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1.1 UH System Board Regents
1.2.2 Community College Advisory Council
1.3 UHCL Administration
1.4 An Overview: The University of Houston-Clear Lake
1.5 UHCL Mission
1.6 Formatting, Tracking, Maintaining, & Disseminating UHCL Policy Documents
2.1 Overview of Governance
2.2 Constitution of the Faculty Senate
3.1 Faculty Position Ranks
3.2 Faculty Appointments: General Guidelines
3.3 UHCL Guidelines for Faculty Appointments
3.4 Non-Tenure Track Academic Appointments
3.5 Policies on Graduate & Undergraduate Teaching/Research Asst.
3.6 Adjunct Faculty Appointments
3.7 Graduate Faculty Definition
3.8 Retirement
3.9 UH System Voluntary Modification of Faculty Employment Program
3.10 Emeritus/Emerita Status Guidelines
3.11 Nepotism Policy
3.12 Employement of Non-U.S. Citizen
4.1 Equal Employment Opportunity & Affirmative Action Plan
4.2 Search and Selection Procedures
5.1 Annual Faculty Review Policy
5.2 UHCL Policy on Program Reviews
5.3 UHCL Promotion & Tenure
5.4 UHCL Post-Tenure Performance Review
5.5 UH System Faculty Dismissal Policy
5.6 Dismissal of Faculty Members
5.7 Financial Exigency
5.8 Program Discontinuance Policy & Procedures
6.1 Workload Policy for Faculty
6.2 Faculty Office Hours
6.3 Interschool Teaching Policy
6.4 Policy on Direction of Theses & Master's Projects
6.5 Dual Employment, Outside Employment, & Consulting Contracts
6.6 Guidelines for Full-Time Overload & Off-Campus Teaching Compensation
6.7 Policy on Administrative Salaries in the Academic Affairs Division
6.8 Faculty Merit Raise Increments
6.9 Perquisites
6.10 Summer Pay Policy
6.11 Policy for Extra Compensation In Excess of Base Salary
7.1 Benefits
7.2 Family & Medical Leave of Absence Policy
7.3 Parental Leave Policy & Procedure
7.4 Leave of Absence
7.5 Employee Time & Effort Reporting
7.6 Fair Labor Standards Act Policy
7.7 Employee Group Insurance
7.8 Graduate Work by University Faculty and Staff
7.9 Paid Holidays
7.10 Faculty Development Leave
7.11 Minnie Stevens Piper Award
7.12 President's Distinguished Faculty Award
8.1 Academic Freedom
8.2 Standards of Conduct for the Academic Community
8.3 Legal Responsibilities of Faculty and Staff
8.4 Liability
8.5 Open Records Policy
8.6 Faculty Disciplinary Procedures
8.7 Sexual Harassment Policy
8.8 ADA
8.9 Aids
8.10 Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
8.11 Non-Discrimination & Grievance
8.12 Workplace Violence
8.13 Electronic Information Policy
9.1 Faculty Grievance Policy
10.1 Policy on Research, Scholarly & Artistic Activities
10.2 Personnel Policies Related to Research & External Activities
10.2.3 Procedure on Conflicts of Interest for Investigators
10.3 Faculty Research & Support Funds
10.4 Faculty Development & Support Funds
10.5 Intellectual Property Policy
10.6 Policy on the Authoring & Delivery of Distance Education Courseware by UHCL Faculty & Staff
10.7 Development Policy
11.1 Student Rights & Responsibilities
11.2 Grading Policy
11.3 Grading Procedures
11.4 Academic Honesty Policy
11.5 Academic Appeals Policy
11.6 Combined & Parallel Undergraduate & Graduate Courses
11.7 Grade Change Annotation on Academic Transcript
12.1 Policy for the Use of University Facilities
12.2 University Hours of Operation
12.3 Safety Policy
12.4 Facilities Repair and Maintenance Services
12.5 Smoking
12.6 Emergency Closings
12.7 UHCL Evacuation Plan
12.8 Neumann Library
12.9 University Computing Resources
12.10 Student Services
12.11 Bookstore

Faculty Handbook

7.12 PRESIDENT'S DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARDS

From Faculty Handbook Approved June 1988

Each year outstanding achievements of UH-Clear Lake faculty are recognized in the areas of teaching, research and service. Specific guidelines are available in the President's Office.

UH-Clear Lake Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes exemplary accomplishment in the craft of teaching, wherein the recipient is recognized as a master teacher by his or her peers. A master teacher is a model of substantive learning and rapport with students.

The UH-Clear Lake Distinguished Research Award recognizes professional accomplishment in a discipline or field through published work, exhibitions, or similar activity, as recognized by peers for high contribution to the intellectual growth of an academic area.

The UH-Clear Lake Distinguished Service Award recognizes singular accomplishments in professional service beyond that of colleagues either in extending University services to the Houston Metropolitan Area and Gulf Coastal Region, to professional organizations, to the University, or to a combination of these.

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