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Chairs and Directors
List Faculty
Directory - by dept. with office numbers
Faculty Handbook
Faculty Job Openings
Faculty
List-Alphabetical
Faculty List by
Division
Search Handbook
Assessment of Student Learning
Honorary Degree Information
Student
Travel Fund Application for Off-Campus Educational Experiences
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| PROVOST'S
OFFICE
Michael McDonald, Provost
(Michael McDonald@kzoo.edu)
Lanny Potts, Associate Provost (Lanny.Potts@kzoo.edu)
Sue Gibson, ON LEAVE
Angela Pettit, Administrative Assistant, 269-337-7162 (Angela.Pettit@kzoo.edu)
Angela Pettit, Administrative Assistant 269-337-7162 (Angela.Pettit@kzoo.edu)
Caryl Brooke,
Administrative Secretary, 269-337-7158 (Caryl.Brooke@kzoo.edu)
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NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION | DOCUMENTS
& POLICIES | PROVOST AREAS |
K INTRANET
| FACULTY
INFORMATION |

Faculty
Development Committee
Visit the Faculty Development Committee's web page
for information on applying for development funds,
academic leaves and sabbatical leaves. In addition
to Faculty Development Committee awards, tenure-track
faculty are eligible for research funding and a post-4th
year review leave made possible by the New Faculty/Lambert
account.
Faculty
List
Current list of faculty. A list of faculty by
department within divisions showing terms off is
available at Faculty
List by Division.
Faculty
Personnel Committee
Visit the Faculty Personnel Committee's web page for
information on the retention/review process, information
on what to submit for your review file, and a schedule
of this year's timeline for retention reviews.
Faculty
Study
Each term, faculty members present a program
on recent activities in their fields. As an outcome
of writing the college's self-study for our recent
NCA reaccreditation, Bob Stauffer presented a faculty
study talk entitled, "Of
History, Sagas, and the 'K Plan': In Quest of a
Usable Past."
Faculty
Teach Lunches and Munches
Organized by the Committee on Teaching, the
faculty teach gatherings are held during the term.
These offer an opportunity for faculty to gather
and discuss topics of common interest related to
teaching.
Grant
Assistance
The Director of Faculty Grants and Institutional Research
assists faculty with identifying and pursuing research
grants. New
Faculty Orientation
The New Faculty Orientation events begin with
the Course
Design and Teaching Workshop led by Professor
Gail Griffin and continue throughout the academic
year with workshops
and meetings organized by Associate Provost
Lanny Potts.
New
Faculty Partner
New full-time faculty are assigned a Faculty Partner
to act as a resource person as they become acquainted
with aspects of the academic life at K College.
Take
a Professor to Lunch
This program, underwritten by a gift to the
college, provides an opportunity for a student on
a meal plan to 'host' a faculty member for lunch
at Hicks Center. For details, please call the Provost's
Office at 337-7162. |
| DOCUMENTS
& POLICIES |
Faculty
Handbook
Documents including the faculty bylaws and policies
of faculty committees to assist faculty members in
acquainting themselves with the policies and standards
of various units of the college, the operation of
faculty committees, and resources available.
Faculty
Search Procedures and Guidelines
Finding outstanding new colleagues is among the
most important things we can do for the future of
Kalamazoo College. This document outlines the procedures
to follow when conducting a search.
Guidelines
for Departmental External Reviews
This document suggests the steps to take in setting
up an external review for self-study and planning.
Honor
System
Interprets the broad principles
of the Honor System, a set of mutually held
principles that our students, faculty and staff
agree to live by.
Professional
Update Form
An annual form requested by the Provost early each
spring for the preceding calendar year of faculty
activities. Full-time faculty should submit their 2008-09 update
and c.v. by July 1, 2009, as electronic files to Sue Gibson. |
| PROVOST
AREAS |
Academic
Advising
The Dean of First-Year
and Advising coordinates the team of faculty and administrators
who serve as academic advisors. The advisors help
students set educational goals, make appropriate choices
to meet requirements, and realize their potential.
Academic
Resource Centers
The Academic
Resource Centers ff There are three academic
resource centers to help students achieve academic
success. Writing Center, Marin Heinritz, Director;
the Bio-Chem Academic Resource Center, Martha Warpehoski,
Director; and the Math-Physics Academic Resource
Center, Danielle Seabold, Director.
Associate
Provost
The
Associate Provost works closely with the departments
and the Registrar in setting course scheduling and
enrollments. The Associate Provost hires all part-time
faculty, oversees new faculty orientation activities,
reviews course evaluations, and moderates student
complaints.
Center
for Career and Professional Development
The Center focuses on helping students identify,
seek out, apply for, and secure career opportunities.
About 74% of all "K" students complete
at least one internship, many of them complete two.
Center
for International Programs
The CIP assists students in attending "K"
sponsored programs and additional approved programs
run by other colleges. 85% of our graduates in the
last 40 years have studied abroad.
Class
Deans
The Class Deans serve as a "go to" person for
students with a problem or a concern. Class Deans
help students navigate the critical issues and events
of a particular year and increase the sense of community
within and between each class.
Faculty
Grants and Institutional Research
Information on external funding to support faculty
research, creative, curricular, community, and outreach
endeavors. Also, this office collects and analyzes
data to support decision-making, strategic planning,
and assessment of student learning.
Guilds
Guilds are a membership organization of students, alumni, faculty, staff and individuals in the community organized around common interdisciplinary themes to provide professional preparation, networking, and additional integration between the academic world and the world outside of college. Information
Services
Information and resources on the library, computer
services, technology, and media services.
Registrar's
Office
Information and resources including schedule
of classes, academic calendars, exam week schedules,
and New Course Proposal forms.
Service-Learning
The Underwood Stryker Institute for Service-Learning
strengthens the community and promotes academic
learning, personal growth and civic responsibility
among our students. |
INFORMATION | DOCUMENTS
& POLICIES | PROVOST AREAS |
K INTRANET
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| FACULTY
MEETING AND EVENTS CALENDAR |
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| September 2009 |
| 8-11 |
Teaching
and Course Design Workshop, 9 am-4 pm, OU 316 |
| 14 |
Fall Colloquium |
| 16-20 |
First
Year Orientation |
| 21 |
First
day of classes, Fall term |
| 22 |
All-Campus Gathering, 11:30 am, Dalton |
| 28 |
Faculty
Meeting, 4 pm, Olmsted Rm |
| 30 |
Department Chairs' Meeting, 4:10 pm, Olmsted Rm |
| October 2009 |
| 8 |
Teach Lunch, 11:30 am, Hicks |
| 9 |
Teach Munch, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| 9 |
Advising Symposium, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| 16 |
Faculty
Study, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| 26 |
Faculty
Meeting, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| 29 |
Honors Lecture, 4
pm |
| 30 |
Honors Convocation
at Chapel |
| November 2009 |
| 13 |
Faculty Study, CANCELLED |
| 18 |
Department Chairs' Meeting, 4:10 pm, Olmsted Rm |
| 23 |
Faculty
Meeting, 4 pm, Olmsted Rm |
| 26-27 |
Thanksgiving
Break |
| 30 |
Reading Day |
| December 2009 |
| 1-4 |
Final Exams |
| 8 |
Grades due, noon |
| January 2010 |
| 4 |
Classes
begin Winter term |
| 6 |
Department Chairs' Meeting, 4:10 pm, Olmsted Rm |
| 11 |
Faculty
Meeting, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| 18 |
Martin
Luther King, Jr.Holiday (no classes) |
| 27 |
Department Chairs' Meeting, 4:10 pm, Olmsted Rm |
| 29 |
Advising Symposium, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| February 2010 |
| 8 |
Faculty
Meeting, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| March 2010 |
| 8 |
Faculty
Meeting, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| 15-18 |
Final Exams |
| 22-26 |
Break Week |
| 29 |
Classes
begin Spring term |
| 31 |
Department Chairs' Meeting, 4:10 pm, Olmsted Rm |
| April 2010 |
| 5 |
Faculty
Meeting, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| 21 |
Department Chairs' Meeting, 4:10 pm, Olmsted Rm |
| 23 |
Advising Symposium, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| May 2010 |
| 3 |
Faculty
Meeting, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| 24 |
Department Chairs' Meeting, 4:10 pm, Olmsted Rm |
| June 2010 |
| 1 |
Faculty
Meeting, 4 pm, Olmsted |
| 7-10 |
Final Exams |
| 12 |
Faculty
Meeting, DE 103 |
| 13 |
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