STATEMENT FROM UNIVERSITY COUNSEL:
This handbook describes various Cornell University policies and procedures of interest to the University Faculty. The handbook, however, is not intended to create a contract between the university and its employees or to set forth terms or conditions of employment. NOTE: In many cases, policies governing the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University differ from policies governing Cornell’s Ithaca campus. Faculty at the Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences should consult the Office of the Provost for Medical Affairs for the relevant policies.
CHAPTER 1: HISTORY, GENERAL ORGANIZATION & GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
- Colleges and Schools
- Departments
- Academic Divisions
- Other Academic Units
- Faculties and Academics
- The Students
- The Non-Academics
- Board of Trustees
- The University Faculty
- Committee on Memorial Statements
- University Appeals Panel
- Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellows
- University Assemblies
CHAPTER 2: ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENT, TENURE & PROMOTION
- Academic Appointments
- Authority to Make Appointment
- Letters of Appointment
- Academic Titles
- Appointments with Modified Titles
- Academic Appointments in the ROTC Program
- Academic Appointments of Foreign Nationals
- Part Time Policy
- Moving Allowances
- Appointment of Candidates for Cornell Degrees
- Supplemental Summer Employment
- Reappointment Not Involving Probationary Tenure Status
- Faculty Members in Probationary Tenure Status
- University Criteria
- Time Period to Review for Tenure
- Review Process for Tenure
- Faculty Advisory Committee on Tenure Appointments
- Time Period Prior to Review for Promotion to Full Professor
- Review Process for Promotion to Full Professor
CHAPTER 3: BENEFITS, FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, LEAVES OF ABSENCE
- Educational
- Holidays, Vacation and Recesses
- Illness or Disability
- Insurance Coverage
- Retirement Plans
- Miscellaneous
- Study Leave
- Professional Development Leave
- Prestigious Fellowship Leave
- Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Leave
- Military Training Leave
- Cornell Academic Parental Leave
- Family & Medical Leave
- Other Leaves of Absence
CHAPTER 4: RETIREMENT, UNIVERSITY POLICIES FOR EMERITUS FACULTY AND SEPARATION
UNIVERSITY POLICIES FOR EMERITUS FACULTY
CHAPTER 5: ACADEMIC POLICIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Academic Integrity
- Academic Misconduct
- Academic Year and Calendar
- Advising
- Book Lists for Courses
- Class Schedule and Absences
- College-Level Grievance Procedures
- Commencement Ceremony
- Conflicts of Interest (and Conflicts of Commitment)
- Consulting
- Copyright Policy
- Degrees
- Disability Accommodation Procedure for Students
- Examinations and Academic Activities
- Grades
- Intercollege Compensation
- Inventions and Related Property Rights
- Patent Policy
- Photocopying for Classroom Use
- Research Policies
- Tutoring
CHAPTER 6: UNIVERSITY POLICIES APPLICABLE TO FACULTY (AND OTHERS)
- Alcohol and Other Drugs
- Bias Activity
- Business Expenses
- Business Income Taxes
- Campus Code of Conduct
- Cornell Name, Logos, Trademarks, and Insignias
- Cornell Vehicles
- Cost Sharing
- Credit Cards to Conduct University Business
- Discrimination and Protected Status
- Effort Planning and Confirmation
- Environmental Communications
- Environmental Compliance
- Ethical Conduct
- Faculty Mailing List
- Financial Irregularities
- Gifts to the University
- Graduation Requirements
- Health and Safety
- Health and Safety Policies, International
- HIV Infection and AIDS
- Human Relations
- Identification Cards
- Legal Defense and Indemnification
- Minority Educational Affairs
- Nepotism
- Pets on Campus
- Political Process
- Records Retention
- Registration
- Religious Symbols
- Rifles, Shotguns and Firearms on Campus
- Romantic and Sexual Relationships Between Students and Staff
- Sexual Assault
- Sexual Harassment
- Smoking Policy
- Student Information
- Student Leaves
- Students on Assistantships
- Subsidiary or Affiliated Corporation
- Travel Policies
- Tuition Proration
- University Property
- Video Surveillance Systems
- Visitors to Cornell
- Volunteers
- Weather
CHAPTER 7: SERVICES & FACILITIES
- Academic Regalia
- Alumni Affairs and Development
- Athletic Events and Facilities
- Books, Supplies and Convenience Items
- Business Services
- Campus Club
- Campus Store
- Campus-To-Campus Express Coach
- Career Services
- Center for Teaching Excellence
- Commuter and Parking Services
- Concerts
- Conference Services and Catering
- Cornell Botanic Gardens
- Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization (CCTEC)
- Cornell Chronicle Online
- Cornell Digital Print Services
- Cornell Research Foundation
- Cornell Store
- Cornell University Press
- CUinfo
- Dean of Students
- Dining
- eCornell
- Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Office
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Events and Activities
- Facilities Management
- Faculty Fellows in Service
- Faculty Programs in Residential Communities
- Fraternities and Sororities
- Cornell Health Services
- Government Affairs
- Health Services
- Housing
- Human Resources
- Information and Referral Center
- Information Technologies
- Instructional Support
- International Students and Scholars Office
- International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Development Program
- Judicial Offices
- Learning Strategies Center
- Lectures
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center
- Mail Services
- Museum Exhibitions
- Ombudsman
- Outdoor Education
- Parking
- Police
- Policy Office
- Public Service Center
- Publications and Marketing
- Purchasing Services
- Rare and Manuscript Collections
- Recreation Connection
- Recreational Services
- Red Runner Courier Services
- Registrar
- Religious Work
- Research Division
- Risk Management and Insurance
- Sales Tax Exemption Certificates
- Scheduling
- Statler Hotel
- Student and Academic Services
- Student Activities
- Student Disability Services
- Student Support and Diversity Education
- Summer Events
- Supply Management Services
- Technology Connection
- Theatre, Film and Dance Performances and Public Productions
- Transportation Services
- Travel Services
- University Communications
- University Photography
- Veterinary Services
- Vice Provost for Research
- Work/Life at Cornell University
- Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality
APPENDICES
- The Academic Responsibilities of the Faculty
- Organization and Procedures of the University Faculty (OPUF)
- Procedures for Appealing a Decision Not to Renew a Non-Tenure Appointment
- Procedures for Appealing a Decision Not to Conduct a Tenure Review at the End of the Ordinary Tenure Probation Period on the Basis of Facotrs Other than the Candidate’s Merits
- Procedures for Appealing a Negative Tenure Decision
- Procedures for Appealing a Negative Decision on Promotion to Full Professor
- Code of Academic Integrity
- Cornell University’s Grading System
Last Updated: March 21, 2017 at 2:29 pm