Faculty Resources Policies and Bylaws

Academic Year

• Academic Year Dates
• Working Days
  
  

Bylaws

• Board of Regents Bylaws
• UNL Bylaws
• Board of Regents Bylaws on Outside Employment
  • Outside Activity Form
  • Clarification of Authorization to Engage in Outside Professional Activity

Computers & Technology

• Responsible Use of UNL Computers
• IT Classroom Support
• Computers & Technology Resources

Faculty and Other Appointments

• Advertising for Faculty Positions
• Apportionment Categories
• Guidelines for Faculty Appointments
• Guidelines for Research Faculty Appointments
• UNL Policy on Hiring and Appointment Terms of Post Doctoral Research Associate
• Searches for Deans' Appointees| DOC
• Policy for Requesting Graduate Status
• Professors of Practice
  • Board of Regents Policy | DOC
  • UNL Policy | DOC
• Screening Procedure for Hiring Tenured Faculty or Academic Administrators
  
  

Family Friendly Policies and Leaves

• Family Friendly Brochure (in pdf format)
  This Family Friendly Flyer shows various benefits for faculty members and their families.
• ADVANCE Grant Resources
• Family Medical Leave Act policy on Human Resources web site, or see their current announcements.
  • Revised policy from the US Department of Labor (11/08)
• Leave Applications & Forms:
  • Application for leave of Absence | also in Word
  • Maternity, Medical, and Adoption Leave for Faculty
  • Faculty Development Leave Agreement
  • Leave-related forms
• Board of Regents Parental Leave Policy, 3.3.13
• Interruptions in Pre-Tenure Probationary Period
• Policy for salary payout to faculty on leave of absence| (Also available in Word DOC format)
  
  

Foreign Employees and Visitors

• Requirements for advertisements that might result in the appointment of a foreign national to a tenure-track faculty position
• Payment to Short-Term Foreign Visitors
• Visa Status of Potential Academic Employees
• Immigration Guidelines in Hiring New Faculty
  
  

General Purpose Classrooms

• Process for Changing Status of General Purpose Classrooms

Human Resources

• NU Employee Policies & Practices
• UNL Human Resources Policies & Procedures
• UNL Discrimination & Harassment Policies

Plagiarism Detection Software

• Policies on Safe Assignment Implementation and Use at UNL
• SafeAssign™ by Blackboard
  
  

Retirement

• Emeritus status for retired faculty
• Retirement planning
• Repeal of healthcare benefits for retirees. An explanation regarding the repeal of Board of Regents policy 4.2.5.
  

Syllabus

• Syllabus Policy
• Board of Regents Bylaws on Preparing a Syllabus

Tenure Policies & Procedures

• Promotion and Tenure Memo from the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
  
  
• Documentation Request for Promotion and Tenure
  • Word DOC version
  • PDF version
  • Transmittal Form DOC|PDF
• Documentation Format for Promotion for Research Faculty
  • Word DOC version | PDF version
  • Transmittal Form DOC | PDF
    
• Documentation Format for Promotion for Professor of Practice Faculty
  • Word DOC version | PDF version
  • Transmittal Form DOC|PDF
    
• 2009 Due Dates
  • Word DOC version | PDF version
• Changes in Tenure Home Department
  • Steps to take
  • Form
• Guidelines for Annual Evaluations, Promotion, and Tenure
  • Word version of guidelines| PDF version of guide
  • Evaluation of Pre-Tenure Faculty members by college, department, or unit
  • Post-Tenure Review Policy
  • Post-Tenure Review Implementation Procedures
    
• Miscellaneous
  • Interruptions in Pre-Tenure Probationary Period
  • Guidelines for Faculty Titles
    
  • Statement of Waiver DOC | PDF
  • Course Listing and Evaluation Form XLS | PDF
  • Sample memo for External Reviews