Faculty Handbook

Table of Contents

[alphabetical Index of topics]

1. Baruch College
   1. General
      1. Introduction
      2. Mission Statements
   2. Schools
      1. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs
      2. Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
      3. Zicklin School of Business
2. Governance
   1. University (CUNY Level)
      1. CUNY Board of Trustees
      2. University Faculty Senate (UFS)
      3. Professional Staff Congress (PSC)
      4. Collective Bargaining Agreement (PSC-CUNY)
      5. CUNY Policies
         1. Learning Management System (LMS) Use
            1. LMS Use Policy (approved 06.03.24)
            2. LMS use Q and A (v. 03.27.24)
         2. Camera Use Guidance for Online and Hybrid Courses (06.20.24)
         3. Textbook Policies
            1. Accepting Textbooks from Publishers
            2. Faculty Assigning for Purchase their own books in classrooms
         4. Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Policies
         5. Paid Parental Leave (PPL) (PSC CUNY)
         6. Reasonable Accommodations
         7. Sexual Misconduct Policy
         8. Women’s Rights Legislation (2015)
         9. Violence in the Workplace
   2. College (Baruch Level)
      1. Baruch Governance Chapter
      2. General Faculty Bylaws
      3. Baruch College Faculty Senate
      4. School Committees
         1. Marxe
         2. Weissman
         3. Zicklin
      5. College Administration Organizational Charts
         1. Reporting to the Provost (as of Spring 2022)
      6. Baruch College Policies
         1. Access Policies (off-hours)
         2. Closings (due to weather)
3. Faculty Personnel Matters
   1. Roles and Responsibilities
      1. Job Descriptions
         
      2. Joint Appointment Guidelines
   2. Faculty Lifecycle
      1. New Faculty
      2. Reappointment, Tenure, Promotion, and CCE
      3. Leaves
         1. Parental Leave
         2. Jury Duty
      4. Retirement and Resignation
   3. Faculty Workload and Activity Reporting
      1. Faculty Workload 
      2. Interfolio Reference Guide
      3. Personnel Review Binders
      4. Administration File
4. Teaching, Students, and the Classroom
   1. Teaching
      
      1. Learning Goals – Guidelines
      2. Academic Integrity at Baruch College: Summary for Faculty
         1. Academic Integrity Statements for Syllabi
      3. Syllabus Guidelines
      4. Academic Calendar
      5. Observation (Peer)
      6. Student Evaluation of Faculty and Courses
   2. Students
      1. Academic Support Services for Baruch Students
      2. Academic Integrity Website
      3. Student Domestic Trip and Travel Guidelines
      4. Grades
         1. Grading Glossary
         2. Grade Retention Guidelines
         3. Grading Table Conversion (graduate)
         4. Grading Table Conversion (undergraduate)
         5. Grade Submission
         6. WN Grade
   3. Classroom
      1. Attendance Policies (memo March 2015)
      2. Camera Policy 
      3. Campus Intervention Team (CIT)
      4. Canceling Classes
      5. Enrollment Verification
      6. Incident Reporting Portal
      7. LMS Use Policy
      8. Office Hours
      9. Religious Holidays
      10. Records Retention Policy
      11. Scheduling Grid
5. Research, Creative Work, and Grants
   1. Research and Creative Activities
      1. Institutional Review Board (IRB)
      2. Responsibilities of CUNY Faculty Serving as Principal Investigators
      3. Research Compliance Guide
         
      4. Research Misconduct
      5. Intellectual Property Policy
   2. Grants
      1. Research Foundation (RF) Fiscal Agent Information
      2. PSC-CUNY Grants Information
   3. Prizes/Fellowships
      1. Abraham J. Briloff Prizes in Ethics
      2. Bridge Fund Program
      3. Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics
      4. Lang Junior Faculty Research Program
      5. Leon Levy Center for Biography Fellowships (2014)
      6. Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
      7. Presidential Excellence Awards
6. Faculty Resources
   1. General
      1. BCTC Services
      2. Bearcat Bookstore
      3. Business Cards
      4. Digital Learning Hub
      5. Human Resources
      6. Honoraria and Travel Reimbursement
      7. International Faculty Development Tools, Services and Workshops
      8. Public Safety
      9. Support for Faculty
      10. Waivers (tuition)
      11. Digital Subscriptions
      12. E-Reserve & Library Services
      13. Photocopying Services
      14. Public Announcements – How to send
   2. Forms
      1. CUNY-Go: Travel Registration for Faculty and Staff
      2. Media Service Request Form
      3. Medical Claim Forms
      4. Off-Campus Activity Participation, Waiver, and Emergency Contact Form
7. Appendix
   1. Baruch Speak
   2. Glossary of Budgetary and Other Administrative Terms and Acronym Descriptions

Submit corrections, updates, and requests to Associate Provost Raquel Fich