Faculty Resource Guide* 2014-2015 * This Guide is a compilation of important policies and procedures and serves as the Faculty Handbook referred to in the CBA, Article XX. 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College WWW.MCC.EDU Your Main Source for WebAdvisor for Faculty Class List Online Grading Online Absence Reporting General Academic Resources Course/Program Information College Catalog Blackboard Online System Library Information Computer/Learning Lab Information Employee Information Directory Maps Pay Schedule Academic Calendar Employee Contract Information Forms News and Events Job Aids/Cognos Information The MCC Website can help you in many ways, 24/7. 2 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Dear Faculty, It is my privilege to work with an outstanding group of faculty at Mott Community College who make student learning the top priority. It is your professional knowledge, your experiences, and your dedication to the learning process that assists our students in becoming successful. There are many processes and procedures at MCC that will assist you in your endeavors. This resource guide (formerly called a faculty handbook) is intended to help you navigate through these. As my staff reviewed the last faculty handbook, their goal was to look for ways to streamline and improve the document. As a result, a major change is providing links to the websites where this information is located as opposed to reproducing all the text in this guide. We are a college that has adopted the AQIP model of continuous quality improvement so as we improve and make changes, print documents quickly become out-of-date. The web allows us to update as the changes are made and so it provides the most accurate information. A second change was to try and reduce the duplication of material. I know how quickly we can all get buried in paper, so hopefully this won’t become a document that gets lost in the stacks! The Faculty Resource Guide has taken on the look and feel of a quick reference guide where you can access such things as attendance policies, grading policies, syllabi guidelines, student demographic information, instructional support resources, and a host of other resources that are designed to help you at MCC. Ultimately, we hope this guide is more “user-friendly” and reduces the time it takes you to get the answer to your question. As you use this Faculty Resource Guide, please feel free to give us your feedback. MCC is a wonderful community college and you are a valued part of our community. Have a wonderful year of teaching. Sincerely, Amy L. Fugate, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs 3 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College MCC Mission Statement The mission of Mott Community College is to provide high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services that cultivate student success and individual development and improve the overall quality of life in a multicultural community. 2013-2018 Overarching Strategic Goals STUDENT LEARNING & SUCCESS • Utilize research to assess and develop curriculum to meet the needs of students, employers, the community, and transfer institutions. • Focus, align and integrate organizational efforts to create learning-centered environments that offer all students an opportunity to succeed. • Develop pathways that support the timely completion of degrees for all students. • Provide innovative developmental education and college readiness programs that work to close achievement gaps and address structural inequities that impede student success. • Implement comprehensive research-based strategies to increase student retention. TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES • Commit the funds to maintain user-centered, state-of-the-art technology and staffing support that enhances student learning, supports faculty/staff productivity, maximizes student success, and ensures organizational effectiveness. • Establish systematic processes and practices to maintain data integrity. • Promote a culture of data security awareness across all areas of the organization to support student privacy and limit college liability. SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT • Enhance and align continuous process and systems improvement to respond quickly to changes in the internal and external environment. • Expand and integrate the use of quality improvement processes within and across divisions and departments. • Establish measurements and benchmarks to systematically advance organizational effectiveness and efficiency. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT • Ensure that MCC programs and services are directly related to the current and emerging labor market needs of our region. • Continue to partner with local, regional and state entities to ensure that our students are prepared to meet the needs of the workplace. • Participate in coordinated leadership with local, state, and regional efforts to attract and retain jobs. • Monitor global markets for emerging fields of study that will bring new opportunities to our students, the community, and the region. HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT • Promote a culture that fosters collegiality, creates a sense of community among faculty and staff, and furthers employee responsibility for outcomes. • Maintain rigorous selection and performance standards for faculty and staff. • Provide comprehensive professional development opportunities that improve teaching and learning, develop leadership, and strengthen employee skills. INSTITUTIONAL IMAGE & COMMUNITY RELATIONS • Maintain a leadership role in the community by engaging community partners to better meet area educational needs. • Continue to provide a safe learning and working environment. • Emphasize the diversity, quality, and affordability of the college’s programs and services through marketing. • Promote and share best practices in education at the local, state, and national levels. BUDGET/FINANCE • Focus on controllable revenues and costs to sustain our current reputation and facilities and provide funding for strategic priorities. • Maintain short and long term budget and finance priorities that provide a balanced approach to the needs of a learning organization with the flexibility to realign resources. • Continually review the comprehensive strategy that addresses the long term deficit which enables us to provide affordable high quality education. • Continue to provide relevant and accurate financial information to college stakeholders in a timely manner in order to facilitate effective decision making, maximizing student success. • Seek and cultivate alternative resources to supplement and/or increase existing revenue streams and funding sources. 4 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Table of Contents Letter to Faculty .............................................................................................................................3 MCC Mission Statement ...............................................................................................................4 Table of Contents ...........................................................................................................................5 AQIP................................................................................................................................................7 Academic Calendars ......................................................................................................................8 Section 1: MCC Facts History ...................................................................................................................................10 Student Demographics...........................................................................................................11 Section 2: MCC Organization Board of Trustees ..................................................................................................................14 College Leadership ................................................................................................................14 MCCEA .................................................................................................................................15 Cross-College Committees List .............................................................................................16 Curriculum Development Process (CPSC) ...........................................................................18 Section 3: Classroom and Student Academic Information Attendance .............................................................................................................................21 Absence Reporting ................................................................................................................21 Late Registration ...................................................................................................................23 Syllabi ....................................................................................................................................24 Grades ....................................................................................................................................26 Grades-Repeated Classes ..............................................................................................26 Grades-Changes ............................................................................................................26 Grades “I” – Incomplete................................................................................................27 Online Grading ..............................................................................................................28 Assessment ............................................................................................................................28 Textbooks ..............................................................................................................................28 Field Trips .............................................................................................................................29 ADA Compliance Policy .......................................................................................................29 DisAbility Services ................................................................................................................29 Academic Discipline .............................................................................................................30 Teaching Loads .....................................................................................................................33 Section 4: Instructional Support Computer Labs ......................................................................................................................35 Learning Center .....................................................................................................................35 Writing Center .......................................................................................................................36 Faculty Support Center ..........................................................................................................37 e-Learning & Faculty Support Center ...................................................................................37 e-Learning Preparedness Session ..........................................................................................37 Educational Media Services ..................................................................................................37 AV Equipment Use................................................................................................................38 Information Technology Services .........................................................................................38 Testing Center .......................................................................................................................39 Library Services.....................................................................................................................39 5 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Section 5: Professional Responsibilities Engagement Hours ................................................................................................................43 Email......................................................................................................................................43 Voice Mail .............................................................................................................................43 Section 6: Policies and Procedures Board Policies ........................................................................................................................45 Divisional Governance ..........................................................................................................45 Public Safety..........................................................................................................................45 Weather Emergencies ............................................................................................................45 Section 7: Faculty Evaluation Instructor Evaluation .............................................................................................................49 Probation and Continuing Contract .......................................................................................49 Section 8: Faculty Development Office of Professional Development .....................................................................................51 Center for Teaching and Learning .........................................................................................51 Experiential Learning ............................................................................................................51 Section 9: Insurance and Employee Benefits Faculty Benefits Summary ....................................................................................................53 Tuition Waiver.......................................................................................................................71 Section 10: Faculty Pay Schedule Pay Schedule .........................................................................................................................74 Rank Chart .............................................................................................................................75 Section 11: How to Do and Find Things Mini Directory .......................................................................................................................78 Identification Cards ...............................................................................................................79 Parking ...................................................................................................................................79 Forms .....................................................................................................................................79 Section 12: Campus Maps Campus Overview .................................................................................................................81 Main .......................................................................................................................................82 Lapeer Extension Center .......................................................................................................83 Northern Tier Center .............................................................................................................84 Southern Lakes Branch Center ..............................................................................................85 The material in this guide may be modified or revoked at any time in accordance with College policies. 6 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College MCC uses the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) for its continuing accreditation efforts with the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. Aligned with the strategic planning process, this continuous quality improvement approach will ensure that MCC maintains and improves its plans and goals. Academic Quality Improvement Program Cycles of Continuous Improvement AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Program) infuses the principles and benefits of continuous improvement into the culture of colleges and universities by providing an alternative process to maintain accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission. With AQIP, an institution demonstrates it meets accreditation standards and expectations through three simultaneous quality cycles. MCC’s 3 currently-published AQIP Action Projects are: HLC's AQIP Page www.aqip.org AQIP @ MCC www.mcc.edu/aqip AQIP Categories and Quality Framework • Green Initiatives & Recycling • Retention • Student Pathways 7 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College CHARLES STEWART MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2014 - 2015 CALENDAR Fall 2014 (2015/2) Winter 2015 (2015/3) Spring 2015 (2015/4) Date Day Event August 27 September 1 September 2 September 29 October 22 October 23 Nov 27 – Nov 30 December 17 December 19 Wednesday Monday Tuesday Monday Wednesday Thursday Thursday - Sunday Wednesday Friday Faculty Report Labor Day Classes begin Late-Start semester classes begin First half semester classes end Second half semester classes begin Thanksgiving recess Classes end Final grades due January 7 January 10 January 19 February 9 March 4 March 5 March 9 - March 15 May 1 May 2 May 4 Wednesday Saturday Monday Monday Wednesday Thursday Monday - Sunday Friday Saturday Monday Faculty report Classes begin Martin Luther King Day-classes dismissed Late-Start semester classes begin First half semester classes end Second half semester classes begin Spring recess Classes end Commencement Final grades due May 6 May 18 May 25 June 26 June 29 August 20 Wednesday Monday Monday Friday Monday Thursday Classes begin Late-Start Session classes begin Memorial Day - classes dismissed Classes end Final grades due Late-Start session classes end Monday Friday Thursday Monday Classes begin Independence Day Holiday – classes dismissed Classes end Final grades due Summer 2015 (2016/1) June 29 July 3 August 20 August 24 Created 11/3/11 8 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Section 1: MCC Facts 9 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College A Brief History of MCC The history of Mott Community College spans more than 80 years of success and service. In 1923, the Flint Board of Education established Flint Junior College to make a college education available to Genesee County students at a minimal cost without forcing them to leave home. On September 23, 1923, the first class of what would become Mott Community College was held. In 1950 Charles Stewart Mott gave $1 million to develop Flint Junior College into a four-year institution in collaboration with the University of Michigan, a move that created the College and Cultural Center (including the DeWaters Art Center, the Flint Institute of Arts, Longway Planetarium, Bower Theater, Sloan Museum, Whiting Auditorium, Flint Institute of Music and the Flint Public Library main branch). In 1951, William Ballenger, Sr. set aside $200,000 for the construction of an athletic field house and left a trust of several million dollars that allowed the college to hire top quality instructors to elevate Flint Junior College to a true community college. C. S. Mott then donated 32 acres of farmland and additional money for an entire new campus. In 1957, University of Michigan-Flint was established on the MCC campus and remained here until the mid-1970s when its new downtown campus was established (although UM-F science classes remained at MCC for another decade and UM-F’s public TV station remained on the MCC campus until 2002). In 1969, Genesee County voters converted Flint Junior College into a countywide college, Genesee Community College. When C.S. Mott died in 1973 (at age 97) Genesee Community College was renamed Charles Stewart Mott Community College. The 1980s saw MCC enter the computer age. Student registration was fully computerized and classes were offered by television. By the mid-1990s classes were offered via videotape, television and the Internet, and satellite campuses opened in Lapeer and Fenton. In 1991, MCC helped establish the Mott Middle College, a nationally recognized program for troubled but talented high school students in the Genesee County area. In 1996 MCC began development of the Regional Technology Center (RTC), a center for hightechnology education built on the site of the old St. Joseph Hospital, adjacent to the main campus. The $40 million facility opened in September 2002 and drew over 1,300 students its first semester. In addition, thousands of area residents have attended community events at the new RTC. At the same time, Mott College opened its Visual Arts and graphic design. Three community technology centers were also established in Flint to help bridge the “digital divide.” In 2001, MCC expanded to Livingston County, opening a Michigan Technical Education Cener in Howell. In 2002, MCC also opened a new center in Clio to serve students in the northern part of Genesee County. This center was so successful (enrollment rose from 400 to 1,100 student sin the first few years) that a new larger facility was opened in January 2007. The year 2010 saw the opening of a Media Arts & entertainment Technology Center, providing professional-quality technical training for a wide variety of media-related careers. Today, Mott College has an enrollment of more than 10,000 students and offers more than 100 degree and certificate programs in a wide range of areas, including Health Sciences, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Computer Science, Business, Technology and many more. 10 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Demographic Profile By Term 2014/2 Source: Warehouse Student Counts Unduplicated Count of Students: Count of Male: Count of Female: Count of Missing Gender: Full/Part Time Counts Count of Full Time: Count of Part Time: Race/Ethnicity % American / Alaska Native: % Asian: % Black or African American: % Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: % Hispanic: % More Than One: % White: % Unknown: Residency % Indistrict: % Out of District: % Out of State: Age Distribution Average Age: 10,269 4,265 - 42% 6,004 - 58% 0 3,578 - 35% 6,691 - 65% 0.98% 0.58% 19.59% 0.07% 3.84% 2.66% 62.68% 9.59% 82% 18% 1% 28 Under 18 18-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 Over 69 158 1,285 5,576 1,547 1,027 536 104 36 Count of Students Fiscal Year 2014 Graduates* Degree Description Academic Program Offerings* Student Count Degree Type Active Programs Associate in Applied Science 572 Alternative Training Associate in Arts 367 Associate in Applied Science Associate in Fine Arts Associate in General Studies 7 1,451 7 48 Associate in Arts 1 Associate in Fine Arts 1 Associate in Science 184 Associate in General Studies 1 Career Credential 126 Associate in Science 1 Certificate 187 Career Credential 20 Certificate 49 Other 60 Total 188 Total 2,894 *The most recent fiscal year degree counts will be incomplete until the final degree extract is run (occurs around 8/1 of each year) *Academic program offerings as of report run date. 4:52:28 PM Oct 21, 2014 -111 Created By: Information Technology Services 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College 12 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Section 2: MCC Organization 13 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Board of Trustees Lenore Croudy John L. Snell, Jr., DVM Albert J. Koegel Sally Shaheen Joseph, J.D. Michael A. Freeman Matthew Norwood Rafael C. Turner Chairperson Vice Chairperson Treasurer Secretary Trustee Trustee Trustee College Leadership President Beverly Walker-Griffea, Ph.D. Executive Cabinet Amy L. Fugate, Ph.D. Scott Jenkins Larry Gawthrop, CPA Amberly Acuff Brennan Vice President, Academic Affairs Vice President, Student Services & Administration Chief Financial Officer Interim Chief Human Resources Officer Chief Technology Officer Cheryl Bassett Deans Patricia Bergh, Ed.D. Johanna Brown Troy Boquette Mary Cusack Clark Harris, Ph.D. Jeff Livermore Rebecca Myszenski Steve Robinson, Ph.D. Dale Weighill Dean, Humanities Dean, Science & Math Executive Dean, Student Services Dean, Fine Arts & Social Sciences Dean, Technology Dean, Business Dean, Health Science Executive Dean, Planning, Research & Quality Initiatives Executive Dean, Professional Development & Experiential Learning 14 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Mott Community College Education Association (MCCEA) The Mott Community College Board of Trustees recognizes the Mott Community College Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for all full and part-time professional personnel, now or hereafter employed at the College or on leave, included in the bargaining unit described as: all teaching faculty, counselors, area coordinators, health counselors, academic advisors, and related trade and technical instructors. All personnel recognized by the Master Contract as members of the bargaining unit shall be eligible for active membership and shall become members upon payment of current dues to the MCCEA, the Michigan Education Association, and the National Education Association. The objectives of the MCCEA are to promote better understanding of the goals, methods, and philosophies of higher education; to strive for improvement of educational standards at all levels, but particularly at the community college level; to improve the professional, economic and social status of community college personnel and to encourage professional growth at all times; to work for the improvement of educational methods, materials and facilities at MCC; to foster communication and cooperation among similar institutions and among educational institutions in general; to provide an effective channel of communication between the faculty, the administration, and the student body; and to provide an effective voice representing the viewpoint of MCC faculty to those outside agencies and individuals with whom communication is relevant. MCCEA Board of Directors September 2014 OFFICERS Larry Juchartz Janet Westhoff John Dempsey Josua Illian Robb Dudock Jackie Knoll Brian Harding TELEPHONE President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Grievance Officer Communications Officer Political Officer/MAHE 232-2431 762-0317 232-2538 233-7814 232-4153 232-2363 762-0516 DELEGATES AND REPRESENTATIVES TELEPHONE Frank Sobie Dustin Price Debbie Ocedek Vanessa Ferguson Mari Yancho Glenn Harris 232-8032 232-8051 762-0317 232-2292 762-0322 762-5536 Delegate-at-Large (FT) Delegate-at-Large (FT) Delegate-at-Large (FT) Part-Time Representative Part-Time Representative CPSC Representative DIVISIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TELEPHONE Frank Krcmarik John Lucchesi Jeff Simms Paul Jordan Diane Tremblay Paula Weston Sue Larsen Dave Butke Advising Rep Business Rep Counseling Rep Fine Arts/Social Science Rep Health Science Rep Humanities Rep Science/Math Rep Technology Rep 235-5306 235-5709 232-3708 232-2321 762-5019 232-2370 762-5312 232-2445 MCCEA OFFICE Michele Champion Membership Clerk TELEPHONE 762-0343 15 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Cross-College Committees Involving Faculty at Mott Community College Committee Purpose Structure Membership Process College Professional Study Committee (CPSC) Discussion and study of subjects related to the educational processes at the college 2 co-chairs, VPAA and the VP of the MCCEA, 6 faculty and 4 administrators President Curriculum SubCommittee To study, discuss and make recommendations of curricular changes/additions to the main body (CPSC) To study, discuss and make recommendations of general subject for study to the main body (CPSC) Grants sabbatical leaves to faculty or study and/or research. Oversees the allocation of funds to faculty members for graduate study tuition or professional development activities. To encourage the development of projects that enhance the teaching and learning environment at the college. Review and revise the Academic Technology Plan 8 faculty, 3 administrators VPAA, 2 administrators 3 faculty members 5 faculty members appointed by the MCCEA Board, 4 administrators appointed by the VPAA, one faculty member elected at large Each division elects one faculty member, 3 administrators appointed by the Vice President Each division elects one faculty member, 3 administrators appointed by the Vice President Deans appointed by the Vice President, faculty appointed by the MCCEA 4 administrators and 3 faculty Appointed by the Vice President Vice President, Academic Affairs 4 administrators, 3 faculty Appointments made by the Chief Technology Officer in consultation with Vice President, Academic Affairs Chief Technology Officer Committee for the Assessment of Student Academic Achievement (CASL) Campus Life Enhancement Fund Committee (CLEF) Honors Program Steering Committee Supports processes for assessment of student learning 3 administrators, 9 faculty Vice President, Academic Affairs Allocation of funds collected through student fees Staff, students and faculty Chair appointed by VPAA and other appointments made by VPAA upon recommendations by the Assessment Coordinator Appointments made by the Vice President and by Student Government Give support and advice to the Honors Programs Coordinator and votes on any new proposals or revisions of the Honors Degree Program 3 faculty and 3 administrators staff/member and 3 students Vice President, Academic Affairs Distance Learning Advisory Subcommittee An Ad Hoc Subcommittee of CPSC formed to develop and oversee standards of practice in the delivery of distance learning courses 4 administrators, and 8 faculty Coordinator appointed by VPAA, members recommended by the Program Coordinator and approved by the VPAA; 3 students selected by students in the program Chairperson recommended by CPSC or one of its subcommittees; each division recommends one faculty member, administrators appointed by the Chair, in consultation with the VPAA Academic Affairs Subcommittee Sabbatical Review Board Faculty/Staff Innovation Awards, funded by mini-grants from the foundation Information Technology Steering Committee 8 faculty, 3 administrators 16 Reports To CPSC CPSC President Vice President, Administration Student Services Chief Technology Officer 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Academic Computing Subcommittee (ACS) An Ad Hoc Subcommittee of CPSC formed to review academic computing services and software needs 8 administrators, 8 faculty Professional Development Advisory Council (PDAC) Acts in an advisory capacity to the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). 2 co-chairs, 1 academic dean, 17 faculty and staff Experiential Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) Acts in an advisory capacity to the Experiential Learning Office and supports the development and integration of meaningful experiences for students in order to meet learning objectives 16 faculty and staff and 1 academic dean 17 Chairperson recommended by CPSC or one of its subcommittees; each division recommends one faculty member; administrators appointed by the chair, in consultation with the VPAA Council members represent each academic area with faculty members selected by their division. Other members are selected by the VPAA Computing and Network Services Director Council members represent academic areas, CASD and Student Life appointed by the Exec, Dean of PDEL in consultation with the VPAA Exec. Dean of PDEL in consultation with the VPAA Executive Dean of PDEL 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College College Professional Study Committee (CPSC) CPSC, the College Professional Study Committee, is established by the Faculty Master Contract (X.R.1a). Its membership and its jurisdiction are defined there. 1. The Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Vice President of the MCCEA serve as co-chairs. 2. CPSC meets regularly once a month through the academic year. These meetings are usually held at noon on the fourth Friday of the month. Meeting agendas, location, and times are announced via e-mail and are available on the MCC website at http://www.mcc.edu/acad_affairs/cpsc_index.shtml. Items to be presented for study by CPSC are due in the office of the VPAA one week prior to the CPSC meetings (usually the third Friday of each month). 3. Meetings of the CPSC and its subcommittees are open to any member of the college. 4. Subjects for study by CPSC can be originated by any faculty member, student, or administrator. 5. General subjects for study are submitted on a Form 1; curricular changes are submitted on one of two Form 1-A’s, one for new or revised courses and one for new or revised programs. These forms are available on the MCC website in the Forms Center. An electronic copy of completed forms and all necessary attachments must be sent to the Vice President of Academic Affairs via email to Dolores Sharpe at Dolores.Sharpe@mcc.edu. 6. An agenda will be published via e-mail prior to CPSC, Curriculum and Academic Affairs meetings. 7. The standing sub-committees are Academic Affairs and Curriculum. Also reporting to CPSC are the Distance Learning Advisory Committee and the Academic Computing Committee. CPSC may also, at its discretion, establish Ad Hoc committees to study and report on particular topics. Examples of such committees in the recent past have included committees studying: • • • Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty General Education Hybrid Courses Each academic division is represented on Ad Hoc Committees. Meetings are held monthly and are open to all interested in attending. For further information, contact your division representative. 8. Either the faculty representatives or the administrative representatives may invite consultants or other outside speakers to address a CPSC meeting. 9. All reports will be in writing and will be available to faculty, students, and administrators. 10. Summaries of CPSC actions will be distributed throughout the college via e-mail and are available on the MCC website at http://www.mcc.edu/acad_affairs/cpsc_index.shtml. Sub-committees 1. Each division shall elect one faculty member to serve on each standing sub-committee. These elections are held in December, for a two-year term beginning in January. 2. The MCCEA may, at its discretion, appoint one member for each sub-committee. 3. Up to three administrators may be appointed by the Academic Vice President to serve on 18 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Academic Affairs and Curriculum subcommittees. 4. Committee members may send a representative if they will be absent at a meeting, and are allowed to vote as a committee member. The representative must be either a faculty representative when substituting for a faculty member, or an administrative representative for an administration member. 5. The position of Chairperson is open to any voting member. Chairpersons and secretaries shall be elected each January by a majority of the voting members present. 6. Responsibilities of the Chairperson include: a. Calling meetings as necessary; developing the agenda and publishing it via e-mail. b. Ensuring that all recommendations from the sub-committee are sent on a Form 2 to the CPSC, in time to be placed on the agenda for its next meeting. c. Attending all CPSC meetings when an item has been placed on the agenda by the sub-committee. 19 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Section 3: Classroom and Student Academic Information 20 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Attendance-Student Attendance in Classes It is college policy that attendance is taken in all applicable classes. Instructors will announce their attendance policy during the first class session, include those policies in their syllabi, and file the policy with their Dean’s office. Students are expected to attend class, since they are held responsible for the requirements of the course. Absence from classes does not excuse the student from course requirements. Student Exclusion from Laboratory or Clinical Classes - Instructor Initiated. Students who have not attended required lecture hours may be excluded from laboratory or clinical settings when their lack of preparation may pose a safety hazard for themselves or others. Federal Absence Reporting Summary Background To participate in Title IV funding, the US Department of Education requires colleges to have a mechanism in place to establish a student’s financial aid eligibility. This mechanism will establish initial eligibility and determine if and when a student unofficially withdraws from all of their registered courses. The mechanism used by Mott Community College to meet these requirements is reporting all absences for all students. Using this information, Financial Aid checks the data to ensure that students are in compliance with Federal regulations. Mott Community College faculty are required to record absences throughout each semester as outlined below. Taking weekly attendance is encouraged. Fall Week 3, Week 6, Week 9 and Week 12 Winter Week 3, Week 6, Week 9 and Week 12 Spring Week 3 and Week 7 Summer Week 3 and Week 7 Spring & Summer Week 3, Week 7 and Week 12 Establishing Financial Aid Eligibility To establish eligibility, a student must have attended at least one session of each of their registered courses at the time the aid is distributed. Failing to attend a course will result in Title IV funds being held until eligibility is verified. The college is required to adjust their aid, return the funds to the USDOE and the student is then responsible for repaying any resulting amount due. Determine Withdrawals According to federal regulations, a student is considered withdrawn from a credit-hour program when they do not complete ALL the days in the semester they were scheduled to complete. Mott considers the following as a semester withdrawal: Official 1. Students who stop attending all of their classes and complete the official withdrawal process. 2. Students who stop attending a class and officially withdraw from it AND still are or were enrolled in a mini-session course. 21 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Unofficial 1. Students who stop attending their classes, do not complete the official withdrawal process and are reported absent 5 consecutive times in a class AND do not show any other course has been attended on or after the 5th consecutive absence. 2. Students who receive failed grades in all enrolled classes. If a student is determined to have withdrawn, they may be responsible for a portion of the charges they’ve incurred, which is calculated based on the last date of attendance reported. Attendance Criteria TYPE OF CLASS STUDENT HAS ATTENDED IF THEY HAVE: Traditional courses Attended class at least once a week OE/OE courses and Modular Attended the orientation session or Submitted at least one academic assignment or Taken at least one academic test Online courses Attended the orientation session or Emailed the instructor and/or logged in using Blackboard or Submitted at least one academic assignment or Taken at least one academic test. If student does not meet the above attendance criteria, click the appropriate box for the week “missed” to place a check indicating non-attendance for that week. If there are no absences to report for any students in the class, place a check in the “No Absences to Report” box at the bottom of the roster. Be sure to click the submit button when done. 22 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Late Registration Any registration after the first week of classes is considered late. Students who wish to register after this point must obtain a Late Registration Permission form from the division office. The instructions regarding the late registration form are as follows: FACULTY 1. This form is to be used for any requests to register after the first week of classes. 2. Attach Prerequisite Waiver form if appropriate. 3. The permission to register late expires one week from the date the instructor signs unless instructor has noted an earlier time. (A later time may not be chosen.) 4. Complete form before signing. Forms will not be processed if incomplete. 5. Each course requires a separate form. EXCEPTION: Sections that must be taken together (e.g., lab & lecture) if taught by the same instructor may go on one form. 6. Students seeking to enroll in a course after the Date of Record (as outlined in the registration calendar) require the permission of both the class instructor and the Executive Dean of Student Services unless they are changing to a different section of the same course or are moving up or down in a sequence (e.g., MATH 101 to MATH 021). 7. After signing, give the form to the student and direct them to take it to Registration (or the Executive Dean of Student Services, if appropriate). Late Registration 1. Regular registration (15 week term) ends the day before classes start. The last day to add a class in the drop/add period is the first Friday of the semester. 2. Faculty signature is required for registration, after class has met, for students who have 12 earned credits or less and/or have a GPA lower than 2.0. 3. Registration into a Developmental course requires faculty permission if a class has already met. 4. Students who have not registered in the 15 week session for a least one class prior to the start of the semester may not register for a class without faculty permission (Late Start and Second 8 Week classes are fine). Approved: December 20, 2013 Effective Date: Fall 2014 23 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Syllabus Information During the first week of classes, the instructor must provide each student with the following information in writing: -a topical outline for the course -objectives -grading and attendance policies. Copies of the information provided to students must also be filed in the division office by the end of the first week of classes. The outline and objectives must be consistent with those officially approved for that course by the division and the College Professional Study Committee (CPSC). All of this information should be sufficiently detailed to provide students with a clear understanding of expectations. It is essential, then, that instructors adhere to the written information they have provided. If a change must be made, it should be provided to all students and in writing. All information must be consistent with catalog description, CPSC approved objectives and divisional topical outlines for this course. Syllabus Template From the “Faculty Resource Guide” All information must be consistent with catalog description, CPCS approved objectives and divisional topical outlines for this course. I. Instructor Information A. Instructor’s legal name B. Instructor’s office location C. Instructor’s contact information i. Office phone number ii. E-mail address iii. Fax number iv. Division phone number D. Instructor’s office hours or statement of availability and preferred method of contact II. Course Information A. Course prefix and number B. Prerequisites C. Credits D. Contact hours E. CPSC approved course description F. Meeting days, times and location G. Book requirements – required and optional i. Title ii. Author iii. Publisher iv. Edition v. ISBN number H. Equipment and supply requirements 24 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College III. Class Organization A. Outline of CPSC approved objectives in chronological order B. Key dates for the semester C. How the objectives will be assessed D. Estimated timeline for assessment(s) E. How the objectives will be graded F. How each assessment impacts the final grade IV. Instructor policies A. Opportunities for extra credit B. Grading policy including clearly stated grading scale C. Complete attendance policy i. Absences a. Planned b. Emergency ii. Tardiness iii. Withdrawal D. Instructor’s policy regarding makeup work: i. Exams and quizzes ii. Assignments iii. Homework iv. Incompletes E. Policy regarding instructor’s absence(s) F. Instructor’s classroom policies i. Safety requirements ii. Cell phones iii. Classroom etiquette iv. Tardiness – entering when presentations are being given v. Food/drink vi. Audio/Video policies viii. Plagiarism V. College Policies A. Title IV Funding Eligibility B. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) C. Academic Integrity Policy D. College’s policy regarding emergency closings E. College’s policy on Incompletes 25 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Grades Grading System: 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 Superior Very good Good Above Average Average I-Incomplete S-Satisfactory U-Unsatisfactory W-Withdrawal N-Audit X-Non-attendance M-Missed Grade NS-No Show 1.5 1.0 0.0 Below Average Poor Failure Credit and final grade delayed for up to one year. Credit toward graduation but not GPA. No credit toward graduation or GPA. No credit. Student must withdraw at Registration Office No credit. (given at mid semester only) No credit. No credit. Not sufficient instructor contact. Grades - Repeated Classes Credit for graduation cannot be earned more than once for any given course. If a student repeats a course, only the last attempted course grade will be counted in determining the grade point average. Both grades will remain on the official record of the student. The repeated course grade does not remove the original, but the original course grade will no longer be tabulated in the grade point average. Course Title Example: PSCN171 ENGL101 SOCY191 Cr. Hrs. Grade Honor Points 4 3 3 10 3.0 2.0 1.0 12 6 3 21 GPA 2.1 (21/10) 9 27 GPA 2.7 (27/10) REPEAT SOCY191 3 3.0 10 9 honor points is used for a net gain of 6. Grades - Changes Grades may be changed only by instructors. An instructor who wishes to change a grade should submit a Change of Grade Form to the Dean of the division. The Dean will forward the change to the Registrar for correcting the student’s record. Grades may only be changed up to 1 year after original grade has been posted. Forms are available in Division Offices. 26 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Grades “I” — Incomplete A grade of “I” is used to note that the student, for good reason, has not completed course requirements in a given semester and that the final grade is delayed based on an agreement between the instructor and student. • A student must initiate a request for an “I” (incomplete) from an instructor. The “I” will be given at the sole discretion of the instructor. Typically an I will be given only when the student (a) has completed at least 75% of the class (excluding the final exam) but is unable to complete the class work because of extraordinarily unusual or unforeseen circumstances or other compelling reasons, (b) has done passing work in the course, and (c) in the instructor’s judgment, can complete the required work without repeating the course. • Instructors electing to give an “I” will complete an Incomplete Grade Form by the time final course grades are due. This form will specify what the student must do to complete the course requirements. It will specify a date by which the required work must be completed. The Incomplete Grade Form will indicate the grade the student will receive if the assigned work is not completed. Signed copies will be provided to the Registrar, the student, the instructor and the Division Office. Responsibility for monitoring and grading the “I” work may not be transferred to another teacher without agreement of the faculty involved and the approval of the Academic Dean. Incompletes will not be assigned without a completed Incomplete Grade Form on file in the Registrar’s office. • The instructor will submit a Grade Change Form to the Registrar when the student has completed the assigned work. All incomplete course work will be finished by the date indicated on the Incomplete Grade Form, but not to exceed one calendar year from the end of the semester for which the “I” grade was recorded. If a Grade Change Form is not submitted by the end of one calendar year, the “I” will default to the grade submitted on the Incomplete Grade Form, and is not eligible for an appeal. Each instructor shall include an “I” grade policy consistent with college policy in his/her syllabus. Time Limit On All Grade Changes All grade changes must be made within one calendar year following the end of that course for which the grade was recorded. No grade changes will be approved after that period. All grade changes will be made on the official change-of-grade form. Student Initiated Withdrawal from Classes A “W” grade is a student initiated withdrawal and can be initiated up to the 90% point in the course. Withdrawal forms are available in the Registration Office, Prahl College Center, Lower Level, in the Counseling and Student Development Office, PCC217 or at the SLBC, LAPR, NTC or main desk. Students are urged, but not required, to discuss the reasons for their withdrawal with their counselor/advisor prior to withdrawing from the course. Grades “NS” — No Show Instructors may assign an “NS” grade which indicates that the faculty member has had, in their judgment, insufficient instructional contact with the student. This can be assigned as early as 20% into the course up until the final grade. 27 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Online Grading All faculty are required to enter their grades online. If you need assistance with the grading process, instructions can be found at http://www.mcc.edu/pdf/faculty/faculty_how_to_for_webadvisor.pdf. For questions regarding grading, please contact your division office or the Registrar’s Office. Assessment As part of accreditation, the Higher Learning Commission has built in an assessment component to its reviews. Over the last decade, there has been an increased push for institutions to demonstrate that they are assessing the achievements of their students and are making adjustments as may be necessary in classroom methodologies. To assist MCC as it provides a better quality learning experience for its students, The Committee for the Assessment of Student Learning (CASL) was created. This Committee is composed of faculty members from each academic division, as well as key academic administrators. The committee meets monthly to continuously monitor and improve assessment activities on campus. The committee has the following goals: • To implement, monitor and improve assessment activities on campus • To better inform the faculty about assessment techniques • To increase the number of faculty members participating in assessment • To continually increase the number of ways assessment results are used on campus to improve student learning • To provide assessment data regarding general education learning outcomes If you’d like to serve on this Committee, or would like more information, you can contact the VPAA Office, your division representative, or one of the CASL Co-Chairs. Textbooks Desk Copies Faculty requiring a copy of a textbook instructor’s manual or test bank should see their coordinator, discipline representative and/or division administrative assistant. Book Orders Books are ordered for each semester as the schedule is created, approximately three months in advance. Custom Packages take longer to assemble at the publisher, and therefore take longer to be delivered and available. Double-check the order that the administrative assistant has submitted for your class. Review the order for Title, Author, Edition and ISBN before classes begin. A week before classes begin, administrative assistants from each division are encouraged to review the books on the shelves in the bookstore. If you have problems with books for your section, contact your division office and work with the administrative assistant. The US Department of Education’s Higher Education Opportunity Act (2008), requires institutions to disclose the ISBN number of required and recommended text books and supplemental materials along with their retail pricing information. This information must be 28 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College printed in course schedules “to the maximum extent possible”. Publishers are required to provide faculty with information on price, copyright dates of the three previous editions, any substantial revisions between a new edition and prior iterations, whether the textbook is available in any other format and at what price and to supply textbooks in bundled and unbundled formats. Field Trips A field trip is defined as an organized group activity required by a faculty member to meet the educational objectives of his/her course and which requires a student group to leave the normally scheduled classroom or laboratory. Field Trip forms must be completed and submitted to the requesting department Dean two weeks in advance of the date of the field trip. A current class list which includes each of the students who will be participating in the field trip must be attached. If a college vehicle is required for the field trip, requestor must forward an approved copy of the Field Trip form with the class list, to the Athletic Department (BFH103) at least one (1) week prior to the date of the field trip so that arrangements for transportation can be made. Failure to do so may make it impossible to arrange for the transportation necessary for the trip. Athletic events, student activity events, travel as part of enrichment or non-credit continuing education classes, co-op participation travel, and travel to and from other schools or off-campus facilities normally attended during the conduct of a credit class are not considered to be field trips. Americans with Disabilities Act Mott Community College does not discriminate in the admission or treatment of students on the basis of disability. Disability Services provides accommodations, services and auxiliary aids to students with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended (2008) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973). Disability Services Disability Services is located in the Prahl College Center and can be reached at 232-9181. Disability Services Specialists work with students on a case by case basis to determine accommodations for students with disabilities. Instructors are notified of the accommodations that a student qualifies for each semester via the Instructor Notification Letter. If a student requests accommodations, such as extended test time, note taking, etc., from you they are to be referred to Disability Services. Disability Services works collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff to create an inclusive educational environment for students. Information submitted to Disability Services is confidential and is not part of a student’s academic record. This means that only appropriate staff will have access to these records and disability status will not be shared. 29 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Academic Discipline Ethical conduct is the obligation of every member of the Mott College community. Breaches of academic integrity constitute serious breaches of ethical conduct. Academic integrity requires that all academic work be wholly the product of an identified individual or individuals. Academic discipline can be imposed when an instructor has reason to believe an incident of academic dishonesty has occurred. The instructor must first review the information and determine whether there is sufficient reason to proceed with the charge of academic dishonesty. If the instructor does in fact determine to proceed, he or she must first check with the Academic Dean and the Registrar to ascertain whether there is a record of prior incidents of academic dishonesty. If the records do not reveal any previous incidents, the instructor must then communicate the charge to the student using the appropriate college form (with a copy to the appropriate Academic Dean). If the student admits his/her guilt and accepts and completes the penalty prescribed by the instructor, the matter is resolved, and a copy of the form is filed with the Registrar. Penalties imposed by the instructor are limited to those actions whose ramifications fall within the confines of the class, i.e., failure of the assignment, requirement of an alternate assignment, or failure of the course. Dismissal or suspension from the course or from the college are actions outside of the instructor’s purview. In such cases, contact the Office of the Registrar for guidance on the procedures to be followed. If the incident is serious enough to warrant failure of the course, a copy of the form detailing the charges, the admission of guilt, and the penalty must be sent to and filed in the office of the Registrar. If there is a record of prior proven charges of academic dishonesty, or if the student maintains his/her innocence, the instructor will refer the case to the Registrar who shall process the matter as an alleged violation of the Student Code of Conduct. The necessary forms can be found at: http://www.mcc.edu/policies/student_code_of_conduct.php 30 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College INCIDENT OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY REPORT Date: ________________ Name of Student: ___________________________ Student ID#: ________________ Alleged violation of academic integrity ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Date of Incident: __________________________ Time of Incident: __________________________ Place of Incident: __________________________ Submitted by: ______________________________ Please Print _____________________________________ ________________________ Signature of person reporting incident Date ****************************************************************************** To Be Completed by Instructor Penalty prescribed by instructor: ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____ Accept penalty Date penalty completed _________________ _____ Incident referred to Registrar for processing under the Student Code of Conduct. ___________________________________ Student Signature ________________________ Date ___________________________________ Instructor Signature ________________________ Date Copy to Student, Dean and Registrar Revised 5/9/14 31 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT CHECKLIST Violations of Academic Integrity Date: ____________ Instructor reviews incident and checks the Academic Integrity section of the Student Handbook to determine whether there is sufficient reason to proceed with the charge. Instructor checks for record of prior incidents with Student Services by emailing janette.cartagena@mcc.edu. Instructor completes Incident Report and communicates charge to student (copy to Dean), using the appropriate college form. If student admits guilt and accepts prescribed penalty, the matter is resolved. Forward a copy of the completed form, including student signature, to Student Services, PCC1130, for filing. If student maintains innocence or if there is a record of prior charges, refer the incident to the Registrar and forward the completed form to Student Services.The incident will be processed under the Student Code of Conduct. REMEMBER: • Dismissal or suspension from the course or from the college are actions outside of the instructor’s purview. • Penalties imposed by the instructor are limited to actions within the confines of the class, i.e., failure of assignment, requirement of an alternate assignment, or failure of the course. Revised 5/9/14 32 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Semester Loads by Discipline Humanities (42100) 12 15 16 18 Developmental English | English | Journalism | Literature | Philosophy Broadcasting | Communications | Film | Reading English as 2nd Language | Foreign Language ASL/Manual Communications | Sign Language Interp Education Science & Math (42200) 15 All Disciplines Fine Arts & Social Sciences (42400) 12/15* Anthropology | Criminal Justice | Early Childhood Education | History | Psychology | Social Work | Sociology 12/16* Economics | Geography/GIS | Political Science | World History 15 Media Arts & Entertainment Technology | Photography | Theatre 16 Art History/Education | Music Education 18 Art Studio | Graphic Design | Music Performance * The higher load is used when determining temporary full‐time status Business (44100) 15 16 18* 24* All Business Courses (except Office Information Systems) Food Technology | Office Information Systems (OISY) Cosmetology (Didactic or Didactic & Clinical) Cosmetology (Clinical Only) * A load of 24 is used when determining temporary full‐time status Health Sciences (44200) 16 18 24 Associate Degree Nursing | Health | Physical Education & Recreation | Practical Nursing Allied Health | Dental Assisting | Dental Hygiene (Didactic & Clinic) | Nurse Aide | Occupational Therapy Assisting | Physical Therapist Assisting | Respiratory Therapy Dental Assisting & Dental Hygiene (Clinical Only) Technology (44400) 15 16 All Information Technology Disciplines All other Technology Disciplines Counseling (55500) 35 Student contact hours k:/EmployeeLists/Faculty/SemesterLoadsbyDiscipline.xls Updated:September2011 33 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Section 4: Mott Community College Instructional Support 34 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Computer Labs Students who are currently registered have access to several computer labs around campus. The computers in these labs provide Internet access and all the software packages used in classroom courses. Labs are located in CM 1135, MMB 2113, RTC 2604. Hours vary by semester. Additional labs are available at satellite locations, the Writing Center, and Library. These labs have varying availability, software and Internet access. Check the Web at http://www.mcc.edu/its/its_computing_services.shtml. Learning Center – Prahl College Center 810-762-0399 Disability Services Disability Services Specialists work with students on a case by case basis to determine accommodations for students with disabilities. Instructors are notified of the accommodations that a student qualifies for each semester via the Instructor Notification Letter. If a student requests accommodations, such as extended test time, note taking , etc., from you they are to be referred to Disability Services. Disability Services works collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff to create an inclusive educational environment for students. Peer Tutoring Peer Tutoring is provided free of charge for all MCC students. Instructors may recommend tutorial services for students who need supplemental help understanding lectures or who need help preparing for tests. Instructors may also recommend outstanding students to serve as peer tutors in specific content areas. Instructors may also arrange for a peer Tutor to lead group tutorial sessions for individual sections of a course. Peer Academic Coaches are elected by instructors and spend several hours attending the class in order to more effectively lead group study sessions. Perkins: Special Populations Program The Special Populations Coordinator works with registered occupational students in qualifying programs, who meet at least one of the following eligibility criteria: • Individual with a Disability • Economically Disadvantaged • Nontraditional Training and Employment Participant • Single Parent, including Single Pregnant Woman • Displaced Homemaker • Individual with Limited English Proficiency The services provided include: • Mentoring and Support Services • Monitoring of Academic Progress • Professional Tutoring • Peer Tutoring • Peer Academic Coaching (PAC) • Disability Services • Attendance Cost Scholarship • Workshops TRIO: Student Support Services 35 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College TRiO-SSS is a federally funded program designed to support and encourage those eligible students heading toward transfer to a four year institution. MCC's TRiO-SSS program serves the interests of 200 students each year. Student Support Services Coordinators work with qualifying students who are academically disadvantaged and: • Demonstrate a commitment/ability to transfer and obtain a bachelors degree (within a 6 year maximum time frame) and • Meet income guidelines and/or • First Generation (i.e., neither of your parents graduated from a college or university with a bachelor degree or higher)and/or • Have a documented disability The following FREE services are available to qualified students: • Laptop Loan Program • Professional Tutoring • Assistance finding the right college resources • University visits • DisAbility Services • Transfer-related service and support • Financial assistance including the TRiO-SSS Grant • • A variety of Academic Support Workshops • Cultural Enrichment Activities (Out-of-state/local field trips, museums, plays, etc.) • Awards and recognition • Student success publications Upward Bound Upward Bound is a federally funded education program aimed at increasing academic and motivational levels of low income and First Generation high school students so that they will graduate and successfully pursue a college education. Through early intervention, Upward Bound targets students in grades nine through twelve who appear to have the capacity for college but need support and guidance to fully realize this potential. To achieve this goal, Upward Bound serves Low Income, and or First Generation high school students. Students must also be planning to attend or are attending a Flint High School (Southwestern Academy, Northwestern), Beecher or Hamady High School. Writing Center The Writing Center provides assistance with writing to any student in any class. Instructors of English and well-qualified student assistants work individually with students to help them organize, develop, and/or revise their writing. Any instructor may refer students to the Writing Center for help. Located in CM 2031, the Center also provides word processors and a variety of dictionaries and reference books. Students may call in at 762-0229 for answers to questions about writing, or visit writingcenter.mcc.edu for reference materials and current hours. 36 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Faculty Support Center The ITS Support Center in CM 2118 is available to any staff or faculty member on a walk in basis. It is a resource area for instructional technology, a place with both the equipment and the expertise to expand teaching horizons. Our hours are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. Technicians are nearby to assist should help be required. Appointments may also be scheduled by contacting either Linda Motter at 232-9313 or John Tyler at 762-0217. The Center has computers and multi-media equipment and new applications software to assist incorporating into classroom instruction. Our new Camtasia recording studio is also available for enhancing coursework through voice over or video clips. Resources in the Support Center are scanning/OCR, photo converter to digital, desktop publishing, video capture and interactive authoring software. Blackboard support is also provided and we encourage faculty to utilize the listserv at bbsupport@mcc.edu. This is a blog that you can access 24/7, put your question out there and most often receive a reply within 15 minutes. Most online faculty belong to it and they really like to help each other out. Even if it’s at 2 am someone is usually online. Contact Marc.Smith@mcc.edu to become a member. e-Learning The e-Learning program makes college credit courses available via e-Learning. The e-Learning Office is located in the Curtice-Mott complex, room 2124. The staff will be happy to assist you with requirement guidelines, activities geared toward e-Learning instruction as followed in the CPSC approved Standards and Practices for e-Learning Faculty Guidebook, available on our website at e-learning.mcc.edu . Contact the e-Learning Office at 762-0224. e-Learning Preparedness Course In order for any student to take WWW, WCA or HYB classes at Mott College, they first must successfully complete and pass our DLES prep class. This session will prepare students to take e-Learning courses by exposing them to the following concepts: using Blackboard and email; managing files and file formats; using a Web Browser to search, download and access information and online resources, responding appropriately to email on discussion boards; applying time management strategies and recognizing the importance of clear communication. The sessions are entirely online and run at one week intervals. There is no charge for the first session and no credit hours. Any secondary attempts will have a retake charge of $25.00. The final grade, either “S” satisfactory or “U” unsatisfactory will appear on “in-house” records, but will not be calculated in the GPA. Educational Media Services Main Campus: MMB B-010 (Terrace Level) Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Services Telephone Numbers Educational Media Services Ext. 20364 Educational Media Services Manager Ext. 20096 Administrative Assistant Ext. 20210 37 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide T.V. Studio, MMB Chief Technology Officer Mott Community College Ext. 20364 Ext. 20210 Audiovisual services are available at SLBC, NTC and Lapeer: Lapeer (810) 762-0970 SLBC (810) 762-5000 NTC (810) 232-8044 or (810) 686-6460 AV Equipment Use Equipment Checkout: All current and part-time faculty and staff are eligible to use Mott Community College owned audio-visual equipment for MCC sponsored courses, programs and activities. Priority will be given to instructional users. Requests for equipment must be made 24 hours in advance, using our online request form (main campus only). The form can be found in the Faculty & Staff area of the website. Equipment may be checked out for as briefly as one class period. When the instructor is finished using the materials or equipment, Educational Media Services will promptly pick them up. All equipment is called in at the end of the fall and winter semesters for inventory and preventive maintenance. AV Deliveries: The Educational Media Services staff or the staff of SLBC, NTC or Lapeer will deliver and set up AV equipment and software in classrooms. Staff will not remain to operate the equipment, except in unusual circumstances. All checkout requests must be made 24 hours in advance and placed via the online request form (main campus only). Student Use: AV equipment is not available for student use. Student organizations that require AV equipment for special events must place their request through the Office of Student Life. Faculty who wish to have their students use equipment in classroom projects must make arrangements with Educational Media Services in advance. Information Technology Services Information Technology Services is responsible for installation of computers, software, upgrades, and maintenance for all computers owned by MCC. Direct all requests for computer support, services, or repairs, to Computing Services at 2-HELP (2-4357) or email 2help@mcc.edu. Several computer labs are available for scheduling for use during a class period. These labs are for non-computer classes to give the students a computer experience, or provide computer lab time for students to work on a class project. To schedule a computer lab for a class period, please send an email to: annette.leblanc@mcc.edu. Allow 24 business hours for processing. Information Technology Services is happy to provide you with in-service training on many of the different applications found on your desktop computer. For scheduling of these training sessions, please send an email to ctl@mcc.edu (Center for Teaching and Learning). The Faculty Computer Resource Guide can answer many of your questions pertaining to the Academic computer labs as well. Please stop by CM2118 and pick up a copy or visit http://esweb.mcc.edu. Resources and assistance include desktop publishing, graphics, scanning/OCR, DVD/CD-ROM technology, interactive authoring software, electronic still photography, and video capture. The Faculty Support Center is located in Information Technology Services, CM 2118. 38 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Testing Center Administration of e-Learning tests takes place at the Testing Center. Students may take their tests on a walk-in basis during hours of operation. (Note: Staff does not correct tests; they are forwarded to the instructor for correction.) The Testing Center will administer make-up, retake and assessment tests for individual students at the instructor’s request. Students taking these tests follow the same testing security procedures as those used in e-Learning testing. This service is designated to have testing available in a consistent, secure manner and is not a replacement of in-class testing. The Testing Center is a Pearson Vue authorized testing center, providing industry certification testing in the areas of A+, Network+ and Security+ and Linux+, Healthcare IT, and Microsoft Office Specialist. Nursing Assessment and Exit tests are proctored in the Testing Center. Students are required to schedule an appointment for these tests. Library Services Mott Library Web Page – library.mcc.edu Faculty Resources: This section contains information, forms and policies to assist faculty in using the library and its resources. Library Catalog: PALnet (Public and Academic Library Network) lists holdings owned by the Mott Library, as well as those of network member libraries, including Kettering University and Baker College. Online Resources: The following overview contains some of the databases available. This is subject to change. To navigate to these pages, click on the tab, Online Resources. Note: when accessing the databases off-campus, users will be prompted to enter the 14 digit number, above the bar code on their MCC ID card. Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. The database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. CINAHL Complete (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) is a comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 1300 journals indexed in CINAHL®. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index – with no embargo. CINAHL Plus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature. Gale Power Search features innovative cross-searching capabilities, allowing users to search or all available databases simultaneously. General Reference Center Gold, Expanded Academic ASAP, and the Academic OneFile are just a few of the available databases. Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. JSTOR®: The Full-Text Scholarly Journal Archive —is a not–for–profit organization dedicated to helping the scholarly community discover, use, and build upon a wide range of intellectual content in a trusted digital archive. JSTOR includes scholarship published in over 39 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College one thousand of the highest-quality academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. Borrowing Privileges: Books: Full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty may borrow most books for a semester. Books make may be subject to a recall after three weeks if the library receives another user request. Faculty members should have both a college ID and picture ID to check out books. Anyone not having an ID may obtain one at the Registrar’s office. Non-faculty may borrow books for a three week period. MeLCat and Interlibrary Loan: Faculty members may request materials from other libraries using MelCat, a cooperative network of over 400 Michigan libraries or by submitting an Interlibrary Loan request to the Mott Library. Circulating items in the library catalog owned by an PALnet library can be requesting by using the “place hold” link. You will need to provide the 14 digit number from your Mott ID card. Links to MelCat and the ILL request form can be found on the library website. Southern Lakes, Northern Tier and Lapeer: Faculty may request books to be sent to the site through the “place hold” request in the catalog. Only Mott Library books can be sent to these locations. All other items, including ILL and MeLCat requests must be picked up at Mott Library. Mott Library does provide access to a wide variety of online resources, including ebooks. Reserve Materials: To allow student access to supplemental materials, faculty may put items on reserve at the Circulation Desk. These items could include, but are not limited to, books, sample term papers and practice tests, and videos. Reserves requests should be sent to the Circulation Library. Please allow sufficient time to process the request. An online form is available at library.mcc.edu/FacultyReserves or call the Circulation Librarian at 762-5124. Library Orientations: We encourage faculty to schedule a library orientation for their classes. We show students how to use the Library Catalog and the Online Resources for their research projects. This is a great opportunity to introduce students to a valuable campus resource. Our orientations can be broad and basic, or customized for a specific course or assignment. To schedule an orientation, call the library reference desk at 762-0411. Please give the library 48-hour notice when requesting an orientation. You can visit the library or we can visit your classroom: • Library orientations can be conducted in the Library Instruction Room, ML 2003, on the 2nd floor of the Mott Library. • If you reserve a computer lab in the library, the orientation can be conducted there. • Librarians can visit your classroom. If your class does not meet in a smart classroom, please order a smart cart. • Librarians can visit classes meeting at the satellite locations. If your class does not meet in a smart classroom, please order a smart cart or reserve a computer lab. The more notice we are given to come to an off-site location, the better we can accommodate your request. LibGuides and LibAnswers: Mott Library has a series of LibGuides (libguides.mcc.edu) to help students select appropriate library materials for assignments in specific subject areas and courses. We would be happy to create a custom LibGuide for your discipline or course; simply contact the Mott Library Reference Desk at 762-0411. 40 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College The librarians are able to answer reference questions online with a service called LibAnswers. Users can text their question and receive a text response. Users can also type in their question online to receive an email response, Monday through Friday. Materials Suggestions: If you would like to recommend the purchase of a book or request a publication to be considered for the collection, email as much information as possible and the library staff will do the rest. We will let you know when the item is ready for use or if the publication will be added to the collection. 41 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Section 5: Mott Community College Professional Responsibilities 42 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Engagement Hours College Engagement Activities Full-time faculty are expected to participate in an average of six hours of on-campus college engagement activities per week totaling at least 90 hours per semester during Fall and Winter semesters. The engagement plan must be provided to the Dean in writing no later than the first week of the semester. The faculty member is expected to document actual time spent on engagement hours and communicate changes to their dean as they occur. Faculty who wish to maintain all or a portion of their engagement hours by holding traditional office hours on campus for student engagement may do so. Compensation for college engagement hours is included in full-time base pay. Student Engagement - Full- and Part-time Teaching Faculty One of the chief responsibilities of faculty (full- and part-time) is to meet with students at times and in a manner requested by the student. During a semester/session in which a faculty member is teaching, no student request for personal assistance or consultation, including by voicemail and email, will be delayed by more than two business days except for religious observations and emergencies. Teaching faculty (full- and part-time) will be available to their students by a range of means. All teaching faculty are expected to respond to voicemail and email in a timely fashion, within forty-eight (48) hours except in the event of college breaks or leaves of absence. Email It is important for all users to check their email on a regular basis. Gmail is the Mott College standard for email and calendaring. Gmail is used for college-wide communications and lets you communicate electronically with other Gmail users and other email packages. Mott Community College Gmail is available to all Mott employees. To request a Gmail account, contact the Help Desk at 2-HELP (24357) or (810) 767-4357. Voice Mail Each faculty and staff member is assigned a voice mailbox for sending and receiving telephone messages. To receive a voice mailbox number and instructions for accessing voice mail, please check with your division’s administrative assistant. 43 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Section 6: Mott Community College Policies and Procedures 44 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Board Policies The complete set of Policies can be viewed on the MCC Website at the following address: http://www.mcc.edu/board_policies/policy_index.shtml. Divisional Governance Approved Divisional Governance policies are on file in the Office of Academic Operations. They are also available on the website at: http://www.mcc.edu/acad_affairs/index.shtml by looking under “Other Academic Information Links.” Public Safety The Public Safety Department is responsible for security and emergency response at Mott Community College. The Department is located in the Public Safety Building on the Main Campus. Staffing is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by certified police officers, trained safety officers and student officers. Mini stations (Main Campus): Ballenger Field House 105A Curtice-Mott Bldg. Rm 1150 Curtice-Mott Bldg. Rm 1146 (Public Safety Health Services) Mott Memorial Building Rm 1122A Prahl College Center Lower Level Parking Ramp G, Level 3 Immediately report all emergencies, fires or crimes. The Public Safety Department patrols the main campus and the area encompassing a one mile radius around the campus, including the Flint Cultural Center and Kearsley Park. The Department also provides the following non-emergency services to students, staff and faculty: personal escorts, automobile accident reports, medical assistance or personal injury, dead car battery, frozen door lock, low tire pressure, lost car, keys locked in car, lost and found, and emergency notifications. Details on the services provided can be found on the MCC website at http://www.mcc.edu/public_safety/ps_index.shtml. Emergency Response Team - In an emergency, the Emergency Response Team will provide you with directions on take shelter or evacuation orders in a calm, quick manner. The ERT members will be visible in bright yellow jackets and are MCC faculty and staff who have been trained in evacuation and safety procedures. The campus has an emergency Public Address System as well as fire alarms. Civil Defense Warnings will also be broadcast over the MCC TV system. Weather Emergencies MCC will be closed when adverse weather or other conditions make closure prudent. Announcements of closure due to weather will be made using local TV and radio, the public address system, posting the information on the MCC website, sent via email, recorded on the College’s weather line (810) 232-8989, or via the Emergency Notification System which sends messages via phone or text message. 45 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College To sign up for the Emergency Notification System, visit the home page, mcc4me and you will find the Emergency Notification Link o Users are responsible for all charges made by service providers for receiving messages or calls from this system. This system will be tested at least once per semester. In general, if the main campus is closed due to inclement weather, all classes will be cancelled, including those offered at the satellite locations. However, if weather conditions at the satellite locations require the closing of that site, an individual assessment and determination will be made and announced through the division and by using email. 46 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College 47 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Section 7: Mott Community College Faculty Evaluation 48 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Instructor Evaluations The purpose of evaluation is to improve instruction and encourage professional growth. Each faculty member must have Student Instructor Evaluation Forms (SIEF’s) administered in each class at least once annually. Results from SIEF’s are provided to the instructor. An aggregate summary of results for each faculty member and for the division is also made available to the Dean. Full-time continuing contract faculty and adjunct faculty meet with the Dean once every three years for an evaluation. The content includes a summary of each year’s SIEF’s and a written self evaluation. The faculty member may also choose to include peer evaluation(s) and/or administrative evaluations. Part-time (non-adjunct) and probationary full-time faculty are evaluated at least every other semester. These evaluations include classroom visitation, administrative evaluation, and peer evaluations, in addition to the SIEF’s. Probation and Continuing Contract Specific detailed language that describes the terms of a faculty member’s probationary period can be found in the Faculty CBA, available on the college’s website at: http://www.mcc.edu/hr/hr_employeegroupinfo_faculty.shtml. Following is a brief description of the two categories: Probationary Status: New employees hired to work full-time remain in Probationary Status for their first three (3) calendar years of continuous employment at the College. Probation is a trial period and Probationary Status faculty may be terminated at any time during the probation process. Continuing Full-time Status: Employees who have successfully completed their probationary period are designated as Continuing Full-time Status, with full rights to hearing and appeal as provided in Section F of Article IX. 49 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Section 8: Mott Community College Faculty Development 50 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Office of Professional Development and Experiential Learning Following the recommendations of our first AQIP project committee, an Office of Professional Development & Experiential Learning was established during the 2008-2009 academic year. The office provides leadership in professional development and experiential learning for the entire college community. In particular, this office offers no-cost professional development opportunities for all Mott employees through its Center for Teaching and Learning, located on the third floor of the Mott Library. Additionally, as negotiated through the faculty CBA, the college sets aside funding that can be used for assistance with graduate tuition, conference and workshop travel. Part of this money is housed in your Divisions. For specific details on using this money contact your division Dean. Part of the money is allocated through the Vice President for Academic Affairs’ office by the Sabbatical Committee. Guidelines and forms are available on the MCC website at http://www.mcc.edu/mcc_form_center.shtml. Center for Teaching and Learning The Office of Professional Development through its Center for Teaching and Learning is dedicated to creating a culture of continuous learning for all faculty, staff and administrators at Mott Community College. • Provide a centralized venue through which faculty, staff and administrators may collaborate and discover professional development opportunities • Develop and share best practices in teaching, learning , and technology to support the pursuit of instructional and professional excellence • Promote lifelong learning to encourage both professional and personal growth • Provide the professional development opportunities, training and resources necessary to enhance learning in a diverse environment • Promote collegiality through mentoring and sharing expertise among the faculty, staff and administrators across the college Additional information is available at Mobile.mcc.edu/ctl. Experiential Learning Service learning, a form of Experiential Learning, is defined as a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility and strengthen communities. Research demonstrates that Service Learning is a high impact educational practice, and has a number of benefits for students and faculty alike. Working with a variety of community partners, faculty and students from across disciplines currently utilize service learning as a teaching and learning strategy that benefits students, faculty and the campus as a whole. Mott Community College believes that appropriate service-learning activities can enhance student learning, retention, and completion; the performance of our community partners; and overall community’s quality of life. For more information on how faculty can incorporate service learning into their courses, please contact the Office of Professional Development & Experiential Learning at 810-232-2882 or at CTL@mcc.edu. 51 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Section 9: Insurance and Employee Benefits 52 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College FACULTY BENEFITS SUMMARY Updated September 2014 Faculty members receive a comprehensive fringe benefits package consistent with the terms of their labor agreement. The following summarizes all of the benefits provided to full-time faculty employees, except those benefits that are mandated by law. This document is a summary only, and is not intended to describe each benefit in detail. In the event there is a conflict between this summary and the insurance plan or the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) itself, the contents of the plan/CBA shall prevail. Sick and Emergency Leave Faculty members accrue 10 days of sick and emergency leave at the beginning of each academic year, which may be used for personal illness or other certain “emergencies” (such as illness of an immediate family member) as defined in the CBA. This bank may accumulate from year to year, up to a maximum of 200 days. A pro-rated number of days will be provided to new hires whose start date is on or after the beginning of the academic year. Upon retirement, an employee will receive payment for any unused sick days, based on the formula contained within the CBA. (CBA: Article XII) Personal Business Faculty members receive two (2) personal business days per year. Time is granted the beginning of each academic year and must be utilized during the academic year. Unused time is converted to sick and emergency leave time at the end of each academic year. A pro-rated number of days will be provided to new hires whose start date is on or after the beginning of the academic year. Personal Business time is provided for legitimate business. Professional and family obligations of a faculty member which cannot be met outside of his/her regular scheduled teaching assignment, as defined in the CBA. (CBA: Article XIII Benefit Effective Dates Medical, vision, dental, life, and LTD insurance will begin the first of the month following the date of hire. Health Insurance Faculty members may elect to participate in either the MESSA Choices II PPO or MESSA ABC Plan PPO High Deductible Health Plan health insurance programs. Detailed information about both plans can be found at http://www.mcc.edu/hr/hr_healthwellness_faculty_medical.shtml. Health Savings Accounts Employees that elect the ABC Plan (High Deductible Health Plan) are eligible to participate in a Health Savings Account. The Health Savings Account allows you to use pretax dollars to pay for health expenses not covered by another source, as defined by the IRS. Cash in Lieu of Health Insurance Faculty members that elect to waive health insurance coverage will receive three hundred ($300) dollars per month for every month they are eligible for health insurance. The monthly payment is taxable income. (CBA: Article XV) Flexible Spending Accounts Employees are eligible to participate in the College’s Flexible Spending Accounts. The Medical Spending Account allows an employee to use pretax dollars to pay for allowable health expenses not covered by another source, as defined by the IRS. The Dependent Care Spending Account allows an employee to use pretax dollars to pay for dependent care expenses, such as child day care. 53 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Dental Effective January 1, 2015, the dental plan provides 100% coverage for preventative services and 80% coverage for specified services, including implants, up to a maximum of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars per calendar year per person, with the exception of orthodontic services which is a lifetime maximum of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars for covered individuals up to age nineteen (19). (CBA: Article XV) Vision Effective January 1, 2015, the vision plan provides 100% coverage for in network exams, lenses and medically necessary contacts. In network frames are covered at $65 plus 20% off remaining balance. In network cosmetic contacts are covered at $125 plus 10% off remaining balance. (CBA: Article XV) Life Insurance Employees are provided with a $50,000 life policy and a $50,000 accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy. (CBA: Article XV) Disability Insurance The College provides employees with Long Term Disability Insurance. The plan has a 90 consecutive calendar day waiting period and benefits are paid at 2/3 of the employee’s monthly gross salary while the employee is unable to work due to a covered disability. Benefits are only paid during the fall and/or winter semesters. Faculty will not receive disability payments during the spring/summer semesters. (CBA: Article XV) Retirement Upon hire, employees will automatically be enrolled in the Pension Plus Plan administered by the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS). Employees who are new to MPSERS will be offered the option to participate in one of two plans administered by MPSERS: the Pension Plus Plan or the Defined Contribution Plan. In addition to the MPSERS options, employees are offered an additional option to participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP), which is the College’s defined contribution plan. Employees will be given an election period to make their decision. If the employee does not make a decision, they will default to the Pension Plus Plan at the expiration of the election period. Once a decision has been made by the employee (or by default), the decision is irrevocable. Deferred Compensation Faculty members may defer a portion of their salary into tax-sheltered long-term savings plans (403(b) and/or 457(b) programs). The College has several investment options available. Educational Grant Waiver Employees, their spouse, and dependent children (up to age twenty-five [25] as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of the United States) may enroll in Mott Community College’s credit and non-credit courses at no cost. (CBA: Article X) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employees have an Employee Assistance Program available to them, operated by Help Net. The Employee Assistance Program provides free counseling to employees and their household members for a variety of personal issues. For additional information, contact the Office of Human Resources. 54 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College ACADEMIC SUCCESS SPECIALIST/STUDENT SUCCESS SPECIALIST BENEFITS SUMMARY Updated September 2014 Academic Success Specialists (ACSS) and Student Success Specialists (SSS) receive a comprehensive fringe benefits package consistent with the terms of their labor agreement. The following summarizes all of the benefits provided to full-time ACSS and SSS employees, except those benefits that are mandated by law. This document is a summary only, and is not intended to describe each benefit in detail. In the event there is a conflict between this summary and the insurance plan or the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) itself, the contents of the plan/CBA shall prevail. Calculation of Leave Banks During the first fiscal year of employment (if the employee does not begin work at the beginning of the academic year), the employee will receive a pro-rated number of vacation, sick, and personal days. Furthermore, credit will be given for the first month of employment provided the employee begins work on or before the 15th of the month. Employees hired on or after the 16th of the month receive no pro-ration for that month. Vacation All full-time ACSS and SSS employees shall accrue vacation monthly as follows: Accrual Amounts: Less than 5 completed years of service – 6.67 hours per month (80 hours per year) Employees with 5 to 10 years of service – 10 hours per month (120 hours per year) Employees with 10+ years of service – 13.33 hours per month (160 hours per year) At the end of the fiscal year, employees are eligible to carry over two (2) times their annual accrual amount. At the beginning of the academic year, any time over the maximum accrual limit will be forfeited. Sick and Emergency Leave ACSS and SSS employees accrue 12 days of sick and emergency leave at the beginning of each academic year, which may be used for personal illness or other certain “emergencies” (such as illness of an immediate family member) as defined in the CBA. This bank may accumulate from year to year, up to a maximum of 200 days. A pro-rated number of days will be provided to new hires whose start date is on or after the beginning of the academic year. Personal Business ACSS and SSS employees receive five (5) personal business days per year. Time is granted the beginning of each academic year and must be utilized during the academic year. Unused time is converted to sick and emergency leave time at the end of each academic year. A pro-rated number of days will be provided to new hires whose start date is on or after the beginning of the academic year. Personal Business time is provided for legitimate business. Professional and family obligations of a faculty member which cannot be met outside of his/her regular scheduled teaching assignment, as defined in the CBA. (CBA: Article XIII) 55 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Paid Holidays Employees shall be paid for the following days when the day falls within a work week in which the employee is regularly assigned to work: Independence Day Christmas Day Labor Day New Years Day Thanksgiving Day Martin Luther King Day Day after Thanksgiving Memorial Day In addition to the holidays above, the College is normally closed for the period of time between Christmas Eve and New Years Day. The actual number of days off depends on the calendar for that year. To be paid for a holiday, the employee must have been on paid status the work day before and the work day after the holiday. An employee is in a paid status when they have worked or are using paid leave time. Benefit Effective Dates Medical, vision, dental, life, and LTD insurance will begin the first of the month following the date of hire. Health Insurance ACSS and SSS employees may elect to participate in either the MESSA Choices II PPO or MESSA ABC Plan PPO High Deductible Health Plan health insurance programs. Detailed information about both plans can be found at the Human Resources website: http://www.mcc.edu/hr/hr_healthwellness_faculty_medical.shtml. Health Savings Accounts Employees that elect the ABC Plan (High Deductible Health Plan) are eligible to participate in a Health Savings Account. The Health Savings Account allows you to use pretax dollars to pay for health expenses not covered by another source, as defined by the IRS. Cash in Lieu of Health Insurance ACSS and SSS employees that elect to waive health insurance coverage will receive three hundred ($300) dollars per month for every month they are eligible for health insurance. The monthly payment is taxable income. (CBA: Article XV) Flexible Spending Accounts Employees are eligible to participate in the College’s Flexible Spending Accounts. The Medical Spending Account allows an employee to use pretax dollars to pay for allowable health expenses* not covered by another source, as defined by the IRS. The Dependent Care Spending Account allows an employee to use pretax dollars to pay for dependent care expenses, such as child day care. Dental Effective January 1, 2015, the dental plan provides 100% coverage for preventative services and 80% coverage for specified services, including implants, up to a maximum of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars per calendar year per person, with the exception of orthodontic services which is a lifetime maximum of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars for covered individuals up to age nineteen (19). (CBA: Article XV) Vision Effective January 1, 2015, the vision plan provides 100% coverage for in network exams, lenses and medically necessary contacts. In network frames are covered at $65 plus 20% off remaining 56 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College balance. In network cosmetic contacts are covered at $125 plus 10% off remaining balance. (CBA: Article XV) Life Insurance Employees are provided with a $50,000 life policy and a $50,000 accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy. (CBA: Article XV) Disability Insurance The College provides employees with Long Term Disability Insurance. The plan has a 90 consecutive calendar day waiting period and benefits are paid at 2/3 of the employee’s monthly gross salary while the employee is unable to work due to a covered disability. (CBA: Article XV) Retirement Upon hire, employees will automatically be enrolled in the Pension Plus Plan administered by the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS). Employees who are new to MPSERS will be offered the option to participate in one of two plans administered by MPSERS: the Pension Plus Plan or the Defined Contribution Plan. In addition to the MPSERS options, employees are offered an additional option to participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP), which is the College’s defined contribution plan. Employees will be given an election period to make their decision. If the employee does not make a decision, they will default to the Pension Plus Plan at the expiration of the election period. Once a decision has been made by the employee (or by default), the decision is irrevocable. Deferred Compensation ACSS and SSS employees may defer a portion of their salary into tax-sheltered long-term savings plans (403(b) and/or 457(b) programs). The College has several investment options available. Educational Grant Waiver Employees, their spouse, and dependent children (up to age twenty-five [25] as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of the United States) may enroll in Mott Community College’s credit and non-credit courses at no cost. (CBA: Article X) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employees have an Employee Assistance Program available to them, operated by Help Net. The Employee Assistance Program provides free counseling to employees and their household members for a variety of personal issues. For additional information, contact the Office of Human Resources. 57 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College TEMPORARY FULL-TIME FACULTY (FT) BENEFITS SUMMARY Updated September 2014 Temporary full-time faculty members receive a comprehensive fringe benefits package consistent with the terms of their labor agreement. The following summarizes all of the benefits provided to temporary full-time faculty employees, except those benefits that are mandated by law. This document is a summary only, and is not intended to describe each benefit in detail. In the event there is a conflict between this summary and the insurance plan or the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) itself, the contents of the plan/CBA shall prevail. Sick and Emergency Leave Employees shall receive 40 hours of sick and emergency time for each fall and/or winter semester they teach as a temporary full-time faculty member, which may be used for personal illness or other certain “emergencies” (such as illness of an immediate family member) as defined in the CBA. Any remaining sick and emergency leave at the end of the temporary assignment will be rolled into the employee’s part-time/adjunct sick and emergency bank. The amount rolled into the part-time/adjunct bank can’t exceed the maximum bank limit of 50 hours. (CBA: Article XII) Personal Business Temporary full-time faculty members receive one (1) personal business days per fall and/or winter semester they teach. Time is granted at the beginning of each academic semester and must be utilized during the academic semester in which it was granted. Personal Business time is provided for legitimate business. Professional and family obligations of a faculty member which cannot be met outside of his/her regular scheduled teaching assignment, as defined in the CBA. (CBA: Article XIII) Benefit Effective Dates Medical, vision, dental, life, and LTD insurance will begin the first of the month following the date of hire. Health Insurance Faculty members may elect to participate in either the MESSA Choices II PPO or MESSA ABC Plan PPO High Deductible Health Plan health insurance programs. Detailed information about both plans can be found at http://www.mcc.edu/hr/hr_healthwellness_faculty_medical.shtml. Health Savings Accounts Employees that elect the ABC Plan (High Deductible Health Plan) are eligible to participate in a Health Savings Account. The Health Savings Account allows you to use pretax dollars to pay for health expenses not covered by another source, as defined by the IRS. Cash in Lieu of Health Insurance Faculty members that elect to waive health insurance coverage will receive three hundred ($300) dollars per month for every month they are eligible for health insurance. The monthly payment is taxable income. (CBA: Article XV) Dental Effective January 1, 2015, the dental plan provides 100% coverage for preventative services and 80% coverage for specified services, including implants, up to a maximum of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars per calendar year per person, with the exception of orthodontic services which is a lifetime maximum of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars for covered individuals up to age nineteen (19). (CBA: Article XV) 58 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Vision Effective January 1, 2015, the vision plan provides 100% coverage for in network exams, lenses and medically necessary contacts. In network frames are covered at $65 plus 20% off remaining balance. In network cosmetic contacts are covered at $125 plus 10% off remaining balance. (CBA: Article XV) Life Insurance Employees are provided with a $50,000 life policy and a $50,000 accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy. (CBA: Article XV) Disability Insurance The College provides employees with Long Term Disability Insurance. The plan has a 90 consecutive calendar day waiting period and benefits are paid at 2/3 of the employee’s monthly gross salary while they are in a temporary full-time (less than a full-load) position and while the employee is unable to work due to a covered disability. Benefits are only paid during the fall and/or winter semesters. Faculty will not receive disability payments during the spring/summer semesters. (CBA: Article XV) Retirement Employees will continue participation in the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS) plan they’ve previously elected. Deferred Compensation Employees may defer a portion of their salary into tax-sheltered long-term savings plans (403(b) and/or 457(b) programs). The College offers several investment options. Educational Grant Waiver Employees, their spouse, and dependent children (up to age twenty-five [25] as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of the United States) may enroll in Mott Community College’s credit and non-credit courses at no cost. (CBA: Article X) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employees have an Employee Assistance Program available to them operated by Help Net. The Employee Assistance Program provides counseling to the employee and any household members at no cost to the employee for a variety of issues. Change in Status When your temporary full-time status ends and you return to part-time/adjunct status, unused sick and emergency leave time is rolled into your part-time/adjunct sick and emergency bank. Pursuant with Article XII, sick and emergency leave time is capped at a maximum of fifty (50) hours, therefore, any hours in excess of fifty (50) will be forfeited. Personal Business time is not a provided benefit for part-time/adjunct faculty members, and therefore, unused personal business time is forfeited when your temporary full-time status ends. For additional information, contact the Human Resources department atMott Community College. 59 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College TEMPORARY FULL-TIME FACULTY (+3/5) BENEFITS SUMMARY Updated September 2014 Temporary full-time (+3/5) faculty members receive a comprehensive fringe benefits package consistent with the terms of their labor agreement. The following summarizes all of the benefits provided to temporary full-time faculty employees, except those benefits that are mandated by law. This document is a summary only, and is not intended to describe each benefit in detail. In the event there is a conflict between this summary and the insurance plan or the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) itself, the contents of the plan/CBA shall prevail. Sick and Emergency Leave Employees shall receive 24 hours of sick and emergency time for each fall and/or winter semester they teach as a +3/5 temporary full-time faculty member. Any remaining sick and emergency leave at the end of the temporary assignment will be rolled into the employee’s part-time/adjunct sick and emergency bank. The amount rolled into the part-time/adjunct sick and emergency bank can’t exceed the maximum bank limit of 50 hours. (CBA: Article XII) Personal Business Temporary (+3/5) full-time faculty members receive four (4) personal business hours per fall and/or winter semester they teach. Time is granted at the beginning of each academic semester and must be utilized during the academic semester in which it was granted. Unused time is converted to sick and emergency leave time at the end of the temporary full-time teaching assignment. Personal Business time is provided for legitimate business. Professional and family obligations of a faculty member which cannot be met outside of his/her regular scheduled teaching assignment, as defined in the CBA. (CBA: Article XIII) Benefit Effective Dates Medical, vision, dental, life, and LTD insurance will begin the first of the month following the date of hire. Health Insurance Faculty members may elect to participate in either the MESSA Choices II PPO or MESSA ABC Plan PPO High Deductible Health Plan health insurance programs. Less than full-time faculty members but more than three-fifths (3/5) who elect health insurance coverage are responsible for three-fifths (+3/5) of the remaining premium. (CBA: Article XV) Health Savings Accounts Employees that elect the ABC Plan (High Deductible Health Plan) are eligible to participate in a Health Savings Account. The Health Savings Account allows you to use pretax dollars to pay for health expenses not covered by another source, as defined by the IRS. Dental Insurance Effective January 1, 2015, the dental plan provides 100% coverage for preventative services and 80% coverage for specified services, including implants, up to a maximum of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars per calendar year per person, with the exception of orthodontic services which is a lifetime maximum of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars for covered individuals up to age nineteen (19). The employee must be enrolled in the College Health Insurance program to elect dental insurance coverage. (CBA: Article XV) Vision Insurance 60 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Effective January 1, 2015, the vision plan provides 100% coverage for in network exams, lenses and medically necessary contacts. In network frames are covered at $65 plus 20% off remaining balance. In network cosmetic contacts are covered at $125 plus 10% off remaining balance. The employee must be enrolled in the College Health Insurance program to elect vision insurance coverage. (CBA: Article XV) Life Insurance Employees are provided with a $30,000 life insurance policy and a $30,000 accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy. (CBA: Article XV) Disability Insurance The College provides employees with Long Term Disability Insurance. The plan has a 90 consecutive calendar day waiting period and benefits are paid at 2/3 of the employee’s monthly gross salary while the employee is unable to work due to a covered disability. (CBA: Article XV) Retirement Employees will continue participation in the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS) plan they’ve previously elected. Deferred Compensation Employees may defer a portion of their salary into tax-sheltered long-term savings plans (403(b) and/or 457(b) programs). The College offers several investment options. Educational Scholarship Employees, their spouse and eligible dependent children (up to age 25 as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of the United States) can take Mott courses for a prorated price. They must successfully pass the course with the grade of “C” or better. (CBA: Article X) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employees have an Employee Assistance Program available to them operated by Help Net. The Employee Assistance Program provides counseling to the employee and any household members at no cost to the employee for a variety of issues. Change in Status When your temporary full-time status ends and you return to part-time/adjunct status, unused sick and emergency leave time is rolled into your part-time/adjunct sick and emergency bank. Pursuant with Article XII, sick and emergency leave time is capped at a maximum of fifty (50) hours, therefore, any hours in excess of fifty (50) will be forfeited. Personal Business time is not a provided benefit for part-time/adjunct faculty members, and therefore, unused personal business time is forfeited when your temporary full-time status ends. For additional information, contact the Human Resources department atMott Community College. 61 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College PART-TIME FACULTY BENEFITS SUMMARY Updated September 2014 Part-time faculty members receive the following benefits consistent with the terms of their labor agreement. The following summarizes all of the benefits provided to part-time faculty employees, except those benefits that are mandated by law. This document is a summary only, and is not intended to describe each benefit in detail. In the event there is a conflict between this summary and the insurance plan or the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) itself, the contents of the plan/CBA shall prevail. Sick and Emergency Leave Part-time faculty are credited with one hour of sick and emergency leave per weekly contact hour taught during each academic semester and during the Spring/Summer sessions. The bank may accumulate from year to year, up to a maximum of 50 hours. (CBA: Article XII) Effective Date of Medical Coverage The effective date of coverage for part-time faculty who choose to participate in the pro-rated medical insurance program will be the first of the month of the beginning of a new academic semester. (This is not outlined in the labor agreement, but is the standard practice). Health Insurance Part-time faculty may elect to participate in either the MESSA Choices II PPO or MESSA ABC Plan PPO High Deductible Health Plan health insurance programs. All less than full-time faculty members who elect health insurance coverage are responsible for a prorated amount of the premium as determined by his/her teaching load each academic semester and during the Spring/Summer sessions. (CBA: Article XV) Health Savings Accounts Employees that elect the ABC Plan (High Deductible Health Plan) are eligible to participate in a Health Savings Account. The Health Savings Account allows you to use pretax dollars to pay for health expenses not covered by another source, as defined by the IRS. Dental Insurance Part-time faculty, by request, may receive dental insurance by paying a pro-rata share of the premium cost as determined by his/her teaching load each academic semester and during the Spring/Summer sessions. The employee must be enrolled in the College’s Health Insurance program to elect dental insurance coverage. Effective January 1, 2015, the dental plan provides 100% coverage for preventative services and 80% coverage for specified services, including implants, up to a maximum of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars per calendar year per person, with the exception of orthodontic services which is a lifetime maximum of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars for covered individuals up to age nineteen (19). (CBA: Article XV) Vision Coverage Part-time faculty, by request, may receive vision coverage by paying a pro-rata share of the premium cost as determined by his/her teaching load each academic semester and during the Spring/Summer sessions. Effective January 1, 2015, the vision plan provides 100% coverage for in network exams, lenses and medically necessary contacts. In network frames are covered at $65 plus 20% off remaining balance. In network cosmetic contacts are covered at $125 plus 10% off remaining balance. (CBA: Article XV) 62 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Retirement Upon hire, employees will automatically be enrolled in the Pension Plus Plan administered by the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS). Employees who are new to MPSERS will be offered the option to participate in one of two plans administered by MPSERS: the Pension Plus Plan or the Defined Contribution Plan. Employees will be given an election period to make their decision. If the employee does not make a decision, they will default to the Pension Plus Plan at the expiration of the election period. Once a decision has been made by the employee (or by default), the decision is irrevocable. Deferred Compensation Part-time faculty members may defer a portion of their salary into tax-sheltered long-term savings plans (403(b) and/or 457(b) programs). The College has several investment options available. Educational Grant Waiver Part-time faculty, their spouse, and dependent children (up to age twenty-five [25] as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of the United States) may enroll in Mott Community College’s credit and non-credit courses by paying a pro-rated price. Part-time faculty shall be provided educational grants in the amount of credit hours taught in that semester. Grant credits shall accumulate for a period of two (2) years. Part-time faculty, their spouse, and dependent children (up to age twenty-five [25] as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of the United States) may enroll in Mott College credit and non-credit courses. Part-time faculty shall be provided educational grants in the amount of credit hours taught in that semester. Grant credits shall accumulate for a period of two (2) years. (CBA: Article X) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employees have an Employee Assistance Program available to them operated by Help Net. The Employee Assistance Program provides counseling to the employee and any household members at no cost to the employee for a variety of issues. For additional information, contact the Human Resources department at Mott Community College.. 63 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College PART-TIME ACADEMIC SUCCESS SPECIALIST/ STUDENT SUCCESS SPECIALIST BENEFITS SUMMARY Updated September 2014 Part-time Academic Success Specialists (ACSS) and Student Success Specialists (SSS) receive the following benefits consistent with the terms of their labor agreement. The following summarizes all of the benefits provided to part-time ACSS and SSS employees, except those benefits that are mandated by law. This document is a summary only, and is not intended to describe each benefit in detail. In the event there is a conflict between this summary and the insurance plan or the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) itself, the contents of the plan/CBA shall prevail. Definition of a part-time employee A part-time ACSS or SSS employee is one who is regularly scheduled to work a maximum of 24 hours per week. Calculating the Benefit Eligibility Factor (BEF) The benefit eligibility factor for part-time ACSS and SSS employees is recalculated at the beginning of each fiscal year after a full academic year has been worked, and is effective at the beginning of the academic year. The BEF is determined by taking the total number of hours actually worked during the previous fiscal year and dividing the total by 2080 (the total number of hours a full-time ACSS or SSS employee works). In the case of a new hire, the BEF is an estimate. A new hire’s BEF is determined by multiplying the number of hours per week the employee is scheduled to work by the number of weeks scheduled to work, and dividing the total by 2080 (the total number of hours a full-time employee works). This estimated BEF will continue to be used until the part-time ACSS or SSS employee has worked a full fiscal year. Calculation of Leave Banks During the first year of employment (if the employee does not begin work at the beginning of the academic year), the employee will receive a pro-rated number of vacation, sick, and personal days. Furthermore, credit will be given for the first month of employment provided the employee begins work on or before the 15th of the month. Employees hired on or after the 16th of the month receive no pro-ration for that month. Vacation Annual vacation for ACSS and SSS employees is prorated based on the employee’s benefit eligibility factor (BEF). An increase in vacation eligibility is based on years of completed continuous service in a position eligible for earning vacation with the College. Part-time employees must complete the same number of hours as full-time employees to be eligible for additional vacation. Accrual Amounts: Less than 5 completed years of service – 6.67 hours x BEF per month (annual maximum 80 hours) Employees with 5 to 10 years of service – 10 hours x BEF per month (annual maximum 120 hours) Employees with 10+ years of service – 13.33 hours x BEF per month (annual maximum 160 hours) 64 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College At the end of the academic year, employees are eligible to carry over two (2) times their annual accrual amount. At the beginning of the academic year, any time over the maximum accrual limit will be forfeited. Sick and Emergency Leave Part-time ACSS and SSS employees accrue a prorated number of sick days per year based on their benefit eligibility factor. Twelve (12) sick days per year is the maximum number of sick day a part-time ACSS or SSS employee can earn annually. The full allocation of sick days is credited to the employee’s “bank” at the beginning of each academic year. This bank may accumulate from year to year, up to a maximum of 200 days. (CBA: Article XII) Personal Business ACSS and SSS employees are granted a prorated number of personal business days based on the benefit eligibility factor. Forty hours (40) of personal business time per year is the maximum number of hours a part-time ACSS or SSS employee can earn annually. Time is granted at the beginning of each academic year, and must be used during the academic year. Unused time is converted to sick and emergency leave time at the end of the academic year. Personal Business time is provided for legitimate business. Professional and family obligations of a faculty member which cannot be met outside of his/her regular scheduled teaching assignment, as defined in the CBA. (CBA: Article XIII) Paid Holidays Part-time ACSS and SSS employees shall be paid for the following days when the day falls within a work week in which the employee is regularly assigned to work: Independence Day Christmas Day Labor Day New Years Day Thanksgiving Day Martin Luther King Day Day after Thanksgiving Memorial Day In addition to the holidays above, the College is normally closed for the period of time between Christmas Eve and New Years Day. The actual number of days off depends on the calendar for that year. Part-time ACSS and SSS employees will be paid based on the hours they are regularly scheduled to work when the College closes to observe a holiday. To be paid for a holiday, the employee must have been on paid status the work day before and the work day after the holiday. An employee is in a paid status when they have worked or are using paid leave time. Benefit Effective Dates Medical, vision, dental, life, and LTD insurance will begin the first of the month following the date of hire. Health Insurance Part-time ACSS and SSS employees may elect to participate in either the MESSA Choices II PPO or MESSA ABC Plan PPO High Deductible Health Plan health insurance programs. All part-time ACSS and SSS employees who elect health insurance coverage are responsible for a prorated amount of the premium as determined by his/her BEF. (CBA: Article XV) Health Savings Accounts Employees that elect the ABC Plan (High Deductible Health Plan) are eligible to participate in a Health Savings Account. The Health Savings Account allows you to use pretax dollars to pay for health expenses not covered by another source, as defined by the IRS. 65 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Flexible Spending Accounts Part-time ACSS/SSS faculty members are eligible to participate in the College’s Flexible Spending Accounts. The Medical Spending Account allows an employee to use pretax dollars to pay for allowable health expenses not covered by another source, as defined by the IRS. The Dependent Care Spending Account allows an employee to use pretax dollars to pay for dependent care expenses, such as child day care. Dental Insurance Part-time ACSS and SSS employees, by request, may receive dental insurance by paying a pro-rated share of the premium cost as determined by his/her BEF. Effective January 1, 2015, the dental plan provides 100% coverage for preventative services and 80% coverage for specified services, including implants, up to a maximum of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars per calendar year per person, with the exception of orthodontic services which is a lifetime maximum of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars for covered individuals up to age nineteen (19). (CBA: Article XV) Vision Coverage Part-time ACSS and SSS employees, by request, may receive vision coverage by paying a pro-rated share of the premium cost as determined by his/her BEF. Effective January 1, 2015, the vision plan provides 100% coverage for in network exams, lenses and medically necessary contacts. In network frames are covered at $65 plus 20% off remaining balance. In network cosmetic contacts are covered at $125 plus 10% off remaining balance. (CBA: Article XV) Life Insurance Employees are provided with a $30,000 life policy and a $30,000 accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy. (CBA: Article XV) Disability The College provides employees with Long Term Disability Insurance. The plan has a 90 consecutive calendar day waiting period and benefits are paid at 2/3 of the employee’s monthly gross salary while the employee is unable to work due to a covered disability. (CBA: Article XV) Retirement Upon hire, employees will automatically be enrolled in the Pension Plus Plan administered by the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS). Employees who are new to MPSERS will be offered the option to participate in one of two plans administered by MPSERS: the Pension Plus Plan or the Defined Contribution Plan. Employees will be given an election period to make their decision. If the employee does not make a decision, they will default to the Pension Plus Plan at the expiration of the election period. Once a decision has been made by the employee (or by default), the decision is irrevocable. Deferred Compensation Part-time ACSS and SSS employees may defer a portion of their salary into tax-sheltered long-term savings plans (403(b) and/or 457(b) programs). The College has several investment options available. 66 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Educational Grant Waiver Part-time ACSS and SSS employees, their spouse, and dependent children (up to age twenty-five [25] as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of the United States) may enroll in Mott Community College’s credit and non-credit courses by paying a pro-rated price based on their BEF. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employees have an Employee Assistance Program available to them operated by Help Net. The Employee Assistance Program provides counseling to the employee and any household members at no cost to the employee for a variety of issues. For additional information, contact the Human Resources department at Mott Community College 67 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College ADJUNCT FACULTY BENEFITS SUMMARY Updated September 2014 Adjunct faculty members receive the following benefits consistent with the terms of their labor agreement. The following summarizes all of the benefits provided to adjunct faculty employees, except those benefits that are mandated by law. This document is a summary only, and is not intended to describe each benefit in detail. In the event there is a conflict between this summary and the insurance plan or the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) itself, the contents of the plan/CBA shall prevail. Sick and Emergency Leave Adjunct faculty are credited with one hour of sick and emergency leave per weekly contact hour taught during each academic semester and during the Spring/Summer sessions. This bank may accumulate from year to year, up to a maximum of 50 hours. Health Insurance Adjunct faculty may elect to participate in either the MESSA Choices II PPO or MESSA ABC Plan PPO High Deductible Health Plan health insurance programs. All less than full-time faculty members who elect health insurance coverage are responsible for a prorated amount of the premium as determined by his/her teaching load each academic semester and during the Spring/Summer sessions. (CBA: Article XV) Health Savings Accounts Employees that elect the ABC Plan (High Deductible Health Plan) are eligible to participate in a Health Savings Account. The Health Savings Account allows you to use pretax dollars to pay for health expenses not covered by another source, as defined by the IRS. Dental Insurance Adjunct faculty, by request, may receive dental insurance by paying a pro-rata share of the premium cost as determined by his/her teaching load each academic semester and during the Spring/Summer sessions. The employee must be enrolled in the College Health Insurance program to elect dental insurance coverage. Effective January 1, 2015, the dental plan provides 100% coverage for preventative services and 80% coverage for specified services, including implants, up to a maximum of Two Thousand ($2,000) Dollars per calendar year per person, with the exception of orthodontic services which is a lifetime maximum of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) Dollars for covered individuals up to age nineteen (19). (CBA: Article XV) Vision Insurance Adjunct faculty, by request, may receive vision coverage by paying a pro-rata share of the premium cost as determined by his/her teaching load each academic semester and during the Spring/Summer sessions. The employee must be enrolled in one of the College Health Insurance programs to elect vision insurance coverage. Effective January 1, 2015, the vision plan provides 100% coverage for in network exams, lenses and medically necessary contacts. In network frames are covered at $65 plus 20% off remaining balance. In network cosmetic contacts are covered at $125 plus 10% off remaining balance. 68 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Effective Date of Medical Insurance The effective date of coverage for adjunct faculty who choose to participate in the pro-rated medical insurance program will be the first of the month of the beginning of a new academic semester. (This is not outlined in the labor agreement, but is the college-wide standard.) Retirement Upon hire, employees will automatically be enrolled in the Pension Plus Plan administered by the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS). Employees who are new to MPSERS will be offered the option to participate in one of two plans administered by MPSERS: the Pension Plus Plan or the Defined Contribution Plan. Employees will be given an election period to make their decision. If the employee does not make a decision, they will default to the Pension Plus Plan at the expiration of the election period. Once a decision has been made by the employee (or by default), the decision is irrevocable. Deferred Compensation Adjunct faculty may defer a portion of their salary into tax-sheltered long-term savings plans (403(b) and/or 457(b) programs). The College offers several investment options. Educational Grant Waiver Adjunct faculty, their spouse, and dependent children (up to age twenty-five [25] as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of the United States) may enroll in Mott College credit and non-credit courses. Adjunct faculty shall be provided educational grants in the amount of credit hours taught in that semester. Grant credits shall accumulate for a period of two (2) years. (CBA: Article X) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Employees have an Employee Assistance Program available to them operated by Help Net. The Employee Assistance Program provides counseling to the employee and any household members at no cost to the employee for a variety of issues. For additional information, contact the Human Resources department at Mott Community College. 69 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE Tuition Waiver Procedure Full-time employees, their spouses, and eligible dependents may take credit and/or non-credit (Continuing Education) classes at Mott and receive full tuition waiver under the Educational Grant program. Part-time employees represented by a bargaining unit may also be eligible for this benefit, but must pay a portion of the tuition based on the number of hours/weeks worked. To take advantage of the Tuition Waiver benefit for credit classes, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. If you, your spouse, or dependents have never completed an Application for Admission, stop by the Admissions Office (Room 2140 of the Prahl College Center) and complete the application procedure. Students seeking a degree or certificate should arrange for placement testing, orientation and academic advising for their first semester at Mott. Complete the Educational Grant Waiver & Information Form, which is available on-line and in the Human Resources Office. This form must be returned to Human Resources, and will provide them with the information necessary to enter you, your spouse, and your dependents as eligible for tuition waiver in Datatel. It also acknowledges that you accept full responsibility for payment of any and all sums that may be due for tuition incurred by you, your spouse, or dependents as outlined in your bargaining unit contract. NOTE: You are not required to complete this form every semester. If any of the information provided on the form changes, however, you must submit an updated form to the Human Resources Office. (Possible changes include, but are not limited to: marriage, divorce, and dependents who become ineligible due to age.) Register for classes in the lower level of the Prahl College Center. Use the current Class Schedule to select courses and complete the class schedule worksheet available in the Registration area. Directions for completing the worksheet, deadlines for registering, adding and dropping classes, important telephone numbers, and hours of operation are included in the Class Schedule. To take advantage of the Tuition Waiver benefit for non-credit classes, follow these steps: 1. You, your spouse, or dependents must contact the Continuing Education Office (810-762-0390) and then follow step 3 above. If you have already completed a form to take advantage of credit courses, you do not have to complete another form. 70 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL GRANT WAIVER & INFORMATION FORM Employee Name Employee (Datatel) ID Hire Date I. Are you a FULL‐TIME or PART‐TIME employee? Or, are you a RETIREE ______? II. Please indicate your employee group. (For reference purposes, the applicable article and section pertaining to the Educational Grant is shown.) ProTech (Article 14, Section 2) Administrative Support (Article 16, Section A1) Exempt Managers & Professionals (See Benefits Summary) Public Safety Officers (Article 19) Faculty (Article X, Section Z) S&M (Article 19, Section 5) M&O (Article 17, Section 6) Workforce Development Employee Only (See Benefits Summary) III. List your spouse and legal eligible dependents as defined by the United States Internal Revenue Code. If you are adding your spouse or dependent(s), please provide a birth certificate(s) for children and most recent Federal 1040 Tax Return (1st page, financials blacked out) for spouse. HR is unable to add your dependents until we receive the birth certificate(s) and/or tax return. Spouse Date of Birth SSN Dependent Date of Birth SSN Dependent Date of Birth SSN Dependent Date of Birth SSN Dependent Date of Birth SSN Dependent Date of Birth SSN IMPORTANT NOTE: Have you, your spouse, and eligible dependents ever completed an “Application for Admission” with the Admissions Office? If not, you must do so before Human Resources can set you up for tuition waiver eligibility for credit classes. For non‐credit classes, you must contact the Continuing Education Office (810‐762‐0390). I accept complete and full responsibility for payment of any and all sums due for tuition incurred by me, my spouse, and eligible dependents in the event of failure to meet the requirements as outlined in my union contract or benefits summary concerning enrollment at Mott Community College as it pertains to the Educational Grant. Employee Signature K:\Benefits\Tuition Waiver\Tuition Waiver Form ‐ Updated 10‐14.doc Revised 10/27/14 71 Date Human Resources FAX: (810) 762‐0595 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College 72 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Section 10: Mott Community College Faculty Pay Schedule 73 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Mott Community College Pay Schedule for 2014 - 2015 Faculty Full Time Faculty Pay Dates 1. 08/08/14 2. 08/22/14 3. 09/05/14 4. 09/19/14 5. 10/03/14 6. 10/17/14 7. 10/31/14 8. 11/14/14 9. 11/26/2014* 10. 12/12/14 11. 12/26/2014** 12. 01/09/15 13. 01/23/15 14. 02/06/15 15. 02/20/15 16. 03/06/15 17. 03/20/15 18. 04/03/15 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 04/17/15 05/01/15 05/15/15 05/29/15 06/12/15 06/26/15 07/10/15 07/24/15 Part Time and Overload Faculty Pay Dates Fall Semester Fall semester - first 8 weeks Fall semester - second 8 weeks Fall 2 semester 9/5/2014 09/19/2014 10/31/2014 11/14/2014 10/3/2014 10/17/2014 10/03/2014 10/17/2014 11/28/2014 12/12/2014 10/31/2014 11/14/2014 Winter Semester Winter semester - first 8 weeks Winter semester - second 8 weeks Winter 2 semester 1/9/2014 01/23/2015 3/6/2015 03/20/2015 2/6/2015 02/20/2015 02/06/2015 02/20/2015 04/03/2015 04/17/2015 03/06/2015 03/20/2015 Spring Semester 5/5/2015 05/29/2015 06/12/2015 06/26/2015 7/10/2015 07/24/2015 08/07/2015 08/21/2015 Summer Semester *Early Due to Holiday **Will be distributed 12/23/14 but dated 12/26/214 NOTE - regarding first pay check for Part-Time/Adjunct/Overload pay: Receipt of your first check on the date indicated is contingent upon completion of the assignment in Datatel. A specific timetable for completion of assignments will be developed and communicated to Faculty, Deans, and Associate Deans. 74 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College FACULTY RANK SYSTEM Years Exp * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 <BA BA BA+15 MA MA+15 MA+30 MA+45 MA+60 PhD/EdD Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Instructor Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Asst Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Assoc Prof Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor Professor * "Years of Experience" is equal to time at Mott as full-time faculty. (Non-faculty service, part-time teaching at Mott, or teaching experience at other institutions is not applicable.) * Temporary Full-Time faculty will be classified as "Instructor". k:\Employe Orientations\Faculty Semester Contractss\Faculty Rank Chart.xls Updated: 04/03/02 75 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College 76 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Section 11: Mott Community College How to Do and Find Things 77 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide OFFICE Mott Community College MCC Mini Directory Accounting Admissions Advising Center Athletic Department Bear Bistro Career Resource Center College Book Store Continuing Education Counseling & Student Development DisAbility Services (Learning Center) e-Learning Executive Dean Offices Planning, Research & Quality Initiatives Professional Development & Experiential Learning Student Services Divisions Fine Arts/Social Sciences Division Art Office Business Division Health Sciences Division Humanities Division Science and Math Division Technology Division Educational Media Services (ITS) Health Services Human Resources Information Technology Services (ITS) Lapeer Extension Center Learning Center Library Circulation Desk Library Reference Desk Mailroom Math Empowerment Center Northern Tier Branch Center Public Safety Emergency Regional Technology Center M-TEC Registrar’s Office Records and Registration Southern Lakes Branch Center Student Employment Center Student Financial Services Student Life Student Services Testing Center Tutorial Services (Learning Center) Veterans Services Vice President of Academic Affairs Vice President Administration &Student Services Writing Center LOCATION Curtice-Mott Complex 1026 Prahl College Center 2140 Prahl College Center 2040 Ballenger Field House Rm103 Curtice-Mott Complex Prahl College Center 2050 Prahl College Center, 1st Floor Southern Lakes Branch Center Prahl College Center 2030 Prahl College Center 2280 Curtice-Mott Complex 2124 EXTENSION *2-0235 *2-0315 *2-0331 *2-0417 #2-2864 *2-0250 *2-5603 *2-0390 *2-0111 *2-0399 *2-0224 Curtice-Mott Complex 1009 *2-0483 Mott Library 3106 Prahl College Center 1130 *2-5623 *2-0243 Mott Memorial Building 2005 Visual Arts & Design Center 100 Curtice-Mott Complex 2133 Curtice-Mott Complex 2313 Curtice-Mott Complex 1101 Gorman Science Center 1001 Regional Technology Center 2700 Curtice-Mott Complex 2118 Curtice-Mott Complex 1046 Curtice-Mott Complex 1024 Curtice-Mott Complex 2118 550 Lake Drive, Lapeer Prahl College Center 2280 Mott Library Mott Library Curtice-Mott Complex 1309G Gorman Science Center 2106 4082 W. Vienna Road, Clio Facilities Management 200 *2-0332 *2-0443 *2-0429 *2-0317 *2-0470 *2-0284 *2-0500 *2-0364 *2-5667 *2-0565 767-4357 *2-0970 *2-0399 *2-0401 *2-0411 *2-0309 *2-0178 #2-8044 *2-0222 *2-5666 *2-0278 *2-0200 *2-0221 #2 -5000 #2-3285 *2-0144 *2-0045 *2-0243 *2-0406 *2-0376 *2-5632 *2-0237 *2-0502 *2-0229 Regional Technology Center 2105 Prahl College Center B220 Prahl College Center LL15 2100 W. Thompson Rd., Fenton Prahl College Center 2020 Prahl College Center LL11 Prahl College Center 1240 Prahl College Center 1130 Mott Library 3107 Prahl College Center 2280 Prahl College Center Lower Level Curtice-Mott Complex 1001 Curtice-Mott Complex 1117J Curtice-Mott Complex 2031 # (23) prefix , *(76) prefix 78 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College ID Cards ID cards are required to enter the faculty parking lot, check out materials from the Mott Library, and can have a cash value added to be used in vending machines and to exit the paid parking lot. To obtain your ID card, contact your division office. Parking Parking for faculty and staff is designated in Lot J off Horrigan drive. An ID card or hang tag is required to park in the lot. Additional parking is available across campus and can be viewed at http://www.mcc.edu/maps/parking_maincamp.shtml. Forms Most forms used to request various services on campus can be found on the College’s website at http://www.mcc.edu/mcc_form_center.shtml#. Your division administrative assistants may assist you as you complete any of the forms in the Forms Center. 79 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Section 12: Mott Community College Campus Maps 80 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College MCC Main Campus Flint Cultural Center/Applewood Estate A. AE. L. M. P. S. B. SC. W. Y. Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) Applewood Estate Flint Public Library Flint Institute of Music (FIM) Robert T. Longway Planetarium Alfred P. Sloan Museum Sloan/Buick Gallery & Research Center Sarvis Center The Whiting Flint Youth Theatre 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 81 Ballenger Field House Presidential Conference Center (PRES) Curtice-Mott Complex (CM) Durham Natatorium (DRHM) Gorman Science Building (G) Mott Library (ML) — Event Center (North Side of Library) Mott Memorial Building (MMB) Physical Plant Operations (PPO) Prahl College Center (PCC) Presidential Residence Public Safety (PS) Regional Technology Center, M-TEC(RTC) Visual Arts and Design Center (VADC) 2014-2015 Faculty Resource Guide Mott Community College Frequently-Used Phone Numbers MCC Information Center: 810-762-0200 Admissions: 810-762-0315 Public Safety: 810-762-0222 Conference & Events Services: 810-762-5906 Public Information: 810-762-0455 Mott Community College 1401 East Court Street Flint, MI 48503 Web Site: www.mcc.edu Robert T. Longway Boulevard S T Kearsley Park et tre yS le ars st Ea 8 Ke = Bike Path Nebraska Avenue Minnesota Avenue Kearsley Park Boulevard R L M 13 Robert T. Longway Boulevard eek N r ey C Gilk G rt Ho Albe 12 O rriga n Drive 11 Q J East Second Street G H P 3 10 2 5 Skywalk 1 B 9 4 Prahl Center Drive D 7 6a C 6 Maxine Street E Gorman Drive A F East Court Street id e Dr . St. Beard ds rk Dr. East Fo W oo B Parking Lots (A-T) 2 Campus Buildings (1-13) 1. Ballenger Field House 2. Presidential Conference Center 3. Curtice-Mott Complex 4. Durham Natatorium 5. Gorman Science Center 6. Mott Library 6a. Event Center (north side of Library) 7. Mott Memorial Building 8. Physical Plant Operations Center 9. Prahl College Center 10. Presidential Residence 11. Public Safety 12. Regional Technology Center M-TEC 13. Visual Arts & Design Center 82 G Parking Ramps G. Student Ramp H. Student Ramp J. Faculty / Staff / Visitor Ramp 8/29/2012 Lapeer Extension Center (LAPR) 2014-2015 Conference Room Faculty Resource Emerg.Guide Evacuation Chair Fire Hose Pay Phone (w/TTY Elevator Exit First Aid Restroom - Men Student Email/Reg Kiosk Emergency Exit Fire Blanket Heart Defibrillator Restroom - Women Vending Machines Emergency Call Box Fire Extinguisher I.D. /Debit Card Machine Storm Shelter Wireless Access (Student) Computer Lab C311 C309 Mott College ) Community Student Copier C313 C307 C305H C315 C305 CR Michigan Works C312 C314 C310 A C317 Faculty C306 C304 C302 C308 C301 MCC Administration C319 Large Commons B209 B209 A B Public Safety B211 C320A B212 B214 B216 B210 B207 B213 CR Community Education B218 B205 B215 Computer Lab B206 B203 B217 B202 I-4 75 B204 Courtyard A121 A115 Michigan Works A117 Michigan Works M-24 MCC Main Campus Basement Unlocked by Security A101 I-69 DeMille Blvd. Science Lab A100 Michigan Works Courtyard Lake Nepessing Rd. A119 Michigan Works = Mott Classrooms MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE Updated: January 20, 2015 Lapeer Extension Center 550 83 Lake Drive - Suite A Lapeer, Michigan 48446 (810) 667-4166 Northern Tier Center (NTC) 2014-2015 Conference Room Faculty Resource Emerg.Guide Evacuation Chair Fire Hose Pay Phone (w/TTY Elevator Exit First Aid Restroom - Men Student Email/Reg Kiosk Emergency Exit Fire Blanket Heart Defibrillator Restroom - Women Vending Machines Emergency Call Box Fire Extinguisher I.D. /Debit Card Machine Storm Shelter Wireless Access (Student) 127 128 Classroom 123 Classroom 130 Classroom 131 Classroom Mott College ) Community Student Copier 122 Classroom Classroom 121 Student Lounge M-57 / Vienna Rd. Public Safety Office 109 75 Main Office I-75 I-4 Main Entrance MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE © MCC 2002-2014 Clio Road Classroom MCC Main Campus Northern Tier Center 408284 W. Vienna Rd. Clio, Michigan 48420 (810) 232-8044 Southern Lakes Branch Center (SLBC) - Building A & B 2014-2015 Conference Room Faculty Resource Emerg.Guide Evacuation Chair Fire Hose Pay Phone (w/TTY Elevator Exit First Aid Restroom - Men Student Email/Reg Kiosk Emergency Exit Fire Blanket Heart Defibrillator Restroom - Women Vending Machines Emergency Call Box Fire Extinguisher I.D. /Debit Card Machine Storm Shelter Wireless Access (Student) 1309 1501 1307 1301 F E Interactive Classroom G B H 1205 1001 Main Office C D LEORTC Biology Lab A 1408 1403 1306 1401 Computer Lab Computer Lab 1405 1206 PTA/OTA Lab 1502 Lounge Area J 1104 Public Safety D C 1106 B 1308 1305 1303 1101 Mott College ) Community Student Copier 1203 1204 1009 1011 K 1201 L 1404 1013 1402 1015 1202 M A 1010 Lobby 1002 1004 1006 1008 PTA/OTA Lab 1012 PTA/OTA Lab 1014 C Student Parking 1018 1016 Faculty/Staff Parking B A Visitor Parking West Thompson Road Modified: January 20, 2015 MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 84 Southern Lakes Branch Center 2100 W. Thompson Rd. Fenton, Michigan 48430 (810) 762-5000