Dean and Faculty Resources
This page contains documents and resources relevant to current faculty at St. John Fisher University.
Spring 2023 Convocation Opening Presentation [pdf]
Chairs/Deans
- Listing of Deans, Chairs, and Program Directors [pdf]
- New Instructor Request Form - Required for all new adjunct instructors
- Faculty Search Protocol [pdf]
- Guidelines for Full-Time Faculty Candidate Visits to Campus [pdf]
Faculty
Course Planning
- Faculty Handbook Fall 2021 [pdf]
- Course Spread Planning Form [pdf] - block schedule showing all available course meeting times
- Fall and Spring Approved Meeting Times - a list of all approved class meeting times for the fall and spring semesters
- Make a Change to a Course [doc] - use to change the title, restrictions, prerequisite/co-requisite, instructional format, and/or description of a current course
- Arts and Sciences Course Form
- Summer Semester Approved Meeting Times [pdf] - a list of all approved class meeting times for all summer terms, including start/end dates and holidays
Faculty Statutes
- Faculty Statutes [pdf] - Board Approved March 2021, Effective Starting Summer 2021
- Faculty Statutes [pdf] - Board Approved March 2018, Effective Starting Summer 2018
- Faculty Statutes Until Summer 2018 [pdf] - Old Version, Effective Until Summer 2018
Rank, Tenure, and Promotion
- Rank and Tenure Toolkit
- Temporary Tenure Mid-Probationary Review Policy [pdf] - Academic Years Fall 2020, 2021, 2022
- Temporary Policy for Delay of Tenure Application [pdf] - Academic Years Fall 2020, 2021, 2022
Working with Students
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Students with Disabilities
- FERPA Guidelines for Faculty
- Student Athlete Attendance [pdf]
Academic Advising
- Advisor's Toolbox
- uAchieve
- Course Planning Worksheet [pdf]
- Course Waiver and Substitution Request - use the substitution form to replace a required course with a different course; use the waiver form to waive a course or requirement without replacing it with another course
- Grade Change Request - use to change or modify a student's final grade in a course, or to extend the time allowed to rectify an incomplete
Requests for Funds
Research and Grants
- Institutional Review Board
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
- Office of Sponsored Programs
- Research Misconduct Policy [pdf]
Online and Hybrid Programs
- Online and Hybrid Education Handbook [pdf]
- Verification of Student Identity in Online Programs [pdf]
- Online and Hybrid Course Development Rubric [pdf]
- Application For Online Course Development [pdf]
Additional Resources
- Guidelines for New Program Development [pdf]
- Add a New Undergraduate Course [docx]
- Add a New Graduate Or First Professional Course [docx]
- Discontinue a Course form [docx]
- Course Evaluations with EvaluationKIT
- Intellectual Property Policy [pdf]
- Accreditation and Assessment
- Bridge to Retirement [pdf]