Message from the Vice President for Academic Affairs, Scott Chadwick, PhD

Dear Faculty Member:
Welcome to Canisius College.  We are grateful that you have chosen to support the mission of Canisius College to “educate the whole person through development of intellectual, moral, spiritual, and social qualities.”  Collectively, we have a unique opportunity to share with our students our talents and skills in an environment that is intellectually stimulating and academically challenging.

Our institution relies on individuals like you to assist our academic departments in fulfilling our mission.  We know you bring a rich and valuable set of experiences and backgrounds to the teaching and learning process, allowing us to offer our students what are often unique and wonderful educational experiences.

It is our goal to help you make your teaching experience the best that it can be.  We have resources on campus to assist you with issues ranging from pedagogical strategies to classroom management to technology support.  This website is designed for you to use as a guide to those resources.  If questions arise that are not answered by this site or our “Procedures Manual,” our Center for Teaching Excellence is available for your use and consultation.  The CTE is located in the lower level of Churchill Tower, 004.  You are welcome to stop in or to call 888-2839.

Again, we are happy you have joined the Canisius community, and we welcome you warmly.

Sincerely,
Scott A Chadwick, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs

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Human Resources
ID Card and Password
The Canisius College ID card system works in conjunction with Canisius Public Safety, Facilities Management, the Business Office, and our local vending company.  The Canisius ID card can open doors, buy snacks, make copies at the Library, etc.  Cards are issued by the Department of Public Safety (basement, Bosch Hall, ext. 2330).

Office Space and Resources
All faculty members are required to be available to students outside the time of the class meeting(s) for individual help and advisement. While each situation is different, it is recommended that the adjunct faculty member take seriously the obligation to provide whatever time is possible for this important responsibility. Some departments are able to provide adjunct faculty with office space for office hours; check with your chairperson to see if this is the situation in your area. The Faculty Lounge (Old Main-109) has traditionally been used by some adjunct faculty for office hours and tutoring. While this is a reasonable option, it is not one which the students find particularly comfortable, especially during the busy daytime hours when many faculty members are using the room for discussion and relaxation purposes. An alternative space is the adjunct office space in Old Main-411. The room is secured with a coded lock, and you may call Veronica Serwacki at ext. 2150 to access the code.  Some faculty find an empty classroom or a library study room as a meeting room for office hours. Students and pertinent departments must be notified where and when office hours will be held. 

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Course Preparation and Materials
Undergraduate Catalog  
2007-2009 Canisius College Undergraduate Catalog.  The information contained in the link is from the printed version of the 2007-2009 Catalog (published August 2007).  The catalog contains course and program descriptions, student policies, and the academic calendar.

Center for Teaching Excellence
The Center for Teaching Excellence offers many resources and services to aid faculty with materials, equipment loans, and course preparation.

Text Book Orders
Policies are posted in the Bookstore and in the Procedures Manual.  

Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendar details the semester beginning and end dates, holidays/recess, registration, add/drop, examination dates, etc.

Class Cancellation
Should an instructor need to cancel a class, the Registrar’s office must be notified, so the students can be properly notified.  In addition, faculty members are encouraged to notify students via ANGEL and e-mail.

If the college suspends classes for weather or other reasons, notification will occur through the college homepage and through local media.

Print Request Form
Printing orders can be made electronically.  A Print Request form must be filled out when requesting a print job from the print shop.

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Technology Resources
Instructional Technology
Instructional Technology Classrooms (ITCs)
All classrooms on campus include some level of technology, from video playback to state-of-the-art "smart" classrooms. The Instructional Technology Classroom List (PDF) provides a handy guide to the capabilities of each technology classroom. The Media Center publishes detailed instructions for using each ITC on its Instructional Support pages.  ITCs can be reserved by calling the Registrar's Office, x2990, prior to the beginning of each semester.  If you need ITC technology in your classroom, but none are available, equipment can be borrowed from the CTE.

Instructional Labs
Several classrooms are complete computer labs, provisioned with state-of-the-art teacher and student computer stations. These labs are reserved for teaching but are opened, when needed, at times of peak Library Lab usage.

Media Center
The Media Center provides media services, technical support, video production, and consultation using the latest state of the art equipment. The Media Center will support Canisius College's initiatives and will be responsive to instructional technology needs.  Instructors are encouraged to take advantage of these resources.

Computer Accounts & Our Network
A computer account (username) is required for access to all networked computers include those in student labs.  Computer accounts are automatically created for all new employees as soon as their employment has been processed by the Human Resources Department.  Faculty members are encouraged to change their password regularly.  The ITS Help Desk at x2299 may also be called for password problems.
 
Email Account
GriffMail is the standard web interface to electronic mail for students, faculty, and staff.  With a web browser and an Internet connection faculty can check their e-mail from anywhere in the world.  New messages and those saved are stored on the e-mail server not on the local hard drive making them accessible from any internet-connected computer.

Faculty members can click on the above link and use their password to login. 

Most faculty, staff, and student e-mail addresses are available on the web in a searchable directory.

ANGEL Learning Management System
All faculty, staff and students have accounts for ANGEL, the College's Learning Management System, and can login with their Griffmail usernames and passwords.  Instructors are able to post syllabi, course content and calendar items.  All courses are automatically set up as date-enabled.  They will be viewable by enrolled students on the Friday before classes begin.  Faculty who do not want students to see their courses that early will need to access the "General Course Settings" on the Manage tab and change the start date.

For more information on ANGEL, check out the ANGEL Check list and Frequently Asked Questions

ITS Support
Information Technology Services (ITS) is the information systems service organization at Canisius, providing information technology resources for instruction, research, and college administration. 

The FacTS Center (Faculty Technology Services) is a dedicated service to support instructional technology in the classroom and faculty offices.  The office is located convenient to faculty in the lower level of Churchill Tower. 

The ITS web pages (accessed via the above ITS Support link) describe tools and services offered to the Canisius community, including Instructional Technology Classrooms, e-mail, on-line services, and ANGEL.

If help is needed in the use of technology, faculty can call the ITS Help Desk at x2299 or an ITS staff member (see directory here). 

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Library Services
Library Reserves
The Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library provides Course Reserve services for students and faculty of Canisius College. Copies of assigned readings, supplemental readings, previous tests and other materials are available for short term loan. Materials can be checked out from the Reserve Desk located on the Main Level of the Library. Selected materials may also be available online to view or print through the Library's Web pages. Reserve lists of materials are available from CanDO, which can be accessed from the Library's Web pages.

On-line Journal and Database Access
Via the Andrew Bouwhuis Library link faculty and students have access to a wide number of Research Databases.  Many of the journals are available as full-text to library patrons.

Library Instruction Class
Requests can be made by Faculty for a Library Instruction Class explaining research methods and use of the Library resources.

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Faculty Resources
Adjunct Travel Grant
The Center for teaching Excellence, with support from the Vice President of Academic Affairs, has funding to help adjunct faculty members attend conferences and other academic meetings.   The Travel Grants are for up to $300.00 to defray travel and conference fee expenses for the professional development of our adjunct faculty.

Core Curriculum
The College of Arts and Sciences houses the college’s core curriculum which encompasses courses that all students take to support success – critical thinking, oral and written communication, and the understanding of other cultures.

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Administrative Resources
Academic Affairs
The Academic Affairs office provides academic vision at the college, long-range academic planning, and leadership in all matters relating to the students and academic staff.

Associate Deans
When there is a complaint, the Associate Dean will contact the faculty member to attempt an informal resolution to a problem.  The Associate Dean’s must approve any Incomplete grades.  They also inform the appropriate faculty members if a student will miss classes for any extended period of time.

College of Arts and Sciences
The Canisius College of Arts and Sciences is the largest and most diverse of the three academic divisions.
 
Richard J. Wehle School of Business
The Richard J. Wehle School of Business develops business professionals to lead within their organizations, to excel in the globally competitive marketplace and to behave as ethically and socially responsible individuals.  This is achieved through teaching excellence, intellectual vigor and community involvement in the Jesuit tradition.

School of Education and Human Services
The School of Education and Human Services, in concert with our candidates, school partners, alumni and community, seeks to prepare highly competent, professional and socially committed teachers, administrators and counselors who value the Jesuit traditions of cura personalis, social justice and leadership through service. The mission of the unit is to prepare professionals who possess content, pedagogical and professional knowledge; use their gifts in the service of others; and demonstrate professionalism and leadership in their field.

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Student Support Resources
Retention
The Office of Student Retention provides personal attention in guiding students to resolution of problems, enabling a successful, quality experience at Canisius College.  A Students of Concern Report Form will allow faculty and staff to report any student for which they have concerns (academic or otherwise) to one central location on-line.

Counseling Center
Consultation for students, faculty and staff is available for a number of concerns.

Disability Support Services
The DSS staff is devoted to providing the college community support and services necessary to achieve excellence in academic, social, and personal growth.

Tutoring Center
The Tutoring Center provides a variety of opportunities for students to achieve their own academic success. The services are free-of-charge and open to all Canisius students.

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Policies
Incomplete Grade Policy (Abobe Acrobat .pdf)
This link details the Canisius College policy regarding incomplete grades.  As stated above, all Incomplete grades must be approved by the Associate Dean.

Copyright Policies
Canisius College requires all members of the University community to comply with copyright law. This guide addresses copyright issues pertaining to the use of print materials, especially photocopies, in the classroom and on library reserve.  Policies and procedures are discussed in this library sponsored link.

Harassment
Any form of harassment is an affront to human dignity and fundamentally at odds with the values of Canisius College.  As an educational institution with a long-standing Jesuit tradition, we do not condone or tolerate any verbal or physical conduct which would constitute harassment of any member of the college community.  Canisius College policy is detailed in the above link.

Ethics
All Adjunct Faculty are bound by the Canisius College Standards of Ethical Conduct and are expected to maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct in their dealings with persons both inside and outside the College.

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External Website Links
Adjunct Impact provides initial orientation materials, guiding new adjuncts through the process of becoming an employee.

Adjunct University web resources (MS Word .doc) are a multitude of on-line sources through various higher learning institutions.

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