Texas A&M University-Commerce

Faculty Handbook
Updated November 2004

Table of Contents
III. Faculty Employment Policies and Procedures

A.	Types of Faculty Appointments
B.	Rank and Titles
C.	Termination Procedures
D.	Academic Freedom
E.	Post Tenure Review and Dismissal Procedures
F.	Faculty Promotion Procedures
G.	Annual Evaluation of Faculty
H.	Academic Administrator Evaluation
I.	New Faculty Selection and Hiring
J.	Nepotism/Employment of Relatives
K.	Employment by Texas A&M-Commerce of Its Own Graduates
L.	Graduate Faculty Membership
M.	Doctoral Degree, Salary Upon Completion
N.	Early Retirement with Modified Service (ER/MS)
	Employment Procedures
A.	Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
B.	Americans with Disabilities Act
C.	Faculty Workload
D.	Faculty Office Hours
E.	Faculty Responsibility for Content and Distribution of Syllabi
F.	Absence from Duty
G.	Faculty Development Leave
H.	Employee Leave Procedure
I.	Salary Upon Relinquishing Administrative Positions
J.	Unemployment Insurance
K.	Worker's Compensation Insurance
L.	Retirement
M.	Outside Employment and Consulting Activities of Faculty
N.	Elective, Non-Elective Offices and Political Activities
O.	Faculty English Language Proficiency
P.	Faculty/Staff Course Enrollment and Employee Scholarship Program
Q.	Ethics
R.	Sexual Harassment
S.	Discriminatory Harassment
T.	Retaliation
U.	Drug and Alcohol Use
V.	AIDS/HIV