TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. FACULTY ORGANIZATION AND INFORMATION
1.1 Faculty Organization
Membership
Voting Privileges
Faculty Meetings
Quorum
Departments
Chair of the Faculty
Graduate University Relationships
Faculty Senate of the Claremont Colleges
1.2 Faculty Standing Committees
Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee
Executive Committee
Assessment Committee
Curriculum Committee
Grievance Committee
Budget Committee
Computing Committee
Diversity Committee
Research Committee
Committee on Scholarly Standing
Committee on Teaching and Learning
1.3 Student-Faculty Standing Committees
Student Faculty Committee
Disciplinary Board
Appeals Board
1.4 Election and Appointment Procedures
Guidelines for Conducting Elections
1.5 Department Chairs Committee
1.6 Conditions of Employment and Compensation
Consulting
Consulting Contracts
Summer Research Grants
Personnel Files
1.7 Drug-Free Workplace Policy
Prohibitions
Reporting Obligations
Applicability
Health Risks
Local, State and Federal Legal Sanctions
Available Resource, Education and Assistance
Sanctions
1.8 Smoke-Free Workplace Policy
1.9 Employment Benefits
TIAA/CREF Retirement Plan
Group Health Plan
Sabbatical Coverage
Service to Seniors Plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
Group Dental Plan
Group Term Life Insurance
Workers' Compensation Insurance
Faculty Medical/Disability Leave
Unemployment Compensation
Travel Accident Insurance
Other Insurance Programs
Housing Mortgage Assistance Plan
1.10 Meal Privileges at the Platt Campus Center
1.11 Scholarship Plan for Dependent Children
1.12 Sabbatical Leave, Leaves Without Pay, Family Care Leave and Parental Leave
Sabbatical Leave
Leaves without Pay
Family Care Leave
Faculty Parental Leave Policy
1.13 Procedures for Recruiting Tenure Track Faculty
The Search Committee
The Search
Visits to Campus
Recommendation
Appointment with Tenure
1.14 Advancement Procedures
Appointment, Reappointment, and Promotion
Review Schedule
Notification Dates
Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Procedures
Final Decision
Notes Relating to RPT Files
Other Considerations
Reviews for Non-Tenure Track Faculty
General Reduction of Faculty
Comparison with AAUP Recommendations
1.15 Appeal of Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Decisions
1.16 Personnel Policies for the Physical Education/Athletic Department
Initial Appointment
Reappointment
Promotions
Physical Education Evaluation Criteria
Sabbatical Leaves and Benefits
1.17 Faculty Grievance Procedures
Grievance Committee
Informal Procedures
Formal Procedures
Initiation of Complaint
Selection of a Hearing Committee
Conduct of the Hearing
Report of the Hearing Committee
Decision by the President
1.18 Policy and Procedures for Handling Complaints of Sexual Harassment
HMC Campus Policy on Sexual Harassment
Intercampus Policy on Sexual Harassment
1.19 Faculty Research
Research Support
Beckman Faculty Research Incentive Awards
College Research Support
Partial Support for Personal Computers
Intellectual Property Policy and Procedures
Policies and Procedures for Scientific Conduct
Publication Costs Policy
Financial Disclosure Policy
1.20 Retirement Policy and Procedures
General Information
Phased Retirement
Full Retirement
Notification of Intent to Retire
Other Benefits
1.21 Privileges of Emerti/ae Professors
1.22 Faculty Travel
European Travel Fund
1.23 Affirmative Action
Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure
Dismissal Procedures
Grievance Procedure
Employment of Relatives
Maternity Leave and Maternity Delay of Tenure Decision
1.24 Policy and Procedures on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
SECTION 2. GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1 The H. Dudley Wright Prize
2.2 Honorary Degrees
Selection Procedures
2.3 Libraries
2.4 Huntley Bookstore
Discounts
2.5 Faculty House
2.6 Safety
Emergency Communications
General Safety Practices for Shop and Laboratory Areas
Regulations for Biology Laboratory Areas
Regulations for Chemistry Laboratory Areas
Regulations for Engineering Laboratory Areas
Regulations for Physics Laboratory Areas
Fire Procedures
Earthquake Procedures
Locations for Key Shutoffs
2.7 Procedures for Responding to Sexual Assault
Policy
Procedures
SECTION 3. ADVISING
3.1 Faculty Advisors
Freshman Advisors
Faculty Contacts for New Students
The Leonard Fund
Advising after the Freshman Year
Majors: Selection and Requirements
3.2 Student Registration Procedures
Registration
Explanation of Course Loads
Cross-registration
Audits
3.3 Involuntary Disenrollment From a Course
3.4 Grade Changes and Disputes
Grade Changes
Grade Disputes
SECTION 4. STUDENT INFORMATION
4.1 Use of Campus Computing and Network Resources
4.2 Student Rights: FERPA
4.3 Demonstration Policy
4.4 Student Salaries
Exceptions
4.5 Security Policy and Procedures for Students
4.6 Financial Aid Policy
4.7 Statement on Non-Discrimination
APPENDIX: STATEMENT OF STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES








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