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Chapter I: Administration & Governance
  • I.1 A&S Dean's Office Staff
  • l.2 Routing Chart
  • l.3 College Committees
  • l.4 Academic Planning
              Council
  • I.5 Calendars
  • I.6 College Meetings
  • I.7 A&S Chairs/Directors
  • I.8 Strategic Hiring Plan
  • I.9 Classified Staff

  • Chapter II: Funding, Budget & Operations

    Chapter III: Research Support

    Chapter IV: Faculty & Staff Awards

    Chapter V: Tenure Track Faculty Hiring Procedures

    Chapter VI: Tenure & Promotion

    Chapter VII: Policies & Procedures

    Chapter VIII: External Relations

    Chapter IX: Academic Policies











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    l.2 Routing Chart

    To help facilitate the flow of information and paperwork this section provides a routing chart that indicates whom to call, what materials are required and where to send them.

    [You may also download a .pdf version of the routing chart here]

     

    Budget Office Issues

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Budget Transfers

     

    College of Arts and Sciences Non-Reimbursement Transfer Request form available upon request; contact Linda Mabry at (7-5148) or by email.

    CAS Budget Office – Timmy Anne Ferguson (7- 4517)

    Contractual Services Payment Voucher  

    University of South Carolina - Direct Expenditure Voucher. DEV form available at https://web.admin.sc.edu/entryV.php

    For contract or grant procurements - Office of contract and grants.  All others - Procurement Office

    Credit Hour Shortfall

     

    Memo justifying shortfall

     

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

    Dean's Office Commitment Reimbursements

     

    Complete College of Arts and Sciences Commitment Reimbursement form (at least quarterly) with appropriate documentation. Reimbursement form and accompanying Backup Requirements form available upon request; contact Linda Mabry at (7-5148) or by email.

    CAS Budget Office – Timmy Anne Ferguson (7- 4517)

    Deficit E Fund Accounts

     

    Complete template provided by the College's financial affairs unit and appropriate correcting document.

    CAS Budget Development - Linda Mabry (7-5148)

     

    Deficit Educational Foundation Scholarship Accounts

    Written response to email notification

     

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451) & USC Educational Foundation

    Deposits - Dean Accounts

    USC Deposit Transmittal Form available at
    http://www.uts.sc.edu/forms/USC-Dep-tran.pdf

    CAS Budget Office – Timmy Anne Ferguson (7- 4517)

    Deposits - Departmental Accounts

    USC Deposit Transmittal Form available at
    http://www.uts.sc.edu/forms/USC-Dep-tran.pdf

    Financial Services - Cashier

     

    Bank of America/USCCorporate Card - Rules and Regulations

    N/A

     

    USC Controller's Office - Annette Jordon (7- 4047)

     

    Educational FoundationReimbursements -where the individual being reimbursed is not a direct report to the Dean

    University of South Carolina Foundations - Check Authorization Request Form available upon request; contact Linda Mabry at (7-5148) or by email.

    USC Educational Foundation (7-6141)

     

    Educational FoundationReimbursements -where the individual being reimbursed is a direct report to the Dean

    University of South Carolina Foundations - Check Authorization Request Form available upon request; contact Linda Mabry at (7-5148) or by email.

    CAS Budget Office - Linda Mabry (7-5148)

    Establishing New Departmental Accounts

     

    University of South Carolina - Account Memorandum available at
    http://busfinance.admin.sc.edu/budget/doc/Account-Memo-Form.pdf
     For E Fund Accounts - also prepare University of South Carolina - Request to Establish E Fund Account Form available at
    http://finplan.admin.sc.edu/budget/doc_06/efundform.doc

    CAS Budget Office - Linda Mabry (7-5148)
     

    Food & Beverage Purchases from University Funds

    Memo written from departmental chair or director to the Dean

    CAS Budget Office - Linda Mabry (7-5148)

    Journal Entries - Involving Dean accounts (cost sharing, new hire commitments, etc)

    College of Arts and Sciences Non-Reimbursement Transfer Request form available upon request; contact Linda Mabry at (7-5148) or by email.
     

    CAS Budget Office – Timmy Anne Ferguson (7- 4517)

    Journal Entries – Involving departmental accounts only

    University of South Carolina - Journal Entry Form available at
    https://web.admin.sc.edu/entryJ.php

    For contract or grant procurements - Office of contract and grants. All others - Controller Office. 

    Membership Dues - Regardless of paying method (voucher or purchasing card)

    If paying by check, use University of South Carolina - Direct Expenditure Voucher at https://web.admin.sc.edu/entryV.php and include membership memo. If paying by credit card, send membership memo to Dean’s Office.

    CAS Budget Office - Linda Mabry (7-5148)

    Non-contractual Services Payment Voucher

     

    University of South Carolina - Direct Expenditure Voucher at https://web.admin.sc.edu/entryV.php

    For contract or grant procurements - Office of contract and grants.  All others - Procurement Office

    Purchasing

     

    University of South Carolina - Purchasing Requisition Form available at http://purchasing.sc.edu/forms.php

     

    For contract or grant procurements - Office of contract and grants.  All others - Procurement Office

    Quarterly Restricted Funds Review for months ending October, January, April, July

    Template provided by the College's financial affairs unit

     

    CAS Budget Development - Linda Mabry (7-5148)

     

    Semi-annual "A Fund-non lab accounts" Review for months ending October & March

    Template provided by the College's financial affairs unit

     

    CAS Budget Office - Linda Mabry (7-5148)

    Quarterly "E Fund" Review for months ending September, December, March

    Template provided by the College's financial affairs unit

     

    CAS Budget Development - Linda Mabry (7-5148)

     

    Lab Course Master Listing to Financial Affairs Office (August)

    Template provided by the College's financial affairs unit

     

     CAS Budget Office – Timmy Anne Ferguson (7- 4517)

    Semester Review of Lab Accounts' Budgeted Enrollments to Actual Enrollments

    Analysis provided to departments

    CAS Budget Office – Timmy Anne Ferguson (7- 4517)

    Semi-annual "A Fund" Full-time Salary Review for months ending August and February

    Template provided by the College's financial affairs unit

     

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

     

    Semi-annual Educational Foundation Review conducted in July & January

    Template provided by the College's financial affairs unit

     

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

     

    Time & Effort Reporting -Dean Accounts(Prepared by Linda Mabry)

    Email notification, online verification, paper signature

     

    Office of Contract & Grant Accounting

     

    Time & Effort Reporting - Departmental Accounts (Prepared by Department Staff)

    Email notification, online verification, paper signature

     

    Office of Contract & Grant Accounting

     

    Travel

     

    University of South Carolina - Travel Authorization Form (pre-approval) & Travel Reimbursement Voucher (payment) Forms available at  https://web.admin.sc.edu/entryT.php
    http://www.uts.sc.edu/forms/trv-form.pdf

    For contract or grant procurements - Office of contract and grants.  All others - Controller -Travel Office

     

    Travel -all requests where the traveler is a direct report to the Dean

     

    University of South Carolina - Travel Authorization Form (pre-approval) & Travel Reimbursement Voucher (payment) Forms available at  https://web.admin.sc.edu/entryT.php
    http://www.uts.sc.edu/forms/trv-form.pdf

    CAS Budget Office - Linda Mabry (7-5148)

    University PurchasingCard - Rules and Regulations

    N/A

     

    USC Purchasing Office - Kim Rose (7-2976)

     

     

    Curricular Issues

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Curricular Actions

     

     

    Adding New Track, Concentration, Option to an Existing Degree Program: more than 18 hours

     

    1. Phone call or email to Mary Ann Byrnes before starting process

    2. Academic Program Action (APA) and related forms

    3. Full Program Proposal in CHE format

    See Academic Program Development pages on Provost’s Office web site at http://www.sc.edu/provost/acadprog/

    Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371) or BYRNES@sc.edu

     

    Adding New Track, Concentration, Option to an Existing Degree Program: 18 hours or less

     

    1. Phone call or email to Mary Ann Byrnes before starting process

    2. Academic Program Action (APA) and related forms

    See Academic Program Development pages on Provost’s Office web site at http://www.sc.edu/provost/acadprog/

    Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371) or BYRNES@sc.edu

     

    Course, Curricula, Majors, Programs: general questions

    Phone call or email

     

    Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371) or BYRNES@sc.edu

    Course Proposals (New, Changed, Deleted)                                       Undergraduate (100-600 level)

     

    Forms for New Course Proposals (NCP), Course Change Proposal (CCP), and accompanying Justification (JUS) and Bulletin Change (BCH) forms are available on Academic Program Development pages on Provost’s Office web site at http://www.sc.edu/provost/acadprog/

    Syllabi that accompany forms must comply with standards set forth in ACAF 2.03 at http://www.sc.edu/policies/acaf203.pdf

    After action at the College level, proposals must be forwarded to University Curricula and Courses Committee through the Faculty Senate Office.

    Liberal Arts courses: Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371); Natural Science courses: Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp (7-2993)

     

    Course Proposals (New, Changed, Deleted)                                     

    Graduate (700-800 levels)

     

    Forms for New Course Proposals (NCP), Course Change Proposal (CCP), and accompanying Justification (JUS) and Bulletin Change (BCH) forms are available on Academic Program Development pages on Provost’s Office web site at http://www.sc.edu/provost/acadprog/

    Syllabi that accompany forms must comply with standards set forth in ACAF 2.03 athttp://www.sc.edu/policies/acaf203.pdf

    After action at the College level, proposals must be forwarded to the Graduate Council through the Graduate School. See http://gradschool.sc.edu/gradcouncil/review_timetable.htm

    Liberal Arts courses: Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371); Natural Science courses: Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp (7-2993)

     

    Distance Delivery of Existing Course

    Form for Distance Education Delivery Proposals (DED) is available on Academic Program Development pages on Provost’s Office web site at http://www.sc.edu/provost/acadprog/

    Syllabi that accompany forms must comply with standards set forth in ACAF 2.03 athttp://www.sc.edu/policies/acaf203.pdf

    After action at the College level, proposals must be considered by University Technology Services and then by either the University Curricula and Courses Committee or Graduate Council, as appropriate.

    Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371) or BYRNES@sc.edu

    New Major, Degree, and Certificate Programs

     

    1. Phone call or email to Dean Fitzpatrick, with copy to Mary Ann Byrnes before starting process

    2. Program Planning Summary in CHE format

    3. Academic Program Action (APA) and related forms

    4. Full Program Proposal in CHE format

    See Academic Program Development pages on Provost’s Office web site at http://www.sc.edu/provost/acadprog/

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, with copy to Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes.

    Proposals must considered first by the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Planning Council.

     

    Other Changes to Existing Major, Degree, and Certificate Programs

     

    Academic Program Action (APA) and related forms

    See Academic Program Development pages on Provost’s Office web site at http://www.sc.edu/provost/acadprog/

    Liberal Arts courses: Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371); Natural Science courses: Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp (7-2993)

    Special Topics Course Proposals

     

    Forms for Special Topics Courses (STC) are available on Academic Program Development pages on Provost’s Office web site at http://www.sc.edu/provost/acadprog/

    Syllabi that accompany forms must comply with standards set forth in ACAF 2.03 athttp://www.sc.edu/policies/acaf203.pdf

    After action at the College level, proposals for undergraduate (100-400) courses must be forwarded to the Office of the Registrar for inclusion in the Master Schedule. After action at the College level, proposals for graduate (500-800) courses must be forwarded to the Graduate School and then the Office of the Registrar for inclusion in the Master Schedule.

    Liberal Arts courses: Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371); Natural Science courses: Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp (7-2993)

    Other Actions

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Academic Program Reviews

    Phone call or email

    Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371) or BYRNES@sc.edu

    Assessment Reports and Plans

    Online submission at http://assessmentplan.ipr.sc.edu/

    Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371) or BYRNES@sc.edu

    College Scholarships

     

    Application as per format specified on CAS web page under "Undergraduate Affairs"

     

    Specified in application instructions; questions can be referred to Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp (7-2993)

    Departmental Rising Senior Awards

    nomination memo from Departmental Undergraduate Director

     

    Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp (7-2993)

    Request to Establish a Center or Institute 

     

    1. Phone call or email to Dean Fitzpatrick, with copy to Mary Ann Byrnes before starting process

    2. Proposal per format in ACAF 2.01 athttp://www.sc.edu/policies/acaf201.pdf

     

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, with copy to Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes.

    Proposals must considered first by the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Planning Council.

     

    Human Resources

     

     

    Classified Staff (All)

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Source of Funding Changes

    Proof of resources, PBP4/5

    CAS HR Susan Illingworth (7-2506)

    Classified Staff (Full-Time)

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Initiate Search

     

    Justification memo to include updated job description and salary recommendation

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451) or CAS HR Susan Illingworth (7-2506)

    Make Offer

     

    PBP1, USC Application, I-9, P25 (if grant funded), PD, and Affirmative Action. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Susan Illingworth (7-2506)

     

    Reclassification

     

    Justification memo to include listing of new job duties, copy of existing job description, and departmental organizational chart

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451) or CAS HR Susan Illingworth (7-2506)

    Lateral Transfer

    Within USC

    USC Application, P25 (if grant funded), PD, HR27, and Affirmative Action. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Susan Illingworth (7-2506)

    Staff Excellence Awards

    Latest EPMS Review (current), Nomination Form at http://www.cas.sc.edu/dean/handbook/4-1.html

    Executive Asst to the Dean Cheri Shinn (7-7798)

    Classified Staff (Temporary)

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Make Offer

     

    PBP2, I-9, Application for Temporary Employment, job ad, Non-Election SC Retirement or Enrollment form, position description (signed by supervisor.) See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Susan Illingworth (7-2506)

     

    Reappointment

     

    PBP2, Non-Election SC Retirement or Enrollment form. NOTE: must have a 15 day break between yearly appts.  See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Susan Illingworth (7-2506)

     

    Dual Employment

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Make Offer - Inside USC

    C-20, P300, PBP2, submit letter for Provost approval if salary more than $5000. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html  and http://www.sc.edu/policies/hr178.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    Make Offer - Outside USC

     

    C-20, W-4, PBP2, USC Dual Retirement Information, submit letter for Provost approval if salary more than $5000. See http://www.sc.edu/policies/hr178.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    Graduate Assistants A-Funded

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Allocation

    Request, draft offer letter and/or workload (if different from formats provided)

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

    General

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Criminal Background Check

     

    See http://www.sc.edu/policies/hr190.pdf

    Send to CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541) for faculty positions or to CAS HR Susan Illingworth (7-2506) for classified positions

    Endowed Chairs (New and Renewing)

    See http://www.sc.edu/provost/chaired.shtml andhttp://www.sc.edu/policies/acaf121.html

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, with copy to Executive Asst to the Dean Cheri Shinn (7-7798)

    Non-US-Citizens

     

    Complete IS1 form along with CV; see http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

     

    Send to CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541) for faculty positions or to CAS HR Susan Illingworth (7-2506) for classified positions

    Instructional Staffing A-Funded

     

     

    ADJUNCT (FULL-TIME), TFAC & PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Allocation

     

    Request for Authorization to Hire Temporary Instructional Staff Form & accompanying documents

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

    ADJUNCT (FULL-TIME)            

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Make Offer

     

    Vita, API form (academic application), I9, transcript, PBP2, non-election/SC retirement, chair's memo specifying course to be taught, section #, enrollment & stipend per course. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    Reappointment

     

    If submitted 30 days prior to ending date, Chair's memo specifying course to be taught, section #, enrollment & stipend per course. 

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    TFAC & PART-TIME INSTRUCTORS            

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Make Offer

     

    PBP2, non-election/SC retirement. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    AWARDS, COLLEGE

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Non-Tenure Track Undergraduate Teaching Award

    Application as per format specified on CAS web page under Chapter IV, College Administrator's Handbook

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

    NON-TENURED UNCLASSIFIED

     

     

     

    ALL FUND GROUPS                

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Interview Request

     

    Memo, position description, ad

     

    Senior Associate Dean (7-7161): Roger Sawyer - Natural Sciences; Steve Lynn - Liberal Arts, with copy to CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse

    Source of Funding Changes

    Proof of resources, PBP4/5

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    POST DOCTORAL

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Make Offer

     

    Chair's request, PBP2, I-9, API Form (academic application), offer letter if Post-Doc, Non-election SC Retirement or Enrollment form, job ad, position description (signed by supervisor.) See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    Reappointment

     

    Chair's request, PBP2, Reappointment letter if Post-Doc. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    RESEARCH FACULTY: Full-Time                    

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Make Offer

     

    Chair's request, PBP2, I-9, API Form (academic application), offer letter, Non-election SC Retirement or Enrollment form, job ad, position description (signed by supervisor.) See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    Reappointment

     

    Chair's request, PBP2, Reappointment letter. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    RESEARCH FACULTY: Temporary                  

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Make Offer

    PBP2, I-9, API (academic application), Non-Election SC Retirement or Enrollment form, official transcript if teaching. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    Reappointment

     

    PBP2, Non-Election SC Retirement or Enrollment form. NOTE: must have a 15 day break between yearly appts.  See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    UNIVERSITY AFFILIATE, RESEARCH FELLOWS & EMERITI FACULTY

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Make Offer

     

    Chair's request, vita, API form (academic application), PBP21. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    Reappointment

     

    Chair's request to include dates, PBP21. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    STUDENT EMPLOYEES

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Make Offer

     

    If not budgeted: Budget Transfer Form

     

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

    TENURE-TENURE TRACK FACULTY

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Allocation

     

    Strategic Hiring Plan as per Dean's instructions

     

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick

     

    Initiate Search

     

    Justification memo

     

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    Interview Request

     

    Memo, vita, three letters of  recommendation, ad

     

    Senior Associate Dean (7-7161): Roger Sawyer - Natural Sciences; Steve Lynn - Liberal Arts, c/o Administrative Asst Latasha Middleton

    Make Offer

     

    11 sets: Chair's memo, vita, 3 letters of recommendation by 10:00 AM Friday before Monday senior staff meeting

    Deliver to CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    Offer Final

     

    PBP1, Acceptance Letter, I-9, Advertisement, Affirmative Action Form, IS1 (if applicable), and official transcript. See http://hr.sc.edu/forms.html  and http://www.sc.edu/eop/publications.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    Source of Funding Changes

    Proof of resources, PBP4/5

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    RETIREMENT

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    General Questions

    Phone call

    USC Benefits (7-6650)

    Notification

    Memo

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick

    EMERITUS STATUS

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    General Questions

     

    Phone call or memo; see Faculty Manual, Section 2, "Regulations & Policies" at http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    Proposals

     

    Emeritus form will be completed and submitted by the Dean's Office the semester prior to retirement date, cc to dept; see Faculty Manual Section 2, "Regulations & Policies" at http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    FACULTY PROBATION/ REVIEWS

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Extend Appointment of Probationary Faculty

     

    Memo, draft reappointment letter, review committee report, vita; see Faculty Manual Section 2, "Regulations & Policies" at http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick

     

    Extend Tenure Clock

     

    See ACAF 1.06 and 1.31 http://www.sc.edu/provost/policyffextension.shtml

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick

     

    Proposal for Tenure

     

    Memo, unit T&P criteria, supporting documentation as per Provost’s website & Faculty Manual; see University Committee T&P website http://www.sc.edu/tenure

    See also Faculty Manual Section 2, "Regulations & Policies" at http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick,  c/o CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    Post Tenure Reviews

     

    Unit PTR committee memo with chair's endorsement as per Provost’s website & Faculty Manual;  See University Committee T&P website http://www.sc.edu/tenure and PTR calendar provided by Dean

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick,   c/o CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    Third Year Reviews

     

    Memo, unit T&P criteria, supporting documentation as per Provost’s website & Faculty Manual; see University Committee T&P website http://www.sc.edu/tenure

    See also Faculty Manual Section 2, "Regulations & Policies" at http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick,  c/o CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    AWARDS, COLLEGE

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Associate Professor Development Award

     

    Application as per format specified on CAS web page under Chapter IV, College Administrator's Handbook

     

    Senior Associate Dean (7-7161): Roger Sawyer - Natural Sciences; Steve Lynn - Liberal Arts, c/o Administrative Asst Latasha Middleton

    DEPARTMENT CHAIR/ DIRECTOR ANNUAL REVIEW PROCEDURE

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Annual Evaluation by Dean

    All Chairs and Directors whose salaries are set by Dean submit electronic copies of (a) 2-3 page statement of achievements as unit leader for calendar year; (b) personal Annual Activities Report in tenure-home department's format; and signed, hard copy of (c) personal Outside Professional Activities Report form at http://www.orc.research.sc.edu/forms/OPA_Faculty_Annual_Report_062707.doc

     

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, c/o Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371)

    Departmental Faculty Review of Chair

     

    Letter or memo according to departmental policy. See CAS web page under Chapter I, Section 7, College Administrator's Handbook.

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, c/o Asst Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371)

    NONRENEWAL, LAYOFF, OTHER TERMINATION

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Classified Staff

     

    phone call after checking USC Policies & Procedures;  see Policies & Procedures, HR Policy 1.39 and 1.45
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/hr139.pdf
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/hr145.pdf

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541) or CAS HR Susan Illingworth (7-2506)

     

    Faculty 

     

    phone call after checking Faculty Manual Section 2, "Regulations & Policies" at http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html
    and HR 1.42
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/hr142.pdf

    Senior Associate Dean (7-7161): Roger Sawyer - Natural Sciences; Steve Lynn - Liberal Arts

     

    Temporary and Unclassified Staff

     

    phone call after checking USC Faculty Manual pg. 23, http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html

     

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    LEAVE, VARIOUS

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Annual Leave/Sick Leave/FMLA Leave Balances

    VIP; See Policies and Procedures HR 1.07, http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html

    Departmental ITAMS representative

    Faculty Questions

     

    phone call; see Policies & Procedures,  HR 1.07.

    See also Faculty Manual Section 2, "Regulations & Policies" at http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html

    CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541) or Benefits office (7-6650)

     

    Leave with Partial Pay Request: Full-time Faculty

    Submit letter to Dean for Provost approval; see Faculty Manual Section 2, "Regulations & Policies" at http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick,  c/o CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

    Leave Without Pay:

    Full-time Faculty

     

    Request LWOP form from Penney Bell, 7-2507; Chair sends recommendation letter with completed form.  Once approved up to President dept will be notified to submit PBP7 to place into status.  See http://www.sc.edu/policies/hr112.html

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, c/o CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    Modified Duties

     

    See ACAF 1.60 http://www.sc.edu/provost/policiesfamilyfriendly.shtml

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick

     

    Sabbatical Leave

     

    Sabbatical requests must be submitted on Faculty Request for Sabbatical Leave form. The form can be found on Provost's webpage under Faculty Information at
    http://www.sc.edu/provost/forms.php#S

    Departmental letters must be submitted to place faculty on sabbatical and return them from sabbatical leave; for AY and Fall semester submit dept letter by Aug 1; for Spring semester by Dec 1. See also http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html

     

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, c/o CAS HR Director Rebecca Nurse (7-4541)

     

    TEACHING LOADS

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Annual workload planning

     

    Teaching Workload Planning Document

     

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

    Requests to Promote Instructor to Senior Instructor

    See CAS web page under Chapter VII, Section 2, College Administrator's Handbook

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

    Teaching Load Change - Faculty

     

    Phone call or memo

     

    Senior Associate Dean (7-7161): Roger Sawyer, Natural Sciences; Steve Lynn, Liberal Arts

    Teaching Load Change - Graduate Assistant

    phone call

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

    MISCONDUCT

     

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Misconduct by Faculty - ethical behavior, academic misconduct

     

    Refer to Faculty Manual Section 2, "Regulations & Policies" at http://www.sc.edu/policies/facman/fmhome.html; phone Dean's Office

    Senior Associate Dean (7-7161): Roger Sawyer, Natural Sciences; Steve Lynn, Liberal Arts

    Misconduct by Faculty - sexual harassment or prohibited discrimination

     

    Refer to Policies & Procedures, EOP 1.01 - 1.04,
    Phone Dean's Office
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/eop100.pdf
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/eop101.pdf
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/eop102.pdf
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/eop103.pdf
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/eop104.pdf

    Faculty concerns: Senior Associate Dean (7-7161); Student concerns: Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp (7-2993)

    Misconduct by Students -

    sexual harassment or prohibited discrimination

    Refer to Policies & Procedures, EOP 1.01 - 1.04,
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/eop100.pdf
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/eop101.pdf
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/eop102.pdf
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/eop103.pdf
    http://www.sc.edu/policies/eop104.pdf
    Phone Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp

    Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp (7-2993)

    Academic Misconduct by Students

    Refer to Office of Academic Integrity athttp://www.housing.sc.edu/academicintegrity/

     

    Office of Academic Integrity (7- 4333)

    Distressing Student Behavior

     

    See guidelines for Behavioral Intervention Team on Student Judicial Programs web sitehttp://www.housing.sc.edu/osjp/

    Student Judicial Programs (7- 4333) and Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp (7-2993)

    Disruptive Student Behavior

     

    See guidelines for Disruptive Student Behavior on Student Judicial Programs web sitehttp://www.housing.sc.edu/osjp/

    Student Judicial Programs (7- 4333) and Asst Dean for Academic Affairs and Advising Loren Knapp (7-2993)

     

    Research Issues

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Approval of PI Status for A Funded Individuals

    phone call

     

    Department Chair

    Approval of PI Status for Non-A Funded Individuals

    Chair/Director recommendation

     

    Dean Mary Anne Fitzpatrick

    Grant Proposal

     

    Complete USCeRA forms; https://sam.research.sc.edu/uscera

    Associate Dean for Research Will Graf through USCeRA

    Outside Professional Activities reporting

     

    Individual faculty forms and Unit Summary forms at
    http://www.orc.research.sc.edu/forms/OPA_Faculty_Annual_Report_062707.doc
    http://www.orc.research.sc.edu/forms/OPA_Unit_Summary_062707.doc

    Individual faculty forms submitted to Chair; Chair turns in Unit Summary forms to Asst  Dean for Administration Mary Ann Byrnes (7-5371)

    Research Proposal Involving Animals

     

    Complete online training modules

     

    Associate Dean for Research Will Graf (7-1934); Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) (7-8106) http://uscm.med.sc.edu/ARF/iacuc.html

    Research Proposal Involving Human Subjects

     

    See Office of Research Compliance standards and procedures at
    http://www.orc.research.sc.edu/humansubject.shtml

    Associate Dean for Research Will Graf (7-1934); at ORC: Thomas Coggins (7-4456)

    Risk Account

     

    PI requests approval of department chair; chair then forwards request to Dean's Office for review. See http://www.cas.sc.edu/dean/handbook/2-2e.html

    CAS Budget Development - Linda Mabry (7-5148)

     

    Space and Facilities Issues

     

     

    Action

    What To Send

    To Whom

    Instructional Laboratory Modernization Request

     

    email or phone call

     

    Senior Associate Dean Roger Sawyer  (sawyer-roger@sc.edu) or 7-7161

    Maintenance Issues

     

    email or phone call

     

    CAS Space and Facilities Charo Maldonado (RGMALDON@mailbox.sc.edu or 7-8463) or CAS Space and Facilities John Moring (MORINGJ@mailbox.sc.edu or 7-1570)

    Parking

    phone call

    USC Parking Services, 7-5160

    Renovations/Construction

     

    email or phone call

     

    CAS Space and Facilities John Moring (MORINGJ@mailbox.sc.edu or 7-1570) or CAS Space and Facilities Charo Maldonado (RGMALDON@mailbox.sc.edu or 7-8463)

    Requests for Accommodation (Disabilities)

    phone call

     

    for students: Student Disability Services Office, 7-6142

    Requests for Accommodation (Disabilities)

    phone call

     

    for faculty/staff: Senior Associate Dean (7-7161): Roger Sawyer, Natural Sciences; Steve Lynn, Liberal Arts

    Research Space Requests

     

    email

     

    Asst Dean for Academic and Fiscal Planning Sonya Brown (7-8451)

    Space Planning

     

    email or phone call

     

    CAS Space and Facilities John Moring (MORINGJ@mailbox.sc.edu or 7-1570)

     

     

     

    Last updated: November 1, 2010

    Contact: Mary Ann Byrnes, BYRNES@sc.edu or 7-5371

     

     

     

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