Get your TUID

Once you’ve signed and returned your contract, go to the information area on the 1st floor of the Howard Gittis Student Center at 1755 N. 13th Street, (13th and Montgomery) and ask to be directed to the office for new faculty IDs. Bring a form of identification with you (driver’s licence, etc.).

Activate your AccessNet Account and set up your TU email

Your AccessNet Account is the starting place for all of the Temple online resources. Once you have your TUID, you can activate your account here: https://accounts.temple.edu/cgi-bin/accounts.cgi?action=createLogin

Access TUPortal

Once you have an AccessNet username and TUsecure password you can gain entry to the TUportal https://tuportal.temple.edu/ which offers a single sign-on gateway to Temple’s most frequently used online services including your classlists, TUmail, Canvas, OWLnet, MyBackpack, Diamond Dollars, Employee Self Service and TUlibrary.

The Syllabus

Whether your appointing unit provides you with a syllabus or whether you will be helping to create one with the help of your appointing unit, please ensure that you become familiar with the Policy on Course Syllabi (Policy #02.78.13):http://policies.temple.edu/PDF/313.pdf.

Unless part of your responsibility is to develop a course syllabus, each person appointed to teach should receive from the appointing unit, at a reasonable time before the beginning of their teaching assignment, a copy of the standard course syllabus to be used. Should a standard course syllabus not be available, the appointing unit shall provide one or more of the following: (a) a syllabus for the course when it was recently taught, (b) the course description and/or outline that was presented at the time the course was approved by the academic unit, (c) and/or a reasonably full statement of the course’s purpose and objectives within the curriculum of the appointing unit.

For specialized content areas in which the a faculty member creates a new syllabus, please ask your department chair or the Dean to provide you with a copy of the school/college procedures for review and approval of the syllabus. The Policy on Course Syllabi clearly outlines what all Temple instructors must include in the course syllabus.

A brief outline of syllabus requirements

● Your name, TU e-mail, and office address and office phone number, if they have been provided.

● Limitations/guidelines for student contact with you (specific times when you do not wish to receive communication or reasonable expectations students should have about response time to e-mail or other messages.)

● Course name, number and any co-requisite or prerequisites for enrollment in the course or other special skills or knowledge for effective participation in meeting course requirements.

● A disability disclosure statement that invites students to disclose special needs. For example: “Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible”. Please contact Disability Resources and Services at 215-204-1280 (voice), 215- 204-1786 (TTY), in 100 Ritter Annex for assistance in providing reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. http://disabilityresources.temple.edu/

● Course meeting times with dates for special sessions, field trips, and/or other activities.

● A full and reasonably detailed statement of the course goals, including the substantive knowledge to be learned, any methods or techniques of learning that the student is expected to master and the learning outcomes for students that you hope to achieve.

● All required readings, learning materials, instructional supplies, equipment, or other materials that students are expected to use in the course, including, but not limited to: a list of all reading, learning materials and/or supplies students are expected to acquire, any materials that will be provided to students as well as when they will be available and where they can be obtained, a statement of other required/recommended materials and where these may be obtained. If you need to order a book for the school book store to stock for your students, ask your chair about the time frame for doing so, and how you make the request.

● A statement of all exams, quizzes, papers, demonstrations, exhibits, presentations, etc. and the date, time, and location at which they will occur or when those materials will be submitted.

● Your class attendance policy and any impact on student grades that may be associated with it.

● A statement of the grading policy, including the weight attached to any of the exercises or evaluations provided for in the syllabus and weight given to class participation by students.

● Your office hours and whether you are available by appointment at other times, including the manner in which such appointments may be made. Discuss your office hour requirements with your chair/supervisor. If you maintain a website, bulletin board, or other online means of communication for students, you should indicate whether and when those forms of communication may be used by students wishing to communicate with you without coming to your office.

● No later than the first day of classes, you are required to provide two copies of the syllabus for each course you are teaching to the department office/school/college. One copy will be kept by the office and the other will be forwarded to the library or other designated repository.

Canvas: Temple’s Learning Management Platform Temple has shifted from using Blackboard to Canvas as its LMS (Learning Management System). There have been reports that Canvas has been difficult and time consuming to set up. Consider if you need to use the elements offered by these sorts of platforms for your class. People do report that once things are set up on the platform, they like using it, but there isn't clarity about intellectual property rights once something has been uploaded to the platform.

For more information go here https://computerservices.temple.edu/lms-transition-canvas

Academic calendar

Find the first and last days of classes, holidays, study days, final exam dates, etc. http://www.temple.edu/registrar/documents/calendars/

Course Descriptions

If you haven’t received a course description from your chair you can request one, or you can look it up in the Temple Bulletin http://bulletin.temple.edu/

Course Location and Other Detailed Information

To find more detailed information, such as class location, time, and more, search through the Course Catalog on Banner https://prd-wlssb.temple.edu/prod8/bwckctlg.p_disp_dyn_ctlg

Info for using Copyrighted Materials

If you are not familiar with copyright guidelines in academia, use this resource before using materials authored by others in your class: http://guides.temple.edu/copyright

Grading

Temple’s guidelines for grades http://bulletin.temple.edu/undergraduate/academic-policies/grades-grading/

Temple Directory

You can find phone numbers, email addresses and physical address of individuals or offices at Temple through the Cherry and White Directory https://directory.temple.edu/

Temple’s HR department coordinates half-day orientations for new full-time employees. You should receive an email from someone in HR about the orientation before you begin working. At this orientation you’ll have the opportunity to sign up for benefits covered in your union contract, such as health insurance and pension. Representatives from TAUP are generally available to speak with new faculty after the orientation, so this is a great time to join the union (if you haven’t already) and ask questions.

In addition to the university-wide orientation, your college/school and/or department may have its own orientation process. Here are some basic questions that you may want to ask, if they aren’t answered in an orientation.

Who in the department should I be contacting with general questions that I have as I’m starting to teach at Temple?

What office space, labs, computer rooms, supply rooms, and/or printers do I have access to? Do I need keys or combinations to unlock these spaces? Do I have after-hours access?

How many office hours per week am I expected to hold?

What is the process for getting a substitute or canceling when I can’t make it to class?

What do I do if the technology in my class (computer, projector, lab/studio equipment, etc.) doesn’t work?

Is there a lab fee students pay for the class, and if so, how much is it/how much is the budget for class materials?

How are materials for my class purchased?

What types of purchases for my class will I be reimbursed for, and what is the process for being reimbursed?

What is required if I will be taking students on a class trip?

Can I invite a guest speaker to class to speak to students? Is there is an honorarium? What is the process of getting someone paid?

How will my teaching/class will be evaluated?

Are there meetings/events I am required to attend?

If I need to use a university-owned vehicle, what is the process for doing so?

Benefits

Our contract guarantees many benefits to PIRC faculty, including medical benefits, life insurance, pension and retirement plans, and tuition remission. These benefits, as well as some non-contractual benefits such as flexible spending accounts and commuter benefits, are summarized at https://www.temple.edu/hr/faculty/documents/BenefitsSumm68_000.pdf.

Workload

As per our contract, “The assigned workload for full time faculty shall be reasonable and fair and shall usually consist of a combination of teaching, research and creative activities, and service to Temple University.” PIRC faculty are generally hired for one area (i.e. teaching or research), and may be asked to do some service. Most PIRC faculty on the Instructional track teach 24 credits each year, unless they are specifically given release by their Dean (such as for service as a Program Head). Faculty cannot be assigned more than 15 credits in a given semester without their consent. If faculty are asked to teach over the Summer sessions, a corresponding reduction in teaching load should be made in the Fall or Spring semesters.

Merit Process

Temple recognizes faculty for their outstanding performance in teaching and instruction, research, scholarship, creative activity and/or outstanding performance in university service, or service to the profession or discipline. All PIRC faculty are eligible for merit. Your school/college will have its own process and criteria for determining merit.

Our contract guarantees a separate merit pool for PIRC faculty, in addition to the pool for T/TT faculty. One unit of merit currently equates with $50 per paycheck -- so a faculty member earning 2 units of merit will have their base pay increased by $1200. Usually, merit awards are announced in April, with awards retroactive to the January paycheck.

Our most recent contract has made additional gains for PIRC faculty in terms of merit: A departmental merit committee must now include at least one PIRC faculty member, provided one is available, when evaluating PIRC faculty members for merit. At least one of the members appointed by the college or school assembly shall be a PIRC faculty member when evaluating PIRC faculty members for merit.

In addition, new language has been added which suggests that schools should include in their merit guidelines discipline-specific ranges of units for each type of accomplishment that can be claimed in applying for merit.

PIRCs who are compensated 100% on grants will have any approved merit applied to base pay. If any current grant funding is insufficient to compensate the faculty member for the merit increase, the difference shall be paid by the school/college.

The Provost now has the right to offer individuals half units of merit for exceptional effort even if they had not been already awarded a unit.

Reappointment Process

The process for reappointment of PIRC faculty members varies by discipline. Our contract requires that you are provided with the details of this process, and notified of any changes in it. If you do not have access to information about your reappointment process, please contact TAUP.

If you have been employed as a full-time nontenure-track faculty member for 3 or more consecutive years and your contract is not renewed, you must be notified at least 3 months prior to the end of your current contract. If you have been employed for 5 or more consecutive years, then you must be notified at least 4 month prior.

Our contract also includes provisions about the length of your contract. If you have received satisfactory evaluations, then you should generally receive multi-year contracts after your third year and 3-year contracts after your sixth year. If you do not, then you should receive a letter of explanation from your chair.

Promotion Process

The current contract requires that each academic unit have promotion procedures in place for PIRC faculty. At present, there is wide variation, as the prior contract stated that “The processes and criteria for promotion shall be discipline-specific and shall be determined by the Dean in consultation with Department Chairs, department committees and other appropriate collegial bodies.” The most recent contract has clarified language to ensure that not only is the promotion process clear, but criteria as well. In addition, those criteria should be consistent with university guidelines and the TAUP contract.

PIRC should request, from their Dean’s office, a written copy of their college’s specific policy, and speak with their Department Chair for more information. As with T/TT faculty, promotion processes will likely take several months, if not a full academic year.

Sabbatical

For all faculty, sabbaticals may be authorized to pursue professional development, to conduct research and/or creative activities, and/or to develop methods and materials to improve teaching and curricula with the outcome of increasing the individual’s future contribution to the University.

Under the prior contract, PIRC faculty were eligible for sabbaticals after their 10th year at Temple; however, the most recent agreement states that PIRC faculty that have accrued more than six (6) years of full-time service may apply provided that they have secured the prior approval of their dean or the Provost.

The Collegial Assembly of each academic unit will have its own process and procedure for reviewing sabbatical applications, and making recommendations to the Dean. At least one PIRC faculty member must be included on any school/college committee and on the Faculty Senate Committee that evaluates PIRC faculty members for sabbatical.

Outside Work

Our contract allows PIRC faculty members to work outside of Temple with permission from their dean, provided that the job is for no more than 8 hours per week, does not interfere with their duties at Temple, and does not represent a conflict of interest. If you are considering outside work, be sure to consult with your chair or director about it first, and note that deans often refuse requests from PIRC faculty who want to teach courses at other colleges or universities.

Where to Learn More about the Contract

To learn more about the new contract, see the New Contract FAQs on TAUP’s website:

https://taup.org/new-contract-faqs/

Who to Contact About Possible Contract Violations

If you believe you have experienced a violation of the contract, contact any TAUP officer or any member of the NTT/PIRC constituency council. (A list of current officers and their contact information can be found at https://taup.org/people/.) It is important to do this as soon as possible, because grievances must be filed within 20 working days of the violation. It’s also fine to contact TAUP about work-related issues that may not constitute contract violations. Your union representatives are available to help you troubleshoot!.

Librarians

The libraries hire individuals with expertise in specific academic disciplines. You can find your subject librarian here https://library.temple.edu/services/library-instruction/specialists

Circulation/ Reserve

215-204-0744 libcirc@temple.edu

Faculty Services Go to https://library.temple.edu/services/faculty/ for links to specific services such as research support for your students. Remote Access Once you have your AccessNet login, you can access the TU Library online resources from anywhere. Go to https://library.temple.edu and log in Ask a Librarian

Reach a librarian by phone, email, chat or text go to library.temple.edu/asktulibraries asktulibrary@temple.edu

If you are working with a student who needs special support of any kind, or if an emergency situation has occurred, be sure to inform your chair asap. If your chair is not available, reach out to any available full time faculty or staff member.

Emergencies

If a student is in an emergency situation or experiencing a crisis call Tuttleman Counseling Services immediately for assistance. During normal office hours, a professional counselor is always available for walk-in emergencies. A professional counselor is available on the main campus, Monday-Friday from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Tuttleman Counseling Services

1700 N. Broad Street, 2nd Floor (above Barnes and Noble), 215-204-7276

Emergencies After Regular Business Hours

For psychiatric emergency services 24 hours a day, contact: Temple's Crisis Response Center located at Episcopal Hospital, 215-707-2577 or

Campus Safety Services https://safety.temple.edu/ at 1-1234 or 215-204-1234.

Students that require assistance off-campus should dial 911.

Students residing in Temple residence halls are encouraged to contact their RA or RD for assistance. Campus police are available at all times by dialing 1-1234 from a campus phone, or by dialing 215-204-1234 from off campus.

Student Health Services Student Health Service locations exist at Main Campus, Ambler and the Health Sciences Campus.

They are open Monday through Friday.

Main Campus

Open 8:30am-5pm, 1700 N. Broad Street, 4th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19121, Phone: (215) 204-7500, Fax: (215) 204-4660

Health Sciences Campus

Open 8:30am-4:30pm. NOTE: CLOSED EVERYDAY BETWEEN 11:15am-12:15pm

Student Faculty Center, Lower Basement, Room 43, 3340 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, Phone: (215) 707-4088, Fax: (215) 707-2708

Ambler Campus

Open 7:30am-4:30pm, Health Services, West Hall, 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler, PA 19002, Phone: (267) 468-8490, Fax: (267) 468-8492

Students can make appointments here https://www.temple.edu/studenthealth/Appointments.html

Ambler Campus Open 7:30am-4:30pm, Health Services, West Hall, 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler, PA 19002, Phone: (267) 468-8490, Fax: (267) 468-8492 Students can make appointments here https://www.temple.edu/studenthealth/Appointments.html

The CARE Team

The CARE Team is a multi-disciplinary body of stakeholders from across the University which receives referrals pertaining to students of concern, collects additional information, and then identifies and enacts appropriate strategies for addressing the situation.

The CARE Team is not for emergencies. If there is an immediate threat to a student (either through self-harm or interpersonal violence) or the community, please call Campus Safety at 215-204-1234. If you believe a student is in need of immediate psychological help, you may call the Counseling Service for a consultation or to report the incident at 215-204-7276.

For behaviors that are of concern, either because they are out of character or persistent even after being addressed, a referral to the CARE Team may be the next step. For more details on CARE, see http://www.temple.edu/studentaffairs/deanofstudents/careteam/index.htm

Disability Services

Go to https://prd-clockwork.temple.edu/ClockWork/user/instructor/default.aspx and click on “courses” to sign in and see accommodation letters for students in your classes.

If you have a student who might need accommodation, send them to Disability Resources and Services, 100 Ritter Annex (004-03). They can also connect to them using this link https://prd-clockwork.temple.edu/ClockWork/custom/misc/home.aspx

Writing Center

http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/index.asp

Handouts for students

http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/support-for-writers/handouts.asp

Tutoring

The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) offers free tutorial assistance to all students enrolled in math, science, statistics, and other quantitative courses. Besides direct one-on-one tutoring, CLASS also provides students with access to a Resource Library, a student computer laboratory designed for use with math and science course work, group tutorials and final review sessions where students will have the opportunity to access examination guides, and review fundamental principles taught in their courses. CLASS also offers tutoring via the Internet at http://www.temple.edu/class/tutoring. Student inquiries are addressed within twenty-four hours. All tutoring for students is free.

The Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) Room 201, 1810 Liacouras Walk, http://www.temple.edu/class/

Faculty Titles Your contract should include your Temple University faculty title. When using your title in professional or academic endeavors, you must use it in its full non-abbreviated form. Social Media Even if your social media accounts are set to “private”, it is possible that colleagues and/or students may end up seeing or hearing about what you post. There are former faculty who believe that they were not reappointed due to posts they wrote on their private accounts. When adjunct faculty were in hearings in Harrisburg while fighting to join TAUP, Temple lawyers entered social media posts and responses into evidence. When you post anything online, on your own account or in response to another’s post, you should assume it will be seen by colleagues and students and base your decisions on what to post accordingly. Use of Temple Email Please remember that any emails sent from your @temple.edu account may be kept on record by Temple and are subject to search. Conflicts of Interest In general, you are expected to avoid conflicts between your personal interests and those of Temple University. Temple’s official conflict of interest policy is available at https://research.temple.edu/sites/research/files/documents/coi_faculty.pdf.

Paychecks will be deposited into your bank account via direct deposit, on the last day of each month.

Diamond Dollars You need Diamond Dollars to use Duplicating Service Copy Centers on campus. Diamond Dollars can be used at many venues at Temple including: The Computer Recycling Center, all vendors on Liacouras Walk – including Maxi’s Bar and Grill, Tristan Video, Master Wok, the Chop Shop, Extreme Wireless and Campus Cleaners. You can also use your Diamond Dollars at The Valaida S. Walker Food Court in the Student Center, all Lucky Cup and Barnes & Noble locations, two 7-Eleven’s, Subway, Wendy’s, the 12th Street Vendor Food Pad and Bagel Hut. You can deposit funds into your account electronically by accessing your account at http://www.temple.edu/diamonddollars/. Your University ID will instantly access those funds on deposit. Please note that you must first register before depositing money. Visit the Diamond Dollars website at: http://www.temple.edu/diamonddollars/ for answers to frequently asked questions about this service

Center for the Advancement of Teaching/Instructional Resources The Instructional Resource Center Located on the first floor of the Tech Center, the IRC maintains a computer lab for faculty use only, with scanners and printers. They also have a large format printer and other services. It’s an excellent place to go to get some work done on Main Campus when you’re not teaching.

Temple University Policies http://policies.temple.edu/list_docs.asp#S