs an additional class when one of his/her originally assigned classes
is canceled because of insufficient enrollment. If a part-time instructor’s
class is canceled, there is no compensation for preparation time.
Part-time instructors are hired through a competitive
process on a semester-to-semester basis, and continued approval for employment
is based on need and satisfactory performance (which includes results of
ICES evaluations). Part-time instructors are given Assignment Memos which,
if signed, designate teaching responsibility. Teaching agreements are issued
during the summer session only, not during fall or spring semesters.
New full-time instructors are selected based on many of the
same criteria. They are issued full 9-month contracts prior to the start
of each academic year.
UNM-Valencia advertises for part-time instructors in all
teaching fields each year in order to replenish its pool of potential faculty
members. The search for new full-time instructors (if positions are available)
normally takes place each spring.
In either case, UNM-Valencia strictly follows Affirmative
Action rules and regulations. UNM-Valencia is firmly committed to the policy
of providing equal employment opportunity to all of its employees and applicants
for employment regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, sex,
age, or handicap. Additional information may be obtained through the UNM-Valencia
Personnel Office and /or Human Resources Department on the Main Campus.
An orientation session, coordinated by the DI, for all
new full- and part-time instructors is held just prior to the start of
each semester. Many important topics are covered at this session, including
(1) introduction of UNM-Valencia chairpersons, Faculty Assembly officers
and administrators, (2) review of the UNM-Valencia mission and strategic
plan, and (3) completion of personnel forms needed for compensation.
2. Faculty Directory
The Dean of Instruction will be responsible for updating
the faculty directory each semester.
Faculty members should update their files with current phone
numbers and addresses during the first week of the semester. A form is
sent to each instructor for this purpose.
Instructors can opt not have their home phone numbers
in the directory by letting the Instructional Secretary know of their preference
by the end of the first week of class.
Instructor home phone numbers are not released to students
at any time. Students can contact their instructors by (1) seeing them
during their office hours or (2) leaving a message with a secretary or
in the faculty mailboxes (3) voice-mail; (4) e-mail.
3.
Current Salary Scale and Payroll Policy
Part-time instructors are paid in four equal payments
each semester. The first payment is issued after the first full calendar
month of teaching.
The 1997/98 salary scale for part-time instructors is
as follows:
a. Bachelors, Associates or no degree: $500/credit hour
b. Masters degree: $550/credit hour
c. Doctors or terminal degree: $600/credit hour
A new full-time instructor's salary is negotiated individually
based on:
a. funds available in the particular recruiting year,
b. a person's teaching field--faculty in hard to recruit
teaching fields (i.e., math, science, and the technical fields) can be
offered higher initial salaries, and
c. professional qualifications.
The following are minimum 9-month salaries:
a. Bachelors, Associates or no degree: $26,000
b. Masters degree: $28,000
c. Doctors or terminal degree: $30,000
Full-time instructors are paid on the last working day
of each month. They can elect to receive payments over 10 or 12 installments
during the calendar year. Faculty who elect to receive 10 installments
will be paid from August through May. For these instructors benefit deductions
for the month of June will be deducted from May’s salary installment and
benefit deductions for the month of July will be deducted from August’s
salary installment.
4. Summer Teaching
Compensation
Whereas part-time faculty are compensated for summer
teaching on the same basis as during the other nine months of instruction
and can teach up to six (6) hours, full-time faculty may teach up to nine
(9) credit hours and will be compensated as follows:
1. The summer salary of a full-time instructor is generally
based on three criteria:
a. base salary for academic year prior to summer session,
b. number of credit hours taught, and
c. number of weeks over which the course is taught (the
maximum is eight)
The formula used to determine the summer salary is determined
by the Provost’s Office. For example, 1999 summer salaries for full-time
faculty were determined as follows:
(base salary for academic year prior to summer session)
x (factor from table in Appendix E) = (summer salary)
Example A: A full-time instructor with a $30,000 base
academic year salary teaching a three credit-hour course over the full
eight weeks: $30,000 x .0741 = $2,223
2. No regular UNM faculty member (except chairs) shall be
paid more than a total of $7,555 for teaching and other departmental duties
performed during the 8-week summer session, irrespective of the academic
year base salary prior to the summer session.
Example B: For any regular faculty member whose academic
year salary is more than $34,000, an 8-week, 9 CH session salary of $7,555
shall be used rather than .2222 of the incremented academic year salary.
3. In order to facilitate computations, a table of factors
should be used with 9-month salary figures to arrive at summer session
salaries (see Appendix E).
4. Except when approval is granted in advance by the appropriate
Chair, DI, Director and by the Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs, no faculty member shall be assigned to teach a 9 credit hour load
during a period of less than 8 weeks.
5. In connection with 4. above, (except where prior approval
has been given), short courses must be scheduled for a minimum of 15 clock
hours (50 minute periods) for each semester hour of credit, and there must
be no more than 1.125 semester hours credit for each week duration. This
limit permits student programs of nine credit hours during the 8-week summer
session.
6. No more than 1.13 semester hours credit may be taught
by any instructor or taken by a student in a one-week period. Instructors
who teach courses during a period shorter than 8 weeks will receive proportionately
lower salaries per credit hour (see Appendix E).
Example A: For a $30,000 base academic year, if the instructor
teaches 3 credit hours over a 4-week period, the summer salary is calculated
as follows: $30,000 X .0864 = $2,592. If the same instructor taught the
course over an 8-week period, the salary would be calculated as follows:
$30,000 X .0987 = $2,961.
Example B: An instructor wishes to teach a 3 credit-hour
course over a 2-week period. Dividing the 3 credit hours by the 2-week
period results in 1.5 credit hours per week. Since this amount exceeds
the 1.13 credit hours limit, the course may not be offered.
The rationale for this policy is that faculty who teach over
a longer term will also be more involved in committee and other service
work.
All policies related to summer teaching were formulated
by the Faculty Contracts Office on Main Campus and approved by the Provost.
5. Merit Pay
The University of New Mexico and its branch campuses
are committed to the concept of merit pay for all contract full-time when
pay raises are available. Merit pay for full-time faculty at UNM-Valencia,
when available, is determined from year to year based on the totals of
the professional development points (PDP'S) each instructor accumulates
as part of his/her Faculty Evaluation/Development Instrument (FE/DI). Copies
of the FE/DI are available from your Chair or at the Academic Office.
6.
Faculty Assignments and Compensation in Independent Studies, Practicums/Cooperative
Education and Course Challenges
Full-time and part-time faculty are sometimes called
upon to assist students in independent courses, to supervise practicums/cooperative
education assignments or to administer a course challenge. Instructors
are encouraged to contact their Chair regarding this policy.
The following method will be used:
1. For independent studies and practicums/cooperative
education classes, all participating faculty will be paid either $100,
$110 or $120 (for bachelors, masters, or doctorate/terminal degree holders,
respectively) per student.
2. Course challenges will receive no compensation and
may be considered "college and community service" for full-time facultyy.
Faculty will also be asked to serve in this role on a
voluntary basis. However, if no faculty is found to participate in this
respect, the Division Chair will require that pertinent full-time faculty
fill this role on a rotating basis.
7. Teaching Loads
Full-time faculty are required to teach 15.0 credit hours
per semester for the fall and spring semesters. Course releases may be
granted to individual faculty for special assignments, such as managing
grants, working on institutional projects, coordinating programs, or administering
tasks in general, etc. Full-time faculty may teach a one-course overload
during the fall and spring semesters for which they will be paid on the
same basis as a part-time instructor. According to EEO policy guidelines,
full-time faculty who teach an overload course outside of the discipline
area for which he/she was hired must be selected through a competitive
process. Summer employment is optional for full-time faculty (see Part
II, Section 4 "Summer Teaching Compensation" for details).
Part-time faculty may teach a maximum of 15.0 credit hours
at UNM and its branches each academic year. This means that if an instructor
teaches 9 hours in the fall, for example, he/she can only teach 6 hours
during the following spring. Exceptions can be made in emergencies when,
for instance, an additional section of a course is needed after registration
is completed. Summer employment is not considered in the 15.0 hours maximum.
Staff who teach part-time may not exceed a total of 1.25
FTE. Given that each three credit-hour course taught during the fall or
spring semesters counts as .2 FTE, a full-time staff person may teach only
up to three credit hours during the regular academic year. During the summer
semester, a three credit-hour course counts as .33 FTE. Therefore, a full-time
staff person may not teach a three-credit-hour course in the summer.
Exceptions to any of the policies described above are
possible through special permission from the Provost’s office. The process
of requesting any such exceptions is initiated through the Dean of Instruction.
8. Full-Time
Faculty Privileges
Full-time faculty enjoy the following privileges during
their employment at UNM-Valencia:
a. UNM Libraries: borrowing privileges at the UNM-Valencia
Library and all Main Campus libraries.
b. D. H. Lawrence Ranch, north of Taos, New Mexico: Rustic
cabins available for small fee. Reservations may be made by calling 277-3751.
c. UNM Recreational equipment: tents, camping stoves,
backpacks, snowshoes, cross-country ski equipment, etc. may be rented for
a small fee from Johnson Gym. Johnson Gym facilities, including the swimming
pool, are also available.
d. UNM Museums: free admission to the Fine Arts Museum,
the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, the Geology Museum, the Student Art
Gallery, the Biology Greenhouse.
e. UNM Student Union facilities: admission to restaurants,
shops, recreation areas, and movie theater. Fees are charged in some areas.
f. Speech analysis and speech therapy discounts at the
UNM Speech Center.
g. Safety glasses may be purchased at reduced rates from
the Campus Safety Office on main campus.
h. Dental x-rays, cleaning, and fluoride treatment services
are provided at special rates at the UNM Dental Program.
i. Medical services at the UNM Employee Health Clinic.
j. Portraits and photo supplies may be purchased at good
prices at the UNM Photo Service.
k. Use of UNM-Valencia stationary for professional purposes.
l. Professional development funds available through the
Faculty Professional Development Committee.
m. The University of New Mexico has assumed administration
of the tuition remission and dependent education process for the branch
campuses. As such, policies indicated in the University Business Policies
and Procedures Manual of the University of New Mexico (policies 3700
and 3785, respectively) and the Faculty Handbook (page C-1) will
be adhered to. For more information on this program please refer to Appendix
I.
n. Office space.
o. Campus Mailboxes: see section 14.
p. Gratuitous teaching materials when they are available
from publishing houses or university presses.
q. Graduation robes
9. Faculty ID Cards
Faculty ID Cards are required for most of the activities
listed as instructor privileges. These IDs are issued to part-time instructors
each semester by the Academic Office. IDs are issued to full-time faculty
by the Personnel Office at the beginning of each academic year.
10. Faculty Assembly
The UNM-Valencia faculty organized its faculty government
(known as the Faculty Assembly) in December 1982. All full- and part-time
faculty who are teaching at the Valencia Campus are voting members of the
Faculty Assembly (see Appendix F for the Faculty Constitution).
11.
UNM-Valencia Faculty Representation on UNM-Valencia and Main Campus Committees
Faculty are strongly encouraged to volunteer to serve
on UNM-Valencia committees The composition, structure, and process for
all UNM-Valencia committees is found in the Committee Composition, Structure,
and Process document (available at the Library or through the Faculty Assembly
web page — http://www.unm.edu/~vfac)
Standing committees of the Faculty Assembly include:
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Faculty Professional Development Committee
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Tenure and Promotion Committee
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Curriculum Committee
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Faculty Policy and Handbook Committee
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Faculty Program Development Committee
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Adjunct Faculty Committee
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Faculty Conflict Resolution Committee
Campus-wide Committees are:
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Scholarship Committee
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Cultural Enrichment Committee
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Student-of-the-Month Committee
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Student Affairs Committee
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Director's Advisory Committee
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Strategic Planning Committee
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Computer Use Committee
The Dean of Instruction has an advisory group, the Instructional
Council, consisting of supervisors from different instructional areas.
Ad Hoc and Search Committees also need the help of faculty
and can be volunteered for as a service to the institution. Part-time instructors
can volunteer to serve by seeing either their Chair or the Dean of Instruction.
Preferences can be indicated on Committee Bid forms distributed every two
years.
UNM branches are represented by elected representatives
on the following main campus committees:
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Admissions & Records Committee
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Library Committee
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Community Education Committee
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Faculty Senate
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Curricula Committee
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Teaching Enhancement Committee
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Undergraduate Committee
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Computer Use on Campus Committee
12.
Academic Freedom
As stated on pages B11-12 of the UNM Faculty Handbook:
a. The teacher is entitled to full freedom in research
and in the publication of the results, subject to the adequate performance
of his/her other academic duties; but research for pecuniary return should
be based upon an understanding with the authorities of the institution.
b. The teacher is entitled to freedom in the classroom
in discussing his/her subject, but he/she should be careful not to introduce
into his/her teaching controversial matter which has no relation to his/her
subject. Limitations of academic freedom because of religious or other
aims of the institution should be clearly stated in writing at the time
of the appointment.
c. The college or university teacher is a citizen, a
member of a learned profession, and an officer of an educational institution.
When he/she speaks or writes as a citizen, he/she should be free from institutional
censorship or discipline, but his/her special position in the community
imposes special obligations. As a man or woman of learning and an educational
officer, he/she should remember that the public may judge his/her profession
and his/her institution by his/her utterances. Hence he/she should at all
times be accurate, should exercise appropriate restraint, should show respect
for the opinions of others, and should make every effort to indicate that
he/she is not an institutional spokesperson.
d. At the University of New Mexico, the teacher recognizes
that he/she is responsible for the maintenance of appropriate standards
of scholarship and teaching performance, aimed at the goal of training
the students to think for themselves. While the students have a right to
know the teacher's point of view on relevant controversial subjects, the
teacher has an obligation to set forth fairly and clearly the divergent
opinions of other scholars, so that the students may reach rational and
independent conclusions.
e. The efficient operation of any institution requires
cooperation among its personnel. The teacher agrees, therefore, to abide
by all regulations of the University, consistent with this policy, and
to perform to the best of his/her ability such reasonable duties as are
assigned to him/her by authorized University officials.
13.
Faculty Academic Freedom Grievance Procedures
Following the UNM Faculty Handbook (H-5, G), the academic
freedom grievance procedure at UNM-Valencia is as follows:
The faculty of each branch college shall establish a grievance
committee to hear grievances connected with issues of academic freedom.
The size and composition of this committee shall be determined by the faculty,
part-time plus full-time. Grievances of any faculty, part-time or full-time,
must first be presented to this committee, which shall conduct an inquiry
and make a recommendation to the branch director. If this recommendation
is not satisfactory to the faculty member or if the branch director does
not accept and implement it, the faculty member may then appeal to the
Vice President for Academic Affairs. If still not satisfied at these levels,
the faculty member then may request a hearing with the Academic Freedom
and Tenure Committee, as prescribed in Section 16 of the Policy on Academic
Freedom and Tenure.
Based on this policy statement, the UNM-Valencia faculty
has established the following guidelines:
a. Faculty grievances must be presented in writing to
the President of the Faculty Assembly within one calendar year of the grieving
incident.
b. In case of a faculty grievance, an ad hoc grievance
committee of three members shall be named: one member named by each of
the parties to the grievance, and the third member named by the first two
members.
c. The ad hoc grievance committee shall conduct a private
inquiry as soon as possible, not to exceed two weeks after getting organized.
d. The committee shall make a recommendation to the Branch
Director as soon as possible, not to exceed two weeks after conducting
the inquiry.
e. The recommendations of the grievance committee presented
to the Branch Director will be made by majority votes (2 out of 3 members).
14. Faculty Mailboxes
Faculty mailboxes are located in the Academic
building. Mailbox assignments and keys are distributed by the Instructional
Secretary at the start of each semester. A deposit is required of part-time
faculty and is refundable at the end of the semester. A $5 replacement
charge is made for lost keys. Instructors should check their mailboxes
each day before class so that they can:
a. read about important announcements and relay them to
their classes when appropriate,
b. distribute information and/or survey forms to their
classes,
c. read and act on college memos and directives.
15. Faculty Meetings
At least three regular Faculty Assembly meetings are
called by the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) each semester. All faculty
are urged to attend as important matters are discussed and decided upon
at these sessions. Departmental meetings are often scheduled at these times
or other times. A faculty development workshop is normally presented just
prior to each general faculty meeting.
16.
Purchasing and Business Transactions
Instructors interested in making purchases of instructional
materials from the UNM-Valencia Bookstore may do so without approval of
the chair if the total purchase does not exceed $50. Amounts in excess
of $50 or amounts purchased from agencies other than the campus bookstore
must be approved by the chairperson. Funding can be requested by completing
a Faculty Purchase Request Form prior to making each purchase.
17. Parking
Permits and Carpools
All UNM-Valencia faculty, staff, and students are required
to obtain and display parking permits for all vehicles they will park on
campus. These permits are free and need not be renewed each semester. They
can be obtained in the Security Office. Instructors are encouraged to conserve
gas and save on expenses by sharing rides to campus with other employees
or students.
III. Teaching at UNM-Valencia
Instructors can obtain copies of the syllabi previously
used for their courses from the Dean of Instruction's office. Instructors
are required to submit their own syllabus for each of their UNM- Valencia
courses. At least one copy of your course syllabus should be filed in the
academic office by the end of the second week of classes. Most importantly,
each of your students should receive a copy of your syllabus by the end
of the first week of classes so that they can know (1) what material the
course will cover and (2) what is expected of them in your course. The
following model syllabus is an example:
Course Number & Name:_________________________
Meeting Place & Time:__________________________________________
Instructor's Name:__________________ Office Room Number:______________________
Instructor's Campus Phone:___________________ Office Hours:_______________________
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Your course description should
be based on descriptions from the UNM-Valencia or UNM catalog. The description
should clearly list all prerequisites for your class.
TEXTBOOK(S): List the authors, titles, and editions
of all required and suggested texts for your class.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Include a student attendance
policy statement. Your statement should clearly state (1) what you consider
to be "excessive" absences, and (2) what are the penalties for missing
your class.
GRADING POLICY:
a. State your grading methodology by listing all the criteria
used to evaluate student performance. When appropriate, the weight of each
criterion should also be indicated. For example:
Tests = 20% of student's grade
Homework Assignments: = 25% of student's grade
Quizzes = 25% " " "
Class Participation = 10% " " "
Projects = 20% " " "
Total = 100%
b. Also include:
1. a late assignment statement;
2. make-up policy on quizzes, tests, & assignments;
3. an extra credit policy (if you have one);
4. definition of plagiarism;
5. penalties for plagiarism or cheating.
LIBRARY USAGE: If applicable, a course syllabus should
include a statement indicating how your students will make use of the UNM-Valencia
library during the semester.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Include a student attendance policy
statement. Your statement should clearly state (1) what you consider to
be "excessive" absences, and (2) what are the penalties for missing your
class.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Include a statement
such as the following: If you have a disability, please inform me of
your special needs as soon as possible to ensure that those needs are met
in a timely manner.
COURSE OUTLINE: Your outline should include the following:
a. weekly lecture and discussion topics
b. weekly reading/homework assignments
c. films or slides to be shown in class
d. guest speakers to appear in class
e. required library work
f. due dates on class projects
g. quiz and exam dates
h. dates of holidays
i. drop/add dates
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CHAIR OR COORDINATOR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS IN PREPARING YOUR SYLLABUS.
2. Textbooks
Faculty members who are teaching different sections
of the same course are encouraged to adopt a single primary text (or texts)
in consultation with their Chair or Coordinator. In program courses such
as English and math instructors are required to use the adopted text(s).
Additionally, faculty are encouraged to change texts as infrequently as
possible so that our students can purchase used textbooks and can resell
their texts. This should ensure that textbook costs are kept to a minimum.
Chairs or Coordinators will consult with faculty about
text selection and may actually choose a course text or texts for a new
instructor who has been hired after text-order deadlines or help a new
instructor choose course texts as part of new-faculty orientation.
Faculty members will submit textbook orders to the bookstore
manager on the "UNM-Valencia Campus Book Request Form" (refer to Appendix
D for a sample of this form). These forms will be supplied to the instructor
by the Dean of Instruction along with the teaching assignment.
Every course assigned to an instructor should be listed
on the "Book Request Form" with the appropriate information or the notation
"NO BOOK REQUIRED."
3. Class
Meeting Times and Places
It is expected that classes will be taught at the times
and in the places listed on the UNM-Valencia printed schedule of classes
each semester. Any permanent changes must be requested in writing and approved
by the appropriate Chair and Dean of Instruction before they are made.
Should changes in meeting times and places become necessary,
an instructor must make sure that such changes are:
a. convenient for all registered students;
b. unanimously agreed to without pressure, by all registered
students in the class, rather than simply those present on the day the
changes are discussed;
c. approved by the appropriate Chair and Dean of Instruction
before they are instituted.
4.
Class Caps or Maximum Class Enrollments
In order to provide a quality educational environment
in line with our stated mission, enrollment in many courses is often limited.
Current enrollment limitations, which are subject to periodic review, include:
a. all remedial English classes at the 010T and 100 levels
are capped at 16 students each.
b. all academics 010T and 100T classes are capped at
20 students each.
c. all remedial math classes at the 010T and 100T levels
are capped at 17 students each.
d. all other English composition and math classes are
capped at 22 students each.
These and other course caps are subject to periodic review.
5. Team Teaching
Given the potential benefits to faculty and students
alike, instructors are encouraged to develop courses to be offered in a
team teaching environment. In order to be cost effective, a minimum number
of students in team-taught classes will be determined by the Dean of Instruction.
If this enrollment goal is not realized, the team may have to be split,
with all but one of the originally assigned instructors being reassigned
to teach other courses as available.
Moreover, in order to share this teaching opportunity,
instructors are usually limited to two team taught courses per academic
year.
6.
Faculty Attendance and Emergency Dismissal of Classes
It is expected that instructors will meet their students
at every assigned class time for the entire class period. However, should
emergencies, such as an illness, an accident, or a family crisis, prevent
attendance, instructors should contact their chair or the Dean of Instruction
directly as soon as possible so that the students can be notified of the
canceled class.
Non-emergency absences are permissible only with the Dean
of instruction's approval at least one week prior to the non-emergency
absence. Faculty Absence Report forms are available in the Dean of Instruction's
office. (See Appendix B).
Occasional emergencies, ranging from inclement weather
(listen to radio stations) to bomb scares, may force the college administration
to dismiss classes for some or all of a teaching day. Individual instructors
must not dismiss classes in such emergencies without prior approval from
the administration. These canceled classes will not usually have to be
made up unless their total numbers become excessive.
Faculty are urged to attend the graduation ceremonies
each May.
7.
Class Lists, Student Attendance, and Class Drops
Unofficial class rosters are distributed prior to the
first class meeting. Discrepancies should be reported as soon as possible
to the UNM-Valencia Registrar's office.
Official class lists come out the 7th week
of the semester. Instructors will submit their class list validations to
the Registrar.
Students on class rosters are expected to attend all class
sessions, unless otherwise excused by their instructors. Instructors are
therefore urged to take attendance at the start of each class meeting.
This is especially important for students receiving government funding
from the Veterans Administration and JTPA.
Students with excessive documented absences can be dropped
by their instructors. Student absences greater than 15% of course content
hours has historically been used as a guideline for excessive absences.
Instructors can obtain Instructor Drop forms from the UNM-Valencia Registrar.
An instructor wishing to use the Instructor Drop Form must do so by the
end of 12th week of the semester.
Instructors help in the retention of their students by
contacting students directly and/or reporting students who miss three consecutive
class sessions. Lists of these students should be submitted on an Attendance
Intervention form (see Appendix C) to the Associate Director for Student
Services. The Associate Director for Student Services or an assigned student
advisor will, in turn, contact the absent students by phone to determine
if there is a problem in their attending class. The Associate Director
(or student advisor) will then make suggestions to help solve whatever
problems exist so that the students can return to your class as soon as
possible. Reports on what has been done to assist these students will be
sent back to their instructors.
8.
Typing, Duplicating and Other Support Services
Faculty can produce their tests, syllabi, and other
course material on equipment available on campus. Faculty who would like
assistance in typing course material can request assistance from the instructional
secretaries. Production of documents should be submitted at least 24 hours
prior to the time the material is needed in class. Large copying jobs should
be submitted at least three working days prior to the day the material
is needed in class.
Faculty should not duplicate entire articles or long readings
for each member of his/her class. Instead, one or two copies of these readings
should be put on reserve for your students in the UNM-Valencia library.
This will help us to conserve copying resources. The faculty should be
aware of the "fair use" copyright law.
Instructional staff assistants and support staff provide
the following services:
a. do all copy work required for classes
b. order supplies and equipment for instructional area
c. arrange for transportation and use of university vehicles
for field trips
d. take phone messages
e. coordinate the administration of student course evaluations
(ICES)
f. coordinate travel vouchers for instructors
g. make mail box assignments for instructors each semester
h. supervise work-study students
i. provide instructional assistance to students in the
computer labs
9. Instructional
Equipment
Instructional equipment, such as audio-visual (AV) equipment,
is available in the UNM-Valencia library and in the academic and vocational
buildings. The AV inventory includes:
a. CD, cassette and record players
b. overhead projectors
c. movie projector (16 mm)
d. slide projectors
e. filmstrip projectors
f. portable screens
g. VCRs and monitors
Film and VCR tape catalogs are also available through
the library.
AV equipment or media are reserved through the UNM-Valencia
Librarian and can be reserved either for a one-time or semester-long use.
Instructors who wish to use AV equipment, film or VCR tapes should reserve
it prior to the day the equipment is needed in class. If at all possible,
however, instructors are urged to reserve the equipment a few days in advanced
of the day needed.
10.
Information Systems and Computer Usage
All computer systems in the Valencia Campus are managed
by a Systems Administrator and two technical staff (5-8911). The Systems
Administrator is responsible for maintenance of all computers and the campus'
network system. Maintenance of the computers includes the installation
of additional software and hardware by the technical staff. Additionally,
the Systems Administrator serves a consultant role determining future information
systems needs for our campus and connectivity to systems on the Main Campus
and other institutions.
Each full-time faculty member is issued a personal computer
for instructional and administrative use. Part-time faculty may, with permission,
use a full-time instructor's computer or may use any of the computers in
the labs in the Business and Technology building or in the Academic office.
Purchases of software or additional hardware must be made using funds in
the instructor's academic unit. It is recommended that the Systems Administrator
be consulted before purchasing software to ascertain compatibility and
hardware expansion issues.
All computers at the Valencia Campus are connected to
a campus-wide network system. Faculty are encouraged to use this network
for a variety of reasons that include, but are not limited to:
a. sending/receiving electronic mail
b. sharing of printers and other equipment
c. sharing data in files and databases
d. electronic collecting of student assignments
e. accessing various applications programs
To gain access to the network system, the instructor will
have to contact the Systems Administrator to be issued a login ID and password.
Once the login ID and password are issued, the instructor will have access
to the network system from any of the campus' computers.
Equipment in the Business and Technology labs is primarily
intended, although not exclusively, for classroom-related use by UNM students
who have been given proper authorization1. Faculty, staff and
students may use the equipment according to the following guidelines (listed
in order of priority):
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Usage directly related to classroom assignments: These include
assignments in a Business and Technology computer course or assignments
in courses offered in another department where the instructor has previously
coordinated with the Chair of the Business and Technology Department.
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Usage directly related to UNM functions: These include clerical
work, formulation of college reports, faculty dossier, in-house equipment
training, etc. Usage for these purposes is both acceptable and encouraged.
Reimbursement of funds to the Business and Technology Division may be applicable
in circumstances where material resources are expended for other than department
use. 2
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Personal usage: Included in this category are classroom assignment
papers, reports, theses, or dissertations as well as any other personal
usage. For-profit use is definitely prohibited. For any usage where material
resources are expended,2 use is limited to a maximum of 10 hardcopies3
per person per month.
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Ethics Policies for Computer Use: The University Business
Policies and Procedures Manual of the University of New Mexico, policy
2500.6, lists regulations for the ethical use of computer systems. Please
refer to Appendix G for a list of these policies.
Lab hours change from one semester to another and are
available upon request from the Business and Technology office (V-123,
5-8700). A lab may be closed without prior notice in the rare event that
a lab attendant is not available for supervising a lab. Business and Technology
staff and work studys may not be used by any faculty, staff or student
for any services outside of their normal duties (e.g., helping to enter
a report or other paper into the word processor, repairing a computer,
helping with software, etc.) except with prior approval from the Department
Chair or on the staff or work study's own time (hopefully with compensation).
Except by special permission from the Systems Administrator,
Business and Technology Division Chair or higher administration, individuals
who are not affiliated with UNM4 will not be given access to Business and
Technology equipment.
Footnotes
1 Authorization is automatically given to any
students who are currently enrolled in any computer-related course taught
in the Business and Technology Division and is renewed on a semester to
semester basis. Students not currently enrolled in these courses will be
given authorization if they apply at the Business and Technology office
(V-123). Authorization will consist of a color-coded sticker that is applied
to the students' ID. These stickers denote the specific labs that students
have access to.
2 The use of a computer itself is not considered
expendable as the only resource that is consumed is relatively small amounts
of electricity. Expendable uses include the Lab use of copiers, printers
and plotters where toner, paper, ribbons, and laser cartridges are consumed.
3 The term hardcopy refers to output
from a copier, printer, or plotter.
4 Affiliation to UNM includes all UNM faculty,
staff, and students. Main Campus, Los Alamos, and Gallup faculty, staff,
and students may use Valencia equipment if they show proper identification
and follow the given guidelines.
11. Faculty Office
Hours
The following Office Hour Policy was reviewed and approved
by the Faculty Executive Committee and administration in February, 1989.
According to this agreement, full-time faculty will post and hold seven
(7) office hours per week with the following provisions:
a. Instructors are encouraged to make every effort to
meet with their students.
b. Whenever feasible, faculty will schedule office hours
directly before and after classes and always endeavor to set office hours
most convenient for students; faculty are also encouraged to meet with
students outside of posted office hours, by appointment.
c. All posted office hours should be followed by the
phrase "or by appointment".
d. If instructors must be away from their offices during
posted office hours, they should arrange for student messages and quickly
respond should any student call or drop by their offices.
e. Any course load below 5 per semester reduces required
office hours for that semester:
i. 1-2 course load = 2 office hours per week
ii. 3 course load = 4 office hours per week
iii. 4 course load = 6 office hours per week
f. Faculty should submit office hours to his/her chair as
soon as possible after each semester's course schedule is finalized.
g. Faculty should post their office hours on their office
doors and on their syllabi by the second week of the semester.
All part-time Faculty should hold 1/2 hour per week of
office hours for each 3-hour course.
12. Faculty Development
In order to assist the faculty to teach at the community
college level, a faculty development program is made available each year.
This program often includes: (1) teacher workshops prior to each general
faculty meeting, (2) guest speakers on faculty development, (3) notification
of pertinent faculty development sessions held on main campus, (4) memos
with teaching suggestions, and (5) a collection of faculty development
monographs, periodicals, and materials in the UNM-Valencia library.
Part-time instructors are especially encouraged to read
Donald Greive, A Handbook for Adjunct and Part-Time Faculty (Cleveland:
INFO-TECH, 1984).
A copy of the most recent issue of the Chronicle of
Higher Education is kept in microfiche in the library for faculty perusal.
Funding to participate in additional faculty development
activities will be by application submitted to the Faculty Professional
Development Committee.
13. Teaching Environment
Please remember that:
a. UNM regulations prohibit smoking, drinking, or eating
in classrooms and teaching laboratories before, during, and after class
sessions;
b. tables and chairs should be returned to their original
positions at the end of each class;
c. the blackboard should be cleaned after your class
so that the room is ready for the next group assigned to use it;
d. classroom lights should be turned off after class
to conserve energy;
e. AV equipment should be either returned to the library,
if the library is open when you are finished with the equipment, or left
in a secured area, such as an office, if the library is closed when you
are finished with the equipment.
Please inform your Chair or the Dean of Instruction if
there are problems, such as no chalk, defective heating or cooling, or
inadequate seating arrangements, in your classroom.
14. Guest Speakers
Instructors are encouraged to invite guest speakers to
appear in their classes to present material relevant to your syllabus.
Unfortunately, the college can not afford to pay honorariums for such guests,
unless special student fees have been assigned for a course before the
course begins (i.e., at registration). However, gas mileage is reimbursable
in certain cases, approved by the your Chair, especially if the speaker
is traveling from outside Valencia County.
15. Keys
Because classroom buildings are unlocked by 7:00 am
and locked by 10:00 pm during the week, instructors do not normally need
keys to enter their buildings and rooms. However, because some rooms or
labs need to be unlocked and locked at unusual times of the day or week,
keys are sometimes issued to instructors on a semester to semester basis.
Such keys are issued by (1) obtaining the Dean of Instruction’s and Associate
Director for Business and Finance’s written approval and (2) obtaining
the appropriate key from the Security office. Please allow one week after
receiving approval before picking up requested keys.
16. Disciplinary
Procedures
Instructors who experience disciplinary problems with
their students are urged to
a. refer to the Student Disciplinary procedures section
of the UNM-Valencia Catalog and/or
b. refer to the UNM code of conduct and/or
c. see the your Chair, the DI, and/or the Director of
Student Services as soon as problems develop and before they become serious.
17. Security and Parking
Instructors who experience immediately threatening security
problems in their classrooms, or otherwise notice disruptions on campus,
should immediately alert the Academic Office. If there is no one in the
office, please contact the security guard. The security guard's campus
extension is 5-8570; the beeper telephone number is 251-6127 or 251-6124.
Instructors who teach off campus should inquire as to the security rules
at each off-campus site.
All faculty are required to display a current and numbered
UNM-Valencia parking permit on the vehicle(s) they bring to campus.
18. Promoting Your
Classes
Instructors are encouraged to submit information about
newsworthy aspects of their courses to the Public Information person so
that press releases can be distributed to the local media. Articles in
the press are extremely important for (1) our image in the community and
(2) our letting the public know how we are serving the community in new
and different ways. The Public Information office is located in the Administration
Building.
Instructors are encouraged to use the display case in
the Academic Building to display class projects, promote upcoming classes,
etc. Reservations to use the case can be made for various lengths of time,
although it will be reserved on a first come, first served basis, and a
limit of 3 weeks will be used as a guideline. If no other requests are
made for the space, additional time beyond the 3 weeks will be considered.
Please see the Administrative Assistant in the Academic Building to reserve
the display case.
19. Instructor
of the Year Awards
The UNM-Valencia Instructor of the Year Award is sponsored
by the UNM-Valencia Student Senate. This is a highly prestigious award
created to honor the instructor who is recognized for teaching excellence
and college service by our students. There are actually four Instructor
of the Year Awards at UNM-Valencia. Two are given to honor full-time instructors
and two are to honor part-time instructors.
20. Student of
the Month Award
Each month a top student is honored as the UNM-Valencia’s
Student of the Month. This student is selected by the Student of the Month
Committee based on recommendations made by the faculty and staff using
Student of the Month Nomination forms. Instructors are strongly encouraged
to make nominations from month to month so that we can honor our best students
in this important way.
21. Student Retention
UNM-Valencia instructors are expected to be actively
involved in the retention of our students within each semester (to prevent
drops) and from semester to semester (to prevent drop-outs). The following
is a partial list of the ways in which instructors can assist in retention
efforts:
a. by reporting discrepancies in, first, your unofficial
class rosters and, later, your official class rosters;
b. by using the Attendance Intervention form to report
the names of students who have poor attendance records to Student Services
so that advisors can contact these students (See Appendix C);
c. by urging students who are doing poorly to make use
of the extra help available at the Enrichment Center;
d. by urging particularly good students to apply for
UNM-Valencia Scholarships;
e. by using the Student of the Month Nomination form
to nominate your best students for Student of the Month recognition:
f. by being fair and timely in grading and helpful in
explaining mistakes;
g. by being accessible to your students by faithfully
keeping office hours from week to week and having an "approachable" attitude;
h. by giving your students "pep talks" about the value
of education and the importance of your course in their curricula;
i. faculty should be encouraged to contact students personally
NOTE: According to The Administrator of February
24, 1986, satisfied car customers tell eight potential customers about
their satisfaction, while dissatisfied customers tell 22 other potential
customers about their dissatisfaction. Word-of-mouth advertising is the
best form of advertising regardless of one's commodity. We can have beautiful
facilities and the best possible programs, but you, the instructor, are
the most important factor in student retention. Please keep this in mind,
not to be easy and simply popular, but to be effective and helpful in your
students' success!
IV. Grading
1. Grading
Policy Statement
It is essential that your students know how they are
to be academically evaluated in your course(s). Course grading policies
should, therefore, be clearly described on each course syllabus. These
grading policies exist so that students: (1) know what you expect of them
academically and (2) can perform to their highest potential. An instructor's
failure to adhere to his or her stated grading policies can result in a
legitimate student grievance over a final grade.
Details regarding the UNM grading system are provided
in the UNM-Valencia Catalog.
2. Academic Progress
Students should be periodically informed of their grades
and progress during the semester so that they can work to continually improve
their academic work. Students should be advised that at least two hours
of study is usually necessary for every 50 minutes of in-class time. Additionally,
courses that include laboratory work may require two or more hours outside
of class time for completion of assignments.
3. Failing Grades
at Mid-Term
The names of students who are receiving failing grades
or Ds at mid-term must be submitted to the Associate Director for Student
Services on a Mid-term Failing Grade Report form by Monday of the eleventh
week of classes, so that these students can be given academic advice either
by the Student Services office or by the staff at the Student Enrichment
Center. The instructor's appraisal of why a student is failing his or her
course should also be noted on this mid-term report form.
4. Academic Help
Students experiencing academic difficulties in their
class(es) should be (1) primarily assisted by their instructor, (2) counseled
in the Student Services office and/or (3) referred to the Student Enrichment
Center for tutoring or additional remedial work in such areas as reading,
writing, math and study skills.
5. Tests and Quizzes
Tests and quizzes are prepared by instructors for their
courses, unless a uniform test or final is provided by UNM or UNM-Valencia
departments, as in the case of English composition courses.
Students with special needs and/or requiring make-up exams
and quizzes are to be referred to the Student Enrichment Center (SEC).
Procedural details are available from the SEC.
6. Academic Honesty
As stated in the UNM Catalog, "Each student is expected
to abide by the highest standards of honorable conduct in academic matters.
Dishonesty in quizzes, tests or assignments, whether in the classroom or
out, may be cause for dismissal from the University." Instructors are encouraged
to discuss individual cases of dishonesty with their chairperson and/or
the Associate Director to determine the appropriate course of disciplinary
action.
For additional information regarding UNM policies on academic
dishonesty, see pp. f-6, f-7, and f-20 of the UNM Faculty Handbook. Also,
a statement regarding the definition of plagiarism and the penalties for
dishonesty should be included in your syllabus.
7. Final Grades
UNM final grade report forms are provided to instructors
by the UNM-Valencia Registrar at the end of each semester. Instructors
should check student names on their class rosters with the roster provided
on the final grade report form. All discrepancies should be reported to
the UNM-Valencia Registrar. Otherwise, the reports should be completed,
signed by the instructor, and submitted directly to the UNM-Valencia Registrar's
office no later than the date indicated on the memo attached to your grade
report.
Final grade reports should not be mailed or delivered
to the Registrar at the UNM Main Campus. If you are unable to hand deliver
your final grade sheet to the UNM-Valencia campus in time to meet the grade
report deadline, you can call in your grades to the UNM-Valencia Registrar
by phone. The Registrar will then send you a release form to sign and return
so that he/she has a written document showing that you were willing to
have your grades entered for you. Students can inquire about their grades
either by using I-TEL or by requesting a transcript.
8.
Posting Grades and Returning Exams and Papers
Faculty may decide to post grades listed by students'
social security numbers by filling in the detachable strip on the left
side of the computer-scanned grade report. Personnel in the Student Services
office will post the grades only if this strip is filled out by the instructor.
Instructors should make arrangements to return all final
exams and papers to students at the end of the semester, but not in a public
place, such as the library or outside office doors. Students can, for example,
provide self-addressed, stamped envelopes for this purpose. Another option
would be for students to pick up their exams and papers the following semester
during their instructors’ office hours. Exams and papers that are not picked
up (except for classes in the English department) could be destroyed by
the instructor at the end of the following semester.
According to UNM policy, English final exams and essays
are kept on file for a period of five years.
9.
Administration of the Instructor Course Evaluation System (ICES)
ICES are of utmost importance to maintaining the quality
of education at our campus. Without it our students would have no formal
way to evaluate instruction, and instructors would have no regular way
to monitor their classroom performance. Without the ICES, instructor evaluation
at UNM-Valencia is seriously crippled.
For full-time instructors, ICES is a major component of
a comprehensive evaluation system--the FE/DI (please refer to Part V, section
2 on page 19 for more information on the FE/DI and its impact on faculty
rehiring). For adjunct faculty, ICES are required.
Unofficial results of the ICES (i.e., scores and comments)
will be available to you each semester when you submit your grades to the
Registrar. After you submit your grades, come by the Academic office and
ask the administrative assistant for your ICES results.
Specific procedures for administering the ICES are supplied
to you with your ICES packet(s) and read to the classes.
V. Next Semester
1.
Proposing New Courses and Academic Programs
Instructors interested in designing new courses or revamping
established ones are urged to submit their suggestions in writing to their
chairpersons or the Chair of the Curriculum Committee. These suggestions
should be submitted as early as possible in the academic year, as it may
take at least one year for the Main Campus to process and approve the forms.
Instructors should not petition students to propose particular courses.
Suggestions on curriculum changes and new academic programs
are welcomed at any time, but they need to go through the appropriate functional
department and to the curriculum committee if a significant change is involved.
2. Faculty Rehiring
A Faculty Evaluation/Development Instrument (FE/DI)
for full-time faculty was created by the Faculty Assembly in the fall semester
1987.
At the March 29, 1996 Faculty assembly meeting the faculty
voted that:
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The FE/DI would be mandatory for all full-time faculty, and
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The FE/DI will cover a calendar year beginning with the calendar
year 1996.
The FE/DI for 1999 will be due by the end of February,
2000.
Full-time instructors who are not on tenure track status
are rehired from year to year based on documented performance, institutional
need for full-time instructors in their fields, sufficient funding, and
other important considerations. Written notice that a faculty member serving
as a full-time lecturer is not be continued in service will be given according
to the following minimum periods of notice: (1) Not later than March 31
of the first academic year of service, (2) Not later than December 15 of
the second or subsequent year of service. UNM faculty handbook, p B5, Section
5, Part C.
Full-time instructors on tenure track are rehired based
on the tenure and promotion criteria and procedures adopted by the UNM-Valencia
Tenure and Promotion Committee in 1994/95.
Part-time instructors are hired through a competitive process
on a semester by semester basis based on performance and instructional
needs.
All candidates for part-time instructor positions at the
Valencia Campus must apply using the Temporary Part-Time Faculty Application
illustrated in Appendix A (please refer to Section II, Part 1 "New Faculty
Selection and Orientation" for details of the part-time hiring process).
Evaluations by Division or Coordinators and results from ICES will play
an important role in considerations for hiring part-time faculty.
3. Course Assignments
Instructors are asked to complete a survey form or bid
indicating the class titles and time preferences for courses they wish
to teach in the following semester. These forms are distributed by the
Academic Office during the scheduling process for the next semester. Bids
are satisfied in most cases where our students need the suggested courses
at the requested times and, in the case of part-timers, a full-time instructor
is not available to teach the particular course(s) at the requested time(s).
In completing their course bids, instructors are urged
to contact their Chair or Coordinator to learn which courses in their subject
areas are planned for the upcoming semester. Instructors may bid for these
planned courses and/or suggest other classes not otherwise planned at this
time. Innovative new classes are especially encouraged, although efforts
must focus on planned courses before new ones can be considered and afforded
financially.
Instructors are notified of their next semester's assignments
when course plans are made. Notification of future assignment is in the
form of a memo to be signed and returned to the Dean of Instruction to
confirm acceptance.
Instructors are strongly encouraged to recruit students
for their upcoming class(es) by (1) talking to their current students about
upcoming classes, (2) talking to other potential students about these classes,
(3) posting posters about the classes on campus bulletin boards, and (4)
submitting information to the branch's Public Information person for news
releases to the news media.
Normally, instructors are notified a week before the start
of classes if their course(s) has/ve sufficient enrollments to offer the
course(s). Most cancellation decisions are made during the week prior to
the start of classes. In a few cases where the enrollment is "close," a
cancellation decision is not made until the first day of class or sometime
later. Instructors with "at risk" enrollments in their course(s) will be
notified as to the status of their course(s) as soon as that information
becomes available. Instructors are free to contact the Academic Office
or Registrar's Office to periodically check on the enrollment status of
their upcoming classes.
The Adjunct Faculty Appointment Agreement form, which
is issued by the Faculty Contracts Office, states, "It is understood that
cancellation of classes or other necessary changes in the work schedule
of the department may result in revision or cancellation of an agreement.
Faculty appointments are governed by applicable policies stated in the
Faculty Handbook, as amended from time to time, published and distributed
by the University. Graduate student assistants are governed by applicable
regulations of the Office of Graduate Studies."
APPENDICES
Appendix
A: Temporary Part-Time Application
(application is available at Human Resources or the
Academic Office)
Appendix B:
Report of Dismissal of a Class
(application is available at the Academic Office)
Appendix C: Attendance
Intervention Form
(form is available at the Academic Office)
Appendix D: Textbook Order
Form
(form is available at the Academic Office or at the
Bookstore)
Appendix
E: Table of Factors for Full-Time Faculty Summer Employment
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9 CH
FTE
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8 CH
FTE
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7 CH
FTE
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6 CH
FTE
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5 CH
FTE
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4 CH
FTE
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3 CH
FTE
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2 CH
FTE
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1 CH
FTE
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8 WEEKS
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.2222
1.00
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.1975
0.89
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.1728
0.78
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.1481
0.67
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.1234
0.56
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.0987
0.44
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.0741
0.33
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.0494
0.22
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.0247
0.11
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7 WEEKS
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.2153
1.11
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.1913
0.99
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.1673
0.86
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.1434
0.74
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.1195
0.62
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.0956
.049
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.0717
0.37
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.0478
0.25
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.0239
0.12
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6 WEEKS
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.2083
1.25
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.1852
1.11
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.1620
0.97
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.1389
0.83
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.1157
0.69
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.0926
0.56
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.0694
0.42
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.0463
0.28
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.0231
0.14
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5 WEEKS
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*
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.1567
1.13
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.1342
0.97
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.1119
0.81
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.0895
0.64
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.0671
0.48
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.0448
0.32
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.0224
0.16
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4 WEEKS
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*
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*
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*
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.1296
1.17
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.1080
0.97
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.0864
0.78
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.0648
0.58
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.0432
0.39
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.0216
0.19
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3 WEEKS
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*
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*
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*
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*
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.1042
1.25
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.0833
1.00
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.0625
0.75
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.0417
0.50
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.0208
0.25
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2 WEEKS
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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.0602
1.08
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.0401
0.72
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.0201
0.36
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1 WEEKS
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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*
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.0193
0.69
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Appendix
F: UNM-Valencia Faculty Constitution
FACULTY CONSTITUTION
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-VALENCIA CAMPUS
History
A self-appointed faculty group, calling itself the
Faculty Committee, formed in December of 1982 to represent faculty at Valencia
Campus (then called the Valencia County Branch). The Faculty Committee's
immediate goal was to form an elective body to organize and lead faculty.
The Faculty Council was subsequently elected, by part-time and full-time
faculty, in January of 1983. The constitution governing this group, the
Faculty Council Constitution, was revised and renamed the Constitution
of the Faculty Assembly by faculty ("Revised Final Draft" October 25,
1985), reviewed
by the director, Dr. Omero Suarez, and approved by
a two- thirds vote of the Faculty Assembly in fall 1985.
The Faculty Executive Committee (1993-94), with the
consent of the Faculty Assembly, has determined that a substantial revision
of the 1985 Constitution is needed and that, following the precedent
set by Gallup Campus in 1989, this revision should be submitted to main
campus for approval.
Guiding Principles
As "Section H" of the University of New Mexico Faculty
Handbook states, "The branch campuses of the University of New Mexico
are considered fully integrated component colleges, and they are committed
to serving the needs of their respective communities in the manner of a
comprehensive community college." The Valencia Campus, then, has a dual
role which warrants its faculty organizing locally under the aegis of the
main campus Faculty Senate and within the authority given to branch faculty
by the UNM Faculty Handbook, UNM Faculty Constitution, and
Operating Agreement between the UNM Regents and branch Advisory
Board. For example, the UNM Faculty Constitution states that "The
Faculty of each College shall be an autonomous unit in all matters relating
to that particular college . . ." (Art. II, Sec. 1), and "The Faculty of
each College shall decide upon the procedure for the efficient functioning
of the College" (Art. II, Sec. 3a). Such faculty authority will be exercised
in a collegial manner and in open, regular collaboration with other branch
constituent groups and main campus.
Sources
* UNM-Valencia Campus Faculty Constitution
(1985)
* UMM-Valencia Campus Operating Agreement (1992)
* UNM-Gallup Faculty Constitution (1989)
* UNM Faculty Handbook (Current Edition)
* UMM Faculty Constitution (1949)
I. THE FACULTY ASSEMBLY
1. All full-time and contract faculty are voting
members of the Assembly.
2. All instructors employed by the branch for the
current semester to teach credit-bearing courses and ABE courses are voting
members of the Assembly for that semester. Those employed each spring semester
are also voting members until the following fall semester begins, upon
which, they must be reemployed to continue their membership and voting
status.
3. The Director, Chief Instructional Officer (if not
a faculty member), Director of Student Services, Librarian(s), Business
Manager, Staff Association President, and Student Body President are non-voting,
ex-officio members of the Assembly.
4. Any subsequent membership issue shall be decided
by a ballot and by all voting members of the Assembly.
B. Rights and Responsibilities:
1. Subject to the provisions in the Faculty Constitution--Article
1, Section 2; Article II, Section 1, and Article 11, Section 4(a)--Faculty
Assembly has the right of review and action in the following:
a. Formulation of institutional aims.
b. Creation of divisions, departments, and programs.
c. Approval of major curriculum changes upon recommendation
from branch campus administration and forwarding to appropriate UNM entities
for final approval.
d. Recommendation of standards for admission graduation,
honors, scholastic performance.
e. Approval of candidates for degrees.
f. Procedures of appointment, dismissal, and promotion
in academic rank at Valencia Campus, and administration of such procedures.
g. Creation and administration of faculty academic
freedom grievance procedures at Valencia Campus.
h. Recommendation of action in regard to general faculty
welfare.
2. Officers of the Faculty Assembly or their appointees
will work with the instructional Council and Advisory Board to compose
the annual budget for approval by the director and Board.
C. General Procedures:
1. Quorum: Members of the voting faculty present,
but at least 30 % of full-time faculty, constitute a quorum at Faculty
Assembly meetings.
2. The Assembly and its Committees shall follow "Robert's
Rules of Order" for parliamentary procedure
3. The Assembly shall meet a minimum of three times
during each semester of the academic year, usually on the last Friday of
the month.
II. FACULTY ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE
A. Officers and Representatives:
1. The Assembly shall nominate and elect faculty
to the following positions
a. Faculty President--Officer
b. Faculty Vice President--Officer
c. Faculty Secretary--Officer
d. Two representatives from separate discipline areas
other than the faculty president's, to serve on the Faculty Executive Committee
2. The officers and representatives (a - d above) constitute
the Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) of the Assembly.
3. Duties of Officers
a. The Faculty President shall,
(1) Preside over the Assembly as its chief Executive
Officer and chair the Faculty Executive Committee.
(2) Represent faculty before community, college or
main campus groups and officials (e.g. monthly reports to Advisory Board)
where not inconsistent with Article III, Section 3(b) of the Faculty
Constitution.
(3) Serve on the Instructional Council and supervise
faculty administrator’s evaluations issued by the Instructional council.
(4) Oversee any official documents issued by the Assembly.
(5) Appoint faculty to Assembly and Valencia Campus
Standing Committees, in consultation with appropriate faculty and campus
administrators, with the concurrence of the FEC.
b. The Vice President shall,
(1) Serve on the Executive Committee and actively
assist the President.
(2) Perform the duties of the President in the absence
of the President (at the President's request).
(3) Function as the Assembly and Executive Committee
parliamentarian.
(4) Act as Treasurer, responsible for the Assembly
budget and financial reports.
c. The Secretary shall,
(1) Serve on the Executive Committee.
(2) Distribute to members, Advisory Board, Administration,
and others, and post announcements and documents of the Executive Committee
and Assembly (e.g. minutes, agendas, policies) in a timely manner.
(3) Record minutes of meetings of the Assembly and
Executive Committee.
(4) Act as custodian of official Assembly documents.
(5) Conduct the correspondence of the Assembly.
(6) Maintain a list of names, addresses, and phone
numbers of Assembly members and compile a phone information network, if
deemed necessary, to expedite communication among Assembly members.
4. Election of Executive Committee Members
a. The election of Assembly Officers and Representatives
of the Executive Committee shall be conducted annually at the last regular
Assembly meeting of the spring semester or at the first meeting thereafter.
b. The election shall be chaired by the outgoing President
of the Assembly.
c. The new officers and Executive Committee shall
take office immediately upon election.
d. Nominations for Faculty officers and Representatives
may be submitted to the Executive Committee through the Secretary before
the election meeting; additional nominations may be made from the election
meeting floor.
e. The President, Vice President, and Secretary shall
not all be from the same discipline area.
f. No Executive Committee member shall also be serving
at a chair level or above.
g. Executive Committee Members are elected for one-year
terms. If any Member resigns before the end of his/her term, the Executive
Committee will temporarily fill the vacancy and hold a special election
to officially fill the vacancy at the next Assembly meeting following the
resignation.
B. Faculty Executive Committee (FEC):
1. Membership--President, Vice President, Secretary
and 2 Representatives of the Faculty Assembly.
2. Duties of the Executive Committee--
a. Direct the work of the Assembly and its committees
(i.e. function as a committee on Committees); review the minutes and official
actions of all Standing and Ad Hoc Committees of the Assembly and present
any committee action, requiring Assembly vote, to it with recommendations.
b. Identify goals and set meeting agendas for the
Assembly.
c. Review Assembly procedures and structure and make
recommendations for their improvement.
d. Appoint, after a nomination process, all faculty
representatives to Assembly and Valencia Campus Standing Committees.
e. Appoint representatives to fill committee vacancies
between the two-year cycle of the committee bid process.
f. Represent the faculty to off-campus groups regarding
faculty business.
g. Compose and distribute (or delegate such) the Faculty
Newsletter, to include upcoming Assembly agendas, at least three times
each in fall and spring semesters, to be distributed at least four days
prior to each Assembly meeting to all college faculty, advisory board members,
key administrators, staff, and students, as well as to the President of
the Faculty Senate, Regents, Provost, and branch liaison of the University.
C. Standing Committees:
1. Standing Committees and their charges shall be
created by majority vote of the Faculty at the Assembly meeting designated
for such a vote by the Executive Committee and the meeting Agenda.
2. Mission, size, and composition of committees shall
be determined by vote of the Faculty Assembly.
3. Service on Assembly and Campus Committees is voluntary
but central to faculty professional development and college service. As
such, service on the executive committee and other Assembly committees
should be given substantial weight on any faculty evaluation and consideration
of merit pay. Committee appointments are for two years.
4. Faculty appointments to Assembly and Campus Committees
will be made by the Faculty President, with the consent of the Executive
Committee, and after consultation with Chairs, and, in the case of non-faculty
committees, the appropriate campus administrator.
5. Chairpersons of the Standing Committees shall be
elected by committee members of each committee.
6. The Current Standing Committees are,
a. Curriculum Committee
b. Faculty Procedure Handbook
c. Professional Development
d. Program Development
e. Tenure and Promotion
f. Adjunct Faculty
g. Faculty Conflict Resolution
7. Appointments to Assembly Standing Committees are for
two years.
D. Ad-Hoc Committees will be formed and staffed by the
FEC as the need for such committees arises.
III. AMENDMENTS AND BYLAWS
This Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds
vote of the Faculty Assembly present after presentation of the amendments
for debate at two consecutive Faculty Assembly meetings convened at least
four weeks apart.
B. Bylaws:
1. This constitution may be supplemented by bylaws
adopted by a majority vote of the Assembly present after a single presentation
at a Faculty Assembly meeting.
2. Such Bylaws shall normally include the following:
a. Interpretations and implementations of this Constitution.
b. Creation of Standing Committees of the Faculty
Assembly, their statements of mission, duties, size, and composition.
c. Other Faculty regulations.
IV. DISTRIBUTION
The Secretary of the Assembly shall keep on file
a copy of this Constitution, its Amendments and its Bylaws, shall file
a copy with the University Secretary, and shall make certain that the Constitution
appears in the UNM-Valencia Facultv Procedure Handbook which is distributed
to every Faculty member.
V. RATIFICATION
This Constitution shall be fully ratified and effective
when it is distributed to and reviewed or approved by the following groups
or individuals, ideally, in this order: (Those dated before April 26, 1994
below have been completed as of April 26, 1994)
1. Faculty Executive Committee (1993-94), acting
as the ad hoc Constitutional Revision Committee--Review and Approval (January
24, 1994)
2. UNM-Valencia Campus Faculty Assembly--Review and
Approval (March 4, 1994 and April 8, 1994 respectively)
3. University Counsel--Review and Recommendation (April
13, 1994)
4. Valencia Campus Director--Review (April 13, 1994)
5. Valencia Campus Advisory Board--Review (April 13,
1994)
6. UNM Faculty Senate--Review and Approval (April 12
and May 10, respectively)
7. UNM President—Review and Approval (Spring/Summer
1994)
Approved by the UNM-Valencia Campus Faculty Assembly and
its Officers this 8th day of April, 1994.
Gregory Candela,
President
Approved by the UNM Faculty Senate this 10th day of May,
1994.
Bell Campbell, President
Approved by Richard E. Peck, President of the University
of New Mexico this 13th day of June, 1994.
Richard E. Peck, President
Appendix
G: Ethics Policies for Computer Use (from the University Business Policies
and Procedures Manual of the University of New Mexico, policy 2500.6)
6. Ethics Policies for Computer Use
The University has an Ethics Policy for Computer Use.
Listed below are some portions of the policy. The effectiveness of computer
users depends on the availability, integrity, and security of the system.
Security is the safety and protection of data and programs contained within
the system from accidental or intentional disclosure, modification, or
destruction. The cooperation of users is required to maintain a system's
security and attempts to defeat the security systems of any UNM computer
is prohibited.
6.1. Violation of any of the rules and regulations
listed below is grounds for disciplinary and/or legal action.
Computer users shall not intentionally seek, provide, modify
information in, or obtain copies of files, programs, or passwords belonging
to other computer users without the permission of those other computer
users.
Authorized computer users shall not disclose passwords to
unauthorized persons without permission.
The UNM system provides mechanisms for the protection of
private information from examination by others. Attempts to circumvent
these mechanisms in order to gain unauthorized access to the system and
to private information are unlawful and a violation of University policy.
Use of the electronic mail systems to send fraudulent, harassing,
obscene, indecent, profane, intimidating, or other unlawful messages is
prohibited by State law. Also, the electronic communication facilities
are not to be used for the transmission of commercial or personal advertisements,
solicitations, promotions; destructive programs; or any other unauthorized
use.
Computer users shall use great care to ensure that they do
not use programs which infiltrate, modify, or destroy the system.
6.2. Violations of any University ethics policy may
result in one (1) or more of the following penalties:
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Disciplinary action, which could include expulsion from the
University or dismissal from a position.
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Legal action, both criminal and civil. Illegal computer usage
is considered a criminal act, ranging in severity from a petty misdemeanor
to a second-degree felony.
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Loss of access to University computer systems.
Appendix
H: Description of Duties and Responsibilities for Instructional Administrators
Description
of Duties and Responsibilities of the Dean of Instruction
The Dean of Instruction serves as the Chief Academic Officer
for the institution. The following are more specific duties and responsibilities
for this position:
1. Qualifications:
a. Demonstrated teaching excellence
b. Proven record of service as a faculty administrator
2. Supervisor:
3. Scope of Responsibility:
a. Academic and vocational instruction,
b. Library,
c. Student Enrichment Center,
d. Community Education, and
e. Adult Basic Education
4. Selection Process:
a. Recommendations for both the initial appointment and
reappointments to terms of office are to be made by the Executive Director
after consultation with department chairs, faculty and instructional staff.
b. The consultation with chairs, faculty and instructional
staff shall include the taking of a vote by secret ballot.
c. Reappointment must also be guided by the stated willingness
of the Dean of Instruction to continue in that position, the results of
the evaluation in the fourth year, and the willingness of the chairs, faculty
and instructional staff, evidenced by secret ballot, to have the Dean of
Instruction continue in office.
d. Resolution of a disagreement: In the case of
a disagreement between the administration and the chairs, faculty, and
instructional staff, an amicable resolution will be found. The Dean of
Instruction serves at the pleasure of the Executive Director, but the Dean
of Instruction's appointment and continuing appointment occurs with the
advice of and in consultation with the chairs, faculty, and instructional
staff. A Dean of Instruction who has lost the confidence and support of
his or her chairs, faculty, and instructional staff can not provide the
positive leadership needed by the instructional area.
5. Evaluation Process:
a. Evaluated each spring semester by the Executive Director
with input from chairs, faculty and instructional staff.
b. The results of the evaluation process, as coordinated
by the Instructional Council, will be reported to the Executive Director.
The Executive Director will share these results with the Dean of Instruction
as part of the Dean of Instruction’s annual review.
c. The evaluation shall be used in salary increment determinations
for the Dean of Instruction.
6. Terms in Office:
a. Five-year terms, renewable
b. According to the new policy for the Appointment and
Continuation of Deans, "It shall be understood that a policy of terms of
office for deans does not abrogate the long-standing policy of the University
that deans serve in any college at the pleasure of the Provost or Vice
President for Health Sciences (Executive Director, for a branch campus),
and that a dean's appointment and continuing appointment occurs with the
advice of and in consultation with the faculty and chairs of the college
(plus instructional staff, for a branch campus). This means, simply, that
deans may be replaced during a term of office; also, they may resign."
7. Time Commitment:
a. 12-month contract position (refer to UNM Faculty Handbook,
B24-25)
8. Description of Duties and Responsibilities:
a. Supervision of all faculty department and department
chairs.
b. Supervision of all instructional and academic support
staff, to include oversight of the campus library, Student Enrichment Center,
Adult Basic Education, and Community Education.
c. Serve as principle investigator for Carl Perkins Grant.
d. Supervise coordination and preparation of class schedules
and campus catalog.
e. Assignment of faculty to classes through department
chairs.
f. Coordinate preparation and administration instructional
budget.
g. Supervise the review process of instructional programs.
h. Coordinate faculty orientation program.
i. Develop annual goals and objective for the Instructional
Area.
j. Oversight of hiring and evaluation of faculty.
k. Act as a member of the Valencia Campus administrative
team.
l. Ensure the smooth operation of the day-to-day instructional
operation.
m. Oversight of processes for accreditation and evaluation
visits.
n. Participation in campus promotional/recruitment activities.
o. Interaction with UNM departments and state/community
entities as related to instructional matters.
p. Chair the Instructional Council.
q. Serve as "second in command" and in place of the Executive
Director during his/her absence.
Description
of Duties and Responsibilities of Academic Department Chairs
Department Chairs at the Valencia Branch are the equivalent
of academic chairs at our Main Campus. The following describes the qualifications,
supervisor, scope of responsibilities, selection process, evaluation process,
terms in office, time commitment and, of course, duties and responsibilities
for department chairs:
1. Qualifications:
a. Regular, full-time faculty within their respective
department
b. Demonstrated teaching excellence within his/her department
and management experience preferred
2. Supervisor:
a. Dean of Instruction
3. Scope of Responsibility
a. Education: All education courses,
Human Services, and Philosophy; AA/C in Education, Early Childhood Education
and Human Services
b. Social and Cultural Studies: American Studies,
Anthropology, Communication and Journalism, General Honors, History, Political
Science, Psychology, Sociology; AA in Liberal Arts and Southwest Studies,
AS in Criminal Justice and AAS in General Studies
c. Language and Letters: English Writing Program,
Literature, English, Academic Studies, Sign Language, Linguistics, and
Spanish; Developmental Studies
d. Mathematics: Mathematics Education, Mathematics,
Statistics, Developmental Studies
e. Science: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Planetary
Science, Physics, Emergency Medical, Natural Science, Nutrition; AS in
General Science
f. Fine Arts: Art Studio, Art History, Art Education,
Photography, Media Arts, Music and Music Education, Theater; Certificate
in Studio Art
4. Selection Process:
a. Recommendations for both the initial appointment
and reappointments to terms of office are to be made by the Dean of Instruction
after consultation with departmental faculty and other such persons as
he/she shall see fit.
b. The consultation with departmental faculty shall include
the taking of a vote by secret ballot.
c. Reappointment must also be guided by the stated willingness
of the chairperson to continue in that position, the results of the evaluation
in the third or penultimate year, and the willingness of the majority of
the faculty, evidenced by secret ballot, to have the chair continue in
office.
d. Resolution of a disagreement: In the case of
a disagreement between the administration and the faculty in a department,
an amicable resolution will be found. A chair serves at the pleasure of
the Dean of Instruction, but a chair's appointment and continuing appointment
occurs with the advice of and in consultation with the faculty. A chair
has lost the confidence and support of his or her faculty can not provide
the positive leadership needed by the department.
5. Evaluation Process:
a. Evaluated each spring semester by the Dean
of Instruction with input from departmental faculty.
b. The results of the evaluation process, as coordinated
by the Instructional Council, will be reported to the chair. The Dean of
Instruction will share these results with the chair as part of the chair’s
annual review.
c. The evaluation shall be used in salary increment determinations
for the Department Chair.
6. Terms in Office:
a. Four-year terms, renewable
b. According to the new policy for the Appointment and
Continuation in Office of Departmental Chairpersons, "It shall be understood
that a policy of terms of office for chairpersons does not abrogate the
long-standing policy of the University that chairpersons serve in any college
at the pleasure of the dean of that college (Dean of Instruction, for a
branch campus). Additionally, a chair’s appointment and continuing appointment
occurs with the advice of and in consultation with the faculty. This means,
simply, that chairpersons may be replaced during a term of office; also,
they may resign."
7. Time Commitment:
a. For each three-credit hour course release a department
chair is expected to serve eight (8) administrative hours (in addition
to teaching-related office hours).
8. Description of Duties and Responsibilities:
Faculty-Related Duties and Responsibilities:
a. Coordinate the assignment of faculty to teaching schedules
and classrooms and/or laboratories through the Scheduling Coordinator.
b. Provide orientation for new and returning faculty.
c. Conduct department faculty meetings as needed but
at least once per semester. Provide collegial leadership to ensure participation
by faculty in department procedures.
d. Recruit, hire, evaluate and, if necessary, dismiss
subject to review and consent of the Dean of Instruction and Executive
Director, and subject to procedures initiated in the Main Campus Faculty
Handbook.
e. Coordinate professional development for faculty and
make recommendations for rehiring and advancement to the Tenure and Promotion
Committee and the Dean of Instruction, Executive Director and Associate
VP for Academic Affairs.
f. Assist Faculty Executive Committee in assigning faculty
volunteers to standing and ad hoc committees of the Faculty Assembly. Assist
the Dean of Instruction in assigning faculty volunteers to campus standing
committees.
g. Meet with every department full-time faculty member
each academic year to establish and review annual goals.
h. Supervise faculty evaluations, including regular classroom
and syllabus evaluation of every department faculty member.
i. Review annual FE/DI evaluations with individual faculty
and coordinate overall evaluation with other department chairs.
Student-Related Activities:
a. Work with Student Services to coordinate faculty-student
advisement, assigning faculty to advise and counsel students.
b. Mediate in disputes between faculty and students according
to established guidelines.
c. Monitor the placement process for practicum and cooperative
education students.
Business and Financial Activities:
a. Oversee department financial expenditures and records,
including grant proposals and administration.
b. Prepare and administer department budget authorizing
department purchases in excess of $100, and including funds for special
faculty projects and duties.
c. Maintain department equipment and records of expenditures.
d. Determine the department’s needs for equipment and
software purchases and maintenance.
Curriculum and Instruction:
a. With faculty and advisory boards, determine curricular
offerings and modifications and propose such changes to the Curriculum
Committee.
b. Together with the Dean of instruction promote the
articulation of courses and programs within his/her department with officials
at UNM Main Campus, NMSU and other four-year institutions and high schools.
c. Approve/disapprove course substitution and waiver
requests.
d. Manage enrollment procedures for the department, (e.g.,
enforcing enrollment caps, canceling or splitting class sections or approving
individual courses of study).
e. Promote department programs.
f. Serve on the Instructional Council.
g. Coordinate in course and program assessment.
h. Assist in the collection and development of library
acquisitions in their discipline area.
i. Reviews all curriculum changes that involve a course
or program in their department.
General Management:
a. Develop annual and strategic, long-term goals and
objectives for department, to include faculty and staff needs, curriculum,
equipment/software, and use of facilities in consultation with faculty.
b. Facilitate the smooth operation of day-to-day department
administration.
c. Participate in the coordination of department operations
with the other department chairs.
d. Serve as liaison between department faculty and the
Dean of Instruction.
e. Initiate and supervise, with the assistance of the
campus Publicity Relations the creation of promotional brochures and other
published materials. Assist the Dean of Instruction in the preparation
of the campus catalog.
f. If applicable, provide general supervision of department
staff and work studies, (e.g., recruiting, hiring, evaluating and, if necessary,
dismissing staff subject to review and consent of the Dean of Instruction
and subject to procedures initiated according to the Main Campus Personnel
Department).
g. If applicable, provide general supervision for the
meetings and other activities of the departmental advisory boards.
h. Evaluate departmental structure and modify as needed.
i. Recommend salary increases, course releases and other
compensations for faculty and staff to the Dean of Instruction.
j. Prepare department for accreditation and evaluation
visits.
k. Participate in the Strategic Planning Process in matters
related to the department.
9. Duties and Responsibilities Specific to the Education
Department:
a. Liaison with other UNM Education programs--UNM, Gallup,
Los Alamos, Taos.
10. Duties and Responsibilities Specific to the Social
and Cultural Studies Department:
a. Conduct regular monthly meetings of the department,
with representatives present from each academic area to set an agenda and
to provide input on matters requiring attention.
b. Establish sub-departments within each academic area,
with regular meetings (twice a semester) to share pedagogical perspectives
and focus on needs and issues.
c. Propose a new name for the department, specific to
the academic disciplines it covers.
d. Create a departmental newsletter, with input from
each academic area.
e. Establish a department-wide professional forum for
reading and discussion. Invite other departments and areas to participate
where relevant.
f. Investigate fund-raising for professional development
consisting of a teacher education project.
g. Work with other departmental chairs to create a part-time
instructors' evaluation instrument, including academic record, teaching
evaluations by supervisor and students, and indications of professional
and community service.
h. Create a community advisory board for Southwest Studies,
with teachers, students, and community resource people participating to
build the a. Associate Degree program.
i. Work with the business manager's office to create
a relevant and inclusive departmental budget. Select a part-time colleague
as a budgetary assistant to move this process swiftly.
j. Appoint a coordinator of the honors program, with
the responsibilities of promotion of the program, student recruitment,
and leadership of the honors society.
k. Coordinate department-wide book ordering for the library.
11. Duties and Responsibilities Specific to the Language
and Letters Department:
The Writing Program:
a. Coordinate Writing Program courses: ENGL 010/100/101/102.
b. Establish and maintain an overall pedagogical orientation
to include:
i. Satisfy professional qualifications and perform professional
activities necessary for coordinating a composition program
ii. Set program requirements for texts, course requirements,
core final exams, and grading standards with input from faculty
iii. Describe current program and course requirements
in annual guidelines entitled Teaching English at UNM- Valencia
c. Address the separate pedagogical needs of both the Developmental-Level
and College-Level Component of the Writing Program with input from faculty.
d. Coordinate biannual textbook selection of required
core texts and facilitate software selection with input from faculty.
e. Oversee the creation and administration of English
core final exams.
f. Establish, maintain, and enforce shared grading standards
for writing.
g. Specific Institutional tasks related to the Writing
Program:
i. Set and interpret institutional placement test scores
for all writing courses.
ii. Enforce placement recommendations and course prerequisites
for all writing classes.
iii. Approve placement of concurrent enrollment students
in writing classes.
iv. Coordinate with Student Enrichment Center to share
current texts, grading policies, and materials (including software); recommend
tutors, provide suggestions about workshops and tutoring.
v. Coordinate textbook orders for the writing program
with the bookstore and work with the bookstore manager on such issues as
textbook buybacks (e.g. buybacks are not allowed for English workbooks)
and text availability at the beginning of each semester.
vi. Provide professional service to English part-time
faculty--letters of recommendation, references, employment verification.
vii. Serve on the Articulation Task Force sponsored by
the State Commission of Higher Education; attend meetings, clarify articulation
of courses.
viii. Liaison with UNM Writing Program Directors--UNM,
Gallup, Los Alamos, Taos.
English Courses:
a. Coordinate the English courses: ENGL 119/150/206/211/219/220/221/222/240/250/252.
b. Monitor course cycles for technical writing, creative
writing, expository writing, traditional grammar, and six literature courses.
c. Schedule courses and assign instructors each semester.
d. Monitor class enrollment.
Academic Studies:
a. Coordinate the Academic Studies courses: ACAD 100T
and ACAD 101T.
b. Oversee and coordinate required computer labs; provide
pedagogical orientation and order appropriate software.
c. Discuss with instructors, as needed, selection of
texts, creation of syllabi, and overall course design.
d. Establish scores to determine course placement for
all academic studies courses.
e. Enforce placement recommendations and prerequisites.
12. Duties and Responsibilities Specific to the Mathematics
and Statistics Department:
a. Maintain continuity of content and instruction among
multiple sections of the same mathematics course:
i. Establish by consensus, maintain, and distribute
standard course content and course competencies for each course.
ii. Appoint a faculty member to oversee each course as
a peer expert.
b. Encourage networking and increased communication among
full-time and part-time faculty, distribute a newsletter to keep mathematics
faculty apprised' of procedures, professional concerns,, and professional
development opportunities. Conduct departmental meeting and set the agenda
for them.
c. Oversee mathematics placement testing at UNM-Valencia
campus. Establish placement standards for student entrance into UNM-Valencia
at an appropriate level in a particular mathematics sequence and for mathematics
tutors in the Student Enrichment Center, resolve placement disputes.
d. Recommend potential mathematics tutors, mathematics
learning materials and important mathematics topics f or workshops to the
Student Enrichment Center.
e. Determine, budget, order, and maintain a check out
procedure f or mathematics equipment and state of the art mathematics learning
materials including math manipulatives, resource books,, software and calculators
for the delivery of our courses. An ongoing challenge is to integrate technology,
writing, hands-on activities, and projects into the delivery of our courses.
f. Evaluate courses and propose modifications of mathematics
course offerings and the delivery of mathematics course content in keeping
with main campus, state and national standards.
g. Propose course changes in mathematics through the
Curriculum Committee and review the mathematics course offerings in the
catalog.
h. Suggest library acquisitions and arrange for mathematics
faculty consensus on textbook adoption.
i. Liaison with other UNM Mathematics programs--UNM,
Gallup, Los Alamos, Taos.
13. Duties and Responsibilities Specific to the Science
Department:
a. Procure, secure and maintain the department inventory
of instructional and instructional support equipment, materials and supplies.
b. Arrange for field trips for department area classes.
c. Review and maintain safety regulations and equipment.
d. Coordinate the disposal of hazardous chemical and
biological wastes.
e Supervise department work study students.
f. Coordinate facility and equipment security and maintenance.
g. Establish lab room assignments for all science department
labs for each semester.
h. Maintain a collection of instructional textbooks and
supplementary resource materials for all discipline areas and serve as
the contact with publishers' representatives and the bookstore.
i. Serve as the contact between the science department
and the Student Enrichment Center personnel and advise and oversee Student
Enrichment Center tutor activities that pertain to science students.
j. Coordinate instructional labs.
k. Maintain the science department files.
l. Liaison with other UNM Science programs--UNM, Gallup,
Los Alamos, Taos.
14. Duties and Responsibilities Specific to the Fine Arts
Department:
a. Procure, secure and maintain the department inventory
of instructional and instructional support equipment, materials and supplies.
b. Review and maintain safety regulations and equipment.
c. Coordinate the disposal of hazardous chemical wastes.
d Supervise department work study students.
e. Coordinate facility and equipment security and maintenance.
f. Establish studio and photography lab room assignments.
g. Coordinate studio and photography lab room assignments.
h. Liaison with other UNM Fine Arts programs--UNM, Gallup,
Los Alamos, Taos.
i coordinate/supervise department models.
j. coordinate usage of exhibit space.
Description
of Duties and Responsibilities of the Business and Technology Division
Chair
The Business and Technology Division Chairs at the Valencia
Branch is the equivalent of academic chairs at both our campus and Main
Campus. The following describes the qualifications, supervisor, scope of
responsibilities, selection process, evaluation process, terms in office,
time commitment and, of course, duties and responsibilities for the Business
and Technology Division Chair:
1. Qualifications:
a. Regular, full-time faculty within the Business and
Technology Division
b. Demonstrated teaching excellence within his/her department,
real world experience with relevant business/industries, and a good degree
of familiarity with each program within the division.
2. Supervisor:
a. Dean of Instruction
3. Scope of Responsibility
All areas and departments within the Business and Technology
Division to include:
a. Business Area:
i. The Business Administration Department, to
include all MGT, BSM, ECON, RE, and BANK courses and the following programs:
Associate of Arts in Business Administration, Associate of Applied Science
in Business Management, and Certificate in Banking, Business Management,
Real estate, and Computer Accounting
ii. The Office and Business Technology Department,
to include all OBT courses and the Associate of Applied Science and Certificate
in Office and Business Technology
b. Technology Area:
i. The Computer Information Systems Department,
to include all CIS, MSS, CS, SMT, and ELEC courses and the following programs:
Associate of Science in Computer Science, Associate of Applied Science
and Certificate in Microcomputer Systems Support, and Associate of Applied
Science and Certificate in Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology.
ii. The Computer-Aided Drafting, to include all
CAD courses and the Associate of Applied Science and Certificate in Computer-Aided
Drafting
4. Selection Process:
a. Recommendations for both the initial appointment
and reappointments to terms of office are to be made by the Dean of Instruction
after consultation with division faculty and other such persons as he/she
shall see fit.
b. The consultation with division faculty shall include
the taking of a vote by secret ballot.
c. Reappointment must also be guided by the stated willingness
of the chairperson to continue in that position, the results of the evaluation
in the third or penultimate year, and the willingness of the majority of
the faculty, evidenced by secret ballot, to have the chair continue in
office.
d. Resolution of a disagreement: In the case of
a disagreement between the administration and the faculty in a department,
an amicable resolution will be found. A chair serves at the pleasure of
the Dean of Instruction, but a chair's appointment and continuing appointment
occurs with the advice of and in consultation with the faculty. A chair
has lost the confidence and support of his or her faculty can not provide
the positive leadership needed by the department.
5. Evaluation Process:
a. Evaluated each spring semester by the Dean of Instruction
with input from division faculty and staff.
b. The results of the evaluation process, as coordinated
by the Instructional Council, will be reported to the chair. The Dean of
Instruction will share these results with the chair as part of the chair’s
annual review.
c. The evaluation shall be used in salary increment determinations
for the Division Chair.
6. Terms in Office:
a. Four-year terms, renewable
b. According to the new policy for the Appointment and
Continuation in Office of Departmental Chairpersons, "It shall be understood
that a policy of terms of office for chairpersons does not abrogate the
long-standing policy of the University that chairpersons serve in any college
at the pleasure of the dean of that college (Dean of Instruction, for a
branch campus). Additionally, a chair’s appointment and continuing appointment
occurs with the advice of and in consultation with the faculty. This means,
simply, that chairpersons may be replaced during a term of office; also,
they may resign."
7. Time Commitment:
a. 12-month contract position (refer to UNM Faculty
Handbook, B24-25)
8. Description of Duties and Responsibilities:
Faculty-Related Duties and Responsibilities:
a. Coordinate the assignment of faculty to teaching schedules
and classrooms and/or laboratories through the Scheduling Coordinator.
b. Provide orientation for new and returning faculty.
c. Conduct division faculty meetings as needed but at
least once per semester. Provide collegial leadership to ensure participation
by faculty in department procedures.
d. Recruit, hire, evaluate and, if necessary, dismiss
subject to review and consent of the Dean of Instruction and Executive
Director, and subject to procedures initiated in the Main Campus Faculty
Handbook.
e. Coordinate professional development for faculty and
make recommendations for rehiring and advancement to the Tenure and Promotion
Committee and the Dean of Instruction, Executive Director and Associate
VP for Academic Affairs.
f. Assist Faculty Executive Committee in assigning faculty
volunteers to standing and ad hoc committees of the Faculty Assembly. Assist
the Dean of Instruction in assigning faculty volunteers to campus standing
committees.
g. Meet with every division full-time faculty member
each academic year to establish and review annual goals.
h. Supervise faculty evaluations, including regular classroom
and syllabus evaluation of every division faculty member.
i. Review annual FE/DI evaluations with individual faculty
and coordinate overall evaluation with other department chairs.
Student-Related Activities:
a. Work with Student Services to coordinate faculty-student
advisement, assigning faculty to advise and counsel students.
b. Mediate in disputes between faculty and students according
to established guidelines.
c. Monitor the placement process for practicum and cooperative
education students.
Business and Financial Activities:
a. Oversee division financial expenditures and records,
including grant proposals and administration.
b. Prepare and administer department budget authorizing
division purchases in excess of $100, and including funds for special faculty
projects and duties.
c. Maintain division equipment and records of expenditures.
d. Determine the division’s needs for equipment and software
purchases and maintenance.
Curriculum and Instruction:
a. With faculty and advisory boards, determine curricular
offerings and modifications and propose such changes to the Curriculum
Committee.
b. Together with the Dean of Instruction promote the
articulation of courses and programs within the division with officials
at UNM Main Campus, NMSU and other four-year institutions and high schools.
c. Approve/disapprove course substitution and waiver
requests.
d. Manage enrollment procedures for the division, (e.g.,
enforcing enrollment caps, canceling or splitting class sections or approving
individual courses of study).
e. Promote division programs.
f. Serve on the Instructional Council.
g. Coordinate in course and program assessment.
h. Assist in the collection and development of library
acquisitions for the division.
i. Reviews all curriculum changes that involve a course
or program in the division.
General Management:
a. Develop annual and strategic, long-term goals and
objectives for the departments in the division, to include faculty and
staff needs, curriculum, equipment/software, and use of facilities in consultation
with faculty.
b. Facilitate the smooth operation of day-to-day division
administration.
c. Participate in the coordination of division operations
with the area coordinators and with other department chairs.
d. Serve as liaison between division faculty and the
Dean of Instruction.
e. Initiate and supervise, with the assistance of the
campus Publicity Relations the creation of promotional brochures and other
published materials. f. Assist the Dean of Instruction in the preparation
of the campus catalog.
g. Provide general supervision of division staff and
work studies, (e.g., recruiting, hiring, evaluating and, if necessary,
dismissing staff subject to review and consent of the Dean of Instruction
and subject to procedures initiated according to the Main Campus Personnel
Department).
h. Provide general supervision for the meetings and other
activities of the departmental advisory boards.
i. Evaluate division, area, and departmental structure
and modify as needed.
j. Recommend salary increases, course releases and other
compensations for faculty and staff to the Dean of Instruction.
k. Prepare division for accreditation and evaluation
visits.
l. Participate in the Strategic Planning Process in matters
related to the division.
Student tracking:
a. Maintain information on vocational/technical
students to include record of outcomes tracking, current and past enrollments
in courses and programs, graduates, retention, cost of training, and employer
database with assistance from the Coordinator of Career Services and the
Systems Administrator.
Connections to Business and Industry:
a. Promote and market vocational/technical programs in
the business community with assistance from the Public Information Officer.
b. Expand the number of Cooperative Education agreements
with area businesses with assistance from the Cooperative Education Coordinator.
c. Conduct needs assessment surveys of business and community
needs through the Assistant Director to adjust existing vocational/technical
programs and initiate new programs.
d. Coordinate the promotion, development and implementation
of short-term contract training courses in cooperation with the Coordinators
of the
e. Small Business Development Center and Community Education
Connections to the Community:
a. Represent the division before area schools and community
groups.
b. Serve on the Executive Committee of the Career Partners
Governing Board.
c. Work closely with area school districts in the creation
of seamless curriculum alignment of division programs through articulation
agreements and career pathways through the Tech Prep/School to Careers
Coordinator.
d. Assist with professional development activities related
to the integration of curriculum and skills standards in the classroom
through the Tech Prep/School to Careers Coordinator.
e. Work closely with Student Services in the recruitment
of students.
Description
of Duties and Responsibilities for Business and Technology Area Coordinators
Business and Technology Area Coordinators serve an important
role in assisting the Business and Technology Division Chair. The following
describes the qualifications, supervisor, scope of responsibilities, selection
process, evaluation process, terms in office, time commitment and, of course,
duties and responsibilities for Business and Technology Area Coordinators:
1. Qualifications:
a. Regular, full-time faculty
b. Demonstrated teaching excellence within his/her department
2. Supervisor:
a. Business and Technology Division Chair
3. Scope of Responsibility
a. Business Area Coordinator:
i. The Business Administration Department, to
include all MGT, BSM, ECON, RE, and BANK courses and the following programs:
Associate of Arts in Business Administration, Associate of Applied Science
in Business Management, and Certificate in Banking, Business Management,
Real estate, and Computer Accounting
ii. The Office and Business Technology Department,
to include all OBT courses and the Associate of Applied Science and Certificate
in Office and Business Technology
b. Technology Area Coordinator:
i. The Computer Information Systems Department,
to include all CIS, MSS, CS, SMT, and ELEC courses and the following programs:
Associate of Science in Computer Science, Associate of Applied Science
and Certificate in Microcomputer Systems Support, and Associate of Applied
Science and Certificate in Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology.
ii. The Computer-Aided Drafting, to include all
CAD courses and the Associate of Applied Science and Certificate in Computer-Aided
Drafting
4. Selection Process:
a. Selected by the Business and Technology Division
Chair in consultation with area faculty and with concurrence from the Dean
of Instruction.
5. Evaluation Process:
a. Evaluated each spring semester by the Business and
Technology Division Chair with input from department faculty.
b. The Area Coordinator may be removed by the Business
and Technology Division Chair.
6. Terms in Office:
a. Two-year terms.
7. Time Commitment:
a. Area coordinators may or may not receive a course
release. For each three-credit hour course release given, the coordinator
is expected to spend eight (8) hours for administrative duties.
8. Description of Duties and Responsibilities:
Related to Goals, Budgets, and Strategic Planning
a. Establish and coordinate the fulfillment of area departments
goals and objectives and identify resources requirements needed to attain
those objectives.
b. Assist the Division Chair with the preparation of
long-term (3 year) strategic plan for the department including goals, objectives
and resource requirements.
c. Assist the Division Chair in writing and administering
area departments’ budget.
Related to Curriculum and Instruction
a. Draft course schedules for area departments course
offerings.
b. Coordinate curriculum evaluation and development of
area departments courses, cycles, certificates and degree programs.
Related to Students
a. Assist the Division Chair with various start-of-semester
enrollment matters to include monitoring enrollment ceilings, maintaining
waiting lists, and, in the absence of the Division Chair, signing turquoise
cards.
b. Communicate students' concerns to the Division Chair
to include course cycles, class availability, course content, articulation,
instructors and other instructional issues pertaining to the area departments.
Related to Faculty
a. In consultation with the Division Chair recruit, select,
assign, orient, and mentor the area departments’ part-time instructors.
b. Maintain a file of qualified candidates for part-time
teaching positions within the area.
c. Prepare rating matrices for the selection of part-time
instructors each semester.
General
a. Represent the area departments on the Instructional
Council.
b. Assist in the preparation for accreditation and evaluation
visits.
c. Procure, secure and maintain the department inventory
of instructional and instructional support equipment, materials and supplies.
Appendix
I: Tuition Remission and Dependent Education Program (from the University
Business Policies and Procedures Manual of the University of New Mexico,
policies 3700 and 3785, respectively)
Tuition Remission
Regular contract faculty with a total FTE load of 0.5
or more (including faculty who are hired on a one-year temporary status)
are eligible to enroll in credit or community education courses at UNM-Main
Campus or Albuquerque T/VI. The faculty member may enroll tuition-free
for up to eight (8) credit hours each semester or four (4) credit hours
each summer session. A faculty member who does not use his/her full tuition
remission may apply any remaining benefit toward tuition remission for
one (1) course not to exceed four (4) credit hours per semester or summer
session for his/her spouse/domestic partner, provided the course is taken
for credit at UNM-Main Campus or UNM-Valencia Branch (i.e., may not be
applied at T/VI nor for non credit-bearing courses).
Adjunct faculty (and contract faculty with a total FTE
less than 0.5) are eligible to enroll tuition-free in credit or community
education courses at UNM-Valencia Branch (but not UNM-Main Campus or Albuquerque
T/VI) with credit hours equal to the number of credit hours they are teaching
during the current semester up to a maximum of four (4) credit hours.
Adjunct faculty who wish to take a tuition-free course
here at the Valencia Campus you need to:
1. Enroll in a credit or non-credit course and pay the
regular tuition and fees.
2. Complete a UNM—Valencia Campus Faculty Professional
Development Stipend Request Form. This form is available in the forms rack
over by the mailboxes in the Academic Office (please refer to page 58 for
a copy of this form).
3. Submit the stipend request form to the chair of the
Faculty Professional Development Committee. If you hand the form to any
assistant in the Academic Office we’ll see to it that she gets it.
4. The Faculty Professional Development Committee will
automatically approve your request (provided the request is consistent
with the policy) and will submit a purchase requisition to the Business
Office.
5. The Business Office will issue you a check in the
amount of the tuition and fees.
Dependent Education Program
Available to dependents of regular full-time contract
faculty who have been full-time for at least one year. Qualified dependents
include the full-time regular employee’s spouse, domestic partner and/or
unmarried children under the age of 25. The program covers tuition at UNM-Main
campus and UNM-Valencia Branch for credit courses (no limit on the number
of credit hours) up to eight (8) semesters not to include the summer sessions.
Currently, up to 2 dependents per employee is allowed. The program does
not cover required student fees, which are about one-fourth of the per
credit hour cost. Dependents must apply separately and be admitted to UNM.