Faculty-Staff Resources

College of Communications Calendar

Benefits/Human Resources

Academic Integrity

• Penn State Plagiarism Prevention Resources
• The College's Academic Integrity Policy and its Academic Integrity Disposition Form
  
  

Policies and Guidelines for Faculty

• Digital Measures is the College's new system to report faculty research, teaching, and service activities. Visit the Digital Measures login page at http://www.digitalmeasures.com/login/psu/faculty.  See the College's guide for completing reports or the more generic  faculty/staff guide.
  

• Faculty Handbook --For information from the Provost's Office ranging from information about syllabus preparation to Penn State's policy on Academic Freedom.
  
• Faculty Senate --The "Resources for Faculty" page includes curricular information and a variety of links to university sites on issues such as Academic Integrity, assessment, first-year engagement, faculty rights and responsibilities, and more.
  
• Academic Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual -- For information on academic policies and procedures such as those for attendance and final exams.
  
• GURU (General University Reference Utility) -- Links to University forms, policies, procedures and more. Includes searchable index.
  Specific Policies
  -- Confidentiality of Student Records (AD 11)
  -- Sabbatical Leave (HR 17)
  -- Promotion and Tenure (HR 23)

• College Committee Assignments for 2011-2012
• College's Operating Guidelines

• Core Council letters
• Provost Erickson is making various copyright and information security resources available. Resource information includes virus protection tips and downloadable antivirus software in addition to legal alternatives of copyright violations, such as the Legal Media Website and Copyright Perspectives.

• Faculty and staff should review how to handle weather day absences in HR Guideline 10. Information related to class and activity cancellation can be found online at http://live.psu.edu/story/55329.
• Letters of Recommendation -- FERPA states the letter may reveal information about the student's educational record ONLY IF the student has provided prior written consent. The Registrar's Office has issued a request form to better facilitate the gathering of consent.
  

Research Resources

• Office of Sponsored Programs
  -- Find Funding (funding searches, Faculty Research Expertise Database of Investigators at Penn State and The Milton S. Hershey School of Medicine
  -- Prepare Proposals (proposal guidelines and tutorials, write a proposal, develop a budget, agency forms and guidelines)
• GURU (General University Reference Utility)
  -- Rates & Schedules (per diem lookup tool, car rental rates, graduate assistants table of stipends)
  -- University Policy Manual (research administration policies and guidelines)
  -- Research Protections (human participant research, responsible conduct)
• Proposal Information Form -- Complete and submit this form to the research administrator in the College of Communications when you plan to apply for external funding. The form must be completed no less than three (3) weeks before the submission deadline. Also, please notify the administrator of your intent to apply a week or so before you submit the Proposal Information Form.
• Qualtrics -- If you are interested in gaining access to Qualtrics, login to https://pennstate.qualtrics.com with your Penn State user ID and password. Once you have created an account email Yu-Tai Chung requesting a Qualtrics Upgrade Code. If you are planning to use Qualtrics with your class, include an eLion class list in your email.
• Scholarship and Research Integrity: Faculty who are working with undergraduate students on research should make sure those students have completed an online training module on ethics and best practices in research. Completion of this training is required by the university. For more information: http://www.research.psu.edu/training/sari/sari-psu.

Teaching Resources

• Need to order a textbook? Visit this site:bookrequest.psu.edu(password-protected site). A form should be completed for each course you teach. (If you don't plan to use a textbook, you should still complete the form so students know.). Desk copies: Please visit facultycenter.net or notify Sherry Kyler (slk31@psu.edu).
• Accessibility -- Information on Penn State policies and links to resources.
  
• Teaching and Learning with Technology

• FAQs on the University's Attendance Policy (Fall 2011)

• Syllabus reminders and classroom-related reminders for faculty
• In response to faculty concerns, the Schreyer Institute has developed and shared tips for encouraging students to complete their SRTEs.
• Faculty Senate Policy 44-20 - Final Exams
• Through the Technology Learning Assistant (TLA) program, faculty members may apply to have a technology-savvy student provide one-on-one assistance on a range of issues. To learn more or make a request, please visit http://tlt.its.psu.edu/tla/.
• Last semester, T.C. Corrigan, Alexandra Nutter Smith, and Bu Zhong were awarded Teaching with Technology certificates for innovative use of technology in teaching. Faculty members and graduate students teaching in the college can earn TWT certificates by visiting http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/twt/ or emailing Shannon Kennan.
• The Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning & Community-Based Research is a new online journal based out of Penn State Berks. The editorial team is currently looking for faculty mentors and undergraduate submissions, which will be accepted through June 30. Faculty members interested in becoming mentors should email Dr. Laurie Grobman .

Travel/Purchasing Info and Resources

• Employee Travel Support Form
• Purchasing Card Support Form ("pink sheet")
• Purchasing Card Support Form for lost receipt
• Petty Cash Reimbursement Form
  
• Speaker's Agreement for Honorariums ($1K or more)
•     ERS -- Employee Reimbursement System
• Did you know: Faculty members and students who travel on university-sponsored class or club trips must complete paperwork before they travel. Students must complete and sign both the Conduct Standards Agreement and the Emergency Contact & Health/Welfare Form prior to handing them to the faculty member (trip organizer). Faculty members must also fill out an emergency contact form before giving all completed forms to Dorie Glunt in 219 Carnegie Building. Both forms are available to students under the Current Students tab on the College's website.

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