Top “10” Things Faculty Need to Know About MSU

• MSU Strategic Direction: Boldness by Design

• Promotion/Tenure/ Evaluation/Expectations
• Policies/Regulatory Environment
• Regulations Related to Instruction
• Support: Programmatic and Budget/Funding
• MSU Culture and Characteristics
• Logistics/Words of Wisdom

Promotion/Tenure/ Evaluation/Expectations

• Faculty Review, Appointment, Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion
  • Faculty Handbook
  
  
• Standards and Criteria for promotion and tenure for your college and department-- see department administrator
  • External Letters of Reference
  
  
• Academic Human Resources/Procedures
  
  
• Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
  • Faculty Handbook
  • Post-Tenure Review
  • SIRS (Student Instructional Rating System)

Policies/Regulatory Environment

• Anti-Discrimination Policy
  
• Conflict of Interest in Educational Responsibilities Resulting from Consensual, Amorous or Sexual Relationships
  
• Sexual Harassment Policy
  
• Outside Work for Pay
  • Conflict of Interest in Employment
    
• Guidelines for Mentoring and Research Ethics
  • Research Mentoring Task Force Report (Research Integrity Newsletter)
    
• Allegations for Misconduct in Research Procedure
  
• UCRIHS (University Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects) processes
  • Program Overview for Review and Approval of Human Subjects Research
    
• Religious Observance Policy
  
• AUP (Acceptable Use Policy—regarding technology)
  
• Development of Copyrighted Materials
  
• Patents
  

Regulations Related to Instruction

• Code of Teaching Responsibility
  • Faculty Handbook
  • SIRS (Student Instructional Rating System)

• Syllabi expectations
  • University Curriculum and Catalog

• Enrollment status: audit, guest, grading procedures
  • Office of the Registrar Instructor Systems

• FERPA (Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
  • FERPA and MSU's Guidelines Governing Privacy and Release of Student Records

• Students' rights and responsibilities/Spartan Life

Support: Programmatic

• Opportunities for faculty development (teaching, research, outreach)— check also unit or college administrator
  • Office of Faculty and Organizational Development
  • Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
  • Outreach and Engagement
  • Technology - Libraries
  • Technology - Computing

• I3 (Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives)

• ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
  • Office of Supportive Services
  • Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities

• University Ombudsman and Faculty Grievance Official
  • Ombudsman
  • Faculty Grievance Official

Support: Budget/Funding

• Budgeting, Funding cycles—contact department chair

• On-campus grant opportunities

• Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies

• Contracts and Grants Administration

MSU Culture and Characteristics

• Introduction to University Mission, Six Guiding Principles, MSU Promise, goals, organizational structure and vision/priorities
  • The MSU Mission Statement
  • Boldness by Design
  • MSU Organizational Structure
  • Realizing the Vision
    
• MSU Academic Governance
  • Bylaws for Academic Governance
    
• Inquiry about Individual college history--contact unit administrator
  
• MSU Student Profile and demographics
  
• Characteristics of MSU students (critical thinking)/dispositions
  
• Importance of general education and undergraduate learning outcomes
  

Logistics

• Fundamentals: How to order books; set reserves in library, IMC; campus services; computers, parking, IDs, access course schedule on line; and football tickets—contact your department administrator

• Where things are located on campus, e.g. Dairy Store

• Travel procedures/travel clinic
  • Travel regulations
  • Travel Clinic

Words of Wisdom

• Best way to get access to resources is collaboration
• Remember that you are great
• You don’t have to be “super person” tomorrow
• Participate in department meetings
• Participate in college colloquia/other on and off campus events
• Meet key administrators and personnel
• Always be respectful to support staff
• Listen carefully to students, assume that they are motivated
• Develop a network of communication that provide access to information
• Keep balance in your professional and personal life
• Keep careful documentation on issues of importance to you, e.g. potential problems