Part-Time Faculty Orientation

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Part-Time Faculty Orientation

• Essential Information

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Assessment Accreditation

• We are accredited by SACS Southern Association
  of Colleges Schools
• There are several departments that have their
  programs accredited such as through ABET

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Assessment and Accreditation

• SACS Southern Association of Colleges and
  Schools
• This is our Regional Accrediting body that
  re-accredits the University every 10 years
• We are beginning to prepare for our 5th year
  report
• As part of on-going SACS assessment we complete
  our FCARs/ICAs each term (talk to your department
  for more information)

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Accreditation continued

• Many departments have program accreditation
• ABET (Engineering, Eng Tech, Comp Science,
  Software Eng, IT)
• NAAB (Architecture)
• ACBSP (Business Adm)
• ACCE (Construction)

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QEP

• QEP quality enhancement plan
• Here at SPSU we are implementing our QEP as
  Learning Communities
• New freshmen students are registered into cohorts
  with SPSU 1001 (orientation), their major
  orientation class and ENG 1101.
• Students will be creating a 2-year plan (all)

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What You can do

• Be sure that you know we are forming the learning
  communities
• Know what the QEP is
• Assist Students in Creating their 2 year plan (if
  you have advisees)

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Assessment

• Each faculty member is expected to participate in
  regular course assessment
• We use special forms (FCAR or ICA) to collect end
  of course data

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Planning Assessment

• You can find pertinent information at the office
  of Planning Assessment
• Bob Homer is the Director
• http//www.spsu.edu/irpa/planning.htm
• We also have Institutional Research
• Dave Cline is the Director
• http//www.spsu.edu/irpa

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SPSU Website

• Yes its changing, but.
• We want you to know the kinds of things you have
  available to you on the website
• http//polaris.spsu.edu
• Current website
• www.spsu.edu

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What We Saw On Website

• Administrative Offices
• Human Resources
• Student Services
• Schedule of Classes
• For Faculty Staff
• Academics
• Committees Minutes
• Polities Procedures
• Directories
• SPSU Place

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Campus IDs Parking Permit

• Go to student center to get Campus ID AND Parking
  Permit in Auxiliary Services
• You need to have that parking permit on your car
  immediately
• You may pay 75 per term if youd like to park in
  the parking deck

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Refer, refer, refer

• Students are always asking you where things are
• You will be taking a tour (or use your campus
  map) so try to get an idea of certain places

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Places Students NEED to Go

• Pay fees
• Business office end of Norton Hall (R2 on map)
• Financial Aid
• Side of Norton Hall (R2 on map)
• Campus Safety
• Side of Norton Hall (R2 on map)

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Places continued

• Counseling (Personal or career)
• Career Counseling Center lst floor Stu Ctr
  (A)
• ATTIC
• Advisement, Tutoring, Testing, International
  Center lst floor Stu Ctr (A)
• Also handles Regents Testing
• Bookstore
• 1st floor Stu Ctr (A)

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Places continued

• Copies of Transcripts, turn in petitions,
  registration holds
• Registrars office (B)
• Campus Nurse
• Recreation Wellness Ctr (S1)

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Email

• Our campus email is ZIMBRA
• Zimbra.spsu.edu
• If for some reason you dont have email yet
  contact your departmental administrative assistant

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Computing Resources

• DoIT Division of Information Technology (not to
  be confused with the academic Department of IT)
• Wireless
• Banner Web our registration system
• Titan Storage system
• Hornet connect (connect.spsu.edu)

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Computing Resources Continued

• Work orders
• Help with equipment in classroom

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Whos Who

• President
• Dr. Lisa Rossbacher (B)
• Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Dr. Zvi Szafran (B)
• Vice President for Student Enrollment Serv
• Dr. Ron Koger (B)
• Vice President for Business Finance
• Dr. Bill Prigge (B)

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Whos Who continued

• Dean of Arts Sciences
• Dr. Tom Nelson (J)
• Dean of Computing Software Engineering
• Dr. Han Reichgelt (J)
• Dean of Engineering Technology Management
• Dr. Jeff Ray (ETC)

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Whos Who continued

• Dean of Architecture, Construction Civil
• Dr. Wilson Barnes (Arch Bldg)
• Associate Dean of Engineering
• Dr. Tom Currin (ETC)
• Vice President of Foundation/Alumni Affairs
• Dr. Ron Dempsey (B)
• Associate VPAA
• Dr. Dave Caudill (C)

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Whos Who continued

• Registrar Assistant to the VPAA
• Mr. Steve Hamrick (B)
• Dean of Students
• Mr. Barry Birckhead (Stu Ctr)
• Chief of Police
• Capt. John Bauer (Norton Hall)

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Whos Who continued

• Director of Career Counseling Center
• Phyllis Weatherly (Stu Ctr)
• Director of Admissions
• Mr. Gary Bush (B)
• Director of ATTIC
• Dr. Jeff Orr (Stu Ctr)
• Transfer Credit
• Marilyn Shortridge (B)

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Whos Who Continued

• Director of Library Dr. Joyce Mills (C)
• Director of Grad Studies Nikki Palamiotis (B)
• Director of Honors Dr. Nancy Reichert (D)
• Director of Intl Pgm Dr. Rich Bennett (J)
• Director of U-teach Dr. Alan Gabrielli (E)

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Night Contact Numbers

• Campus Safety
• 5555 from campus phone
• 678-915-5555
• 770-528-7348 (cell phone)
• IT
• 678-915-4357

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Pertinent Policies Procedures

• 304.0 Course Objectives, Grading Evaluation of
  Students Performance
• 304.5 Grade Appeals for Courses
• 340.0 Faculty Use of Library
• 460.0 Disability Services Students (
• 603.0 Intellectual Property
• 604.0 Institutional Review Board

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Pertinent PPs continued

• 803.5 Employment of Temporary Faculty
• 803.0701 Student Evaluation of Faculty
• 860.0 Drug Free Workplace
• 890.0 Sexual Harassment
• 904.0 Smoking on SPSU campus
• 905.0 Food Drink Policy for Classrooms/labs
• 950.01 Removal of School Property from Campus
• 1200 series Emergency Procedures

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QUESTIONS?????

• My contact information
• Becky Rutherfoord
• J363
• Ext 7400
• Email brutherf_at_spsu.edu