Faculty Handbook

Academic Credentials:

• UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SYSTEM POLICY ON FACULTY ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS [II - 1.02]
• UMB POLICY ON VERIFYING FACULTY ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS [II - 1.02(A)]

Academic Clemency:

• USM Policy on Academic Clemency [II 1.30]
• UMB Policy on Academic Clemency [II 1.30A]

Academic Integrity

• USM POLICY ON FACULTY, STUDENT AND INSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ACADEMIC INTEGRITY [III - 1.00]
• UMB POLICY ON FACULTY, STUDENT AND INSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ACADEMIC INTEGRITY [III - 1.00(A)]

Conflict of Interest

• USM Policy on Conflicts of Interest in Research or Development [III-1.11] 
• UMB Procedures Implementing Board of Regents Policy on Conflicts of Interest in Research or Development
• ORD Policies and Procedures - Conflict of Interest
• NIH Policy
• University Position on Management of Researchers' Conflicts of Interest
  

Consultancy:

• USM Policy on Professional Commitment of Faculty [II-3.10]
• UMB Policy on Professional Consulting and Other External Professional Activities [II-3.10(A)]
  

Contracts:

• USM Policy on Faculty Appointment Letters or Contracts [II-1.22]

Copyrights (see also Patents):

• USM Policy on Copyrights [IV-3.10]
• UMB Guidelines on Reproduction of Copyrighted Materials [IV-3.10(A)]

Disclosure of Student Records:

• USM Policy on Confidentiality and Disclosure of Student Records [III-6.30]

Discontinuance of Programs:

• USM Policy on Faculty Retrenchment [II-8.00]
• UMB Faculty Retrenchment Procedures [II-8.00(A)]

Drug-Free Workplace:

• USM Policy on a Drug-Free Workplace [VII-1.10]
• UMB Substance Abuse Policy [VII-1.10(A)]

Employment of Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty

• USM Policy on the Employment of Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty [II-1.05]
• USM Policy on the Employment of Part-Time, Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty [II-1.06]

Employment of Members of the Same Family:

• USM Policy on Faculty Employment of Members of the Same Family [II-5.00]
• UMB Policy on Faculty Employment of Members of the Same Family [II-5.00(A)]

Employment of Persons with Disabilities:

• UMB ADA Policy on Employment [VI-1.00(B)]

Evaluation of Faculty:

• USM Policy on the Evaluation of Performance of Faculty [II-1.20]
• UMB Policy on the Evaluation of Performance of Faculty [II-1.20(A)]

• UMB Policy on Extending the Tenure Track Period [II-1.00(C)]

Faculty Appointments:

• UNIVERSITY SYSTEM POLICY ON CONCURRENT FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS [II - 1.03]

Faculty Senate By-Laws:

• UMB Faculty Senate By-Laws [I-2.00(A)]

Family and Medical Leave:

• USM Policy on Family and Medical Leave for Faculty [II-2.31]

Family Member Employment:

• USM Policy on Faculty Employment of Members of the Same Family [II-5.00]
• UMB Policy on Faculty Employment of Members of the Same Family [II-5.00(A)]

Federal Classified Research:

• USM Policy on Classified and Proprietary Work [IV-2.20]
• UMB Policy on Classified and Proprietary Work [IV-2.20(A)]

Governance:

• USM Policy on Shared Governance in the University of Maryland System [I-6.00]
• UMB Faculty Senate By-Laws [I-2.00(A)]

Grading:

• USM Policy for Review of Alleged Arbitrary and Capricious Grading [III-1.20]
• UMB Policy for Review of Alleged Arbitrary and Capricious Grading [III-1.20(A)]

Grievances, Faculty:

• USM Policy on Faculty Grievances [II-4.00]
• UMB Faculty Grievance Procedures [II-4.00(A)]

Human Subjects:

• USM Policy on Human Subjects of Research [IV-2.10]
• UMB Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Policies Manual
• UMB Policy on Human Subjects Research [IV 2.10A]

Infection Prevention and Management:

• USM Policy on AIDS [VI-11.00]
• UMB Policy on Prevention and Management of Student and Employee Infection with Bloodborne Pathogens [VI-11.00(A)]

Intellectual Property:

• UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND POLICY ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [IV - 3.20]

Jury Service:

• USM Policy on Jury Service for Faculty Members [II-2.50]

Leave, Annual:

• USM Policy on Annual Leave For Faculty [II-2.40]

Leave, Disaster Service:

• USM Policy on Leave For Disaster Service [VII-7.26]

Leave, Holiday [applicable to faculty]:

• USM Policy on Holiday Leave for Regular Exempt Employees [VII-7.30]
• UMB Policy on Holiday Leave for Regular Exempt Employees [VII-7.30(A)]

Leave, Military:

• USM Policy on Military Leave with Pay for Administrative and Classified Personnel [VII-7.23]
• UMB Procedures on Military Leave [VII-7.23(A)]: Applicable to faculty unless there is a superseding School or Department policy

Leave, Sick:

• USM Policy on Accident Leave and Creditable and Non-Creditable Sick Leave for Faculty Members [II-2.30]

Leave without Pay:

• USM Policy on Leave Without Pay for Faculty [II-2.20]
• UMB Policy on Leave Without Pay for Faculty [II-2.20(A)]

Librarians:

• USM Policy on Part-time Faculty Members Engaged Exclusively or Primarily in Library Services [II-1.11]
• USM Policy on Professional and/or Research Leave for Faculty Members Engaged Exclusively or Primarily in Library Services [II-2.01]
• University System Policy on Appointment, Rank, and Tenure of Faculty[11-1.00]

Licensure:

• UMB Policy Concerning Professional Licensure of Faculty and Staff [II-1.02(B)]

Medical Leave:

• USM Policy on Family and Medical Leave for Faculty [II-2.31]

Military Leave:

• USM Policy on Military Leave with Pay for Administrative and Classified Personnel [VII-7.23]
• UMB Procedures on Military Leave [VII-7.23(A): Applicable to faculty unless there is a superseding School or Department policy]

Non-tenure Track, Selection of:

• UMB Policy Concerning Selection of Non-tenure Track or Tenure Track for Faculty Appointees [II-1.00(B)]

Outside Teaching:

• USM Policy on Teaching Outside the Home Institution by Full-Time Faculty [II-3.20]

Part-time Tenure-Track Faculty:

• USM POLICY ON PART-TIME TENURE-TRACK AND PART-TIME TENURED FACULTY [II - 1.10]
• UMB does not employ part-time tenure-track or part-time tenured faculty [II-1.10(A)]

Part-time Librarians:

• USM Policy on Part-time Faculty Members Engaged Exclusively or Primarily in Library Services [II-1.11]

Patents (see also Copyrights):

• USM Policy on Patents [IV-3.00]
• UMB Policy on Patents [IV-3.00(A)]

Performance Evaluation:

• USM Policy on Evaluation of Performance of Faculty [II-1.20)]
• UMB Policy on Evaluation of Performance of Faculty [II-1.20(A)]

Policy Development:

• USM Policy on the Role of Faculty in the Development of Academic Policy [II-3.00]
• UMB Policy on Role of Faculty in the Development of Academic Policy [II-3.00(A)]

Post-Tenure Review:

• USM Policy on the Comprehensive Review of Tenured Faculty [II-1.19]
• UMB Policy on the Comprehensive Review of Tenured Faculty [II-1.19(A)]

Professional Leave (Librarians):

• USM Policy on Professional and/or Research Leave for Faculty Members Engaged Exclusively or Primarily in Library Services [II-2.01]

Professional Commitment:

• USM Policy on Professional Commitment of Faculty [II-3.10]
• UMB Policy on Professional Consulting and Other External Professional Activities [II-3.10(A)]

Promotion:

• USM Policy on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Faculty [II-1.00]
• UMB Policy on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Faculty [II-1.00(A), II-1.01(A)]

Proprietary Work:

• USM Policy on Classified and Proprietary Work [IV-2.20]
• UMB Policy on Classified and Proprietary Work [IV-2.20(A)]

Religious Observances:

• UMB Policy Concerning the Scheduling of Academic Assignments on Dates of Religious Observance [III-5.10(A)]

Responsibilities:

• USM Policy on Faculty Workload and Responsibilities [II-1.25]
• UMB Policy on Faculty Workload and Responsibilities [II-1.25(A)]
• USM Policy on Professional Commitment of Faculty [II-3.10]
• UMB Policy on Professional Consulting and Other External Responsibilities [II-3.10(A)]
• UMB Policy on Faculty, Student and Institutional Rights and Responsibilities for Academic Integrity [III-1.00(A)]

Retrenchment:

• USM Policy on Faculty Retrenchment [II-8.00]
• UMB Faculty Retrenchment Procedures [II-8.00(A)]

Risk Management:

• UMB Policy on Risk Management [VI-17.00(A)]

Sabbatical Leave:

• USM Policy on Sabbatical Leave For Faculty [II-2.00]
• UMB Policy on Sabbatical Leave For Faculty [II-2.00(A)]

Scientific Misconduct:

• USM Policy on Misconduct in Scholarly Work [III-1.10]
• UMB Policy and Procedures on Misconduct in Scholarly Work [III-1.10(A)]

Sexual Assault:

• USM Policy on Sexual Assault [VI-1.30]
• UMB Procedures on Sexual Assault [VI-1.30(A)]

Sexual Harassment:

• USM Policy on Sexual Harassment [VI-1.20]
• UMB Policy on Sexual Harassment of Employees [VI-1.20(A)]
• UMB Policy on Sexual Harassment of Students [VI-1.20(B)]

Sexual Orientation:

• USM Policy on Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation [VI-1.05]
• UMB Employee Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Policy and Procedures [VI-1.05(A)]
• UMB Student Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Policy and Procedures [VI-1.05(B)]

Sick Leave:

• USM Policy on Accident Leave and Creditable and Non-Creditable Sick Leave for Faculty Members [II-2.30]

Smoking:

• UMB Smoking Policy [X-1.00(A)]

Sponsored Projects:

• USM Policy on Solicitation and Acceptance of Sponsored Projects [IV-2.00]
• UMB Policy on Solicitation and Acceptance of Sponsored Projects [IV-2.00(A)]

Student Records:

• USM Policy on Confidentiality and Disclosure of Student Records [III-6.30]
• UMB Policy on Confidentiality and Disclosure of Student Records [III-6.30(A)]

Teaching Outside UMB:

• USM Policy on Teaching Outside the Home Institution by Full-Time Faculty [II-3.20]
• UMB Policy on Teaching Outside the Home Institution by Full-Time Faculty [II-3.20(A)]

Tenure:

• USM Policy on Appointment, Rank, and Tenure of Faculty [II-1.00]
• UMB Policy on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Faculty [II-1.00(A), II-1.01(A)]

Tenure Track Period, Extension of:

• UMB Policy on Extending the Tenure Track Period [II-1.00(C)]

Tenure Track, Selection of:

• UMB Policy Concerning Selection of Non-Tenure Track or Tenure Track for Faculty Appointees: II-1.00(B)

Terminal Leave:

• USM Policy on Terminal Leave for Faculty [II-2.10]
• UMB Policy on Terminal Leave for Faculty [II-2.10(A)]

Termination, Non-Tenure Track Faculty:

• UMB Policy and Procedures on Termination for Cause of Non-tenure Track Faculty II - 1.00(E)

Tenure Track Period, Extension of:

• UMB Policy on Extending the Tenure Track Period [II-1.00(C)]

Tenure Track, Selection of:

• UMB Policy Concerning Selection of Non-Tenure Track or Tenure Track for Faculty Appointees: II-1.00(B)

Terminal Leave:

• USM Policy on Terminal Leave for Faculty [II-2.10]