Faculty Handbook - Academic HR

• Appointment Basis
• Academic Year (AY) Appointment Starting Dates
• Basic Employment Commitment on an Academic Year Basis
• Dual Appointments
• Fixed-term Appointment
• Research Faculty Appointment Category
• Annual Performance Review for Fixed Term Faculty and Academic Staff
• Promotion of Fixed Term Faculty
• Summer Session
• Adjunct and Clinical Appointment
• Emeritus
• Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
  
• Statement of Professional Integrity Conflicts of Interest, Faculty
• Health Assessment
• Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations
• International Hires
• Identification Cards
• Jury Duty
• Mediation
• Payroll Procedures
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Tenure System

• Receipt of Qualifying Degree as a Condition of Appointment in the Tenure System
• Granting Tenure
• Operating Principles
• Amendments to the Tenure Rules
• Extending the Reappointment/Promotion/Tenure Review Timeline
• Principles of Faculty Reassignment
• Post-Tenure Review
• Faculty Mentoring
• Faculty Review
• Modified Duties Policy for Tenure System and Health Programs Faculty with New Dependent Children
• Appointment, Reappointment, Tenure and Promotion Recommendations
• Tenure Action and Promotion
• College Level Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committees
• Guidelines for Academic Unit Peer Review Committee Composition
• External Letters of Reference
• Confidentiality of Letters of Reference for Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Recommendations
• Non-Tenured Faculty in the Tenure System
• Promotion of Tenured Faculty
• Faculty Career Advancement and Professional Development: A Special Affirmative Action Responsibility
• Faculty Status: Reserved for Appointments in Primary Academic Units of the University
• Long-Term Disability
• Policy and Procedure for Rescission
• Discipline and Dismissal of Tenured Faculty for Cause
• Appendices I, II, III
• Interpretation of the Term "Incompetence"
• Librarian Continuous Appointment System
• Specialists
• Administrative Review
• Faculty Grievance Policy
• Faculty Grievance Policy (continued)
• Leaves of Absence
• Sabbatical
• Leave Without Pay
• Optional Leave Without Pay Dates for Academic Year Appointed Faculty and Academic Staff
• Continuation of Benefits for Faculty on Leave of Absence No Pay Status to Receive Prestigious Awards, Fellowships and/or Special Assignment Opportunities 
• Bereavement
• Medical (Short- and Long- Term Disability)
• Parental Leave
• Family and Medical Leave
• Military
• Vacation
• Bridging Breaks in Service
• Credit for Past Service
• Retirement
• Working Retirement Options
• Resignation
• Participation in Partisan Political Activities
• Study at MSU by Faculty Members
• Course Fee Courtesy

Faculty Awards

• William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award
• MSU Teacher-Scholar Awards
• MSU Excellence-In-Teaching Citations for Graduate Teaching Assistants
• University Distinguished Professor

Administrative Assignment

• Procedure for Faculty and Student Participation in the Selection of Specified University Level Administrators
• Salary, Appointment, and Faculty Status of Faculty Members Who Assume Administrative Responsibilities
• Annual Evaluation of Chairpersons/Directors
• Extension, Medical Care and Other Faculty/Academic Staff Service Activities
• Outside Work for Pay
• Medical Service Plan for Colleges of Human Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine
• Overload Pay