Faculty

Handbook, Governance, and Development

Faculty Governance

Shenandoah University utilizes the Senate form of faculty governance.

The Senate provides the faculty a forum for debating issues and a process for democratic decision-making. Recommendations made by the Senate are forwarded to the Senior Vice President & Vice President for Academic Affairs and/or the University Cabinet. The Senate is committed to making the university a competent, progressive and vital force toward achieving higher education in the lives of its students, faculty, administration and alumni.

Faculty Handbook

The faculty handbook is available on Blackboard in the "Office of Academic Affairs" organization, under "Documents".

Faculty Development

The programs below are available to all full-time faculty for the development of their research, scholarship and creative activity related to scholarship.

  • Faculty Development Grants
  • Faculty/Student Collaborative Scholarship Fund
  • Faculty Development Fellowship Grants
  • Faculty Research Fund (aka "Faculty 400")
  • Tuition Assistance Grants
  • Promotion in Rank/Move to Career Faculty Contract
  • Sabbaticals/Leaves of Absence

All faculy forms are available on Blackboard in the "Office of Academic Affairs" organization, under "Documents", which houses information and documents for faculty and staff.  Student information and documents are located in the "Academic Affairs for Students" organizaion.  

 

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