Table of Contents - California State University Fullerton

Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Faculty Handbook

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2024-2025 Faculty Handbook

Introduction and Links to Faculty Resources
Legal Disclaimer
Message from the Division of Academic Affairs
I. General Information
- The California State University System
- History of California State University, Fullerton
- Campus Location
- Additional Operations
- Online Degrees and Classes
- University Mission and Goals
- Strategic Plan
- Accreditation
II. Organization and Governance
- University Organization
  - Office of the President
  - Academic Affairs
  - Administration and Finance
  - Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion
  - Information Technology
  - Student Affairs
  - University Advancement
The Division of Academic Affairs: Colleges and DepartmentsUndergraduate Academic Programs
Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness
University Honors Program
Health Professions Advising Office (HPAO)
Pre-Health Professions Minor
Faculty Development Center
Online Education and Training
Faculty Affairs and Records
Academic Technology Center
Extension and International Programs
Capital Programs and Facilities Management
Campus Auxiliaries
The Academic Senate
Research Support
- Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP)
- Office of Research Development (ORD)
- Office of Research Compliance (ORC)
- Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC)
- Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
Office of the Registrar
University Policy Statements
Academic Senate of the California State University (ASCSU)
California Faculty Association (CFA) and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)
III. Employment as a Member of the Faculty
- Appointment to the Faculty
  - Probationary Appointments
  - Temporary Appointments - General Information
  - Conditional Appointments
  - Unconditional Appointments
  - Three-Year Appointments
- Campus Sign-In
- Retention, Tenure and Promotion (RTP)
- Periodic Evaluation
- Personnel Action File
- Working Personnel Action File, Portfolio, and Review File
  - Rank
  - Salary Schedule
  - Salary Adjustments
- Payroll Procedures
  - Pay Periods
  - Academic-Year Faculty Positions
  - Ten-Month Faculty Positions
  - Twelve-Month Faculty Positions
  - Automatic Payroll Deductions
  - Optional Payroll Deductions
  - Employee Changes
- Leaves of Absence with Pay
  - Sick Leave
  - Family and Medical Leave
  - Parental Leave
  - Catastrophic Leave and Donation Program
  - Bereavement Leave
  - Leave for Jury Duty
  - Sabbatical Leave
  - Difference-in-Pay Leave
- Leaves of Absence without Pay
  - Professional Leave of Absence
  - Personal Leave of Absence
- Benefits
  - Health and Dental Plans
  - Group Vision (Basic Plan), Life, and Long-Term Disability (LTD) Plans
  - FlexCash
  - Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Programs (HCRA and DCRA)
  - California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
  - Part-time, Seasonal, and Temporary Employees Retirement Program (PST)
  - Supplemental Retirement Plan (SRP) and Deferred Compensation Plans
  - Social Security
  - Voluntary Insurance Programs
  - Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI)
  - Vacations and Holidays
  - Sick Leave
  - Fee Waiver Program
Sustainable Mobility Options
- Walk or Bike
- Carpool
- Bus and Rail
- Transportation to and from Train Stations
- Vanpool
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Disability Accommodations
Engagement and Learning
Child Care
Outside Employment
Additional Employment
Teaching through Extension
Intellectual Property Rights
Research Support
Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP)
Pre-Retirement Reduction in Time Base (PRTB)
Visas and Immigration Status
Separation
- Resignation
- Retirement
- End of Temporary Appointment
IV. Policies Concerning Faculty and Expectations of Faculty
- Absence Management
- Absences/Missed Class Meeting
- Academic Freedom and Responsibility
- Academic Integrity
- Accessible Technology Initiative (ATI)
- Animals in Teaching and Research
- Book Orders/Instructional Materials
- Class Cancellation
- Class Lengths/Breaks
- Classroom Assignments
- Classroom Emergency Information
- Classroom Enrollment Limits
- Teaching Load
- Commencement
- Commitment to Community
- Copyright Statement
- Course Fees and Sale of Materials
- CSU’s Affordable Learning Solutions
- Course Cancellation
- Course Syllabi
- Degree Requirements
- Disaster Service Worker
- Driving on University Business
- Drug-Free Workplace/Campus
- Emergency and Disaster Information
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Examinations and Tests
- Field Trips
- Graduate Studies
- Grants and Contracts
- Injuries/Hazardous Condition Reporting
- Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- International Teaching/Teaching Opportunities
- Internships and Community Engagement
- Jeanne Clery Act Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report
- CSUF Campus Keys
- Library Resources
- CSUF Campus Lost and Found
- Loyalty Oath
- Nepotism
- Notice of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender or Sex
- Office Hours
- Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
- Online Education and Training
- Parking
  - Parking for Faculty
  - Parking for Guest Lecturers
- Political Speech
- Preference for Available Temporary Work/Order of Assignment
- Professional Development
- Proposing a New Course
- Proposing a New Program
- Religious Holidays and Accommodations
- Requests from Outside Speakers
- Research Misconduct
- Security/Student Disruption/Cal State Police Department
- Smoking
- Staffing Formulas
- Summer Session Teaching
- Syllabi/Course Outlines
- Teaching Schedule
- Title IX and Gender Equity
- Travel
- Visiting Faculty/Invitations to Other Faculty
  - From the U.S.
  - From Abroad
- Whistleblower Complaints
V. Information Technology Services
- Academic Technology Center (ATC) PLS-237
- Announcements and System Status
- Campus Phone Services
- Canvas
- Center for Equitable Digital Access
- Classroom Technical Issue
- Classroom Technology Demo Room
- Data Visualization Center
- Device Requests
- Digital Print Services
- DUO Two-Factor Authentication
- Email Accounts
- Faculty Student Success Dashboard
- iFullerton
- In-Classroom Technical Support
- Information Security
- Innovation/Makerspace Center
- Interdisciplinary College Collaboration Space
- iTuffy
- Mobile Device Help
- Portal
- Software
- Technology Support
- IT Helpdesk – Faculty/Staff
- IT Student Helpdesk – Student
- The Accessible Technology Room
- TitanCard
- Titan Direct Access
- TitanNet Student Guide (Navigate)
- Wireless Services
VI. Policies Concerning Students and Expectations of Students
- Academic Appeals
- Academic Safety
- Adds/Drops, Change of Program
- Adding Classes
- Administrative Drop
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
- Disability Support Services (DSS)
- Disputes/Problems with Students
- Dropping Classes
- Grading (Use of +/- Grading)
- Grading Symbols
  - Audit (AU)
  - Incomplete Authorized (I)
  - Incomplete Charged (IC)
  - Report Delayed (RD)
  - Report in Progress (RP)
  - Withdrawal (W)
  - Withdrawal Unauthorized (WU)
  - Credit/No Credit Option (CR/NC)
- Prohibited Consensual Relationships
- Late Add
- Open University
- Petitioning to Add Class
- Plagiarism
- Recording and Transcription of Class Content by Students
- Retention or Use of Student Work
- Risk Activities and Student Right of Non-Participation
- Student Privacy