Faculty Resources

Faculty Institute

At the beginning of each new academic year, the Emerson College administration welcomes and introduces new faculty and staff members. At Faculty Institute, information about admissions, library and media support, academic announcements, calendar updates, and Faculty Assembly proceedings is reported. The president also shares College news and delivers the State of the College address, summarizing the College’s recent accomplishments and outlining important goals for the upcoming year.

Faculty Handbook

The Faculty Handbook provides important information about policies and procedures, such as faculty searches and appointments; promotion and tenure criteria; reappointments; and teaching, research, and service requirements that govern the faculty. It was developed by a joint faculty and administrative staff committee to establish parameters of shared governance at Emerson.

Governance/Faculty Assembly

The faculty of Emerson College, in recognition of the need for collective deliberation on matters concerning educational philosophy and administrative policies, has organized itself as a deliberative and recommending body. The Faculty Assembly By-Laws provide information about faculty membership, by-laws, purpose, officers, meetings, standing committees, and academic policies regarding undergraduate and graduate education.

The Faculty Assembly Wiki provides Faculty Assembly members access to information about upcoming Faculty Assembly meetings, agendas, minutes, discussions, related articles, by-laws, Robert's Rules of Order, and more.

Faculty Contracts

• Emerson College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (ECCAAUP) Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Emerson College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (ECCAAUP) Statement of Agreement
• Contract between the Affiliated Faculty of Emerson College, American Association of University Professors (AFEC-AAUP), and Emerson College 2009-2014

Department Chair Duties and Responsibilities

View duties and responsibilities of department chairs. These duties and responsibilities are not limited to this document.

Syllabus Guidelines

All faculty members are required to provide a syllabus to the students and the department Chair at the beginning of each term for each class they teach. Each syllabus should follow the syllabi guidelines so it includes all the required components.

Online Course Evaluations

View information for online course evaluations. Please let the Office of Academic Affairs know if you notice any irregularities in the evaluations by sending an e-mail to Academic_Affairs@emerson.edu.

Faculty Travel and Research Spending

Please refer to the Academic Affairs Financial Guidelines and Policies when dealing with non-salary disbursements and purchasing for faculty travel and research expenditures.

Faculty Search Committee Orientation

All members of any search committee approved by Academic Affairs are required to attend a search committee orientation authorized by the Office of Academic Affairs. The purpose of these orientations is to discuss best practices in diversity hiring and search and screen procedures. Search committee members must complete the orientation before reviewing applications. If a search committee member fails to attend, the member is no longer eligible to serve on that search committee and the administrator who called for the search may appoint an appropriate replacement, who also must attend the orientation (Faculty Handbook, Section 5).

Faculty Search Committee Orientations will be scheduled in the fall and spring terms on different days and times to allow search committees and faculty members several opportunities to attend. Meeting schedules will be announced by the Office of Academic Affairs.

Faculty Quick Reference Guide

The Faculty Quick Reference Guide is a quick and easy reference point for faculty members. The answers to some of the most commonly asked questions are included in the booklet.

Directory

Search for any Emerson faculty member by last name or department in the Directory.

Faculty Facebook

The Faculty Facebook provides a pictorial guide to your fellow faculty members at Emerson.

Academic Calendars

View the academic calendars for summer and fall 2012, and spring and summer 2013.

Faculty Focus

Faculty Focus is a monthly newsletter published by the Office of Academic Affairs for the Emerson college faculty. It contains information on faculty research and creative activities, faculty accomplishments, upcoming events, campus news about teaching and learning, and important deadlines. The newsletter is posted the first week of October, November, December, February, March, and April.To receive the current Faculty Focus, or to submit information for the next issue, contact Jill Davidson.