New Appointments

[ Section II A of Faculty Handbook]

1. New appointees to the Ohio University faculty will be given a written statement of appointment provided by the dean of the appropriate college, minimally specifying
   1. FTE, start and end dates of the initial contract and salary arrangements and other compensation agreements (e.g. start-up funds, moving expenses, facilities, teaching releases, etc.) as negotiated.
   2. The initial Teaching:Research:Service (T:R:S) distributions and expectations of employment, including responsibilities associated with the specified T:R:S distribution; it should also be noted that T:R:S distributions may change on annual review in accordance with department and college policies.
   3. Information about the need to attend both the “New Faculty Orientation” organized by the Provost’s office and “New Employee Orientation” run by Ohio University Human Resources, including date, time and location (if available at time of writing).
   4. A summary of benefits and/or a link to the benefits information contained on the Human Resources website.
   5. For Tenure Track faculty, the latest date for tenure review.

2. All faculty should attend their orientation programs. The appointment letter will specify all orientation sessions that faculty members must attend. Dates, times and locations will be provided either in the appointment letter or as soon as possible thereafter.

   If a faculty member is unable to attend the orientations, the department chair should provide them with contact information for the appropriate person in the Provost’s Office and Human Resources. The new faculty member is responsible for contacting them to make alternative arrangements.

3. In addition, Tenure-track, Instructional and Clinical Faculty appointees will be given
   1. A written statement of the appropriate tenure and/or promotion policy of the department, school, or division to which the faculty member is appointed that is in effect on the starting date of such appointment and
   2. A written statement of the appropriate tenure and/or promotion policy of the college or campus within which that department, school, or division resides, and that is in effect on the starting date of the appointment.