Faculty Handbook

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A
Academic Calendar,
Academic Integrity,
Access to Employee Personnel Files,
Access to Students' Educational Records,
Administration,
Advanced, Degrees, additional, from the University of Pittsburgh restrictions,
Advisory Council on Instructional Excellence,
Affirmative Action, Policies,
Alcohol, policy,
Anti-Harassment Policy Statement,
Appeals Principles and Procedures,
Appointment and Tenure, general policies,
Assistant Professor, criteria for,
Associate Professor, criteria for,
Audiovisual/multimedia equipment,

B
Bloodborne Pathogens, University Policy,
Board of Trustees,
Bradford,
Business Travel Accident Insurance,
Bylaws, University of Pittsburgh,

C
Carpooling,
Center for Instructional Development and Distance Education,
Center for Philosophy of Science,
Central Research Development Fund (CRDF),
Chancellor's Distinguished Awards,
Child Development Center,
Commencement,
Commercialization of Inventions,
Commonwealth Relations,
Community and Governmental Relations, Office of,
Community Relations,
Compensation,
   Overload Pay,
   Paychecks,
   Salary Increase Policy,
Computer Resources, access and use,
Computing Services and Systems Development (CSSD),
    Blackboard,
    Computer Accounts,
    Computing Classrooms,
    Computing Labs and Connectivity for Students,
    Hardware and Software Purchasing at the e-Store,
    Scientific Computing,
    Software Licensing Services,
    Technology Help Desk,
    Technology Training,
Conflict of Interest – Consultants,
Conflict of Interest – Research/Teaching,
Conflict of Interest, general policies for employees,
Consulting and Outside Professional Service,
Copyrights, policy,
Council of Deans,
Council on Academic Computing,
Credit Union,

D
Daycare,
Departmental Libraries,
Disabilities, accommodation,
Disability Resources and Services,
Distinguished Professorships,
Division of Student Affairs,
Domestic Partner Benefits,
Drug-Free Workplace, policy,
Duplicating Services,

E
Educational Benefits,
    Children Attending Other Institutions,
    Children Attending Pitt,
    Faculty Members,
    Faculty Spouses,
    Tuition Exchange Scholarship Program,
    Tuition Scholarships for Other Institutions,
Emeritus/Emerita Status,
Employment of Relatives (Nepotism),
English Language Fluency,
Environmental Health and Safety,
Equipoise,
Evaluating faculty performance,
Evaluation of Teaching,

F
Faculty and Staff Assistance Program,
Faculty Assembly,
Faculty Development,
Faculty-Student Relationships,
Falk School,
Financial Exigency,
Food Services,
Freshman Convocation,
Fringe Benefits,
    Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D) Options,
    Annual Medical Evaluation,
    Change in Family Status,
    Dependent Care Spending Account,
    Dependent Group Life Insurance,
    Disability Benefits,
    Flexible Spending Accounts,
    Health Care Spending Account,
    Life Insurance Options,
    Long Term Care Insurance (LTC),
    Medical Coverage,
    Pension Plan, Contributory,
    Pension Plan, Noncontributory,
    PITT-FLEX,
    Retirement Program,
    TIAA-CREF,
    Vanguard Group,
Full- and Part-Time Non-Tenure-Stream Faculty,
Full-Time to Part-time Status,

G
Governance, School and Campus,
Grade Reporting,
Graduate Faculty,
Greensburg,
Grievances, Faculty,

H
Health Sciences Library System,
Hillman Library,
History, University,
Holidays, University,
Honors Convocation,
Housing Resource Center,
Human Subjects in Research,

I
ID Center,
Immigration Requirements,
Indemnification, Policy and Procedure,
Information Technology Steering Committee,
Institutional Advancement, Office of,
    Alumni Relations,
    Annual Fund,
    Heinz Memorial Chapel,
    Special Events, Office of,
Institutional Biosafety/rDNA Committee,
Instructor, criteria for,
Intercollegiate Athletics,
International Services, Office of,

J
Johnstown,
Joint Appointments,

L
Laboratory Animals in Biomedical Research or Teaching,
Laboratory Moving Services,
Learning Research and Development Center,
Leaves of Absence
    Leave for professional enhancement,
    Medical and family leave policy,
    Sabbatical leave,
    Unpaid Leave of Absence,
Length of Appointments,
Liability Insurance,
Librarians, Faculty,
Libraries,

M
Mailing Services,
Marketing Communications,
Meeting Rooms,
Mission Statement,
Moving – Household Goods Relocation,

N
News, Information, and National Media Relations,
Nondiscrimination Policy Statement,
Non-Tenure-Stream Titles and Ranks,

O
Office Hours,
Office of Measurement and Evaluation of Teaching,
Evaluation of Teaching,

P
Parking, Transportation and Services,
Part-Time Tenured or Tenure-Stream Faculty,
Patent Policy,
Personal Use of University Resources and Services,
Photocopying Policy,
Physical Recreation Facilities,
Pittsburgh Council for International Visitors,
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center,
Planning and Budgeting System,
Planning for Retirement,
Police,
Printing Services,
Professional School Libraries,
Professional Service,
Professor, criteria for,
Promotion and Tenure Reviews,
Provost’s Advisory Committee on Women’s Concerns,
Provost's Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Programs,
Public Affairs, Office of,
Public Office, holding,

R
Radiation Safety,
Recycling,
Reduction in Length of Faculty Contracts,
Research Allocations, policy,
Research and Other Sponsored Projects Proposals,
Research Integrity,
Research Integrity, Office of,
Research Investigators, Rights, Roles, and Responsibilities of,
Research, Office of,
Resignation,
Retired Faculty, Policies,
Reviews, Faculty,
Role of the Faculty Member,

S
SafeRider,
Safety and Security,
Sexual Assault Services Office,
Sexual Harassment, policy,
Small Grants Program,
Smoking, policy,
Social Security,
Standing Committees of the Senate,
State-related designation,
Student Absences,
Student Code of Conduct and Judicial Procedures,
Students with Disabilities,
Summer Session and Continuing Education, Office of,
Summer Term and Session Appointments,
Surplus Equipment Recycling and Disposal,

T
Technology Management, Office of,
Technology Transfer,
Telecommunications,
Tenure
    academic,
    obligations and responsibilities,
    purposes,
Termination of Appointment for Cause,
Textbooks and Supplies, Instructional Materials, and Subscriptions,
Ticket Services,
Titusville,
Transfer of Faculty from Tenure-Stream Appointments to Appointments Outside the Tenure Stream,
    Type A--Temporary Transfer,
    Type B--Permanent Transfer,
Travel and Business Expenses,
Travel Management,
Tuition Exchange Scholarship Program,

U
U.S. Treasury Savings Bond Plan,
Unavoidable Absences,
Unemployment Compensation,
University Book Centers,
University Center for International Studies,
University Center for Social and Urban Research,
University Council on Graduate Study,
University Library System,
University of Pittsburgh Press,
University Planning and Budgeting Committee,
University Research Council,
University Senate,
University Times,
University Titles and Name, policy and use,

V
Vacations,
Vanpooling,
Vehicle Rental,
Visitors to Labs and Shops, guidelines,

W
Weather Conditions, policy,
Wellness Program,
Workers’ Compensation Insurance,