NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION

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NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION
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ORIENTATION OUTLINE

• College History
• College Organization
• College Mission
• Faculty Policy Review

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BLINN COLLEGE HISTORY

• 1883Founded by Southern German Conference of the
  Methodist denomination (called Mission
  Institute)
• 1889name changed to Blinn Memorial College in
  honor of Rev. Blinn who made a sizeable donation
• 1888Blinn accepts female students
• 1927Blinn becomes a junior college

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BLINN COLLEGE HISTORY

• 1930Blinn merges with Southwestern University in
  Georgetown, TX
• 1934Blinn becomes a private, nonsectarian junior
  college under the name Blinn College
• 1937ties with Southwestern University and
  Methodists severed Blinn College becomes the
  first county-owned junior college in Texas

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COLLEGE ORGANIZATIONExecutive Council

• Dr. Donald E. Voelter, President
• Mr. John Barkman, Executive VP
• Dr. John Harris, VP Student Services
• Dr. Ron Johnston, VP Academic Affairs
• Dr. Barbara Pearson, VP Brazos Valley
• Campuses
• Mr. John Robertson, VP Business
• Services

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COLLEGE ORGANIZATIONDeans

• Dr. John Beaver, Academic Affairs (Bryan)
• Dr. Beth Lewis, Academic Affairs (Brenham)
• Ms. Sherri Pappas, Distance Education (Bryan)
• Mr. Lupe Reyes, Technical and Workforce Education
  (Bryan)

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COLLEGE ORGANIZATIONAcademic Divisions

• Agriculture and Applied Technology
• Business and Computer Science
• Fine Arts
• Health and Kinesiology
• Humanities
• Math and Engineering
• Natural Sciences
• Parallel Studies (Brenham)
• Social Sciences

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COLLEGE ORGANIZATIONTechnical and Workforce Areas

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• Allied Health
• Applied Business
• Information Systems
• Public Service
• Workforce Education
• Workforce Development (Grants)
• Perkins Grants

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Blinn College has the highest percentage of
faculty with terminal degrees in two-year
colleges in Texas!
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COLLEGE ORGANIZATION

• Brenham
• Original location
• Residential in nature
• Athletic programs
• Bryan
• Largest campus enrollment
• Commuter campus
• Technical program focus
• Schulenburg
• Newest campus (1997)
• Serves southern end of service area

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SERVICE AREA MAP
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COLLEGE MISSION

• Four-year college transfer
• Technical and workforce education
• Developmental education
• Counseling and guidance
• Dual credit for high school students
• Incarcerated students

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Also, Blinn College administers the Star of the
Republic Museum at Washington on the Brazos
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COLLEGE MISSIONOff-Campus Programs

• Dual Credit Enrollment
• Agreements with 35 high schools in 13 counties
• Incarcerated Students
• Two state prisons
• One federal prison
• One Texas Youth Commission site

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COLLEGE MISSION Distance Education

• DE Staff and Office Location
• 2 full-time
• 3 part-time
• Other Team members
• Bryan Brenham Offices
• Benefits of Distance Education
• Access education anytime/anywhere
• Connect with students from diverse backgrounds

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COLLEGE MISSION Distance Education

• DE Available Options
• Online (Internet)
• Telecourses
• Blended (Hybrid)
• Interactive Video

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COLLEGE MISSION Distance Education

• Projects
• Online training courses
• Software
• Survey class sizes in online courses
• Certification for Online instructors

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COLLEGE MISSIONAcademic Technology

• Offices on Brenham and Bryan Campuses
• Instructional Equipment
• 2200 PCs
• LANs and WANs
• Projectors
• Computer Based Laboratories
• Learning centers
• Open labs
• Faculty training lab

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COLLEGE MISSIONAcademic TechnologyInstructional
Design

• Faculty training
• Software and Hardware
• Pedagogy
• Course Conversion
• Faculty computer labs
• Brenham and Bryan
• Multimedia equipment

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FACULTY POLICY REVIEW
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WEBSITEwww.blinn.edu

• Academic Calendar
• BORIS
• Faculty Handbook
• Board Policy Manual

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR

• Electronic registration dates
• Regular and late registration dates
• Class beginning and ending dates
• Add and drop period
• 1st, 4th, and 12th class day dates
• Last day to withdraw with a W
• Final exam period
• Date grades due

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR1st Day Roster

• Name of student
• Student ID number
• Social security number
• Attendance column
• All students must be listed on the roster!

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR12th Class Day Roster

• Official day of record
• State funding baseline
• Sign, date and return roster to Admissions Office

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BORISBlinn On-Line Registration Information
System

• Assigned an access ID and code
• Able to view class rolls anytime (data is real-
  time)
• Able to enter final grades -- once grades are
  validated - changes have to be done manually

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FACULTY HANDBOOKAttendance Policy

• Faculty must take attendance but cannot assign
  punitive value
• Students responsibility to drop a class
• Include attendance policy in your course
  information sheet

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FACULTY HANDBOOKWalks and Early Dismissal

• Set the course tone by holding class the entire
  time, starting with the first class day
• Students deserve the full measure of class time
• Funding linked to contact hours
• Contact division chair if you have to miss class
  

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FACULTY HANDBOOKGrade Book

• Must use and maintain a record of all student
  grades in a grade book (electronic grade books
  require an up-to-date hard copy)
• Leave grade book with your division chair at the
  end of the semester or academic year
• Grade book must contain an explanation of grading
  scale

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FACULTY HANDBOOKIncomplete Grades

• Follow guidelines for incompletes as defined in
  Faculty Handbook
• Each incomplete must have a contract associated
  with it
• Faculty have the responsibility of removing the
  incomplete after the contract has been fulfilled
• Never issue incomplete grades simply to meet
  final grade due date!

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FACULTY HANDBOOKFinal Exams And Grades

• Follow the final exam schedule
• Must give a final exam in each course
• Final grades are entered into the BORIS system
• Deadline for turning in grades is critical
• Keep copies of each examination and student work
  for one year

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FACULTY HANDBOOKFinal Grade Appeal Process

• Include in Course Information Sheet
• Applies only to the final course grade
• (Issues regarding other grades are between the
  faculty member and student)
• Be aware of appeal process dates

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FACULTY HANDBOOKStudents with Disabilities

• Students self-identify
• Campus ADA coordinators
• Bryan Liz Johnson, 209-7255, ejohnson_at_blinn.edu
• Brenham Pat Moran, 830-4131, pmoran_at_blinn.edu
• Documentation of disability
• List of accommodations
• You must provide accommodations once they have
  been identified and agreed upon

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FACULTY HANDBOOKVisitors To Class

• All visitors (including children) must have
  instructors prior approval
• Use your best professional judgment

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FACULTY HANDBOOKOffice Hours

• Hours must be published
• Full-time -- based on teaching load
• ? Courses with labs 1.5 hours a week per
  course
• ? Courses without labs 2 hours a week per
  course
• Part-time -- 30 minutes per week per course

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FACULTY HANDBOOKDress Code

• Attire should project a professional image
  suited to the instructors particular discipline
  and duties.

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FACULTY HANDBOOKSick / Personal Leave

• Full-Time
• Sick leave 9 working days per year - cumulative
  to 60 days. Notify division chair.
• Personal leave 2 working days per year. Must be
  approved in advance.
• Part-Time
• Sick leave 3 days per semester
• No accumulation of days
• Notify division chair

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BOARD POLICY MANUAL

• Sexual harassment awareness
• Academic freedom
• Other policies affecting faculty
• Contact division chair or dean for
• information on any policy!

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And finally..
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Welcome to Blinn College!Were glad youre
here.