Updated January 16, 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section A. - Strategic Plans and Planning
1.
Mission
1
2.
Philosophy
1
3.
a.
Strategic Priorities 2015-2017
3
4.
a.
Action Items 2015-2016
4
1.
Review of Action items' completion
10
b.
Action Items 2016-2017
13
5.
SOBA Policy on Strategic Planning
18
Section B. - Organization
1.
SOBA within FLC
Organization
21
a.
SOBA Organizational Structure
22
2.
Dean
23
a.
Qualifications
23
b.
Duties
28
3.
Associate/ Assistant Dean
30
a.
Qualifications
30
b.
Duties
30
4.
Makeup of Faculty Standing Committees
32
a.
SOBA Personnel
Committee
33
1.
Makeup
33
2.
Selection
34
3.
Duties
36
b.
SOBA Assessment
and Curriculum Team
37
1.
Makeup and Selection
37
2.
Duties
38
c.
Faculty Advisory Board
41
1.
Makeup and Selection
41
2.
Duties
42
d.
Business Advisory Board
43
1.
Duties
44
2.
Makeup and Selection
45
e.
Student Advisory Board
48
1.
Duties
48
2.
Makeup and Selection
49
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5.
ad Hoc Committees
51
a.
SOBA Study Abroad Committee
51
b.
SOBA Scholarship Committee
52
c.
SOBA Search Committee
54
d.
SOBA Academic Program Review
55
6.
Handbook Changes
57
Section C - Faculty Management
1.
Faculty Expectation Document
58
a.
Initial Document 2012
58
b.
Updated Document 2016
73
2.
Hiring
Expectations
94
a.
Tenure-tenure track
94
b.
Lecturers
94
c.
Adjunct Faculty
95
3.
Search and Hiring Process
97
a.
Full time (tenure track and lecturers)
97
b.
Adjunct Faculty
98
4.
New Faculty Mentoring
99
5.
Activity Documentation Expectations
100
a.
Curriculum Vita (CV)
100
b.
Activity Reporting
101
6.
Performance Evaluations
102
a.
Formal reviews of PAFs
102
1.
SOBA PAF Expectations
104
2.
PC Review Guidelines for PAF Reviews
106
b.
Annual Meeting with Dean
121
7.
Faculty Expectations - Teaching
123
a.
Individual Expectations
123
b.
Individual
Review Process
126
c.
Portfolio Expectations
129
d.
Missed class
procedures
132
8.
Faculty Expectations - Research
134
a.
Individual Expectations
134
b.
Individual Review Process
137
c.
Portfolio Expectations
139
d.
Faculty conference travel procedures
142
9.
Faculty Expectations - Service
144
a.
Individual Expectations
144
b.
Individual Review Process
147
c.
Mentoring Expectations
149