Proposed and Approved Revisions All revisions to the Faculty Manual must be approved by the president and the Board of Trustees. On the Columbia campus, the Faculty Advisory Committee of the Faculty Senate presents all draft revisions to the Faculty Manual to the General Faculty for formal discussion and approval.

Once the draft revisions have been approved by the General Faculty, the Provost Office coordinates the final review process in preparation for presentation to the Board of Trustees. For more information, see UNIV 1.00 Policy on Policies.

USC Columbia Faculty Manual Changes
For Discussion Only at 4/30 General Faculty Meeting

• Proposed Faculty Manual Changes: Workplace Bullying (PDF)
  
  • Workplace Bullying Policy
• Proposed Faculty Manual Changes: Graduate School Faculty (PDF)
   

USC Columbia Faculty Manual Changes - Approved by General Faculty

• September 5, 2012: Proposed Changes Approved by General Faculty
  • Tenure and Promotion Secondary Unit Procedures (PDF)
  • Board of Trustees Liaison Committee (PDF)
• September 7, 2011: Proposed Changes Approved by General Faculty (PDF)
  • Revised Section 3: Research
• April 27, 2010: Proposed Changes Approved by General Faculty (PDF)
  • Letter to Faculty from Faculty Advisory Committee Chair (PDF)
• April 28, 2009: Proposed Changes Approved by General Faculty (PDF)
  • Reflects USC administrative changes
  • Updates Affirmative Action and Non Discrimination Statement
  • Reflects revised Sabbatical Leave procedures
• April 28, 2008: Proposed Changes Approved by General Faculty (PDF) (Does not include language revised in 2009 regarding Affirmative Action and Non-Discrimination)

USC Columbia Faculty Manual Changes - Approved by General Faculty

• Faculty Advisory Committee
• Faculty Manual Review Subcommittees
  • Tenure and Promotion Process Subcommittee
  • Research Policy Subcommittee
  • Special Issues Subcommittee

Questions?

Any comments or suggestions regarding the proposed changes or the Faculty Manual more generally should be directed to Dr. James Knapp, Chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee at knapp@geol.sc.edu or via the Faculty Manual Comment Submission page.