Information for Part-Time Faculty

History and Mission:

Rutgers-Camden is one of the three campuses of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, which was founded in 1766.  This campus dates from the 1920s, when a group of interested citizens established the South Jersey Law School and the College of South Jersey.  Those entities became part of the Rutgers system in 1950.

At present, Rutgers-Camden is a comprehensive campus with a broad range of undergraduate and graduate educational opportunities for a diverse and expanding group of students.  Undergraduate programs of high quality, post-baccalaureate programs, distinguished graduate and professional education, and the creation of Research Centers and Service Initiatives focused on the campus's areas of expertise lie at the core of the vision for this campus.

The overarching mission of the units that comprise the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is both to be and be recognized as the premier public institution of higher learning in the region for undergraduate and Master's level education.  Within that broad mission, each academic unit has a distinct purpose and set of goals.

· The College of Arts and Sciences provides excellent undergraduate liberal arts, professional, and pre-professional education; focuses on the value of a liberal arts education as preparation for lifelong learning; prepares students for graduate study and for the changing workplace of the twenty-first century; and provides opportunities in research guided by faculty members.

· The Graduate School provides outstanding programs to meet the intellectual and professional needs of people throughout the Delaware Valley and Southern New Jersey region and offers nationally recognized graduate programs.  The Graduate School hopes to expand over the next decade by developing additional Master’s programs and adding selected Ph.D. programs.  It also seeks to increase collaborations with other institutions in the region.

· University College offers undergraduate programs of study, both on and off-campus, to adult part-time students whose responsibilities do not allow for full-time study during the day.  Over the next decade, we expect to transform University College to meet the changing needs of adult learners.
 

The three Arts and Sciences divisions of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences – the College of Arts and Sciences, University College, and the Graduate School – together constitute the largest and most diverse academic units at the Camden Campus.  The College of Arts and Sciences educates full-time undergraduate students in more than twenty-five majors; University College offers seven majors to part-time adult learners taking evening courses; and the Graduate School has nine programs for post-baccalaureate students earning Master’s Degrees.

The campus is also home to the Law School and the School of Business.  Provost Roger J. Dennis presides over the entire campus, while a dean leads each major academic division.  Michael Palis directs the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School, while Rayman Solomon heads the Law School and Mitchell Koza guides the School of Business.

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Click here for information on the Deans Office.

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Contracts are issued from the Associate Dean’s Office.  Your contract indicates the course(s) to be taught and your salary for the semester.  You should contact Ms. Andrea Ohrenich, Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean ( by email or phone: 856/225-6515) if you have any questions regarding your contract.

Paychecks are issued every two weeks, normally on Fridays.  You may elect to have your check directly deposited into your checking account after you have received your first check.  To do so, you will need to submit a blank check and completed form to Ms. Maria Garcia, the FAS Business Manager, whose office is on the third floor of Armitage Hall.  If you do not elect direct deposit, your check will be available from your departmental secretary.  Any questions about paychecks should be directed to Ms. Garcia (by email or phone: 856/225-6100).

A permit is required to park in University lots;  permits may be obtained from the Bursar’s Office, using the form included with your contract.  Information about parking permist and fess can be found at  the Camden Parking site.

Faculty/staff parking is available in lots next to and across from Armitage Hall, across from the gymnasium, next to the Business and Science Building, and in the main lot located at Delaware Avenue and Cooper Street (on the waterfront).  A regular shuttle service is available from the waterfront lot.  The shuttle runs every ten to twenty minutes between 7:10 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.;  the schedule is available via the Camden Parking site.  In addition metered parking is available on the streets and there is a pay parking lot located across from the Law School.

Click here for an online map of the campus, showing buildings and parking lots.

Do not park in lots designated for residents or with other posted restrictions.  If you get a ticket, payment may be made at the Bursar’s Office, located at 4th and Cooper Streets.

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You will be provided with office space near other faculty members from your department.  Please note that office space in our classroom buildings is extremely limited;  it is likely that you will be sharing your office with colleagues.

Your departmental secretary will arrange for the key for your office.  Please note that all keys must be returned at the end of each semester.

Your departmental secretary will provide you with information about where you can pick up your mail as well as the procedures to be followed for requesting photocopies of materials for class use.

You may obtain your identification card, sometimes called the Ruconnection Card, at the Impact Booth, which is located in the lobby of in the Campus Center.  You will need to have created a NetID in order to obtain an identification card.  Your NetID is the same as your email user name.  You can create your NetID by going to the Rutgers University Computing Services (RUCS) web site and following the procedure outlined there.

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Once you have followed the procedures to create your NetID, you should also have created an email account.  You will be able to access email through an email program on your office computer.  In addition, access is available through WebMail, which enables you to use email through an Internet browser.  To access WebMail in Camden, click here and click on Faculty and Staff to begin the login process.

Increasingly, vital information will be distributed only via email, so it is important to create a Rutgers email account.  If you wish, you may forward your campus email to another email address.  Click here to arrange to forward email.

Establishing an email account also enables you to establish a web page for your class.

According to the Acceptable Use Policy, “the University expects all members of the community to use computing and information technology resources in a responsible manner, respecting the public trust through which these resources have been provided, the rights and privacy of others, the integrity of facilities and controls, and all pertinent laws and University policies and standards.”  All members of the Rutgers community are expected to comply with the provisions of the acceptable use policy.

Generally, you should use the Arts and Sciences Computing and Instructional Technologies (CIT) group as a resource for solving computing problems.  CIT provides computer hardware and software installation and troubleshooting services.  Related services include support of the campus video conferencing facility, the campus distance learning facility, and web page administration.  Information about the specific services provided by CIT can be found on their web site.  Your departmental secretary can assist you in contacting CIT for assistance.

Support for Smart Classrooms:

Support for smart classrooms and mobile equipment requests are managed by RUCS (Rutgers University Computing Services).  We have more than thirty smart classrooms available for Arts and Sciences classes.  These classrooms have either a PC built into a podium or a wall-mounted unit to which you can connect a notebook computer.  All smart classrooms contain a VCR and several have DVD players available.  Information about the specific equipment available in individual classrooms as well as instruction for equipment use can be found by clicking here.  If you plan to use mobile audio, video, or projection equipment in your class, you should request that equipment by using the web-based form available at the RUCS website.

Library Information and Resources:

The Paul Robeson Library houses traditional and electronic publications.  For information about the library and its resources, as well as guides for finding books, articles, and electronic publications, and to access the catalogue, click here. The library site has helpful information for faculty  and directions for placing items on reserve (traditional or electronic).

Note that access to the library and its resources requires an identification card and its accompanying barcode number.  The procedure for obtaining an identification card is described above.

The library staff provides instruction for students in research strategies and resources.  Arrangements for such instruction can be made through the library liaison for your department.

Textbooks can be ordered through the campus bookstore.  The bookstore may be contacted by email or phone: 856/225-6006.  Texts may also be ordered online, but you must have a bookstore-supplied password to access the site.

You should discuss your teaching responsibilities with your department chair, who will provide you with information about specific departmental or course guidelines and policies.  In general, you should provide each student with a syllabus, which should include:  basic course information as well as class meeting times and location; contact information for you (including office hours, appointment procedures, email, office phone number, home/cell phone number [this information should be provided only if you wish to give such access to students]); goals and/or objectives of the course; list of textbooks and other reading materials; a clearly delineated schedule of assignments and due dates; class meeting dates; and policies regarding grading, participation, academic integrity and attendance for class and exams.  You should make clear your expectations for the class during your first meeting.

Class rosters will be provided to you through your department.  In addition, the departmental secretary can arrange for you to have online access to rosters.  Once those arrangements have been made, you can access that information from the Registrar’s Office.  Partway through the semester, you will be asked to submit warning grades, as appropriate, for poor course attendance and/or poor academic performance.  Final grades can also be submitted online, once you have appropriate access.

Be sure to keep careful records of class attendance and grades.

Students must understand the importance of integrity and honesty in their academic work.  Be sure to discuss with them possible violations of academic integrity and how to avoid them.  You should instruct students about the appropriate methods for citing materials in any work they produce for your class.

Violations of academic integrity may include: cheating (the use of inappropriate and unacknowledged materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise); fabrication (the falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise); facilitating academic dishonesty (when students knowingly or negligently allow their work to be used by other students or who otherwise aid others in academic dishonesty); plagiarism (the representation of the words or ideas of another as one's own in any academic exercise); and denying others access to information or material.

The Arts & Sciences Academic Integrity Policy provides guidelines for reporting suspected violations.  There is a reporting form to be used and information about the procedures for both complainant and respondent are included.

 If you suspect a student of violating the campus academic integrity policy, you should report that violation to the campus Judicial Officer, who is in the Dean of Students Office in the Office of Student Affairs.  Please note that students may continue to participate in a course or research activities until the case has been adjudicated.  Under no circumstances should a student be offered a choice of either dropping a course or facing disciplinary action.  A grade of TZ should be assigned, pending resolution of this matter, and no penalties should be imposed until this complaint is resolved.

Grades should be used to evaluate student performance in light of the stated objectives for the class.  Be sure to indicate how students will be graded and the value of various assignments and examinations in your syllabus.  The following grades are used for undergraduates in Arts and Sciences:  A (Outstanding), B+ (Intermediate), B (Good), C+ (Intermediate), C (Satisfactory), D (Poor), and F (Failing).

You should discuss departmental standards for grading with your department chair.  In addition, according to the Camden Undergraduate Catalog, the “classroom, studio, or laboratory instructor has the responsibility for the assignment of grades.  Complaints about a grade must be directed to the instructor in writing, within ten working days of its assignment.  Disputes unresolved at this level are referred, in writing, to the appropriate department chairperson.  Complaints remaining unresolved at this level should be directed, in writing, to the dean of the appropriate college.”

If a final exam is given in a course, it must be given in the scheduled exam period, which is published in the class and hour schedule each semester.  It may not be given during the last week of class or during the reading period.

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Student evaluations for each class are conducted each semester through the Teaching Excellence Center in New Brunswick.  They are returned during the following semester (or during the summer) and should be provided to you by the department.    In addition, department chairs and/or other tenured faculty may observe your class from time to time.  Such evaluations and observations can provide useful information about teaching techniques and effectiveness.

It is the general policy of the University not to cancel regularly scheduled classes because of weather conditions.  In most cases, therefore, of emergencies that disrupt local transportation facilities or create personal problems, students and faculty members should make decisions as to attendance that appear appropriate to them in their particular circumstances.  However, there are instances where especially adverse and hazardous road conditions make it impossible to travel and to conduct academic activities at the campus. On these infrequent occasions appropriate announcements will be made over KYW (1060 AM), an area radio station.  The following code numbers will identify the campus:  605 --Day Session classes (8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.) and 2605 -- Evening Session classes (6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.).  Information about campus closings will also be posted on the campus home page.

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Faculty members are expected to meet with their classes at all of the scheduled time periods.  If a faculty member is ill and must be absent from class, the faculty member must contact the department chairperson so that coverage of the class can be arranged.

Ordinarily faculty members should not miss more than one half of one week's classes in the course of a semester.

Except in instances of illness, faculty members are expected to meet with their scheduled classes.  A faculty member who believes that he/she cannot meet with regularly scheduled classes for reasons other than this should seek approval from the department chairperson for both absence from class and the alternative arrangements for coverage of the missed classes.

Rutgers is committed to maintaining a diverse academic, work and living environment free from harassment based on an individual’s race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, and marital or veteran status. The university requires that all students, faculty, and staff adhere to the law and university policies aimed at preventing harassment and discrimination.  Faculty members should acquaint themselves with appropriate procedures for the referral and assistance of a student or employee concerned about harassment.  The policy and complaint process can be found on the web page of the Office of Employment Equity. The Office can also be contacted by phone at 732/932-3020, x4030.

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Rutgers complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).  FERPA affords students certain rights with respect to their education records, including the right to inspect and review those education records and the right to request amendment of education records that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading.  Rutgers shall obtain the prior consent of the student before disclosing personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records, EXCEPT to the extent FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.  Generally, this means that you should not discuss such matters as the grades and class attendance of your students or disciplinary matters with their parents, unless the students have waived their right to privacy by signing a notarized release form.

There are a number of exceptions to the general rule prohibiting disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records without prior consent of the student.  Some common exceptions used by Rutgers include disclosure to Rutgers officials with legitimate educational interest in the records being sought and the release of student directory information.  More details from the University Policy can be obtained from the Office of Compliance, Student Policy, and Judicial Affairs at their web site.

Faculty members should take care to protect student confidentiality.  For example, do not publish or display lists of students by social security number, do not list grades publicly by name or social security number or publish grades on a web site or an email list, and do not leave student papers or exams for pickup outside your office.  All papers, exams, and other graded materials should be kept securely in your possession until picked up by students or mailed to them in a self-addressed, stamped envelope provided by the student.

Further information about access to student records, as well as release forms, can be found on a page maintained by the Office of Compliance, Student Policy, and Judicial Affairs. until picked up by students or mailed to them in a self-addressed, stamped envelope provided by the student.

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The Office of Student Affairs provides multiple services for students, including academic advising for students without declared majors, health services (physical and psychological), career services, student activities, athletics and recreation, dining services, and residence life.

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Rutgers is committed to providing fair treatment and reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Information about disability services can be obtained from Nathan Levinson, Associate Dean of the Business School, by email or phone 856/225-6219.

The Camden Learning Resource Center provides assistance with study, organizational, and writing skills to students through tutoring and workshops.

If you are teaching an evening class (one that begins after 4:30 p.m.), you should be aware that University College staffs an evening desk, located in the Office for Student Life on the 2nd floor of Armitage Hall.  It is open from 4:30 to 7:30 pm on Monday through Thursday evenings.  The phone number for the evening desk is 856/225-2761.

The evening desk provides the following services: emergency photocopying, pick up and drop off service for work done by departmental secretaries, pick up for emergency mail, message center, and general information.

Secretarial work needed for syllabi, exams, etc. should be done by departmental secretaries.  Please call in, fax, e-mail (or drop off at the Evening Desk) work you want typed and/or copied, giving ample lead time.  Your departmental secretary will do the work and leave it for you at the evening desk for pick up.

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The Faculty Handbook provides information about the policies and practices of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of the Camden campus of Rutgers University.

For information on avaliable benefits, go to the University's benefits page.

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Camden College of Arts and Sciences Home Page

Arts and Sciences Calendar of Events

General Education Requirements

Academic Departments and Programs

Rutgers-Camden Home Page

Rutgers University Home Page

Camden Undergraduate Catalogue

Camden Graduate Catalogue

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Campus Services are generally open daily 8:30-4:30 p.m.

Office	Contact	Phone
Bookstore	Jamal Parker, Text Book Manager	225-6006
Business Manager	Maria Garcia	225-6100
Campus Center	Thomas Divalerio, Director	225-6161
Career Center	James Marino, Director	225-6046
Computing Services (RUCS)	David Gwalthney, Director	225-6286
Computing and Instructional Technology  (CIT Group)	Harold Winshel, Director	225-6669
EOF Program	Nezzie Diggs, Administrative Assistant	225-6107
Learning Center	Rob Ciervo, Director	225-2722
Office for Student Life	Mary Beth Daisey, Assoc. Provost	225-6043
University Police	Guy Still, Chief	225-6009