FAQ
We
have compiled this list of new faculty’s most frequently asked
questions as a convenient starting place rather than a comprehensive list.
Information about the items below can be found throughout the
University of
Pittsburgh’s Resources for New Faculty site. Many
questions are also addressed in the Faculty Handbook and through the Provost’s
Office Faculty Affairs site.
New
faculty with questions about the nitty-gritty aspects of acclimating to their
positions at the University may be particularly interested in the Getting Started links
at the bottom of this page.
Please let us know if you have questions that are not
answered in this list or through links on the other pages of this site.
v How are faculty
evaluations handled?
v What criteria are used
for tenure and promotion decisions?
v How are
differences between a faculty member and his/her supervisor, department
chair, or dean resolved?
v What is included in the
University’s benefits package for employees?
v What is the
University’s medical and parental leave for faculty?
v Is there a
policy on faculty/student relationships?
v How are sexual harassment complaints handled?
v Does the
University support part-time faculty?
v How do I order
textbooks?
v How do
I gain copyright permission for course packets?
v How do I order
instructional media services and equipment?
v Is there training
available in how to use CourseWeb/Blackboard, the
course management system for putting my class materials online?
v How do I order teaching
evaluations for my class?
v What do I do if I
need a different location for my classroom?
v When does the next term begin? When
is the University closed?
v Does the
University close for severe weather?
v What’s
the process for getting a University ID card?
v How
can I set up a computer account?
v How do I find phone numbers and email
addresses for other people at the University?
Getting Started
How do I. . .
v Get a computer account?
v Get an ID card?
v Take
the bus to campus?
v Find parking?
v Find my
department’s building?
v Know what’s covered
in my benefits package?
v Get my paycheck?
v Find out when
classes meet?
v Find out when the term
begins or ends?
v Order textbooks?
v Put together
course packets?
v Use library services effectively?
v Use library services effectively as a
faculty member in the schools of the health sciences?
v Use library services
effectively as a faculty member in the School of Law?
v Use CourseWeb for my classes?
v Access
the faculty portal?
v Use Information Technology?
For More Information
·
Office of
the Provost
· Faculty Affairs
· Faculty Handbook
· Academic Calendar
· Policies, Procedures,
and Handbooks
Faculty
Handbook » » » Academic Calendar »
» » Faculty
Affairs
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