Administration
Chapter 6: Non-Academic Policies
and Related Information
Faculty Handbook
The Faculty Handbook is updated and maintained by the University’s Provost.
It is available online via the College web site, under the Administration
link . The Faculty Handbook describes the employment agreement between the
University and all teaching faculty. It contains full descriptions of
academic and employment policies under the following headings: The Charter
of the University; Administrative Officers; The Faculty; Standing
Committees; Undergraduate Classes; The Catalogue; The Governance of
Students; Faculty Development Programs; and Conditions of Faculty
Employment. Questions about its contents should be directed to the Dean of
the College (x8746) or the Provost (x8700).
http://thecollege.wlu.edu/administration/handbook/default.asp
FERPA and
Confidentiality
Both the University Registrar’s web site, and General Counsel’s web
site contain information about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) guidelines for determining what student information must be treated
as confidential. All faculty are responsible for understanding these
guidelines. Additional information about FERPA is contained within the
Faculty Handbook and at
http://registrar.wlu.edu/policies/ferpa.htm
Student Disciplinary Policies
The Student
Handbook outlines the governance structure for students. It
includes sections on the academic and non-academic policies of the University,
the Honor System and the Student Judicial Council, and standards for fraternities
and sororities, just to name a few. (More about the Student
Judicial System). The Student Handbook is distributed by the Office
of the Dean of Students.
University Registrar’s Site
Faculty members will find it helpful to become familiar with the University
Registrar’s web site. It contains links to information of use to faculty,
and to students. It has links to current course listings and enrollment
data, the University’s planning and events calendars, policies, forms, and
institutional research and statistics databases. Many academic advisers
bookmark the site (or list it among their ‘favorites’ list on their web
browser) for easy reference during advising sessions.
http://registrar.wlu.edu
University Personnel Office
The University Personnel Office is located in Howard House adjacent to
the R.E. Lee Episcopal Church. The Director of Personnel is Steve
McClure (x8920).
Kim Austin (x8921) is the Personnel Assistant. Deborah Stoner (x8923)
is the Benefits Coordinator who can answer questions about W&L fringe
benefits, insurance and retirement plans. Also see the Personnel web site
for a complete listing of benefits information (http://personnel.wlu.edu).
Please make sure that you
have completed your paperwork with this office once you arrive at Washington
and Lee, if not before.
General Counsel
The most current edition of the University’s internal policies is maintained
on the web site for our General Counsel:
http://counsel.wlu.edu.
Also, read more about the
Policy on Intellectual
Property.
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