Contents

• Effectiveness
• Benefits
• Faculty Meetings
• Honor Code
• Reports
• Forms
• Policies
• Procedures
• Committees
• Advising
• Miscellaneous
• Wofford Links
• Whom to Contact
• Room Reservations
• New Faculty

Wofford College Faculty Information, Links, and Resources

Fall 2009 Opening of School Events

Wednesday, September 2
9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.	New faculty orientation, Olin 201
Thursday, September 3
8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.	Pre-Session Opening Event, Leonard Auditorium
2:30-5:00 p.m.	Open for scheduling department and committee meetings
5:00-6:30 p.m.	Welcome Back Reception for Faculty, Papadopoulos Room (spouse or guest invited)
Friday, September 4
8:30-9:45 a.m.	Department Chairs Meeting, breakfast provided, Montgomery Room
10:00a.m.-?	Open for scheduling department and committee meetings
Sunday, September 6
11:00 a.m.	Orientation Service of Worship and Blessing of the Class of 2013, Leonard Auditorium
Monday, September 7
8:30 a.m.	Classes begin on normal schedule
Tuesday, September 8
11:00 a.m.	Faculty Meeting, McMillan Theater
Thursday, September 10
11:00 a.m.	Opening Convocation, Leonard Auditorium Academic procession will form in front of Main Building
Saturday, September 12
5:30-7:00 p.m.	Faculty/Staff Picnic, Liberty Trail, prior to Football Game

Effectiveness

• Quality Enhancement Plan
• Sharing Success (March 7, 2007)

Benefits

• Group Medical Information 2004-2005
• PAI Note: To access HealthWeb StatusLink, you must use Internet Explorer running under Windows.
• Partners Rx
• Flores & Associates
• TIAA-CREF (Wofford site)

Faculty Meeting Schedule 2009-2010

Tuesday	September 8	11:00a.m.	McMillan Theater
Thursday	October 8	11:00a.m.	McMillan Theater
Thursday	November 5	11:00a.m.	McMillan Theater
Thursday	December 3	11:00a.m.	McMillan Theater
?	February ?	11:00a.m.	McMillan Theater
?	March ?	11:00a.m.	McMillan Theater
?	April ?	11:00a.m.	McMillan Theater
?	May ?	11:00a.m.	McMillan Theater

Note: Right-click the calendar image to download a file that you can import into your Outlook Calendarfolder to show these meetings on your calendar. Select Tab Separated Values (Windows)as the file type.

Wofford Faculty Talk Series

• Spring semester 2008

New Faculty

• 2009-2010 New Faculty Luncheon dates. 11:30-12:30. Drop by for as long as you can
  • Thursday, September 17
  • Tuesday, September 29
  • Tuesday, October 6
  • Thursday, October 22
  • Tuesday, November 10
  • Thursday, November 19
  • Thursday, February 18
  • Thursday, February 25
  • Thursday, March 11
  • Tuesday, March 23
  • Tuesday, April 13
  • Thursday, April 29
• Contact Charlotte Knotts-Zides for details.

Honor Code

• 2007-2008 Honor Code
• Please include a statement on your syllabus about academic dishonesty and the Honor Code. Require written work to be pledged in accordance with the code.
• 2007-2008 Student Handbook

Reports

A set of reports is available that make Banner data available in a form that is more compact than is available through BannerWeb. [Instructions for accessing the reports.Problem logging in?]

All faculty members have access to the following five reports:

Class Roster with Photo

For each of your classes, a roster of students showing their photo, full and preferred names, Banner W-number, class and major, cell phone number, email address, post office box, and grade in the course.

Class Roster

The same as the above without the photos.

Course Enrollment

A list of all the course sections for a term including the professors, location of the classes, and their maximum and actual enrollments.

Open Course Enrollment

The same as the above, showing only the courses that are open for enrollment.

Interim Courses

A list of projects and instructors for the upcoming Interim session

Advisors have three extra reports available:

Advisee Photos

A list of your advisees with their photo, full and preferred name, Banner W-number, class and major, cell phone number, email address, and post office box.

Advising PINs

A list of your advisees with their advising PINs.

Midterm Grades

A list of your advisees with their midterm grades.

Department chairs also have three extra reports available:

Class Rosters

Class rosters for all courses in your department.

Class Schedules

Class schedules for all majors in your department.

GPAs

Overall GPAs for all majors in your department

Jason Burr and Dave Whisnant are collaborating on the Faculty Reports project, which still is in its infancy. They are on the lookout for new reports that will be useful to faculty members, so if you have an idea for a report, please contact Dave (ext. 4294, whisnantdm@wofford.edu). The only limitation is that all information in the report must be stored in Banner.

Forms

Forms are now available within the portal, either from the Faculty tab or the Employee tab.

Policies

• Advice for placement of students in field experiences, such as volunteers or teachers.
• Intellectual Property[Problem logging in?]
• Wofford Web site policies (June 27, 2007)
• Communications and Marketing Mailshot Guidelines and Procedures.[Problem logging in?] If you have any questions for would like to schedule training please contact Kyle James at ext. 4897 or Brian Jinwright at ext. 4898.
• Faculty Handbook (This is the latest digital version, but more recent updates might exist. CNCFC is working on revisions.) [Problem logging in?]
  • Revised Section IX
  • Faculty evaluation by department chair or dean
  • Evaluation of chair
• Wofford College Policy on Media Inquiries and Response Guidelines [President Dunlap's April 17, 2007 memo]
• Interim Leave for 2009 [Problem logging in?]
• Montgomery Room Lunch Policy
• Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations
• IT Media Server Policy (Summary)
• IT Media Server Policy FAQ
• Emotional Distress Handbook (How to help students with emotional problems and understand some of their situations.)

Procedures

• The Office of Communications and Marketing has stationary items that various departments on campus use. Our office also can assist you with event posters and fliers and event programs. Check out the stationary items in stock and the procedures for ordering supplies and their associated costas well as procedures for ordering event posters and fliers. Direct questions to Janella Lane in Communications and Marketing at ext. 4184.
• Cultural Affairs Committee application guidelines.
• Please submit all travel requests online using the Faculty Travel Request Form. Dean Wood and Boyce Lawton review new requests weekly. You will receive an email confirmation when you submit the request, but you do not need to include a printed copy of this confirmation when submitting a request for reimbursement.
• Peer Tutoring
  • Send the names of students wishing to serve as peer tutors for subjects in your department to peerTutor@wofford.edu. The program pays $10 per hour for one student and $15 per hour when multiple students are tutored.
  • Students needing help in English should work with the Writing Center. Other students needing help should contact peerTutor@wofford.edu.
    
  • Disability Services is glad to offer an alternative testing site for students who need extra time and a quiet environment per their accommodations. Fill out the online form at least 48 hours in advance of the test. Contact Beth Wallace if you have questions.
• Procedures for announcing events and stories about interesting personalities, special interests and expertise, or unique, innovative courses, projects and collaborations. [more details]
  • Routine events
  • Major Media Opportunities
  • Faculty/Staff Achievements
• If you would like to block SPAM e-mails that you have received, please forward them to SpamEmail@Wofford.edu. If you have any questions, e-mail the Help Center or call x4357.
• Instructions to be followed by students who are submitting papers to the portfolio cache
• Submit a Daily Announcement. You will need to enter your W number, name, email and date of the announcement.
  Guidelines
  • Announcement must be submitted by midnight the day before they are to be distributed.
  • Each announcement can be submitted twice—once a week or two out from the event and once the day of the event. Weekend events can be published on the Friday before.
  • Only college-sponsored events are permitted (no ads, please).
  • All events also should be posted to the Wofford Web calendar by going to the Wofford home page and clicking on Calendar, then Add Event and following the instructions. Only events submitted directly to the Web calendar will be posted to the calendar.
  For help, contact Laura Corbin (x4180) or Karla Parris (x4181).
• Share an advertisement. Use the Classifieds public folder accessible from within Microsoft Outlook. To get to the folder, select the View menu and make sure that Folder List is selected. Then expand the Public Folders portion of the list and navigate to All Public Folders>Bulletin Board>Classifieds. Click the New button in the upper left hand corner to create a new post. Contact the Help Desk (x4357) with any questions.
• Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities. A student with a disability that may require assistance or accommodation must contact Dean Beth Wallace by telephone (597-4371) or in person (Hugh R. Black Infirmary) during the first week of classes.

Faculty Committees

• 2009-2010 Committees [Problem logging in?]
• 2008-2009 Committees
• 2007-2008 Committees (Faculty Roster)
• 2006-2007 Committees (Faculty Roster)
• 2005-2006 Committees (Faculty Roster)
• 2004-2005 Committees

Wofford College Links

• Campus Calendar
• Class Schedules
• Academics (including exam schedule)
• Catalogue "Lite" 2008–2009
• BannerWeb
• Directory Search
• List of library materials you have checked out

Advising

• Registration Schedule for Interim 2010.
• Freshman Advising Handbook 2008 2007 [Problem logging in?]
• LIFE Scholarship and Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Enhancements
• Course offerings and current enrollments (updated every hour). Summer Session 2009. This is a report that lists all course offerings. It contains much of the same information as the BannerWeb Class Schedule, but without hyperlinks.
• Course offerings with seats available (updated every hour). This report shows only the sections that have seats available. As the other report, this one can be based on information that is up to an hour old.

Miscellaneous

• Corporate Rates at the Marriott
• Rates at other local hotels

Whom to Contact

EMERGENCY	Medical emergency (e.g., ambulance needed) 9-911 Other emergency x4911
Student Problems	Emotional problems. Emotional Distress Handbook Note: If a student is depressed or mentions suicide, escort the student to Health Services. Beth Wallace (x4371) Betsy Claire Neely (x4373) Roberta Bigger (x4040). Poor attendance. The Dean's office will send the student an attendance warning, copying parents, advisor, and the instructor. Dean Wood has requested this warning be sent if a student misses two consecutive class meetings. To send a warning, complete the form and e-mail it to Faith Morris. E-mail Faith Morris Academic performance. Recommend the student get a tutor. PeerTutor@wofford.edu
Going Green: Recycling Bins for Special Events	The Maintenance Department will provide recycling bins for campus events. To request a bin, email both Mitchell Humphries and Bill Littlefield with the time, date, and location of the event. As part of the President's Climate Commitment, we appreciate and thank you for your help in making your event "green".
To get a key	Access to a room that you have reserved: Security (x4350) Other: See Room reservations.
Photocopier problem	Call the designated key operator: Olin Building Cathy Conner (x4500) Other buildings To be determined Instructions for installing the copier in Olin 102 as a printer on your Windows computer. (After completing the instructions, select Start | Settings | Printers and Faxes, right click the printer's icon to select Properties, and then under the Configuration tab add Finisher to the installed options to enable stapling.
Computer problem	Help Desk (x4357 xH-E-L-P)
Classroom problem	Equipment problem Help Desk (x4357) Other problem Maintenance (x4380)
Office problem	Maintenance (x4380)
Building problem	Maintenance Requests channel under the Emplyees tab in my.wofford.edu
Campus grounds problem	Groundskeeping (x4385)
Personal Web pages, media server, or other technology issues	Terry Ferguson (x4527)
College Web site	Brian Jinwright (x4898)
Library	Reference Desk (x4302) Archives (x4309) On-line Library Reference Request a research appointment Inter-library loan book request Inter-library loan article request To order books or films, contact Hanif, Ibrahim, Collection Development Librarian (x4307). (Your department has a library budget and you might need to coordinate with your department chair .) To put books or media on reserve, including digital media, contact Paul Jones, Circulation Coordinator.
Order Textbooks	Contact Kathryn or Andy at Ben Wofford Books (x4060).
Change of Address	Send a note to Carole Lister or Rosa Bethea in Human Resources (CPO D).
Desk/Review copies of textbooks	Contact your publisher.'s rep. Here are some links to publisher sites: Yahoo! Directory of Textbook Publishers for Higher Education or a list at East Carolina University. You can usually track down your rep from a publisher's home page and some provide forms to request copies.
Course Management Systems and other software applications to support courses	Terry Ferguson (x4527)
"Loaner" computers, audio/visual equipment, classroom clickers, etc.	Contact the Help Desk (x4357) [see the list of IT services and resources for more details].

Quick Reference Page from the campus phone book (2005-2006).

Room Reservations

Event and facilities scheduling

Comments or Suggestions about this Page

If you have any comments, suggestions, or corrections for this page, please contact David Sykes (x4524).