Faculty Handbook Part I

 

 

PREAMBLE

 

The Faculty Handbook defines the relationship between The Catholic University of America and those individuals appointed to its faculties.  The stated provisions of the Faculty Handbook are also subject to and, therefore, interpreted in the light of the following, where applicable:

 

1.  the provisions of civil law;

2.  the provisions of ecclesiastical law;

3.  the provisions of the Ecclesiastical Statues of The Catholic University of America as they   relate to ecclesiastical faculties and to those matters governed by these statues or by the norms of the Apostolic See pertinent to ecclesiastical programs of study;

4.  the By-Laws of The Catholic University of America.

 

The stated provisions of the Faculty Handbook are subject to modification as warranted. They are also subject to regular review by the Academic Senate of The Catholic University of America and the Board of Trustees every five years, which period commences at the time of the most recent approval and promulgation of the Faculty Handbook by the Board of Trustees.

 

Any alterations, modifications, or changes to the stated provisions of the Faculty Handbook are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees following appropriate consultation of the Academic Senate and the President.

 

It is the responsibility of the Administration of The Catholic University of America to announce such alterations, modifications, or changes to or interpretation of the stated provisions of the Faculty Handbook and their effective date to the administration, staff and faculties of the University.

 

It is the responsibility of the administration, staff and faculties of The Catholic University of America to be familiar with and to observe the stated provisions of the Faculty Handbook.

 

The Faculty Handbook contains four parts, devoted respectively to the Government of the University (Part I), Faculty Appointments and Promotions (Part II), General Information about Policies, Procedures, and Services (Part III), and the Canonical Statutes of the Ecclesiastical Faculties of The Catholic University of America (Part IV).  Part I was approved in its present form by the Board of Trustees in 2006; Part II in 1999; Part III in 2001, and Part IV in 1990.  This edition incorporates amendments adopted since those dates.  Copies of individual parts or of the entire Faculty Handbook may be obtained from the Office of the Provost, 103 McMahon Hall.

       

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty Handbook of The Catholic University of America, 2006 Edition