Faculty e-Handbook
Introduction/Miscellaneous
- Forward/Message From the Dean
- Institutional Histories
- Mission and Vision Statements
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Accreditation
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Standards
- Strategic Plans
Organization and Administration
- Organizational Charts
- Academic Departments and Programs
- Non-Academic Departments
Faculty Careers
- Tenure vs. Non-Tenure track Appointments (TTUS Regents' Rules, Section 04.03)
- Faculty Ranks
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School Administrators
- Department Chairs
- Division Heads
- Assistant Deans
- Associate Deans
- Regional Deans
- Dean
- Faculty Recruiting and Hiring
- Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and Affirmative Action Plan (HSC OP 51.01)
- Nepotism
- Faculty Performance Evaluation
- Tenure and Promotion
- Compensation in Excess of Budgeting Salary (HSC OP 70.16)
- Pharmacy Income Plan
- Faculty Grievances
- Terminations of Employment (TTUS Regents' Rules Chapter 4, Paragraph 04.03.10)
- Endowed Professorships (TTUS Regents' Rules Chapter 6, Paragraph 06.05)
- Professor Emeritus/Emerita
Faculty Expectations and Responsibilities
- Code of Ethics
- TTUHSC Compliance Code of Conduct for Federal Healthcare Programs (HSC OP 70.52)
- Texas Tech University Regents' Rules - Faculty Responsibility (Chapter 4, Section 04.06)
- Teaching (TTUS Regents' Rules, Chapter 4, Section 04.06.3)
- Research (TTUS Regents' Rules, Chapter 4, Section 04.06.4)
- Service (TTUS Regents' Rules, Chapter 4, Section 04.06.5, 04.06.6 and 04.06.7)
- Student Advisement (SOP OP 77.P.04)
- Conflict of Interest (TTUS Regents; Rules Chapter 3, Paragraph 03.01.3)
- Consensual Relationships - Faculty, Staff and Residents (HSC OP 70.55)
- Consensual Relationships - Faculty and Students (HSC OP 70.56)
- Confidentiality
- Sexual Harrasment (HSC OP 70.14)
Benefits
- TTUHSC Benefits Home Page
- TTUHSC Summary of Benefits
- TTUHSC Insurance and Other Benfits Policy (HSC OP 70.05)
- Employee Retirement System (ERS)
- Sick Leave (HSC OP 70.01, Section 3)
- Vacation (HSC OP 70.01m Section 2)
- Health Insurance
- Retirement Plans
- Life Insurance (HSC OP 70.05, Section 4)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (HSC OP 70.05, Section 4)
- Long and Short-term Disability (HSC OP 70.05, Section 4)
- TexFlex Plan
- Social Security (HSC OP 70.05, Section 3d)
- Worker's Compensation Insurance (HSC OP 70.13)
- Unemployment Insurance (HSC OP 70.05, Section 9)
- Paid Holidays (HSC OP 70.06, Section 6)
- Holiday Schedule
Faculty Absences/Time Off
- Requesting Leave and Reporting (HSC OP 70.01, Section 27)
- Injury/Illness - Sick Leave (HSC OP 70.01, Section 3)
- TTUHSC Faculty Development Leave of Absence Policy (HSC OP 60.02)
- Pregnancy, Childbirth and Dependent Care
- Religious Holidays (HSC OP 70.06, Section 6)
- Military/Military Reserve Duty Leave (HHSC OP 70.01, Sections 9 & 10)
- Military Emergency Leave (HSC OP 70.54)
- Jury Duty (HSC OP 70.01, Section 6)
- Funeral Leave (HSC OP 70.01, Section 7)
- Emergency Leave (HSC OP 70.01, Section 8)
- Faculty Development Leave of Absence (TTUS Regents' Rules, Chapter 4, Section 04.07)
- Vacation (HSC OP 70.01, Section 2)
- Paid Holidays (HSC OP 70.06, Section 6)
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Overtime/Compensatory Time – Faculty (HSC OP 70.17, Section 9, Page 7)
Faculty Consulting/Outside Employment
- Texas Tech University System Personnel Policy (Regents' Rules Chap. 3, Section 03.05)
- TTUHSC Other Employment Policy (HSC OP 70.15)
- Use of School Resources
Faculty Resources
- Information Technology
- Center for Teaching & Learning with Technology
- Libraries
- Human Resources
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Faculty Development
- Faculty Development Leave of Absence
- Faculty Travel
- Employee Assistance Program
- TTUHSC Fact Book
- School of Pharmacy Catalog
- TTUHSC Police Policy
- Police/Fire/Ambulance
- Traffic and Parking
- Safety Services
- Holiday Schedule
Faculty Governance
- Faculty Senate
- General Faculty Meetings
- Committees
- Freedom of Speech (TTUS Regents' Rules Chapter 4, Section 04.03.2)
- Faculty By-Laws
Teaching
- WebCT Course Management
- Course Descriptions (SOP Doctor of Pharmacy Program Catalog, Page 41)
- Grading/Grading Policy
- "Second-Chance" Exam Policy
- Academic Freedom (TTUS Regents' Rules Chapter 4, Section 04.03.1)
- Teaching Assistants
- Class Cancellations
- Textbook Selections
- Curriculum
Research
- TTUHSC Research Operating Policies and Procedures
- Intellectual Property
- Grants/Contacts/Sponsored Programs
- Lab Space
- Major & Common Equipment
- Incentives
- Graduate Research Assistants
- Animal Research
- Human Research
- Technology Transfer
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Grant/Equipment Transfer
Student Issues
- TTUHSC Student Handbook
- Admission to the School of Pharmacy
- Student Progression (Doctor of Pharmacy Program Catalog, Page 33)
- Student Code of Professional and Academic Conduct (TTUHSC Student Handbook, Part II)
- Student Sanctions (TTUHSC Student Handbook, Part II, Section G)
- Student Complaint or Grievance (TTUHSC Student Handbook, Part X)
- Student Rights and Responsibilities (TTUHSC Student handbook, Throughout)
- Class Attendance (Doctor of Pharmacy Program Catalog, Page 37)
- Academic Misconduct (TTUHSC Student Handbook, Part II, Section D.19)
- Student Appeals Related to Grading (TTUHSC Student Handbook, Part X, Section E)
Selected Links
- The Rules and Regulations for the Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System
- TTUHSC Operating Policies and Procedures
- School of Pharmacy Operating Policies and Procedures
- Sexual Harrasment (HSC OP 70.14)
- EEO/Affirmative Action
- Inclement Weather Procedure
- TTUHSC Severe Weather Warning and Alert Systems
- Suspension of Classes and Closing of Offices in Emergency Situations