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College Policies

  • AN and AY Faculty Definitions
  • CED 1% Effort on Grants Policy - Effective August 2025
  • CED AN Faculty Summer Pay Policy - Effective March 2025
  • CED AY=Summer Effort Grant Policy - Effective February 2024
  • CED Business Continuity Plan - Effective August 2025
  • CED Bylaws - Effective May 2026
  • CED Centralized Space Policy - Effective February 2025
  • CED Directory Policy - Effective November 2025
  • CED Employee Telephone Contact Number Policy - Effective February 2026
  • CED Faculty Overload Policy - Effective August 2025
  • CED Funding Graduate Assistants when Grants End Mid-Semester Policy - Effective August 2025
  • CED Funding Graduate Students 0.25 FTE on Grants Policy - Effective August 2025
  • CED Graduate Student Employment Policy
  • CED Graduate Assistant Stipend Rates - 2019-20
  • CED Grant Buy-Out
  • CED Grant Overload Policy - Effective February 2024
  • CED IDC Waivers or Reduction Policy - Effective September 2022
  • CED Key and Access Card Policy - Effective May 2024
  • CED Membership Dues Policy - Effective February 2018
  • CED MOUs Policy - Effective October 2022
  • CED Pre-Authorization for Overload Work Policy - Key Changes
  • CED Proposal Policy - Effective September 2022
  • CED Research Space Policy - Effective November 2025
  • CED Sabbatical Policy - Effective June 2025
  • CED Summer Salary and Time Commitments - Effective August 2024
  • CED Swag & Promotional Items Policy - Effective August 2025
  • CED Software and Technology Services Purchasing Policy

CED Faculty-Specific Policies

Faculty Mentoring Policies

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Fixed-Term Faculty and Academic Staff (FTFAS) Promotion & Review Policies & Procedures

  • FTFAS Annual Review Policy (SharePoint)
  • FTFAS Multi-Year Contract Policy (SharePoint)
  • FTFAS Rating Scale for Reporting Performance to the College (SharePoint)
  • FTFAS Promotion and Designation B Policy (Sharepoint)

Tenure-System Faculty Reappointment, Tenure & Review Policies & Procedures

  • Tenure System Search Process (Effective February 2024) (SharePoint)
  • College RPT Procedures
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    • Guidelines for Departments (SharePoint)
    • External Reviewers Policy (SharePoint)
    • College RPT Committee (SharePoint)
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  • 5th Year Chairperson Review Policy (SharePoint)

MSU Policies (Selected List)

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