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About This Handbook   Faculty Handbook 14th Edition Edited by the Faculty Senate Handbook Committee Recommended by the Faculty Senate and Adopted by the Faculty Assembly March 2022 Approved by the Board of Trustees June 22, 2022 About This Document The Faculty Senate may make mechanical, grammatical, format,…

 

Faculty Handbook

14th Edition

Edited by the
Faculty Senate Handbook Committee

Recommended by the Faculty Senate
and Adopted by the Faculty Assembly

March 2022

Approved by the Board of Trustees

June 22, 2022

About This Document

The Faculty Senate may make mechanical, grammatical, format, and consistency corrections to the SAU Faculty Handbook with simple approval by the Senate, rather than presenting those corrections to the General Faculty. Substantive changes to the Faculty Handbook are subject to approval by the Faculty Assembly and by the Board of Trustees, with the exception of amendments to Chapters V (Standing Committees), VI (Academic Policies), and X (Search Policy for Faculty and Administration), which are final with the approval of the University President. Electronic versions of all forms are preferable and will be available via hyperlink within the Handbook. Whenever hyperlinks are unavailable, materials shall appear in an appendix. Forms are not considered part of the Handbook itself and may be updated with the approval of the President.

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12 sections · 76 policies

General Information about Southern Arkansas University

Organization within the University

Faculty Assembly

Constitution of the Faculty Senate

Standing Committees of the University

Executive Council, Quality Leadership Team, and Quality Control

Academic Policies

Academic Freedom, Responsibility, and Tenure

Evaluation of Faculty and Administrators

Faculty Appointment, Tenure, and Promotion Guidelines

Search Policy for Faculty and Academic Administrators

Appendixes

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