Office of the Provost: Resources for Calvin's Faculty

2008 Fall Conference for Faculty and Staff

Please join us August 28, 2008, for the Fall Conference for Calvin College Faculty and Staff. The converence begins with coffee at 8:30 a.m. on the chapel patio (rain venue: chapel undercroft)

Faculty Activities Reporting due Friday August 29

To submit your faculty activities information for the period spanning July 1, 2007—June 30, 2008, please click here: http://www.calvin.edu/form/auth/far

About Us:: Expanded Statement of Mission; Provost's Office Staff; Self-Study Report (2004); Strategic Plan 2008-2013 (pdf)
Academic Affairs Division:: Dean for Instruction; Dean for Multicultural Affairs; Dean for Research & Scholarship; Office of Community Engagement; Registrar; Student Academic Services
Academic Bulletin:: This newsletter is intended to be a place to gather many details of special interest to faculty life at Calvin. It will also be a place to highlight recent articles or books on higher education, to post brief reminders, to welcome new faculty as they are hired, and to publish occasional editorial comments from the provost.; Current Issue; Past Issues
Administrative Resources:: Department Assistants'; Department Chairs'; Visiting Scholars Program
Assessment Resources:: Office of Assessment; Institutional and Enrollment Research
Cross-Disciplinary Resources: Calvin Environmental Assessment Program (CEAP); Office of Community Engagement; Research Centers & Institutes at Calvin
Events:: 2008 Fall Conference for Faculty and Staff; Calvin Calendars; Center & Institute Events; Faculty Development Workshops: Summer 2008; Download Workshop catalog: (doc | pdf); Teaching Development Events
Forms & Policies:: Academic Dishonesty Report (32k PDF download); Attendance Check Policy; Core Curriculum; Faculty Membership Requirements: A Guide for Prospective Faculty : This is a summary of the full policy which is available from the Faculty Handbook; Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); From Every Nation; Handbook for Teaching Faculty; Information Technology Policies; Procedures for Research Involving Human Subjects - c/o Institutional Review Board; Reappointment, Promotion, Tenure; Research Funding Resources for Faculty; Student Conduct Code (130K PDF download); Student Handbook
Governance Committees:: Intensive Governance Committees; Faculty Governance Committees; Governing Boards

Hiring:: Administrative Openings; Faculty Openings
Instructional Funding:: Fund for the Improvement of Teaching; Kuyers International Programs Endowment; Provost's Supplemental Travel Fund
Instructional Resources:: Academic Calendar; Calvin IT's Teaching and Learning Resources; Critical Thinking Resources; Directory of Teaching Resources; Integration of Faith & Learning; Kuyers Institute for Christian Teaching and Learning; Teaching Development Events; Teaching Evaluation Tools; Test Schedule: Fall 2008
Multicultural Affairs:: Cross-Cultural Engagement ("CCE"); From Every Nation (a.k.a. "FEN")
The Revised Comprehensive Plan for Racial Justice, Reconciliation, and Cross-Cultural Engagement at Calvin College; Guide to Calvin's Multicultural Resources; Talking Points: a monthly newsletter from the Office for Multicultural Affairs.
New Faculty Resources: New Faculty Orientation (August 26-29, 2008); New Faculty Resources website:
Reports, Presentations, & Publications:: Critical Thinking Task Force report (Spring 2007); Enrollment Reports (Day 10) - c/o the Office for Institutional & Enrollment Research; FOSCO - Report of the Faculty Organization Study Committee to the Faculty of Calvin College, May 4, 1972; Institutional Databook; Institutional Self-Study Report (Fall 2004); Presentations & Publications; Reports of Faculty Scholarly Activities
Research Funding:: Calvin Research Fellowships; Grant-Writing Resources; Office of Grants & Foundation Relations; Research Funding Guide; Sabbatical Leave of Absence
Research Resources:: Procedures for Research Involving Human Subjects - c/o Institutional Review Board; Research Centers & Institutes; Research & Scholarship Office
Scholarship Resources:: Fund for the Improvement of Teaching; Guidelines for Professional Planning; Office of Grants and Foundation Relations