CSM Faculty Survival Checklist

The list below includes many items you need to know to be a successful instructor at CSM.  Please contact your Department Chair or the Mentoring Committee if you have any questions on any part of this listing.  Many of the policies and forms can be found in the Faculty Handbook.

I know how to:

_______ request a mentor.

_______ check my room assignment.

_______ find my mailbox.

_______ locate the college web sites.

_______ submit syllabi (to campus and to dept.). 

_______ Request audio-visual hardware and software.

_______ contact the HELP desk for technical support.

_______ get help in designing a web page.

_______ input the convenience copier code and use the copier.

_______ report student attendance problems. 

_______ schedule student conferences. 

_______ request classroom supplies.

_______ use the Testing Center.

_______ find and use SCANTRON forms and equipment.

_______ refer students to Learning Assistance.

_______ process Instructor Evaluation Questionnaires (IEQ's).

_______ obtain forms (grade change, etc.).

_______ send campus or intercampus mail.

_______ set up an e-mail account.

_______ set up my voice mail.

_______ handle emergencies in the classroom.

_______ find and use the emergency phones.

_______ call security for any emergency situation.

_______ contact the Facilities Office for any environmental problems.

_______ find out if there is an emergency closing at any campus.

_______ request a college vehicle.

_______ get ancillary materials for the textbook.

_______ use test banks.

_______ use the Innovative Teaching Center at the La Plata Campus.

_______ use library research tools, i.e. Proust, from home computer.

_______ contact the ADA officer.

_______ accommodate students with special needs (physical handicaps, learning disabilities).

_______ make accommodations for under-aged students.

_______ process General Education surveys.

_______ cover my class in the event of my absence.

_______ apply for tuition waiver. Credit ____Credit-Free_____

_______ receive the College Store discounts and other benefits.

_______ contact payroll for any pay discrepancies.

_______ locate and use the college phone directory.

_______ obtain publications such as The Friday Report or Knowledge Now.

_______ submit items for possible publication in the college literary magazine.

_______ purchase advance tickets to college events.

_______ purchase discount tickets for movie theatres, amusement parks, or other area events.

I have the:

_______ semester schedule.

_______ full-time or adjunct faculty handbook.

_______ current textbooks for my courses.

_______ ancillaries for my texts.

_______ master course syllabus and sample syllabus.

_______ lead instructor/campus liaison phone number.

_______ grades due deadlines.

_______  department policy on class time use, including canceling classes.

_______ current college catalog.

_______ student handbook.

I understand the grading process at this college, including the:

  initial class roster.

  official grade roster.

  grade and attendance (g & a) sheets.

  academic monitoring process forms.

  mid-term grade report forms.

  cheating/plagiarism (academic dishonesty) policy.

  withdrawal forms.

  incomplete grade process and forms.

  audit grades.

  final grade report forms.

  on-line process for entering grades.

  grade appeal procedures.

I have read the:

_______ faculty statement on general education.

_______ college mission and goals.

_______ college policy on sexual harassment.

_______ college policy on non-discrimination.

_______ college policy on freedom of information (student privacy).

_______ college copyright policy.

_______ College Friday Report.

_______ college software usage policy.

_______ college emergency plan.

For Full-Time Faculty Only

I know how to:

_______ prepare and submit a promotion packet.

_______ volunteer to serve on a faculty senate committee.

_______ apply for money to attend a conference.

_______ fulfill my office hour’s obligation.

_______ submit the annual faculty development plan.

_______ submit the annual classroom performance evaluation.

_______ apply for a mini-grant.