East Carolina University Faculty Manual

PART I.

INTRODUCTION

This manual has been designed to provide faculty members and administrators with a ready reference to established policies and procedures at East Carolina University. All faculty are to receive a copy of it upon initial employment at East Carolina University and updates/revisions as distributed. Faculty and administrators should ensure that all revisions are accurately inserted and outdated portions removed so that only current policies and information are contained in individual copies of the manual. The Faculty Senate office coordinates the publication, distribution, and maintenance of the manual and can be contacted for any questions about its contents or accuracy.

Requests for interpretation of the ECU Faculty Manual will be submitted to the Chair of the Faculty or the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The Chair of the Faculty and the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs will provide a joint conditional interpretation. In matters pertaining to their purview, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs will consult with the Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences or the Vice Chancellor for Research. This conditional interpretation will be in effect until a permanent interpretation is adopted through normal procedures. The office of the Faculty Senate will maintain an index of such interpretations, identified in the appropriate section of the ECU Faculty Manual. (Faculty Senate Resolution #99-8, March 1999)

East Carolina University is committed to equality of educational opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees based on race, color, national origin, religion, veteran’s status, gender, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or disability. (Faculty Senate Resolution #03-37, September 2003)