Preface

FACULTY HANDBOOK

The administration and faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (“UTC”) share responsibility for effectively conducting the academic affairs of UTC. Institutional success depends upon the mutual respect and thoughtfulness of the faculty and the UTC administration. Both the faculty and the UTC administration are employed by The University of Tennessee (the “University”) and have specific responsibilities that can be successfully discharged only with the support and counsel of the other. UTC faculty members are professionals whose services have been obtained by the University through its administrators on behalf of UTC and for the sake of UTC’s students.

The Faculty Handbook is intended to be a general summary of university governance, policies, guidelines, services, and resources. UTC maintains a copy of the current Faculty Handbook on the Faculty Senate website. The Faculty Handbook, along with UT Policy HR0580 – Code of Conduct, should be read carefully by all members of the faculty.

Collegiate and departmental bylaws do not supersede and may not conflict with the contents of this Faculty Handbook. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between Board policy and this Faculty Handbook, Board policy will take precedence.

Current versions of the Board and UT System policies are available on the UT System policy website.

UTC campus policies and procedures are available on the UTC policy website.

Additional information about UTC accreditation, memberships, history, facts, and statistics may be found on the UTC website here.