Faculty Policies
Contains policies and procedures relating to faculty, including but not limited to, topics in the Faculty Handbook such as faculty ranks, workload, re-appointment, and promotion and tenure.
Faculty
Appointment, Rank and Tenure of Faculty – TU Policy: 02-01.00
View TU Policy: 02-01.00: Appointment, Rank and Tenure of Faculty
Related Procedures:
Procedures and Criteria for Librarian Evaluation, Reappointment, Promotion, and Permanent Status
Related Forms:
Chairperson’s Annual Report (CAR) Part 1 (DOCX) (Login Required)
Annual Report Part 1 (DOCX) (Login Required)
Department Summary Recommendation (DSR) Form (DOCX) (Login Required)
Statement of Standards and Expectations for New Tenure Track Faculty (SENTF) (DOCX) (Login Required)
Additional Information:
Concurrent Faculty and Administrative Appointments – USM Policy: II-1.03
View USM Policy: II-1.03: Concurrent Faculty and Administrative Appointments
Appeals to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents of Decisions to Terminate Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty Members – USM Policy: II-1.04
View USM Policy: II-1.04: Procedures for Appeals to the USM Board of Regents of Decisions to Terminate Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty Members (PDF)
Appointment, Rank and Promotion of Lecturers – TU Policy: 02-01.05
View TU Policy: 02-01.05: Appointment, Rank and Promotion of Lecturers
Employment of Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty in the University System of Maryland – USM Policy: II-1.05
Employment of Part-Time, Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty in the University System of Maryland – USM Policy: II-1.06
View USM Policy: II-1.06: Employment of Salaried Part-Time, Non-Tenured Track Instructional Faculty (PDF)
Employment of Adjunct Faculty – TU Policy: 02-01.07
View TU Policy: 02-01.07: Employment of Adjunct Faculty
Related Procedures:
Procedures for Promotion of Adjunct Faculty (PDF)
Related Forms:
Meet and Confer Process for Graduate Assistants and Adjunct Faculty in USM Fact Sheet (PDF)
Additional Information:
Clinical Faculty Evaluations, Reappointment, Promotion and Merit – TU Policy: 02-01.08
View TU Policy: 02-01.08: Clinical Faculty Evaluations, Reappointment, Promotion and Merit
Additional Information:
University Promotion, Tenure/Re-Appointment & Merit Committee
Part-Time Tenure-Track and Part-Time Tenured Faculty – TU Policy: 02-01.10
View TU Policy: 02-01.10: Part-Time Tenure-Track and Part-Time Tenured Faculty
Compensation for Faculty – USM Policy: II-1.21
View USM Policy: II-1.21: Compensation for Faculty (PDF)
Faculty Workload and Responsibilities – USM Policy: II-1.25
Regents Professorship – USM Policy: II-1.30
View USM Policy: II-1.30: Regents Professorship
Sabbatical Leave – TU Policy: 02-02.00
View TU Policy: 02-02.00: Sabbatical Leave Policy
Related Procedures:
Implementing Procedures for Towson University Policy on Sabbatical Leave (PDF)
Related Forms:
Sabbatical Leave Application (DOCX) (Login Required)
Professional and/or Research Leave for Faculty Members Engaged Exclusively or Primarily in Library Services – USM Policy: II-2.01
View USM Policy: II-2.01: Professional and/or Research Leave for Faculty Members Engaged Exclusively or Primarily in Library Services
Transitional Terminal Leave for Faculty – TU Policy: 02-02.10
Leave Without Pay for Faculty – TU Policy: 02-02.20
View TU Policy: 02-02.20: Leave Without Pay for Faculty Policy
Related Procedures:
Procedures for Towson University Policy on Leave Without Pay for Faculty (PDF)
Related Forms:
Application for Faculty Leave of Absence Without Pay (DOCX) (Login Required)
Parental Leave for Faculty – USM Policy: II-2.25
View USM Policy: II-2.25: Parental Leave and Other Family Supports for Faculty (PDF)
Sick Leave for Faculty Members – USM Policy: II-2.30
View USM Policy: II.2.30: Sick Leave for Faculty Members (PDF)
Family and Medical Leave for Faculty – USM Policy: II-2.31
View USM Policy: II-2.31: Family and Medical Leave for Faculty (PDF)
Accident Leave for Faculty – USM Policy: II-2.32
View USM Policy: II-2.32: Accident Leave for Faculty (PDF)
Annual Leave for Faculty – USM Policy: II-2.40
View USM Policy: II-2.40: Annual Leave for Faculty (PDF)
Jury Service for Faculty Member – USM Policy: II-2.50
View USM Policy: II-2.50: Jury Service for Faculty Member
Professional Commitment of Faculty – USM Policy: II-3.10
Institutional Base Salary for Full-Time Faculty – TU Policy: 02-03.11
Outside Employment, Outside Professional Services, Outside Teaching, and Offload/Overload Teaching by Full-Time Faculty – TU Policy: 02-03.20
View TU Policy: 02-03.20: Outside Employment, Outside Professional Services, Outside Teaching, and Offload/Overload Teaching by Full-Time Faculty
Related Forms:
Responsibilities and Procedures of the Faculty Grievance and Mediation Committee – TU Policy: 02-04.00
View TU Policy: 02-04.00: Responsibilities and Procedures of the Faculty Grievance and Mediation Committee
Additional Information:
Academic Senate/Faculty Association Grievance & Mediation Committee
Named Chairs and Professorships – TU Policy 02-05.00
View TU Policy : 02-05.00 Named Chairs and Professorships
Faculty Retrenchment – TU Policy 02-08.00
View TU Policy : Retrenchment Policy and Procedures
Additional Information:
View USM Policy: II-8.00: Faculty Retrenchment
Hiring Faculty