Faculty Handbook

Individual sections of the handbook as well as the complete document (pdf) are available for download as pdf documents.

Chapter I: The University and the College (pdf)

I-1. The College’s Place within the University
I-2. The Structure of the College
I-3. Departments in the College
I-4. The College’s Teaching and Research Mission
I-5. Faculty Self-governance and Service

Chapter II: Tenure-Track and Tenured Appointments (pdf)

II-1. New Tenure Track Appointments
II-2. Collegiate Criteria for Appointment to Faculty Rank
II-3. Joint and Affiliate Faculty Appointments
II-4. Named Professorships and Endowed Chairs
II-5. General Procedures for Faculty Review
II-6. Exceptions to the Six-year Tenure Timetable
II-7. Annual Reviews for Non-tenure Faculty
II-8. Reviews for Tenure and for Promotion
II-9. Reviews for Promotion to Full Professor
II-10. Review of Tenured Faculty
II-11. Post-tenure Allocation of Effort
II-12. Faculty Salary Recommendations
II-13. Faculty Resignations and Retirements
II-14. Function of Non-tenure-track Positions

Chapter III: Non-Tenure Faculty Appointments (pdf)

III-1. Adjunct Faculty Appointments
III-2. Lecturer Appointments
III-3. Clinical Faculty Appointments
III-4. Visiting Faculty Appointments
III-5. Independent (Visiting) Scholar Status

Chapter IV: Promotion and Tenure (pdf)

IV-1. Tenure Track Procedures
IV-2. Clinical Track Procedure s

Chapter V: Support for Teaching and Research (pdf)

V-1. Calendar of Typical Deadlines for Intramural Awards
V-2. Developmental Programs for Tenured Faculty
V-3. Other Faculty Development Awards
V-4. Intramural Funding for Teaching Activities
V-5. Intramural Funding for Research Activities
V-6. Intramural Support for Faculty Travel
V-7. External Support
V-8. Unpaid Leave

Chapter VI: Faculty Rights and Responsibilities (pdf)

VI-1. College of Public Health Manual of Procedure

Chapter VII: Curriculum and Course Development (pdf)

VII-1. Establishing and Changing Academic Programs
VII-2. Policy on Low-enrollment Courses
VII-3. Teaching in Summer Session
VII-4. Teaching in the Center for Credit Programs

Chapter VIII : Classroom Procedures (pdf)

VIII-1. Time Committed to Instruction
VIII-2. The Required Syllabus
VIII-3. Training and Supervision of Teaching Assistants
VIII-4. Textbooks and Instructional Materials
VIII-5. Supplemental Course Fees
VIII-6. Field Trip Policy
VIII-7. Class Lists
VIII-8. Student Attendance
VIII-9. Students with Disabilities
VIII-10.Classroom Facilities
VIII-11. Disruption in the Classroom
VIII-12. Use of Purchased Lecture Notes
VIII-13. General Examination Procedures
VIII-14. Conflicts between Examinations and Class Activities
VIII-15. Final Examinations
VIII-16. Student Evaluation of Teaching
VIII-17. The Center for Teaching

Chapter IX: Grading and Student Records (pdf)

IX-1. Grading System
IX-2. Grade Point Average
IX-3. Marks not used in Computing the GPA
IX-4. Grade Reports
IX-5. Changes of Grades
IX-6. Grading Grievances
IX-7. Keeping Records of Student Work
IX-8. Confidentiality of Grades and Other Student Records

Chapter X: Student Advising and Registration (pdf)

X-1. Policy for Language Proficiency and Communication
X-2. Faculty Responsibility for Advising
X-3. Advising for Registration
X-4. Changes in Registration
X-5. Adding Courses
X-6. Changes in Sections
X-7. Withdrawal from a Course
X-8. Dropping Courses
X-9. Instructor’s Option to Drop Students from Courses
X-10. Adding and Dropping Courses
X-11. Changes in Variable and Arranged Credit
X-12. Withdrawal of Registration
X-13. Auditing a Course
X-14. Student Referrals

Chapter XI: Student’s Policies and Procedures (pdf)

XI-1. Policy on a Drug Free Environment
XI-2. Policy on Student Academic Conduct Standards and Procedures
XI-3. Treatment of Student Records Policy
XI-4. Student Complaints Concerning Faculty Actions
XI-5. Student Complaints Concerning Actions by Teaching Assistants
XI-6. Student Employee Grievance Procedure
XI-7. Policy on Sexual Harassment by Faculty and Staff
XI-8. Discrimination Policy
XI-9. Disability Protection Policy
XI-10. Anti-Retaliation Policy
XI-11. Policy on Human Rights
XI-12. Statement on Religious Diversity and the University Calendar

Chapter XII: Departmental Review Procedures (pdf)

XII-1. Purpose of the Review
XII-2. Scope of the Review
XII-3. Departmental Self-Study
XII-4. Work of the Review Committee
XII-5. Review Committee
XII-6. Review Committee Report
XII-7. College’s Response to the Review Materials
XII-8. Access to the Review Documents
XII-9. External Reviewer(s) Visit
XII-10. External Reviewer(s) Report
XII-11. Review of the DEO
XII-12. Search of Head of the Department (if applicable)
XII-13. Timetable

Chapter XIII: General Personnel Policies (pdf)

XIII-1. Non-discrimination Policy
XIII-2. Policy on Human Rights
XIII-3. Policy on Violence
XIII-4. Sexual Harassment
XIII-5. Consensual Relationships Involving Students
XIII-6. Anti-retaliation Policies
XIII-7. Disability Protection and Accessibility
XIII-8. Parental, Family, and Medical Leave Policies
XIII-9. Workplace Injury or Illness
XIII-10. Iowa gift Law
XIII-11. Drug Free Environment Policy
XIII-12. Smoking Prohibition
XIII-13. Conflict of Commitment and Interest
XIII-14. Intellectual Property
XIII-15. Patent Policy
XIII-16. Copyrighted Materials

Chapter XIV: Other Resources (pdf)

XIV-1. University and Collegiate Publications

The Appendices

Appendix A - College of Public Health CV format (pdf)
Appendix B - College of Public Health Promotion Dossier format (pdf)
Appendix C - ACE Evaluation form (pdf)
Appendix D - Peer Evaluation of Teaching form (pdf)
Appendix E - Third Year Contract Renewal Review Checklist (pdf)
Appendix F - Summary Assessment for Peer Review of Tenured Faculty form (pdf)
Appendix G - Cover Sheet for Extended Review of Tenured Faculty (pdf)
Appendix H - DEO’s Summary of Actions to be taken as a Result of the Extended Peer Review form (pdf)
Appendix I – Tenure Track Points to be determined by Collegiate Procedural Guidelines (pdf)
Appendix J - Department Specific Performance Expectations for Specific Ranks (pdf)
Appendix K - Recommendation for Faculty Promotion Cover Sheet (pdf)
Appendix L - Tenure Track Review Procedures for Faculty with Joint Appointments (pdf)
Appendix M - Tenure Track Sample Letter from DEO to External Reviewer (pdf)
Appendix N - Clinical Track Points to be determined by Collegiate Procedural Guidelines (pdf)
Appendix O - Clinical Track Performance Expectations for Specific Ranks (pdf)
Appendix P - Clinical Track Review Procedures for Faculty with Joint Appointments (pdf)
Appendix Q - Professional Productivity Defined (pdf)
Appendix R - Teaching Defined (pdf)
Appendix S - Clinical Track Sample Letter from DEO to External Reviewer (pdf)
Appendix T - Space Request Form (pdf)
Appendix U - Graduate Student Space Request Form (pdf)
Appendix V – Public Health Practice Activities Defined (pdf)
Appendix W -Comments on Procedures (pdf)
Appendix X – CPH Centers and Institutes List (pdf)
Appendix Y - UI Conflict of Commitment and Interest Disclosure Policy Summary (pdf)
Appendix Z – Standards for Non-renewal of Clinical Track Faculty (pdf)