Choose from the links below to explore our online manual for part-time and adjunct instructors.

Getting Started

• (Quick information on contracts, paychecks, computer passwords, parking passes, etc.)
Policies
• Basic Teaching Expectations
  • Statement of good teaching practices
• Personnel policies
  • Summary
  • Complete (Miami University Policies and Information Manual — MUPIM)
  • Academic Personnel Web site has FAQ, forms, and policy information, many of them of particular relevance to new employees
• Other policies
  • Academic Misconduct - What to do if you suspect a student of cheating
  • Adding and Dropping Students - Policies and procedures regarding course rosters.
  • FERPA - Federal privacy regulations require you to handle certain information about students' academic performance confidentially.
  • Students In Distress - What to do if you are concerned about a student's well-being.
Contacts
• Office of the Campus Dean
  • Campus organization chart
• Chairs and Coordinators
• Directory

Services and Support
• Part-Time Faculty Oasis
• Guidelines for use
• Faculty support services
• Hours and Staff
• Services Offered
• Audio-visual equipment
  • Contacts
• Bookstore
  • Staff, hours, information on ordering textbooks
• Business services
  
  • Basic information on purchases, keys, parking, mail center, food service
• Campus computing
  • Who to call about what
  • Computer center hours (located on lower level of Gardner-Harvey Library building)
  • Services
  • Basic computer skills for students
• Library
  • Services, Staff, Hours
  • Gardner-Harvey Library main page
  • Catalog
• Records and Registration
  • General Information
  • Bannerweb: checking rosters, submitting grades, etc.
• Student Affairs
  • Student Activities offers an array of programs, activities, and events throughout the year to support learning inside the classroom, outside the classroom, and even off-campus. Activities that support course content enhance student learning by engaging all the senses and allowing the student to experience a course topic first hand. Student Activities is available to aid faculty in providing these experiences for students.
    
    Types of requests may include helping to find or fund an on or off-campus speaker, assisting in funding off-campus field trips or overnight trips, or even providing support with transportation. Funds are limited, so please fill out the Program Request Form and we can talk about how to bring your classroom lessons to life. Requests must be received by October 1st of the fall semester and March 1st of the spring semester.
• Student Services
  • Basic information on advising, counseling, disability services
• Travel and Professional Development
  • General information
  • A small-grant program aimed specifically at part-time faculty (view pdf file or view word file)

Emergency Procedures
• Introduction
• Emergency Telephone Numbers
• Utility failure
• Criminal activity
• Medical emergency
• Chemical spill - no immediate danger
• Chemical spill - immediate danger
• Gas odor
• Tornado
• Earthquake
• Bomb threats
• Fire
• Evacuation of people with disabilities
• Evacuation of early childhood center