Adjunct Faculty Orientation

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Adjunct Faculty Orientation

• Coordinated by
• Karen Cherwony, Assoc. VP
• Eric Brunner, Manager
• Learning Development,
• Human Resources Department

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Objectives

• Share current and future University mission,
  vision, and strategic initiatives
• Introduce relevant people, services, resources
  and policies related to
• Academic Affairs and Teaching
• IT and Computers
• Human Resources
• Campus Safety
• Detail our commitment to diversity and prevention
  of discrimination and harassment

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Introductions of Adjuncts

• Name
• Department
• Classes You Teach
• Years Working at Temple

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Welcome from the President
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President Harts 6 Strategic Initiatives

• Expanding Access to Excellence
• Nurturing Community Partnerships
• Increasing Global Reach
• Creating a Sustainable Future
• Advancing Research and Innovation
• Developing a Culture of Philanthropy

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Temple Today

• Temple University is the 28th largest university
  in the United States
• Temple is a Comprehensive Research University,
  which has more than 36,000 students,
  approximately
• 3,935 full time employees and 1,750 full time
  faculty and approximately 1,400 adjunct faculty.
• Temple is the 5th largest provider of
  professional education (law, dentistry, medicine,
  pharmacy, and podiatric medicine) in the country
  and the largest provider of professional
  education in PA.

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Temple Today

• Temple University consists of
• 17 schools and colleges, including schools of
  Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Podiatry, and Dentistry,
  and a renowned Health Sciences Center with nearly
  300 academic programs
• 7 Pennsylvania campuses
• Main Campus
• Health Sciences Campus (HSC)
• Temple University Center City (TUCC)
• Temple University Ambler (TUA), PA
• Tyler School of Art   Elkins Park, PA
• Podiatric Campus
• Temple Harrisburg
• Temple also has campuses in Tokyo, Japan Rome,
  Italy and educational programs in China, Israel,
  Greece, Great Britain and France

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Temples Senior Leadership

• Ann Weaver Hart President
• Lisa Staiano-Coico Provost, Sr. VP Academic
  Affairs
• Edmond Notebaert Sr. Exec. VP Health Sciences
• Anthony Wagner Sr. VP, CFO Treasurer
• Larry Lemanski Sr. VP Research Strategic
  Initiatives
• Stuart Sullivan Sr. VP Institutional
  Advancement
• George Moore Sr. VP, University Counsel,
  Secretary
• Kenneth Lawrence Sr. VP Government,
  Community and Public Affairs

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TLC Contact Information

• Location
• The TECH Center, Suite 1121101 Montgomery Ave.
• Philadelphia, PA 19122TU Zip 286-09
• Website www.temple.edu/tlc
• Email tlc_at_temple.edu
• Phone [phone]

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Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty
Development and Faculty Affairs

• Comprised of two departments
• Faculty Affairs
• http//www.temple.edu/vpfaculty
• Retention, tenure, and promotion faculty
  recruitment and hiring professional development
  opportunities and more.
• The Teaching and Learning Center
• http//www.temple.edu/tlc
• Provides programs and resources designed to
  promote teaching methods that are consistent with
  the research on how people learn
• Provides opportunities for faculty and TAs to
  reflect on their work, and to share, and learn,
  from the experience and expertise of their
  colleagues.

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Adjunct Faculty Handbook

• The adjunct faculty handbook is available online
  at http//www.temple.edu/vpfaculty/Documents/Adju
  nct_Handbook_08_09.pdf/
• The adjunct faculty policy is NOT available
  online as it is currently being revised

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Adjunct Faculty Handbook Highlights

• The syllabus (policy 02.78.13)
• Text Book
• Cancelling class
• Class Lists
• Class attendance policy
• Grade Inflation
• Problem(s) with a student
• Using Temple Technology

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Adjunct Faculty Handbook Highlights

• OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
• 5.8 Reporting Final Grades
• 5.8.1 Incomplete Grades
• 5.8.2 Changing Grades
• 6 Teaching and Learning Resources
• 12 Academic Calendar
• Academic Policies (undergraduate)
  http//www.temple.edu/bulletin/Academic_policies/p
  olicies_part1/policies_part1.shtm
• Academic Policies (graduate) http//www.temple.edu
  /grad/

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Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) Mission
Statement

• Promote the value and practice of excellent
  teaching to facilitate student learning and
  growth.
• Provide programs and resources designed to
  promote teaching methods that are consistent with
  the research on how people learn.
• Provide opportunities for faculty and TAs to
  reflect on their work, and to share and learn,
  from the experience and expertise of their
  colleagues.
• Integrates scholarly research and student
  assessment into effective teaching and learning
  practices.

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TLC Staff

• Pamela Barnett
• Associate Vice Provost Director
• Carol Philips
• Associate Director
• A. Baris Gunersel
• Assistant Director
• Mary Etienne
• Lead Administrative Specialist

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Complementing Teaching, Learning, Technology
Support
Gail Gallo, Seminars Training
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About Computer Services

• Academic Computer Services
• Administrative Computer Services
• Computer Business Services
• Computer Recycling Center
• Data Center/Enterprise Systems
• Information Security
• Technology Support
• Telecommunications

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Academic Computing
Who we are

• Service Desk
• Information Services

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Acadmic Computing
What we do

• Provide 24/7 Learning Technology Support
• Deliver Collaborative Technologies
• Support the Delivery of Face-to-Face Instruction

We Listen to Your Technology Concerns to Offer
Provide Solutions
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The TECH CenterProviding 24/7 Learning and
Services

• Student Computer Center
• Social Spaces Collaboration
• Service Desk
• Faculty Instructional Support
• Seminars Training
• Classroom Technology Support

Largest Facility of Its Kind in the Nation
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The TECH Center

• Offering a collaborative friendly pathway . . .

leading to . . .
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Social Spaces A Place to Study Relax
Social Spaces
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Specialty Labs to Produce Music, Graphics, Video
Social Spaces
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Breakout Rooms for Collaboration Study
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Digital Recording Booths For Vocal Narration
Podcasts
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Computer Labs with Over 600 PCs MACS
Social Spaces
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Technology Support
Service Desk

• Offering Technology Support by Professionals
• 24/7 Walk-in, Call-in, E-mail, or Web chat
  support
• PC Clinic
• Statistical Software Support
• Desktop Office Support
• Virus Protection
• Identity Management

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Faculty Support
The Faculty Wing

• Instructional Support Center (ISC)
• Offering One-On-One Consultation by Instructional
  Designers
• Online Teaching Learning Materials
• 24/7 Instruction Classroom Interactivity
• Instructional Production Services
• Faculty Presentation Rooms
• Seminars Training

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Instructional Support Center (ISC)
Online Teaching Learning Materials

• Blackboard - Offering access to
• Turnitin
• Scholar
• e-Portfolios
• Learning Objects Blogs Wikis, Search LX
• Expo LX
• Gallery
• iTunes/Podcast
• Instructional Production Services

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Instructional Support Center (ISC)
24/7 Instruction Classroom Interactivity
24/7

• TUCapture
• Acrobat Connect
• TurningPoint
• Horizon Wimba
• Voice Tools
• Live Classroom

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Instructional Support Center (ISC)

• Digital Imaging
• Presentations
• Web Site Authoring
• Production Services
• Poster Printing
• CD DVD Duplication
• Scanning
• Audio/Video Editing and Duplication

Return to Online Teaching Materials
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http//www.temple.edu/cs/isc
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Faculty Wing

• Faculty Presentation Room (111)
• Breakout Room (107)
• Faculty Lounge with E-mail Terminals

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Seminars and Training

• Free Hands-On Seminars for Faculty, Students, and
  Staff of All Skill Levels
• Blackboard
• TurningPoint
• Microsoft Office
• Dreamweaver

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http//www.temple.edu/cs/training
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Classroom Technology Support

• Smart Classrooms
• Touch panel
• Remote access and management (Meeting Manger)
• NetOps School
• Share screen with class
• Monitor student activity
• Prevent students from accessing Web sites
• Remote control student screens

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http//www.temple.edu/cs
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Thank you!

• Questions?
• ggallo_at_temple.edu

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Turnitin

• Prevent plagiarism
• Instantly identify papers containing unoriginal
  material
• Improve student writing skills

Return to Online Teaching Materials
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Scholar

• Search for information by discipline, or
  institution
• Browse other users resources and collections
• Subscribe for information that is relevant to you
  and sign up to receive the most recent bookmarks
  via RSS
• Students can access Scholar resources chosen by
  an instructor

Return to Online Teaching Materials
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ePortfolio

• A place to store and organize a collection of
  documents and multimedia
• Showcase student work and development
• Reflect out of class learning and accomplishments
• Review student outcomes for improvement in
  instruction

Return to Online Teaching Materials
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Blog

• Web-based, asynchronous journal
• Created by one or more authors on a topic
• Appear online in reverse chronological order
• Groups can comment on one or more topics
  similar to a discussion board but without the
  organization of comments according to threads

Return to Online Teaching Materials
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Wiki

• Web-based collaborative authoring tool
• Any number of people create and edit information
• Teams solve problems and negotiate together online

Return to Online Teaching Materials
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Search LX

• A search engine that operates within Blackboard
  to quickly find
• Blog posts
• Wiki pages
• Microsoft Word documents
• and much more

Return to Online Teaching Materials
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Expo LX

• Expo LX is a dynamic personal website builder
  and blogging tool. Participants can
• easily build interactive websites relevant to
  their personal interests and activities
• create blogs and wikis within a site and allow
  others viewers to comment and contribute content
• create shared workspaces to suit their particular
  objectives
• collaborate on discipline-specific sites
• publish departmental information

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Gallery

• A Digital Image Database
• Store scanned images
• Package into slide show
• Display in Smart Classrooms
• Enable student access for self-study

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TurningPoint

• Classroom Response System
• Collect anonymous responses
• Engage your audience
• Encourage classroom participation

Return to Online Teaching Materials
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Temple University Pays byDirect Deposit

• Two Options for Banking on Temple Campuses
• PNC Bank offers many perks for Temple faculty
• Philadelphia Federal Credit Union

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Health Benefits for Adjuncts

• Specific eligibility requirements letters have
  been mailed to eligible part time faculty
• For further information on eligibility, plan
  features, etc.
• visit the HR Benefits website
  http//www.temple.edu/hr/faculty/adjuncts.htm
• Call 215-204-1321 and ask for Geri OKane or
  Renee Larson

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Independence Blue Cross and Campus Recreation

• 200 workout stations
• 314 meter indoor track
• large aerobics room
• martial arts room

• 4 racquetball courts
• outdoor multipurpose court
• locker rooms, support areas

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Employee Access Fees for Usage of Recreation
Services
Term Payment Plan

• Valid Temple ID
• 55/semester (Fall/Spring)
• 30 Summer Session I II
• Pay at Bursars office or Campus Recreation main
  office, 102 McGonigle Hall

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EMPLOYEE MANUAL

• Policies and procedures apply to all faculty and
  staff (including student workers, temporary
  employees, TAs RAs, Post Doctoral Fellows and
  volunteers)
• Employees are required to learn procedures in
  manual and abide by them all new faculty/staff
  sign form
• The University may make changes periodically in
  the policies
• The official copy of the manual can be found _at_
  www.temple.edu/hr or http//policies.temple.edu

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10.9 Expectations for Work Related Behavior

• All employees must conform to certain basic
  standards of behavior
• Abide by all policies and procedures set forth in
  the Employee Manual and official Temple policies.
• Meet established expectations of job performance.
• Comply with attendance policies.
• Meet stated standards of efficiency.
• Respect the personal and property rights of
  Temple, other employees, students, patients,
  clients visitors.

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10.9 Expectations for Work Related Behavior

• Follow University and departmental rules and
  policies including, harassment/discrimination/
  retaliation policies, Conflict of Interest
  Policies, and NCAA policies.
• Maintain a courteous and professional demeanor.
• Engage in appropriate conduct in the performance
  of duties.
• Support managements goals and objectives.
• Observe all safety policies, regulations
  procedures.
• Rules of Conduct are a guide to violations of
  expected behavior

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Sections of the Employee Manual that Apply to You

• Some of the terms and conditions of your
  employment are detailed.
• Please make sure you read sections
• 1.0 Introduction
• 2.0 About Temple University
• 3.4 Academic Personnel
• 4.1 Employment Applications and Other Forms
• 4.3 Accuracy of Personnel Information
• 4.5 Employment Eligibility
• 8.0 The Unforeseen Injury (Workers
  Compensation)
• 9.0 Your Paycheck and Expenses
• 13.0 University Standards
• 14.0 Employment Standards

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13.0 Conflict of Interest

• 13.5 Conflict of Interest Employees
• All employees are required to use good faith in
  all transactions involving their duties
• Disclosure to chair of any potential conflict of
  interest.
• 13.6 Gifts and Conflict of Interest
• Disclose gifts gt 50 (lunches, concerts, gift
  certificates, sporting events).
• Special limitation on sponsorships of dept
  programs prohibited if dept/unit has decision
  making authority over vendor selection/business
  relationship.
• See University policy on Gifts and Conflict of
  Interest at http//policies.temple.edu.

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13.0 Conflict of Interest

• 13.7 Conflict of Interest Faculty
• Must avoid any conflict or appearance of conflict
  in dealing with organizations or individuals
  having or seeking to have business relationships
  with the University.
• Disclosure to chair and/or Dean

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13.0 University Standards

• 13.8 Drug Free Workplace
• Everyone is responsible for ensuring that Temple
  is a drug-free, healthful, safe and secure work
  environment
• 13.9 Drug Alcohol Abuse
• Use of unlawful drugs or abuse of lawful alcohol
  or drugs is prohibited
• 13.10 Drug Alcohol Testing
• Pre-employment
• Reasonable suspicion/after an accident
• 13.11 Gambling in the Workplace
• prohibited
• 13.12 Political Activities
• May not use position or university connection in
  any way
• If elected, duties cannot interfere with work

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University Safety Standards

• 13.14 Safety
• Employees must follow all safety regulations
  promulgated by EHRS
• Employees responsible for reviewing EHRS website
• You can be Temples Safety Net
• Civility on Campus a practical guide and
  step-by-step process for dealing with incivility
  on campus or in the classroom.
• Referral Guide for Faculty Staff
• Tuttleman Counseling Center Care Team
• www.temple.edu/counseling

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14.0 Employment Standards

• 14.1 Weapons on Campus
• Prohibited except for Temple Police/Campus Safety
• 14.2 Violence in the Workplace
• Threatening or violent behavior towards anyone
  prohibited
• Physical, written, oral, expressions, behavior,
  email, telephone, stalking
• Reporting of such required

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14.0 Employment Standards

• 14.5 Confidential Information
• Everyone must abide by policy
• Everyone will sign a confidentiality form
• Failure to sign/abide termination
• Student information is confidential
• 14.6 Workplace Surveillance and Searches
• Employees on notice that Temple may
• For safety related concerns

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14.0 Employment Standards

• 14.7 Use of Communication Systems
• For lawful TU purposes only
• TU has right to investigate concerns regarding
  unlawful use
• 14.8 Monitoring and/or Recording of Telephone
  Calls
• For business purposes
• Employees will be notified if department monitors
• Employees must consent.
• HR will try to move if consent withheld but no
  guarantee
• 14.9 Voicemail and E-mail
• Notice to employees that Temple has right to
  review for business purposes including
  investigation of inappropriate use.

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14.0 Employment Standards

• 13.13 Software and Computer Usage
• Policy governing software, hardware, and computer
  related equipment/resources owned by Temple
  usage strictly for Temple purposes
• Any Temple employee, student, retiree, consultant
  who has access to or uses a TU system to conduct
  TU business must abide by TU policies
• 14.10 Computer, Internet and Computer Games
• Not in a way that violates harassment policy

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14.0 Employment Standards

• 14.16 Severe Weather
• If classes are canceled, all admin/staff expected
  to report
• Employee is responsible for checking status of
  Temple
• Faculty responsible for checking if University is
  closed
• 14.17 Emergency Closings
• Policy pertains to closure of University for
  extreme conditions
• May not pertain to cancellation of classes
• Emergency Notification System update ESS

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What is Workers Compensation?

• A state mandated law
• Defines the liability of an employer to pay
  medical and indemnity (wages) benefits for work
  related injuries
• 100 Employer Sponsored
• Speedy remedy
• No-Fault System
• Pays a percentage of income and non taxable

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WC RIGHTS RESPONSIBILITIES

• To notify your chair when you are injured even
  if you do not require medical treatment and
  complete an incident report
• To proper medical care - treat with the posted
  panel of physicians for 90 days
• Switch medical providers
• Second opinion for surgical procedures
• Notify your chair/Temple of any changes in your
  medical or employment status.
• Fraud provisions for non-compliance
• REPORT ALL UNSAFE CONDITIONS

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IMPORTANT NUMBERS

• EMERGENCIES - CAMPUS POLICE
• 215.204.1234 or 1-1234
• TO REPORT UNSAFE CONDITIONS, SAFETY RELATED
  PROBLEMS, OR TO GIVE SAFETY RELATED TIPS OR
  SUGGESTIONS
• HEALTHANDSAFETY_at_TEMPLE.EDU
• WORKERS COMPENSATION
• 215.204.3328 or 1-3328
• WORKCOMP_at_TEMPLE.EDU

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Campus Safety Services Facts

• Campus Safety Services operates 24 hours a day, 7
  days week and 365 days a year
• Includes Police and Security Officers
• Officers are responsible for calls for service,
  periodic checks of all campus buildings, crime
  prevention, medical escorts, traffic regulation,
  manual vehicle lockouts along with many other
  duties.
• www.temple.edu/safety
• For help, emergencies, or
• to report a fire or crime, call
• 215-204-1234 or 1-1234

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Temple Universitys Non-Discrimination Policy

• Academic Community that respects diversity
• Committed to the principles of affirmative action
  to ensure equal opportunity for those
  historically excluded and to foster diversity
• Does not discriminate on the basis of
• Race, color, religion, gender, sexual
  orientation, national origin, ancestry, age,
  disability, marital status or veteran status
• Report discrimination to your Chair, Office of
  Multicultural Affairs or HR
• (Employee Manual, Section 13.1)

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Temple Universitys Non-Discrimination Policy
(continued)

• Allegations are promptly investigated.
• Confidentiality protected as much as possible
• Retaliation is prohibited against all employees
  participating in an investigation.
• Discrimination in violation of this policy is
  subject to disciplinary action, up to and
  including discharge.
• Supervisor, who has knowledge of discrimination
  but takes no action to end it, is also subject to
  disciplinary action, up to and including
  discharge.

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Anti-Harassment Policy

• Temple University is committed to creating and
  maintaining an academic and work environment free
  of all forms of harassment
• Includes harassment based on
• Sex /Gender
• Race/Color
• Sexual Orientation
• Religion
• National Origin
• Age
• Disability
• Marital Status
• Pregnancy
• (Employee Manual, Section 13.3)

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Enforcement of Anti-Harassment Policy

• Actions will be taken to
• Prevent, Correct, and if necessary Discipline
  behavior which adversely impacts the academic or
  work environment
• Use of University communication, voice mail or
  email/computer system in a harassing manner is
  prohibited and will result in disciplinary
  action, up to and including discharge
• Retaliatory actions will be subject to
  disciplinary action

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Harassment Awareness Quiz
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What is Harassment?

• A type of unlawful discrimination
• An educational or work environment that is
  permeated with discriminatory intimidation,
  ridicule, and insult that is sufficiently severe
  or pervasive to alter the conditions of the
  victims educational or work environment by
  creating an abusive environment.
• Examples
• Vulgar Language/Off Color Comments or Jokes
• Inappropriate Materials/Visual Displays
• Offensive emails
• Inappropriate touching
• Work-related off-premises conduct

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What is Sexual Harassment?

• Unwelcome
• Sexual advances
• Requests for sexual favors
• Dissemination of sexually offensive
• or suggestive written, recorded or
  electronically transmitted messages
• Other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual
  nature when

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Sexual Harassment

• Submission to such conduct is made explicitly or
  implicitly a term or condition of instruction,
  employment, or participation in a University
  activity or
• Submission to or rejection of such conduct is
  used as a basis for evaluation in making academic
  or personnel decisions affecting an individual
  or
• Such conduct has the purpose or effect of
  unreasonably interfering with an individuals
  performance or creating an intimidating, hostile,
  or offensive University environment.

Quid Pro Quo or This for That
Hostile Environment
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Illegal Harassment ...

• May be Quid Pro Quo or Hostile Environment
• Severe or Pervasive
• As judged by a Reasonable Person
• Alters the conditions of victims educational
  environment
• Includes conduct by people of same sex and peers
• Based on common sense and social context

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Faculty/Student Relationships

• No instructor shall
• make a sexually suggestive or intimidating remark
• ask a student for a date or sexual favor
• Sexual or romantic relationships are prohibited
  even if consensual between
• instructors and students in their courses
• instructors, advisors, coaches, physicians, or
  other similar individuals and students they are
  advising, supervising or evaluating or whose
  academic or career opportunities they are
  directly or indirectly effecting
• (Employee Manual, Sections, 14.3 and 14.4)

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Prohibited Consensual Relationships

• If a consensual relationship develops between a
  student and instructor, the instructor should not
  evaluate the student without prior permission by
  the Dean
• Relationships between supervisors and their
  subordinates are also prohibited

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Contrapower Harassment

• Harassment of those with more organizational/form
  al power by those with less.
• Students harassing faculty
• Behaviors include
• Suggestive looks, physical harassment, verbal
  remarks, anonymous, inappropriate phone calls or
  letters, negative comments about a professor
• Source Contrapower Harassment and the
  Professorial Archetype Gender, Race, and
  Authority in the Classroom, Buchanan and Bruce

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Retaliation is Prohibited

• Temple Policy prohibits adverse action against
• Complainants
• Witnesses/other participants in investigations
• May occur regardless of whether charge of
  harassment is founded or unfounded
• http//www.temple.edu/hr/departments/employeer
  elations/documents/Retaliation-Policy.pdf

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What to do if You are Harassed

• Confront the Harasser let him/her know that the
  behavior is unwelcome
• Keep a Record
• Immediately report it to
• Your supervisor
• An ombudsperson
• The Office of Multicultural Affairs (Ground
  floor, Mitten Hall,1-7303)
• Human Resources/LR (203 USB, 1-1319)
• The Office of Multicultural Affairs will conduct
  a prompt investigation
• Contact SACE, Tuttleman Counseling Center, for
  counseling (ground floor, Sullivan Hall, 1-7276)

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Office of Multicultural Affairs

• Mitten Hall, Lower Level
• 1913 N. Broad Street
• Philadelphia, PA 19122-6092
• phone [phone]   fax [phone]
• omca_at_temple.edu
• Staff
• Rhonda Brown, AVP
• Sandra Foehl, Director, Affirmative
  Action/Compliance Investigation
• Tracey Hamilton, Assistant Director, Affirmative
  Action/Compliance Investigation, 215.204.7438
  
• Tiffenia Archie, Faculty Recruitment Retention
  215.204.9213

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Offices to Contact for

• Harassment/discrimination
• Office of Multicultural Affairs
• Employee misconduct/Union issues/Inappropriate
  supervisor conduct
• Human Resources
• Faculty misconduct/Conflict of interest/Academic
  fraud
• Provost Office
• Student academic misconduct
• Student Affairs
• Criminal activity/Threats of risk
• Campus Safety Services
• Misuse of university computer and network systems
• VP Computer Services
• Data privacy issue
• Information security and privacy officer

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Important Temple Web-Sites

• TUportal your door to all electronic systems
• https//tuportal3.temple.edu
• Human Resources
• www.temple.edu/hr
• Employee Self Service
• ess.temple.edu
• Policies
• http//policies.temple.edu
• Office of the Provost
• http//www.temple.edu/provost

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Please complete

• Evaluation
• Workers Comp. Form retain pink copy
• Confidentiality Form
• Receipt of Employee Manual and Rules of Conduct
• Thank you for your contributions to Temple and
  for attending this evening!