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General Resources
Click here to access the Faculty Handbook.
Click here to view Policy 6-316: Code of Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
Click here to learn more about the Academic Senate
The FAR, or Faculty Activity Report, is used across the university to collect and report faculty activity data. FAR is currently being updated and will transition to a new platform, UCV.
Click here to learn more about FAR/UCV and to access trainings and login to the system.
The U is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), which provides access to tools to help you thrive in academia. Access everything from planning tools to a range of online workshops that cover networking, mentorship, productivity skills, and work-life balance. Click here to create an account and get started.
Meet and mingle with faculty from across the university through a variety of social and academic activities by joining the Faculty Club. Learn more here.
- Distinguished Professor
- Distinguished Faculty Service Award
- Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence
- Presidential Societal Impact Scholar Award
- Public Service Professor
- Distinguished Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Mentor Award
- John G. Francis Prize for Undergraduate Student Mentoring
- Linda K. Amos Award for Distinguished Service to Women
- Black Faculty and Staff Awards
For immediate resources to help yourself, colleagues, or students please click the button below or call 988.
CRISIS INTERVENTION & SUPPORT
For additional information and resources regarding mental health and well-being, please click here.
- Dyslexia Center of Utah (https://www.dyslexiacenterofutah.org/)
- Learning Disability Association of Utah (https://www.ldau.org/)
Faculty & Staff: to request a reasonable accommodation for a disability for yourself, please click here.
Send students here to get them started and supported.
Academic Affairs Academic Freedom site: https://academic-affairs.utah.edu/academic-freedom/
Dean of Students site on Student Expression: https://deanofstudents.utah.edu/expression/index.php
USHE Free Expression Resolution: https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/pdf/agendas/2023/20231130-121/Resolution_Establishing_Expectations_for_Implementing_Principles_of_Free_Expression_on_Campus.pdf
AAUP Resources on Academic Freedom: https://www.aaup.org/our-programs/academic-freedom/resources-academic-freedom
Recent @TheU articles:
- Free Speech and Academic Freedom on Campus FAQ
- Faculty resources for supporting free speech, academic freedom on campus
- Rules for posting on campus
- How are student groups formed at the U?
- Understanding free speech on campus
Social media guidelines: https://brand.utah.edu/communications/social-media-guidelines/
Office of General Counsel GRAMA page: https://legal.utah.edu/university-legal-services/records.php
For more information on UMC’s media training, email Shawn Wood shawn.wood@utah.edu.
Research Resources
The Vice President of Research (VPR) Office provides support services, training, compliance and safety, research education and opportunities, and professional development for researchers across campus. For more information, click here.
The purpose of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is to enhance, support, and promote postdoctoral training at the U. Click here to learn more about services for postdocs and find resources for faculty who work with postdocs.
"Any faculty member or employee of the University of Utah with authority to assign or recommend course materials for any course offered by the university shall do so based on sound academic values, without any prospect of personal financial gain."
Read the University Regulation that guides the Royalty Policy for Self-Authored Works by clicking here.
Click here to view Policy 7-003: Ownership of Copyrightable Works and Related Works
The U is committed to scholarship that serves the public good through respect for locally grounded knowledge. There are several spaces around campus to get involved and engaged with Community-Engaged Scholarship (CES):
Teaching Resources
The Martha Bradley Evans Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) provides a variety of services to all instructors at the U with an emphasis on best pedagogical practices and strategies for teaching. Click here for more information regarding the services they offer.
Digital Learning (formerly Teaching & Learning Technologies) offers a variety of services and troubleshooting help regarding all digital learning technologies used both in and outside the classroom. Click here to submit a help request or for more information.
University Connected Learning includes the areas of Continuing Education and UOnline. To find out more about UCL, please click here.
- Global Learning Across the Disciplines (GLAD) Grants
- Faculty and Staff Excellence in Global Engagement Award
- University Distinguished Teaching Awards
- University Teaching Grants
- Calvin S. & JeNeal N. Hatch Prize in Teaching
- John R. Park Teaching Fellowship
- Community Engaged Teaching & Scholarship Award
- Early Career Teaching Awards
Academic Integrity & Misconduct
"Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, cheating, misrepresenting one’s work, inappropriately collaborating, plagiarism, and fabrication or falsification of information. ... It also includes facilitating academic misconduct by intentionally helping or attempting to help another to commit an act of academic misconduct."
While policy dictates that academic misconduct issues are adjudicated in the department, college, and SVPAA’s Office, The Dean of Students Office does provide support to students in understanding their rights and responsibilities as described in the Student Code.
Dean of Students Office Resources Regarding Academic Misconduct
Student Accountability & Behavior Issues
The Dean of Students Office provides several resources for faculty who may encounter student behavior issues. For general resource, click here and here. For the Behavioral Intervention Team, click here.
"Professional misconduct" means the violation of professional or ethical standards for the profession of discipline for which a student is preparing as adopted or recognized as authoritative by the relevant academic program. The term also includes specific misconduct that demonstrates the student's unfitness for such profession or discipline.
“Academic action” means the recording of a final grade in a course, on a comprehensive or qualifying examination, on a culminating project, or on a dissertation or thesis. It also includes a decision by the appropriate department or college committee to place a student on academic probation, or to suspend or dismiss a student from an academic program because the student failed to meet the relevant academic standards of the discipline or program. The term “academic action” does not include the decision by a department or program to refuse admission of a student into an academic program. Academic action also does not include academic sanctions imposed for academic misconduct or for professional misconduct.
Staff at the McCluskey Center for Violence Prevention offer a variety of educational programs for the campus community -- including faculty, staff, and student organizations. They emphasis educating, rather than training, which means they focus on long-term, on-going programs designed to engage participants in critical thinking and reflection. Through their educational programs, they encourage people to make sense of sexual violence for themselves, applying the knowledge they gain to their own unique contexts. Their workshops are always interactive and built for YOU!
Find out more about their education programs here.
CDA can serve as a resource to staff and faculty for training and information on details of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how best to work with students registered with their office.
Find out more by clicking on the link below and then expanding the Training and Resources for Faculty and Staff accordion.
https://disability.utah.edu/faculty/index.php#facultyaccommodations
At its most basic, CEL involves students, faculty and community partners working together to apply knowledge in authentic settings in order to address community needs while also meeting instructional objectives.
Find out more about the Bennion Center for Community Engagement at the address below:
Student-Related Resources
The Dean of Students’ Office serves as a clearinghouse for all things involving students. Click here to report an issue, access resources to help your student(s), and for more information.
Undergraduate Studies is a one-stop-shop for finding all the programs and services to enrich student learning and promote student success. Learn more about them here.
The Graduate School is a one-stop-shop for finding all the programs and services to enrich graduate student learning and promote student success. Learn more about them here.
Student records at the U are governed by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The Act forbids the University from releasing personal identifiable student educational records or files, or personal information contained in those files, without the student’s written consent, except in specified situations. Click here for your FERPA training and certification.
The Center for Disability & Access is dedicated to students with disabilities and evaluates disability documentation, determines eligibility, and implements accommodations requests for enrolled students. Send students here to get them started and supported.
Student Athletes in your class? Click to read the NCAA Rules Reminders (updated August 2023). Find out more about the Office of Athletics Compliance here.
The Basic Needs Collective (BNC) functions as a space for student interaction, community development, and a coordinated exchange of information in order to promote wellness as a key to student success. Recognizing the many factors that contribute to wellness, the BNC seeks to provide a central location for resources related to food security, affordable housing, health insurance, managing finances, legal services, and mental health, to name a few. In order to do this, the BNC builds upon the existing success of institutional and community partnerships to facilitate supporting students through warm introductions and connections to internal and external partners. Learn more Here.
The Feed U Pantry provides non-perishable, nourishing food for all students, faculty, and staff with a current ID. There are three locations across campus. Learn more here.
U Career Success provides comprehensive career services to every U student to help them graduate career ready. Career coaches guide students through career exploration, resume and cover letter writing, interview prep, networking, job offer negotiation, and more. Additional resources for students include the career closet, professional headshots, and video studios. Want to prepare your students for their careers? Schedule an in-class workshop or contact us to discuss other options for collaboration! Visit our website here.
A variety of student mental health resources including counseling, crisis response, virtual 24/7 support and wellness skills can be found here.
Human Resources
Looking for more information about your benefits, retirement, payroll, and more? Click here to connect with University of Utah HR.
Faculty members may be eligible for additional compensation for services that arise infrequently and are not within the scope of their normal working assignment (including pre-approved occasional overload teaching). Click here to learn more about Add Comps.
WellU is a health and wellness focused participation program. University employees who complete the WellU requirements receive a discount on their cost of enrollment in the University's Employee Health Care Plan. Click here to find out more.
A comprehensive list of childcare resources on and around campus can be found here.
University of Utah Faculty do not have a specific requirement to only work on campus. Faculty may regularly work from home or elsewhere when they do not have specific on-campus responsibilities. In these cases, Guideline G5-140 apply without requiring a telecommuting agreement.
For faculty members hired for online work only or for current faculty who would like to move a majority or all of their teaching or work responsibilities online, Guideline G5-140 applies including the agreement requirement. To begin this type of an arrangement, the unit should reach out the Human Resources. The most up-to-date information on telecommuting can be found at https://workreimagined.utah.edu/. The resources page includes the telecommuting plan and agreement form and the request forms for both short and longer term out-of-state telecommuting.
Campus Resources
As a world class research institution, it stands to reason we would have a number of world class Libraries on campus. To find out more, click here.
The Division of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion serves the entire university through resource centers, offices, and affinity groups. Find out more here.
The University of Utah is committed to the pursuit of social equity, environmental integrity, and economic security for current and future generations. Find out more about Sustainability at the U by clicking here.
The Office for Global Engagement (OGE) provides leadership, infrastructure and best practices in support of the University of Utah's global initiatives. Find out more about them here.
University Analytics & Institutional Reporting (UAIR) was formerly the Office of Budget & Institutional Analysis (OBIA). It is the official source of University information regarding state-allocated budgets as well as student, faculty, department, college, and other higher education indices. Find out more here.
The University's graduation ceremonies (Commencement and Convocation) take place at the end of each spring semester. Click here for a full schedule of events, locations, and speakers.
The Board of Trustees is a 10-member, governor-appointed Board that oversees the University. Find out more here.
Learn more about the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) by clicking here.
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