PSU Graduate School of Education Policy Handbook
Latest update: August 2010. Originally published 2006.
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GSE STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE
- Organizational Structure
- Dean's Office Position Descriptions
- GSE Department Chair
- GSE Degree Programs
- GSE Mission and Conceptual Framework
- Bylaws
- Program and Policy Committee
- Promotion and Tenure Committee
- PSU's Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
- GSE Chairs Council
- GSE Coordinating Council
- Doctoral Program Council
- History Preservation and Celebration Committee
- Assessment Committee
- Diversity Committee
- Approval Process for New Courses and Program Changes
- GSE Advisory Council
- GSE Consortium
- GSE Teacher Education Committee
- Chair Position Description and Responsibilities
- GSE Program Coordinator Responsibilities
DEPARTMENT GOVERNANCE
- Counselor Education Bylaws
- Curriculum and Instruction Bylaws
- Educational Leadership and Policy Bylaws
- Special Education Bylaws
FACULTY POLICIES
- Work Load for Tenure-Track Faculty
- Work Load for Fixed-Term Faculty
- Sabbatical Leave
- Promotion and Tenure
- Guidelines for the Evaluation of Adjunct Faculty and Steps for the Department Chair
- Guidelines for Faculty Search Committee Members and Department Chairs
- Responsiveness to Student Needs
- Student Privacy (FERPA)
- Students with Disabilities
- Use of Office Space
- Use of Classroom Space
- Computer Guidelines
- Web Policy
- Email Guidelines
- Guidelines for Presentations that Follow the Principles of Universal Design
- Procedure for Courtesy Appointment
- Lab (MISL) Software Installation Policy
- Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Faculty
- Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Staff
- Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Students
- Visiting Scholars
- Distance Learning Support Principles
- Request for Distance Learning Support
DOCTORAL PROGRAM POLICIES
- Selecting the Doctoral Coordinator
- Course Release for Faculty Advising Doctoral Students
- Emeriti and Retired Faculty as Continuing Doctoral Advisors
PSU EMPLOYEE POLICIES
- Professional Standards of Conduct
- Consensual Relationships
- Full-time Classified Staff Attending Classes During Work Hours
FISCAL POLICIES
- Access to PSU Applications
- Calendar Access (MeetingMaker)
- Departmental Deposits
- Document Preparation for Business Affairs Office
- Invoices - Procedures for Checking Status
- Minor High Risk Equipment Procedure
- Personal Reimbursements
- Procurement Card Procedures
- Professional Service Contracts
- Program Information
- Purchasing Procedures
- Student Employees
- Training and Development for Faculty and Staff
- Travel Authorizations
- Travel Reimbursements
- Vendor Invoices
