Columbia College Chicago
Faculty Handbook Contents

*Note: As of March 1, 2005 this document is still being revised and should not be considered authoritative. You may use it as a guide to policies past and present. Sections that have been updated and revised will always include a reference to the authoritative document for the relevant policies.

100 INTRODUCTION
  • 105 ABOUT THIS HANDBOOK
  • 110 THE FACULTY HANDBOOK EDITORIAL COMMITTEE, TASK FORCE OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE COUNCIL, 2002-2003
  • 115 ACCREDITATION
  • 120 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
  • 125 MISSION OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE
  • 130 POLICY STATEMENT ON HEALTH AND SAFETY
200 GOVERNANCE
  • 210 PRINCIPLES OF SHARED GOVERNANCE
  • 220 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    • 220.1 Current Board of Trustees
  • 221 ADVISORY BODIES
    • 221.1 President's Cabinet
    • 221.2 Provost's Cabinet
    • 221.3 Deans' Councils
    • 221.4 School Curricular Committee
  • 225 ALL-COLLEGE GOVERNANCE
    • 225.1 Cabinet
    • 225.2 Chairpersons' Council
    • 225.3 Columbia College Faculty Organization (Ccfo)
    • 225.4 Columbia College Council (Ccc)
  • 230 STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COLLEGE COUNCIL
    • 230.1 Academic Affairs
    • 230.2 Subcommittees of Academic Affairs
    • 230.3 Strategic Planning
    • 230.4 Budget And Priorities
    • 230.5 Student Affairs
    • 230.7 Other Permanent Committees of The College Council
  • 231 OTHER PERMANENT COMMITTEES OF THE COLLEGE
    • 231.1 Faculty Liaison Committee To The Board of Trustees
  • 235 AD HOC COMMITTEES
  • 240 HIRING PROCEDURES AND POLICIES
    • 240.1 Presidential Hiring Procedures
    • 240.2 Provost/Vice President For Academic Affairs Hiring Procedures
    • 240.3 Deans' Hiring Procedures
    • 240.4 Chairpersons' Hiring Procedures
    • 240.4(A) For Existing Departments
    • 240.4(B) For New Departments
    • 240.5 Full-Time Faculty Hiring Procedures
    • 240.6 Full-Time Faculty: Joint Appointment Hiring Procedures
    • 240.7 Artist-In-Residence Hiring Procedures
    • 240.8 Lecturer Hiring Procedures
    • 240.9 Temporary Full-Time Appointments
    • 240.10 Part-Time Faculty Hiring Procedures
300 LEGAL AND/OR CONTRACTUAL POLICIES
  • 305 ACADEMIC FREEDOM
  • 310 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS
  • 315 FACULTY CATEGORIES
    • 315.1 Chairpersons
    • 315.2 Acting Chairpersons
    • 315.3 Tenured And Tenure-Track Faculty
    • 315.31 Full-Time 10-Month Contracts
    • 315.32 Full-Time 12-Month Contracts
    • 315.4 Artists-In-Residence
    • 315.5 Lecturer
    • 315.6 Temporary Full-Time Faculty Appointment
    • 315.7 Part-Time Faculty
  • 320 CRITERIA FOR TENURED APPOINTMENTS
    • 320.1 General College Criteria
    • 320.2 Departmental Criteria
  • 322 EVALUATION OF TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
    • 322.1 Tenure-Track First Year
    • 322.2 Tenure-Track (Except For First Year)
  • 323 EVALUATION OF NON TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
  • 324 APPLICATION FOR TENURE
    • 324.1 Evaluation of Tenured Faculty
    • 324.2 All-College Tenure Committee
  • 325 GUIDELINES FOR FACULTY WORKLOADS AND TIME EXPECTATIONS
    • 325.1 Faculty Workload Guidelines For Additional Responsibilities
  • 330 FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • 333 CLASS CANCELLATION POLICY
  • 335 SUBSTITUTION FOR FACULTY IN CLASSES
  • 340 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
    • 340.1 Faculty Retreat
    • 340.2 New Faculty Orientation
  • 345 SABBATICAL LEAVE POLICY
    • 345.1 Sabbatical Procedures
  • 350 OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
  • 355 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
  • 360 ALCOHOL/ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE USAGE
  • 365 PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION OF FACULTY AND CHAIRPERSONS
    • 365.1 Evaluation of Faculty
    • 365.2 Evaluation of Chairpersons
  • 370 GRIEVANCE AND APPEALS PROCESS
    • 370.1 Grievance Procedures
    • 370.2 Composition of The Erc
    • 370.3 Election Procedure
    • 370.4 Term of Office
    • 370.5 Appeal Procedures For Termination of Full-Time Faculty
    • 370.6 Definitions
  • 380 SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
  • 385 FACULTY FILES
    • 385.1 Access To Faculty Files
  • 390 SECRETARIAL SERVICES
400 LEAVES AND BENEFITS
  • 405 LEAVES AND BENEFITS
  • 410 UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE
  • 415 UNPAID ACADEMIC LEAVE OF ABSENCE
500 ACADEMIC POLICIES
  • 505 ACADEMIC ADVISING AND STUDENT REFERRAL
  • 510 ATTENDANCE PRIVILEGES (STUDENTS)
  • 515 CLASS LISTS
  • 520 CLASSROOM POLICIES
  • 523 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
    • 523.1 Academic Integrity And Faculty
    • 523.2 Academic Integrity And Students
  • 524 HUMAN SUBJECTS IN RESEARCH
  • 528 CLASSROOM RECORDKEEPING
  • 530 ENROLLMENT OPTIONS
  • 531 SECOND BA
  • 533 DROPPING VS. WITHDRAWING FROM CLASS
  • 535 FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (BUCKLEY AMENDMENT)
  • 540 UNDERGRADUATE GRADING SYSTEM
    • 540.2 Grade Changes
    • 540.3 Grade Disputes
    • 540.4 Grade Reporting
    • 540.5 Pass/Fail
  • 541 GRADUATE GRADING POLICY
  • 545 GUEST SPEAKERS AND HONORARIA
  • 560 STUDENT CONDUCT CODE
600 FACILITIES, CENTERS, AND RESOURCES
  • 600 FACILITIES
    • 600.1 Classic Studio
    • 600.2 Collins Hall
    • 600.3 Conaway Center
    • 600.4 Concert Hall
    • 600.5 Faculty Lounge
    • 600.6 Ferguson Theater
    • 600.7 Getz Theater
    • 600.8 Hokin Center and Hokin Annex
    • 600.9 Hokin Hall
    • 600.10 Library Conference
    • 600.11 New Studio
    • 600.12 Residence Center Lounge
    • 600.13 Sculpture Garden
    • 600.14 Student Lounges
    • 600.15 Facilities Chart
  • 605 RESEARCH CENTERS & PROGRAMS
    • 605.1 OCAP
    • 605.2 Center for Arts Policy
    • 605.3 Office of Sponsored Programs
    • 605.4 Dance Center
    • 605.5 Center for Asian Arts & Media
    • 605.6 International Latino Cultural Center
    • 605.7 Center of Instructional Technology
    • 605.8 Community Media Workshop
  • 610 RESOURCES
    • 610.1 Alumni Relations
    • 610.2 Bookstore and Textbooks
    • 610.3 Center for Black Music Research
    • 610.4 College Relations
    • 610.5 Columbia College Art Gallery
    • 610.6 Columbia College Library
    • 610.7 Development Office
    • 610.8 Human Resources
    • 610.9 Institutional Research
    • 610.10 Museum of Contemporary Photography
    • 610.11 Teaching and Learning Center
700 STUDENT SERVICES
  • 700 OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
    • 700.1 The Office of Enrollment Management
    • 700.1.1 Undergraduate Admissions Office
    • 700.1.2 Office of International Student Affairs
    • 700.1.3 Records Office
    • 700.1.4 Office of Transfer Evaluation
    • 700.2 Dean of Students Office
    • 700.2.1 Academic Advising And Student Referral
    • 700.2.2 Career Planning And Placement Office
    • 700.2.3 Internships
    • 700.2.4 Faculty/Administrative Advisors To Student Organizations' Council
    • 700.2.5 Special Needs
    • 700.3 Work-Aid And Work-Study Programs
    • 700.3(1) Work-Aid Program
    • 700.3(2) Work Study Program
    • 700.4 Veterans' Services
  • 705 STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES
  • 710 STUDENT ASSISTANCE CENTERS
    • 715.1 (sic) Departmental Tutoring
    • 715.2 (sic) Open Computer Lab
    • 715.3 (sic) Science/Mathematics Department Learning Center
    • 715.4 (sic) Writing Center
    • 715.5 (sic) Reading Center
  • 715 STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES
  • 720 STUDENT RESIDENCE CENTER
800 INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES/GENERAL INFORMATION
  • 805 AUDIO-VISUAL HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR CLASSROOM USE
  • 810 CLASS FEES
  • 815 COMMENCEMENT
  • 820 EMERGENCIES
    • 820.1 Accidents/Illnesses
    • 820.2 Disruptive Students
    • 820.3 Emergency Closings
    • 820.4 Emergency Telephones
    • 820.5 Fire Alarms
    • 820.6 Security
  • 825 FIELD TRIPS AND OUTINGS
  • 830 HAZARDOUS WASTE
  • 835 IDENTIFICATION CARDS
  • 840 MAIL/MAILROOM
  • 845 OFFICE HOURS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
  • 846 EMAIL, OASIS
  • 850 OFFICE SUPPLIES
  • 855 PAYROLL
    • 855.1 I-9 Forms
  • 860 PHYSICAL PLANT
  • 865 PRINTING AND DUPLICATING GUIDELINES
    • 865.1 Copyright Laws
    • 865.1(A) Performance
    • 865.1(B) Reproduction
    • 865.1(C) Software Use
    • 865.2 Design
    • 865.3 Photocopying
    • 865.4 Pickup/Delivery of Printed And Copied Materials
    • 865.5 Printing/Duplicating
  • 866 ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
    • 866.1 Website
    • 866.1(A) Scope And Purpose
    • 866.1(B) Resources
    • - Teaching And Learning Technology
    • - Web-Related Technical Support
    • - Non-Web-Related Technical Support
    • - Departmental / Unit Support
    • 866.2 Responsibilities
    • 866.2(A) Webmaster
    • 866.2(B) Departmental / Unit Webmaster
    • 866.2© Information Technology Department
    • 866.3 Publishing On The Web
    • 866.4 Disclaimer
    • 866.5 Style And Design Policy
    • 866.6 Acceptable Use of Computing Resources
    • 866.7 Web Site Terms And Conditions of Use
    • 866.7a Restrictions And Reservations
    • 866.7b Disclaimer
    • 866.7c Limitation of Liability
    • 866.7d Discussion Forums/ Bulletin Boards/
    • 866.7e License To Columbia College Chicago
    • 866.8 Computer And Network Usage Policy
    • 866.8a Introduction And Purpose
    • 866.8b Definitions
    • 866.8c Rights And Responsibilities
    • 866.8d Specific Prohibitions
  • 870 PURCHASING PROCEDURES
  • 875 REGISTRATION
  • 880 ROOM ASSIGNMENTS
  • 885 STUDENT HANDBOOK
  • 890 TELEPHONES
  • 891 CASH MACHINE
  • 895 TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
900 APPENDICES
  • 900 DOCUMENTS
    • 900.1 Agreement Between Columbia College Chicago And The Part-Time Faculty Association
    • 900.2 Guidelines For Responding To Student Emergencies And Behavioral Issues
    • 900.3 Tenure Document
  • 905 FORMS
    • 905.1 Chairperson's Evaluation Form
    • 905.2 Desk Copy Request Form
    • 905.3 Field Trip Form
    • 905.4 Mailroom Request Form
    • 905.5 Printing And Duplicating Request Form
    • 905.6 Textbook Adoption Form
  • 910 HANDBOOKS
    • 910.1 Student Handbook
"Alternate 900"

Former Faculty Handbook