Faculty
Handbook, Governance, and Development
Faculty Governance
Shenandoah University utilizes the Senate form of faculty governance.
The Senate provides the faculty a forum for debating issues and a process for democratic decision-making. Recommendations made by the Senate are forwarded to the Senior Vice President & Vice President for Academic Affairs and/or the University Cabinet. The Senate is committed to making the university a competent, progressive and vital force toward achieving higher education in the lives of its students, faculty, administration and alumni.
The Faculty Senate consists of three elected senators from each academic school and one elected senator from the libraries.
Senate officers for the 2009-2010 academic year are: Rachel Carlson, president; Brian Wigley, vice president; and Gerry Kiefer, secretary.
Faculty Senate Membership (pdf)
Standing Committees:
- Academic Policies
- Faculty Affairs Committee
- University Curriculum Committee
- Faculty Development Committee
- Faculty Evaluation
- Information Technology
- Faculty Handbook Committee
Faculty Development
The programs below are available to all full-time faculty for the development of their research, scholarship and creative activity related to scholarship.
Faculty Development Grants
- Deadlines to submit applications:
- Round One - September 7, 2009
- Round Two - January 11, 2010
- Round Three - March 24, 2010
Faculty/Student Collaborative Scholarship Fund
- Deadlines to submit applications:
- Round One - September 7, 2009
- Round Two - January 11, 2010
- Round Three - March 24, 2010
Faculty Development Fellowship Grants
- Deadline to submit application is January 14, 2010
Faculty Research Fund (aka "Faculty 400")
- Requisition or reimbursement forms and back-up material attached
- Deadline to submit Faculty 400 applications is May 28, 2010
Tuition Assistance Grants
- Deadlines for Tuition Assistance Grants are:
- Submit applications to dean/director –December 7, 2009
- Signed application from dean/director to SVP –January 18, 2010
- Notification of approval to faculty member –April 12, 2010
Promotion in Rank/Move to Career Faculty Contract
- Deadline for submitting application for promotion in rank or Career Faculty Contract:
- Candidates consult with dean/director in advance of the initiation of this process –September 15, 2009
- Evaluation portfolio to dean/director –October 15, 2009
- Dean/Director recommendation to SVP –November 1, 2009
- Faculty Evaluation Committee recommendations to SVP –February 15, 2010
- SVP recommendations to President –March 1, 2010
- SVP notification of recommendation to be made to Board of Trustees to candidate, dean/director and FEC –April 2010
- Approval by Board of Trustees –April2010
- Notification of approval to candidates –April 2010
Sabbaticals/Leaves of Absence
- Deadlines for sabbaticals and leaves of absence:
- Submit application to dean/director –September 1, 2009
- Signed application from dean/director to SVP –September 14, 2009
- Notification of approval to faculty member –October 12, 2009
Application forms are also available on Blackboard under Departmental Forms/Academic Affairs (for faculty).
Once approved for a grant, all business office paperwork is submitted directly to the Office of Academic Affairs for budget approval. Your dean/director does not need to sign business office paperwork for faculty development grants.
Fall 2009 Faculty List (pdf)
All faculy forms are available on Blackboard in the "Office of cademic Affairs" organization, which houses information and documents for faculty and staff. Student information and documents are located in the "Academic Affairs for Students" organizaion.