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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-11 - Polilcies on Hiring Policies and Benefits › Section 3359-11-18 - Conduct and ethics policy: employee financial interests in companies licensed under university intellectual property

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy
			 statement.
The board of trustees has determined
				that the best interests of the university of Akron will be served if employees
				who create new technology are afforded the opportunity to hold personal
				financial interests in companies that are engaged in commercializing their
				inventions. Employee participation with outside companies in technology
				development activities will facilitate the university's goal of making its
				research available for use in the private marketplace by giving researchers an
				incentive to develop inventions with commercial applications. The opportunity
				to participate in commercialization activities is also essential to the
				university's efforts to attract and retain highly qualified researchers. The
				procedures and guidelines set forth in this policy are intended to enable the
				university to realize the benefits of such entrepreneurial activities while
				protecting the integrity of its research and educational mission and to comply
				with university policies and with applicable federal and state
				laws.
(B)
								Applicability.
(1)
									Scope and
			 definitions.
(a)
										This policy applies to any faculty, staff or student
			 employee who is the creator of a discovery, invention, work or trade secret
			 information that is owned by the university of Akron through the operation of
			 rule
			 3359-2-05
			 of the Administrative code (university research, copyright and patent
			 policy,"Inventor") and who desires to acquire an
			 equity or other financial interest ("Financial Interest") in a firm,
			 corporation, or other association ("Company") to which the university of Akron
			 or the "University of Akron Research Foundation" (collectively. "University")
			 has assigned, licensed, transferred or sold its interests in the discovery,
			 invention, work or trade secret information made or created by that employee or
			 in a patent or copyright issued to that employee ("Intellectual
			 Property").
(b)
										This policy deals only with the acquisition by an
			 inventor of a financial interest in an entity that is developing and/or using
			 technology based on intellectual property that was created by that inventor:
			 accordingly, the term "Company" refers only to such an entity. For purposes of
			 this policy. "Inventor" includes the inventor's spouse and members of his or
			 her immediate family and any firm, corporation or other association controlled
			 by the inventor: and "Financial Interest" includes any stock, bond, warrant,
			 option, loan or other equity or debt interest in a company, or promise of the
			 same, as well as paid consulting or employment with a
			 company.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-11 - Polilcies on Hiring Policies and Benefits › Section 3359-11-19 - Policies and procedures for release, privacy and security of selected health information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Definitions.
(1)
									"HIPAA." "HIPAA" is the "Health Insurance Portability
			 and Accountability Act of 1996" and the "Administrative Simplification"
			 regulations found in title 45 of the Code of Federal
			 Regulations.
(2)
									Protected health information. Protected health
			 information is individually identifiable health information as defined and
			 protected under "HIPAA."
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-11 - Polilcies on Hiring Policies and Benefits › Section 3359-11-23 - Petitions for employment-based non-immigrant or immigrant (permanent residency) status

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The teaching, research and service
			 mission of the university of Akron is enhanced by the knowledge and expertise
			 shared by foreign nationals joining our community as teachers, scholars and
			 specialists. In order to employ international faculty and staff, whether on a
			 temporary or permanent basis, federal law requires that an employer file a
			 petition seeking approval of the employment. In order for the university to
			 complete the petitions, certain technical requirements must be met, including
			 attestations as to labor conditions. The university will consider preparation
			 of the petition only after the following threshold facts have been documented:
(1) Petitions for employment-based
			 non-immigrant or immigrant status are based on documented institutional needs.
			 Assisting individuals with successful attainment of non-immigrant or immigrant
			 status for personal or other nonuniversity related
			 reasons is not a valid basis for university sponsorship or offers of
			 university employment.
(2) Job
			 descriptions provided for the preparation of petitions for non-immigrant or
			 immigrant workers accurately describe the actual job duties to be performed by
			 the worker.
(3) Proposed rates of
			 pay are equal to actual wage levels paid to all other individuals employed in
			 similar positions or the applicable prevailing wage for the position being
			 filled, whichever is higher.
(4)
			 Petitions for immigrant workers are based on reasonable expectations of
			 continued employment.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-11 - Polilcies on Hiring Policies and Benefits › Section 3359-11-24 - Effort commitment and certification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The university of
			 Akron (the university) recognizes the importance of providing good stewardship
			 in managing extramural funds. The university's stewardship responsibilities
			 include complying with federal requirements to certify faculty and staff effort
			 on sponsored projects.
(B)
								Support for the faculty's research goals is critical to
			 the success of the university. The purpose of this document is to foster
			 excellence in research by promoting the successful management of effort and
			 commitments throughout the sponsored project life cycle. Activities during
			 which effort issues are important include:
(1)
									Establishing
			 faculty and staff appointments and professional duties, including research,
			 teaching, administration and clinical responsibilities.
(2)
									Proposing effort
			 in an application for a sponsored project.
(3)
									Establishing
			 effort commitments at the time an award is made.
(4)
									Charging salary
			 support, establishing and documenting cost sharing, and expending effort during
			 the life of a project.
(5)
									Monitoring progress toward the fulfillment of effort
			 commitments to specific projects.
(6)
									Managing an
			 individual's total commitments across all projects.
(7)
									Certifying that
			 salary support charges are reasonable in relation to the work performed, and
			 that commitments to sponsors have been met.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-11 - Polilcies on Hiring Policies and Benefits › Section 3359-11-25 - Use of video surveillance on campus

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Purpose.
The purpose of this rule is to
				standardize the use of video surveillance cameras at the university of Akron.
				This rule places the responsibility for approval, placement, and monitoring of
				all video surveillance cameras under the control of the university of Akron
				police department (UAPD), which will assist the UAPD in its response to safety
				and security issues on university property.
This policy does not apply to the use
				of video or visual surveillance, monitoring or recording, covert or otherwise,
				by the university of Akron police department (UAPD) during criminal
				investigations or as authorized by a court of law, or legitimate academic uses
				of video cameras for academic or research purposes.
(B)
								Definitions.
(1)
									Camera means any item, system, technology device, or
			 process, used alone or in conjunction with a network, for the purpose of
			 gathering, monitoring, recording or storing an image or images. Images may be
			 viewed in real-time and/or captured and preserved for possible review at a
			 later date.
(2)
									Monitoring is the process of observing or reviewing
			 images that are captured by video surveillance either in real-time or that have
			 been pre-recorded and are reviewed at a later date and time.
(3)
									Recording is the
			 process of capturing images resulting from video surveillance and saving those
			 images to a storage medium.
(4)
									University
			 property means all land, structures, or other real property owned, operated,
			 leased or controlled by the university of Akron. This includes both internal
			 and external areas, including but not limited to common spaces, grounds,
			 parking lots.
(5)
									Internet protocol (IP) is the communication protocol
			 used in the collection and transmission of images on the network. All
			 surveillance devices shall utilize open internet protocols and
			 standards.
(6)
									Public areas are defined as any portion of university
			 property that is operated and controlled by the university of Akron, including
			 buildings and facilities, in which a person does not have a reasonable
			 expectation of privacy.
(7)
									Private areas are defined as any portion of university
			 property where a person would have a reasonable expectation of privacy e.g.
			 restrooms, dorm rooms, offices, locker rooms, or any other clothing changing
			 area.
(8)
									Restricted access areas are defined as university
			 property that is not accessible to the general public. Restricted access areas
			 may be accessible to university employees, but does not include private
			 areas.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-01 - Institutional mission and goals, affirmative action statement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The following statement represents the board mission and goals
				adopted by the board of trustees and under which the university is currently
				operating.
(A) Mission.
(1) The university of Akron maintains a
			 commitment to:
(a) Provide learning
			 opportunities for the full spectrum of students;
(b) Create and discover knowledge through
			 basic and applied research and creative activity;
(c) Create a learning environment with
			 emphasis on a full collegiate experience for each student, leading to
			 opportunities for cognitive, social, and personal development;
(d) Provide a forum for the examination of
			 ideas and concepts and the generation of scholarly dialogue within the
			 established principles of academic freedom;
(e) Encourage opportunities for
			 interdisciplinary study and research;
(f) Strive for continued improvement of the
			 teaching and learning environment;
(g) Prepare career oriented people for
			 professional leadership roles in regional, national, and international
			 organizations and institutions; and
(h) Offer appropriate educational and
			 professional services to its various constituencies within available resources
			 and established continuing education and outreach philosophies.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-03.1 - Salaries (full-time faculty)

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Generally,
			 faculty members are on the academic year schedule, and administrative officers
			 are on the twelve-months' schedule.
(B)
								Although salary
			 adjustments may be considered at any necessary time, the deans, after
			 conferences with their department chairs, normally review and recommend changes
			 in salaries in the spring so that the president's recommendations may be
			 presented to the board during the spring semester and salary changes can go
			 into effect at the beginning of the academic year.
(C)
								Department
			 chairs, school directors, or deans in colleges without departments, shall
			 conduct an annual evaluation of each faculty member as required by paragraph
			 (B) of rule 3359-20-02 of the Administrative Code.
(D)
								Salary
			 adjustments shall be based at least in part on merit.
(1)
									Annual
			 evaluations shall serve as the basis for determining merit.
(2)
									Academic units
			 may use information from more than one year of annual evaluations in
			 determining salary adjustments.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-03.5 - Orientation of new faculty members

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Before the opening of the fall semester of the university,
				
								an
				orientationis 
								provided for new faculty members to acquaint them with
				the objectives and the various activities of the university.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-03.6 - Faculty grievance procedures

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies to the faculty of the
				school of law and all grievances that are not alleged to be a violation of the
				collective bargaining agreement between the university of Akron and the
				American association of university professors, the university of Akron chapter,
				which became effective in 2005.
(A)
								The statement of
			 these procedures, to be followed by the faculty rights and responsibilities
			 committee, was approved by the board on December 21, 1974.
(B)
								Preamble.
Set forth below are the procedures that
				shall be followed in the consideration of grievances by the faculty rights and
				responsibilities committee of faculty senate. These procedures are supplemented
				by a set of policies which shall govern the committee's implementation of these
				procedures.
(C)
								Procedures.
(1)
									Filing of complaint.
(a)
										A member of the
			 university of Akron faculty who wishes to place a grievance before the faculty
			 rights and responsibilities committee must put the complaint in writing, sign
			 it, and file it with the chair of the committee. The complainant must also
			 authorize the committee to view the complainant's personnel
			 files.
(b)
										The complaint must include the steps the complainant
			 has already taken in an effort to resolve the grievance. These steps normally
			 should consist of pursuing fully the procedures established by the department
			 and college, and consulting with the department head chair, dean, and the
			 senior vice president and provost and chief operating officer.
(c)
										The complaint
			 must also specify the date upon which the complainant first became cognizant of
			 the grievance. The complainant must demonstrate the validity of this date to
			 the best of the complainant's ability. The complaint must be filed within six
			 months of this date, such date to be determined by the committee should a
			 dispute about the date arise.
(d)
										Upon receipt of a
			 complaint, the chair shall transmit a copy of the complaint to the party or
			 parties against whom a complaint has been lodged.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-03.10 - Guidelines for initial appointment, reappointment, tenure, and promotion of full-time faculty in the school of law

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Categories of full-time faculty.
The full-time faculty of the university of Akron school of law
				comprises all school of law employees who have been appointed as full-time
				faculty by the board of trustees. The following constitute the categories of
				full-time faculty of the university of Akron school of law and the
				responsibilities of those within each category:
(1) Tenured and tenure-track law school
			 faculty.
(a) The tenured and tenure-track
			 faculty of the law school is composed of all full-time law school faculty who
			 have been awarded indefinite tenure or are eligible to be awarded indefinite
			 tenure. Such faculty hold the rank of professor, associate professor, or
			 assistant professor or the title of distinguished professor.
(b) Members of the tenured or tenure-track
			 law school faculty generally have a full range of responsibilities, including
			 teaching, research, scholarship and other creative professional work, and
			 service to the unit, the university and the public.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-04 - The faculty: personal matters and special instructions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Salary payments.
(1)
									Salary checks are
			 distributed by the associate vice president/controller on the last banking day
			 of each month. For those regular or full-time auxiliary faculty who desire a
			 twelve months' pay schedule, options are available through the university and
			 selected financial institutions. The associate vice president/controller can
			 provide details. Salary checks for part-time day and evening teaching and
			 summer session teaching are distributed according to a schedule circulated by
			 the associate vice president/controller. Upon request, a faculty member may
			 have the salary check automatically deposited at a selected bank or other
			 financial institution.
(2)
									Extra compensation earned for overload teaching during
			 the regular semester is included in two installments in the spring semester
			 salary checks.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-04.2 - Faculty and special organizations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Faculty
			 organizations concerned with university policy and welfare.
(1)
									Organizations
			 with voluntary membership.
The university of Akron chapter of the Ohio education
				association -national education association has been active on campus since
				1972. The university of Akron chapter of the American association of university
				professors has been active on campus since 1932.
(2)
									Faculty senate
			 committees with elected membership.
(a)
										The faculty rights and responsibilities committee shall
			 concern itself with grievance matters relating to faculty assessment or
			 evaluation, appointment, retention, tenure, and promotion. This committee shall
			 be composed of one member from the tenured faculty of each degree granting
			 college, elected by its full-time faculty and one full-time tenured faculty
			 member from the university libraries, elected by its full-time
			 faculty.
(b)
										The university well-being committee shall concern
			 itself with matters relating to health and well-being, such as fringe benefits,
			 insurance, pensions and leaves. The committee shall be composed of one member
			 of the full-time faculty from each of the degree granting colleges, elected by
			 its full-time faculty and one full-time faculty member from the university
			 libraries, elected by its full-time faculty, one member of the contract
			 professionals, elected by their members: one member from the part-time faculty
			 currently employed by the university elected by members of the part-time
			 faculty.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-04.4 - Guidelines for academic retrenchment due to financial exigency for faculty members not governed by collective bargaining agreement

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
This rule applies to faculty members
				not governed by the collective bargaining agreement between the university of
				Akron and Akron-AAUP.
(A)
								Preamble.
(1)
									The board of trustees, in consultation with appropriate
			 members of the university community (to include the president, the senior vice
			 president and provost, and the vice president for finance and administration),
			 will determine when a financial exigency exists at the university, and does
			 hereby establish and promulgate these guidelines.
(2)
									These guidelines
			 are board guidelines and are adopted to inform all affected thereby. They are
			 not intended to, nor do they impair any existing rights or grant new rights to
			 any person or persons.
(3)
									The board reserves to itself the resolution of any
			 financial exigency in accordance with its statutory obligation.
(4)
									The board does
			 recognize and respect the rights of all those affected by its decision and
			 within the limits of the financial exigency and the board's duty, the board
			 will respect and consider their rights.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-05 - Academic matters and general policies

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Unit of
			 instruction.
The unit of instruction is the
				"credit," which represents one fifty-minute period of classroom activity, or
				its equivalent, per week for one semester. An hour laboratory period is
				equivalent to one-half hour classroom instruction. Information concerning the
				number of credits which a student must carry to meet the requirements for
				veterans benefits, insurance benefits, etc., may be obtained from the
				university registrar.
(B)
								Unit of teaching
			 load.
See rule 3359-20-03.2 of the
				Administrative Code.
(C)
								Class
			 period.
The faculty member is responsible for
				knowing the scheduled time for starting and stopping classes, and is expected
				to adhere carefully to this schedule. Faculty members should recognize that
				when they fail to dismiss a class promptly, both the students and the faculty
				member of the next class suffer inconvenience and possible
				embarrassment.
(D)
								Attendance (student).
A student is expected to attend all
				meetings of all classes for which the student is enrolled. A student may be
				dropped from a course by the dean if absences are repeated and the instructor
				recommends this action; a student can gain readmission only with permission of
				both dean and instructor. A student dropped from a course receives an "F" which
				counts as work attempted whenever grade-point ratio calculations are
				made.
(E)
								Procedure for applying for admission to the
			 university.
(1)
									The admissions process for undergraduate students is
			 contained in rule
			 3359-60-02
			 of the Administrative Code.
(2)
									The requirements
			 for admission in graduate or professional schools is set forth in rule
			 3359-60-06.1 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-05.1 - Grading system, discipline, academic probation and dismissal

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Faculty grade
			 records.
(1) The faculty member is expected
			 to maintain a careful and orderly record of each student's academic performance
			 in each class. A record of all grades earned for each course must be retained
			 for a period of five years and shall be uploaded to a central location where
			 they may be accessed by relevant and authorized parties.
(2) The faculty member's grade records must
			 be legible, understandable, and complete, as they are the ultimate information
			 in case of questions concerning a student's or a former student's academic
			 performance.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-05.2 - Curricular changes

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) University-wide approval required: The
			 following curriculum changes require university-wide approval:
(1) Addition of courses.
(2) Deletion of courses.
(3) Changes in bulletin
			 descriptions.
(4) Addition of
			 degrees, majors, minors, tracks, certificates and programs.
(5) Changes in degrees, majors, minors,
			 tracks, certificates and programs.
(6) Deletions of degrees, majors, minors,
			 tracks, certificates and programs.
(7) Proposals to change any university-wide
			 curriculum requirements.
(8)
			 Changes of general education requirements.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-05.4 - Parking

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Parking facilities are available to faculty and staff
			 for a fee.
(B)
								Parking in university parking areas is controlled
			 through a system of numbered permits for students and another system of
			 numbered permits for faculty and staff. Certain areas may be reserved for
			 faculty and staff parking, as determined by the director of parking and
			 transportation services. In emergency circumstances, the director of parking
			 and transportation services may designate any parking area as "all permit"
			 until further notice. Parking permits can be obtained from parking and
			 transportation services.
Replaces: 3359-20- 05.4
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-05.5 - Health services and restrictions on alcoholic beverages and drugs

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Restrictions on
			  alcoholic beverages.
(1) All sales or
			 consumption of alcoholic beverages on property owned, leased or operated by the
			 university of Akron shall be in accord with the laws of the state of Ohio.
			 Unless authorized upon written application to the president, or pursuant to
			 applicable permits, alcoholic beverages shall not be available at events held
			 on university property. The consumption of alcoholic beverages in private
			 residence hall rooms by the occupants or guests shall conform to Ohio law in
			 all respects.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-05.6 - Libraries

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								University libraries.
(1)
									University
			 libraries.
(a)
										University libraries are found in three locations: the main
			 library in the Bierce library building on Buchtel common; science and
			 technology department in Auburn science and engineering center 104; and
			 archives of the history of American psychology and archival services in the
			 lower level of the Polsky building.
(b)
										The online
			 library system services are available twenty-four hours a day and can be
			 accessed in the library or via the world wide web. Library services include:
			 general reference, subject specialists, collection development, instruction,
			 circulation, interlibrary loan, and reserve readings.
(c)
										The university
			 libraries' collection contains books, periodicals, government documents,
			 curricular materials, microforms, audio-visual materials, maps, records,
			 manuscripts, and other archival materials. The library receives journals,
			 newspapers and other serial publications, such as annual reports, proceedings
			 of conferences, and society publications.
(d)
										Through the
			 library's memberships in the center for research libraries, the Ohiolink
			 libraries consortium, the online computer library center (OCLC) and the Ohio
			 network of American history research centers, access to resources is increased
			 for university students, faculty, and staff
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-05.7 - Publications, promotional materials, and marketing channels

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Publications.
(1)
			 Internal publications are those materials which are not distributed in whole or
			 part to the general public or off-campus. Internal publications include exams
			 and other classroom materials, meeting notices and minutes,
			 invitations, notepads and forms, and other
			 materials which contain information solely for the university's internal
			 audience.
(2) As a general rule,
			 notices of meetings of committees, faculties, clubs, honoraries and the like
			 should not be individually duplicated but should be included in the
			 university of Akron's "Calendar of Events,"
			  and or " Digest."
(3) All internal and
			 external publications, as well as their  printing, are handled through
			 printing services except when university equipment cannot handle the printing.
			 All  internal and external documents,
			 including publications that cannot be handled by
			 printing services,
									 are referred to the purchasing department
			 which will award
									 the job to a commercial printer
			 consistent with Ohio law and applicable university
			 purchasing policies
									.
(4)
									"The Calendar of Events" is maintained on the
			 university of Akron website for public events, meetings, important dates, and
			 deadlines.
(5)
									"The University of Akron Chronicle" is published
			 monthly during the regular academic year and is available to all through the
			 faculty senate website. It contains the minutes of the faculty senate and other
			 official information regarding university matters.
(6)
									The "Digest" is a
			 daily news feature, distributed electronically to faculty, staff, retirees (by
			 request), the board of trustees, select media and other guests by the office of
			 university communications and marketing. Items will be accepted for publication
			 only when the university is directly involved in the activity through
			 participation, sponsorship, or partnership with one of its recognized
			 organizations, colleges, or departments. The university reserves the right to
			 edit or to refuse to run any submission for any reason. The "Digest" is not,
			 nor is it intended to be, a public forum or a limited public
			 forum.
(7)
									"Zipmail," a compilation of announcements from student
			 groups, is distributed electronically to students every Tuesday by the office
			 of university communications and marketing. Items will be accepted for
			 publication only when the university is directly involved in the activity
			 through participation, sponsorship, or partnership with one of its recognized
			 organizations, colleges, or departments. The university reserves the right to
			 edit or to refuse to run a submission for any reason. "Zipmail" is not, nor is
			 it intended to be, a public forum or a limited public forum.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-05.8 - General academic information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								University
			 convocations.
(1)
									The president traditionally addresses a meeting of all
			 university faculty at the beginning of the fall semester.
(2)
									All faculty are
			 asked to attend occasional convocations (in addition to commencements) during
			 the academic year.
(3)
									On founder's day, there may be a faculty educational
			 conference and other appropriate observances.
(4)
									Faculty are also
			 urged to attend other university-wide functions and assemblies.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-05.9 - Radiation safety

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								University
			 radiation safety committee.
(1)
									A university radiation safety committee (URSC) of at
			 least five members shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the vice
			 president for capital planning and facilities management. Members of the URSC
			 shall be appointed for terms of five years.
(2)
									The URSC shall
			 develop policies and programs, subject to the approval of the vice president
			 for capital planning and facilities management, relating to radiation safety at
			 the university of Akron consistent with applicable laws and
			 regulations.
(3)
									The university radiation safety officer shall be a
			 permanent member of the URSC.
(4)
									The vice
			 president for capital planning and facilities management shall develop
			 guidelines and procedures for radiation safety at the university of Akron,
			 based upon nuclear regulatory commission requirements and recommendations of
			 the URSC. Unless otherwise required by law or applicable regulations, the URSC
			 shall review annually such guidelines and recommend such changes as are
			 appropriate and necessary.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-05.10 - Tobacco free campus

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy
			 statement.
(1)
									The university of Akron recognizes the serious health
			 consequences of tobacco use both to users and non-users as well as creating
			 issues with liter and cleanliness. The university is committed to maintaining a
			 safe, healthy, clean and respectful learning and working environment for
			 members of the university community.
(2)
									Tobacco use,
			 including the sale, advertising, sampling and distribution of tobacco products
			 is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university grounds, whether
			 leased or owned and in vehicles parked on university grounds, and at all
			 university sponsored events, regardless of the venue.
(3)
									All tobacco
			 industry and related company sponsorship or promotion of any event or activity
			 affiliated with the university or located on university grounds is
			 prohibited.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-06 - Statement on teaching evaluations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The evaluation processes, forms, etc.
			 shall be determined by an ad-hoc committee constituted
			 by faculty senate composed of faculty representing diverse units across campus
			 and student representatives. The resulting processes and forms will be approved
			 by the office of academic affairs, will be implemented across all units within
			 the university and can be re-evaluated upon the request of faculty senate.
			 Units may develop and/or agree upon the use of additional questions, processes,
			 or forms as appropriate to the discipline and/or level involved
								.
			 Statistical data and summaries of results, as deemed appropriate by the
			 discipline/level/department faculties, concerning an individual faculty member
			 shall be made available to that faculty member.
(B) Procedures, rights, and responsibilities
			 developed by the faculties shall be clearly stated in writing. No changes shall
			 be made in practices without the prior agreement of the appropriate faculties.
			 The process of reviewing teaching evaluation shall be reviewed at least every
			 three years by the appropriate faculty body.
(C) Evaluation results of individuals are to
			 be treated with confidentiality by the department chair and appropriate
			 department/college committees and administrators.
(D) Individual evaluations and any statements
			 or interpretations by the department chair and/or committees must be shared in
			 writing with the faculty member involved. The faculty member is entitled to
			 append dissenting, supplementary, or other statements to the interpretation of
			 the evaluation prior to the forwarding of it to higher administrative offices.
			 A uniform procedure shall be adopted in accordance with paragraph (B) of this
			 policy above specifying which data will be forwarded to higher administrative
			 offices.
(E) Faculty shall have the
			 right to examine their teaching evaluations.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-06.1 - Part-time faculty appointments

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Definition of part-time faculty.
(1) The designation of lecturer is used for
			 part-time faculty members. Part-time faculty are appointed for a particular
			 term, upon recommendation of the department chair and approval of the dean of
			 the college and the president or the president's designee(s). Part-time faculty
			 service requirement is limited to teaching responsibilities; all other
			 activities are voluntary and shall not be considered to constitute full time
			 responsibilities. The responsibilities of part-time faculty are:
(a) Develop the course syllabus for each
			 section taught (unless the syllabus is standardized by the department);
(b) Hold
			 classes on a regular basis according to the university schedule;
(c) Keep required student grades
			 in accordance with rule 3359-20-05.1 of the
			 Administrative Code;
(d)
			 Maintain the confidentiality of student records;
(e)
			 Maintain office hours or another method of allowing students in their classes
			 to meet with them;
(f) Prepare and grade tests, quizzes, and
			 other student assignments;
(g) Attend scheduled departmental meetings
			 when possible; and
(h) Provide current vitae and teaching
			 portfolio to the department.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-22 - Contract Professionals › Section 3359-22-01 - Professional staff information

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Professional
			 staff. Professional staff are full-time or part-time non-teaching professional
			 personnel of the university. Any professional staff originally appointed prior
			 to July 1, 1986 shall be designated as a member of the general faculty as long
			 as the person continues in such position. Professional staff do not hold
			 regular faculty rank (e.g., instructor, assistant professor, associate
			 professor, professor.) The minimum requirement for this employment category is
			 an exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act.
(B)
								Appointments.
(1)
									Regular professional staff appointments do not include
			 a specific end date. Professional staff are not eligible for indefinite
			 tenure.
(2)
									Temporary professional staff have a specific end date
			 at the time of appointment. Temporary professional staff shall have no
			 expectation of employment beyond their end date. However, based on university
			 business needs, the end date for temporary professional staff may be extended.
			 Temporary professional staff may be separated at any time without notice based
			 on university discretion, and paragraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and (K) of this
			 rule do not apply to temporary professional staff.
(3)
									Full-time
			 appointments will be forty hours per week.
(4)
									Part-time
			 appointments will be less than forty hours per week.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-22 - Contract Professionals › Section 3359-22-03 - Professional staff advisory committee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The professional
			 staff
								 advisory
			 committee," 
								PSAC," shall serve as an advisory body to the
			 president on matters relating to employment and any other issues for
			 professional staff
								 and on matters relating to
			 any other issues directed to the committee.
(B) The committee shall meet with the
			 president annually and prepare an annual report in June of each year for
			 submission to the office of the president. A copy of this report shall be made
			 available to all professional staff.
(C)
								
								PSAC shall adopt procedures which shall govern
			 its operations.
(D) Composition.
(1) The "
									PSAC" shall
			 consist of eighteen full-time professional staff
									 employed by the
			 university of Akron. Eleven members shall be elected by the
			 professional staff
									 from the main campus. Three
			 members shall be appointed by the president and three members shall be
			 appointed by the seated "
									PSAC" committee. One member will be elected from
			 the university of Akron's Wayne campus. The seated vice president of
			 human resources/chief human resources officer
									
			 shall maintain permanent ex-officio member status and offer regular advisory
			 assistance. The office of general counsel shall provide assistance as
			 appropriate.
(2) No member may be
			 elected or appointed to serve more than two consecutive full terms.
(3) The president may appoint one or more ex
			 officio members to the committee as appropriate for the committee's areas of
			 concern.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-23 - Part-time Faculty › Section 3359-23-02 - Part-time faculty grievance procedure

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A part-time faculty member who wishes
				to file a grievance shall follow these procedures:
(A)
								The part-time
			 faculty member shall first attempt to reconcile the grievance through the
			 department head.
(B)
								If the part-time faculty member does not feel the
			 matter has been resolved satisfactorily, the part-time faculty member may file
			 an appeal to the appropriate academic dean. Such an appeal must be stated in
			 writing giving the nature of the grievance and the reason for
			 appeal.
(C)
								If the part-time faculty member feels that the
			 grievance has not been resolved satisfactorily by the academic dean, the
			 part-time faculty member may appeal to the part-time faculty grievance
			 committee. This committee is composed of the associate provost; the director of
			 academic services (chair), who receives the complaint, and three part-time
			 faculty members appointed by the president to hear this complaint. The three
			 part-time faculty members so appointed must hold a lecturer rank equal to or
			 higher than that of the person filing the complaint and cannot be from the same
			 discipline or teaching area as the complainant. The part-time faculty grievance
			 committee on receiving the complaint will make every effort to reconcile the
			 matter in an expeditious manner and make its recommendation to the provost for
			 final determination.
(D)
								The provost may accept the recommendation of the
			 part-time faculty grievance committee in whole or in part or may reject it in
			 its entirety. In any case, the decision which the provost makes is final.
Replaces: 3359-23-02
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-24 - Bylaws and Grievance Procedures › Section 3359-24-01 - Bylaws of the graduate faculty

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Name. This organization shall be known as
			 the graduate faculty of the university of Akron.
(B) Purpose. The purpose of the graduate
			 faculty shall be to encourage and contribute to the advancement of knowledge
			 through instruction and research of highest quality, and to foster a spirit of
			 inquiry and a high value on scholarship throughout the university.
(C) Duties. The duties of the graduate
			 faculty shall be:
(1) To develop curricula
			 leading to appropriate graduate degrees;
(2) To participate in research, publication,
			 and professional societies;
(3) To
			 recruit, encourage, and supervise superior students in their graduate
			 studies;
(4) To conduct graduate
			 classes and seminars that stimulate creativity, independent thought, and
			 scholarly attitudes and performance;
(5) To serve on supporting committees, as
			 needed; to supervise student research; and to direct theses and
			 dissertations;
(6) To
			 provide advice to the dean of libraries regarding
			 graduate program needs
									;
(7) To
			 
									appoint
			 the members of the graduate council, and if appointed
									
			 to the council, to serve in the best interests of the graduate faculty and the
			 graduate school; and
(8) To
			 participate in the selection of a dean of the graduate school.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-24 - Bylaws and Grievance Procedures › Section 3359-24-02 - Grievance procedure for graduate students

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Purpose.
The procedures set forth are intended
				to provide graduate students with a formal channel of appeal and redress of
				grievances arising out of their academic and/or employment relationship with
				the university.
(B)
								Procedures.
(1)
									Any graduate student who believes that they have valid
			 grounds for a complaint shall attempt to resolve the problem through a
			 conference with the faculty member involved, the department head, and/or the
			 graduate advisor. Following that, the student may attempt to resolve the
			 problem with the assistance of the academic dean. A graduate student presenting
			 a case to the academic dean must provide a full written statement of the
			 grievance, together with all appropriate supporting material. When or if the
			 problem has not been adequately solved at that level or the student wishes to
			 appeal that decision, the student shall prepare a written statement of the
			 complaint setting forth clearly and specifically the allegations and shall hand
			 deliver or email the written complaint to the dean of the graduate school. The
			 dean of the graduate school shall notify the complainant confirming receipt of
			 the complaint and shall request all materials from the dean of the
			 complainant's college.
(2)
									The dean of the graduate school shall review the
			 relevant materials and gather any additional information through documents or
			 interviews to make a decision on the grievance. The burden of proof is on the
			 graduate student to show that there has been a violation of the graduate
			 student's rights. The dean of the graduate school shall issue a written
			 decision on the grievance.
(3)
									A written appeal
			 may be filed with the executive vice president and provost if the student does
			 not agree with the decision of the dean of the graduate school. The executive
			 vice president and provost will assess each case on an individual basis and may
			 appoint a grievance committee to make a recommendation. The decision of the
			 executive vice president and provost will be final.