CHAPTER 4/FACULTY BENEFITS &
RESPONSIBILITIES
revisions accepted by the Faculty Senate 11/22/04
B / FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES - PART 2
4.10 /
Political Activity http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch3_17.htm
4.101/ Policy on Political Activity
4.102 /Political Use of Campus
Facilities
4.11 / Policy on Consulting and
Outside Work -- http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch5_09.htm
4.12 / Policy Concerning
Consultant Services to Other State Agencies -- http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch5_09.htm
4.13 /
Library Policies
4.131 / Loan Policies
4.132 / Fine Policies
4.133 / Fine
Appeal Procedures
4.134 / Reserve
Material
4.14 / Use of the University's Name
-- http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch20_11.htm
4.15 / Jury Service -- http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch5_05.htm
4.16 / Commencement Policy
-- http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch5_10.htm
4.17 / Final Examination Scheduling
4.18 / Withholding of Paychecks and Setoff
of Amounts Owed -- http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch3_14.htm
4.19 / Faculty Personnel Records --
http://webs.wichita.edu/inaudit/ch5_11.htm
4.20 / Recommendation for
Appointment to the Graduate Faculty
4.101/Policy on Political Activity
The Board of Regents has
adopted (2-85) the following statement of policy on political activity of
unclassified personnel at the state universities:
Faculty, administrators and other
unclassified personnel are eligible to accept any public or political party
position which does not involve any conflict of interest and does not require
substantial time away from assigned duties or in other respects infringe upon
them. Such eligibility covers membership on a city commission, school board,
planning group, and county, state and national party committees and like
organizations, by either appointment or election.
The filing of a declaration of intent
to become a candidate shall not affect the status or appointment of an
unclassified member of a college or university staff; provided, however, such
person at all times while a candidate shall properly and fully perform all of
his or her assigned duties; provided further, however, that should such person
while he or she is a candidate for office fail to perform all of his or her
assigned duties, such person shall not receive any salary or benefits from the
date of filing for office.
Leave without salary or other benefits
will be granted to those elected or appointed to public office requiring full
time or lengthy sustained periods away from assigned duties, such as Congress,
the State Legislature, and state and county offices or appointments to office
falling within this category; effective, as to a person elected or appointed to
Congress or the State Legislature, from the date such person takes the Oath of
Office or the first day of the Legislative session and continuing until the
adjournment of Congress or to a date no sooner than the last adjournment in
April or sine die adjournment, whichever occurs first, of each regular and
special session of the State Legislature; effective, as to other state and county
offices, during the entire time a person serves as such officer. Leave without
salary or other benefits shall not be required for any person serving in the
State Legislature or for service on any committee during a period when the
Legislature is not in regular or special session, provided that such person
shall decline to accept all legislative compensation for such service, but such
person shall be entitled to mileage and other expense allowances as provided by
statute and paid by the Legislature.
In the interest of the fullest
participation in public affairs, the same personnel is free to express opinions
speaking or writing as an individual in signed advertisements, pamphlets and
related material in support of or opposition to parties and causes. There will
be the commensurate responsibility of making plain that each person so doing is
acting for himself and not in behalf of an institution
supported by tax funds drawn from citizens of varying political and economic
views.
4.102/Use of Campus Facilities for Political Activity
The Board of Regents has
adopted (10-80) the following statement of policy relative to use of campus
facilities for political activity:
State facilities shall not be made
available for fund raising events for candidates or parties.
Facilities of institutions under the
Board of Regents may be made available for the purpose of holding political
meetings, provided there is no interference with regularly scheduled functions,
there is not otherwise available a reasonable facility in the community,
students are permitted to hear the speakers without charge, and sponsors pay in
advance the regular fees for use of the facilities.
Political office holders and candidates
shall not be introduced or recognized on campus unless they are participating
in the campus event which they are attending. The distribution of political
handbills shall be prohibited in those areas devoted primarily to instruction
or study or at the immediate sites and times of enclosed public events.
Regents' institutions shall have the
authority to develop additional policies and guidelines that are not in
conflict with this policy. Such policies and guidelines shall be reviewed by
the Policy and Procedures Committee and filed with the executive director of
the Board.
4.11/Policy on Consulting and Outside Work
The following statement of
University policy on consulting and outside work is based on a policy statement
adopted by the Kansas Board of Regents in September 1974.
The University expects members of the
University community (faculty, staff, and students) employed by the University
to give full professional effort to their assignments of teaching, research,
and service. It is, therefore, considered inappropriate to engage in gainful
employment outside the University that is incompatible with University
commitments. Moreover, it is considered inappropriate to transact personal
business unrelated to the University from one's University office, or at times
when it might interfere with commitments to the University.
For members of the faculty, the
University, however, permits and, indeed, encourages a reasonable amount of
personal, professional activity outside the faculty member's reasonably
construed total professional responsibilities of his/her employment by and for
the University, provided such activity: (a) further develops the faculty member
in a professional sense or serves the community, state, or nation in a
professional capacity; (b) does not interfere with the faculty member's
teaching, research, and service to the University; and (c) is consistent with
the objectives of the University. Professional care of patients is not
considered personal, professional activity. Regular instructional service to
other educational institutions is normally regarded as an inappropriate
personal, professional activity.
Within these limits, the University
shall control the allowable amount of such outside professional activity.
The faculty member must inform the
chief academic officer, through the department chairperson or head and the
dean, of all personal, professional activities. For all such activities except
those single-occasion activities specified below, the faculty member must
report in writing the proposed arrangements and secure approval prior to
engaging in the activities. Those activities which involve only a single
occasion, are clearly of a scholarly, professional or technical nature, rather
than commercial, and in which compensation is not the primary consideration,
must be reported annually in writing as prescribed. For all activities
concerned, the report should indicate the extent and nature of the activities,
the amount of time to be spent in the activities, and the total amount of time
spent or expected to be spent on all such outside activities during that current
academic year.
In the event that outside personal,
professional activities require the use of customarily priceable
University materials, facilities, or services, the faculty member is expected
to make arrangements for reimbursement.
University policies on conflict of
interest must be observed in arranging and conducting outside personal,
professional activities.
Additional rules and procedures for
personal, professional activity may be established by the several schools and
divisions of the University.
4.12/Policy Concerning Consultant Services to Other
State Agencies
It is the responsibility of
the University, which employs a faculty member on a regular basis, to authorize
in advance of actual service a faculty member to serve as a consultant to
another state agency. If a WSU faculty member is contacted by another state
agency to serve as a consultant and if the faculty member is to be reimbursed
for these services, the following steps should be followed.
1. The WSU faculty member through the
departmental chairperson must submit a memo to the Vice President for Academic
Affairs and Research giving the name of the faculty member, dates of
employment, reason for employment, and the rate of compensation.
2. When the matter has been approved by
the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, the Vice President for
Administration and Finance will notify the counterpart at the state agency
requesting the services of the WSU faculty member so the requesting state
agency can initiate the appropriate paper work to pay the WSU faculty member.
(7-88)
4.131/Loan
Policies
General circulating books are loaned
for one month, although at the time of initial check-out a faculty member may
request loan of a book for the duration of the semester if desired. More
limited loan rules apply to periodicals. Other materials are loaned by special
arrangement. All books and materials are subject to recall at any time for
reserve and after specified periods if requested by another user.
4.132/Fine
Policies
Faculty members are responsible for
returning loaned books and materials on time. Fines for overdue general
circulating books, government documents, and periodicals are assessed at the
rate of 25 cents per day for each overdue item, with a five-day grace period
for books. On the sixth day a fine of $1.50 is due. After the fine has reached
a maximum of $10.00, the borrower is charged the purchase price of the items
plus a processing fee of $7.00. If the item is returned within one year any
payment over $10.00 is refunded.
At the beginning of each new semester, those
faculty members whose fines total $3.00 or more, or who have not returned
overdue library materials from the previous semester, will receive a list of
all outstanding charges. NOTE: The fines schedule is subject to change.
4.133/Fine
Appeal Procedures
A faculty member may appeal the
assessment of a fine for overdue or lost materials. An appeal should be in
writing and filed with the head of circulation. The appeal, along with a
written response by the circulation librarian, will be forwarded to the Library
Appeals Committee for disposition. The Library Appeals Committee is composed of
five members, including one member nominated by the President of the University
and confirmed by the Faculty Senate, two tenured faculty members nominated by
the Faculty Senate, and two student members named by the Student Government
Association. An appealing faculty member is allowed to appear before the
Committee to present oral arguments and to respond to questions. Decisions of
the Committee are final.
4.134/Reserve
Materials
Books and nonprint
media required for courses should be placed on reserve to enable large numbers
of students to use them. A faculty member's own copies of material may also be
placed on reserve. A photocopy of an article in a book or journal may be placed
on reserve, but copyright laws limit the library to making only one copy. At
the end of each semester, all library materials are removed from reserve, and
all personal copies and photocopies are returned to the faculty member. To
assure good service, lists of reserve materials should be turned in at the end
of each semester. If heavy use is expected for materials located in the
Reference Collection, the Reference Department should be consulted at the
beginning of the semester concerning placement on reserve.
4.14/Use of the University's Name
Members of the faculty and
administration are encouraged to use the name of the University and to use
University stationery for official correspondence. The University as an
institution should not appear to be involved in projects with which it has no
official association. Members are urged not to use the University name in any
announcement, advertisement, publication, or report involving personal or unofficial
activity of faculty members, if such use can be construed as implying
University endorsement of any product, project, or service.
4.15/Jury
Service
Kansas statutes do not exempt teachers from jury duty. The
court may excuse from jury duty persons "whose presence elsewhere is
required for the public welfare, health or safety." Request for excuse
from or postponement of jury duty may be made by telephone to the jury clerk of
the Sedgwick County District Court.
4.16/Commencement
Policy
The annual Commencement
exercise is organized by a Commencement committee with student, faculty, and
administrative representation. Members of the faculty are expected to attend
Commencement. Academic regalia is worn and may be
rented through the University Bookstore.
4.17/Final
Exam Scheduling
No final examination, or portion
thereof, may be given at any time other than the scheduled time, unless such
change is approved by the dean of the college.
4.18/Withholding of Paychecks and Setoff of Amounts
Owed
The Board of Regents has
adopted (5-82) the following policy concerning the withholding of paychecks and
setoff of amount owed by faculty for fines, fees, or penalties.
Each Regents' institution shall be
authorized to withhold payroll or other warrants issued by the State to, or
setoff amounts owed by, any officer or employee of that institution against
salary, other compensation or other amounts payable to such individual for any
fine, fee or penalty owed by such officer or employee to the Regents'
institution. Such authorization shall be subject to procedures and conditions
approved by the Board.
4.19/Faculty Personnel Records
Faculty members fill out the
Faculty Personnel Record early in their first period of service in the
University. The record deals with marital status, education and degrees,
military service, occupational history, awards, memberships, and offices in
professional and learned organizations, etc. A complete transcript of college
and university work is also required. Faculty personnel records are maintained
in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research.
4.20/Recommendation for Appointment to the Graduate
Faculty
Full Membership: Regular
faculty ranking above instructor, with substantial interest in graduate
education, and for whom a demonstrable departmental or program need exists.
Faculty nominated for membership in this category shall be expected to hold the
terminal degree or its equivalent in training and/or experience (with criteria
and documentation supplied in cases for which equivalency is claimed) and be
judged qualified to bear all designated academic responsibilities of the
graduate program(s) in which they serve. It is expected that significant
scholarly and/or artistic or creative achievement will be evident in the academic
and professional resume presented in support of nominations and renewals for
membership (full) on the graduate faculty.
Associate Membership: Regular faculty
ranking above instructor, with substantial interest in graduate education, and
for whom a demonstrable departmental or program need exists. Faculty nominated
for membership in this category shall be judged qualified, because of academic
and/or professional experience, to teach graduate credit courses and serve on,
but not chair, thesis and/or dissertation committees. Normally, new faculty who have not had the opportunity to demonstrate
scholarly activity will be nominated for the Associate Member category.
Acting Ad Hoc Membership: Regular faculty or
participating faculty in various temporary or part-time circumstances, for whom
a demonstrable departmental or program need exists. Faculty nominated in this
category shall be judged qualified, because of academic and/or professional
experience, to teach a course (or courses) for graduate credit. Such membership
may not exceed the term of one year but may be renewed annually by request and
review of the department concerned.
Graduate Faculty membership will be
reviewed for renewal periodically. Nomination forms are available in the
Graduate Office. (Graduate Faculty action 10/30/78)
Faculty Senate
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(316) 978-3504
Email: bobbi.dreiling@wichita.edu