New Faculty Orientation

1. New Faculty Orientation COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY AUGUST 2012

2. Academic Policies & Procedures • University System of Georgia (USG) • CSU is one of 35 Institutions • CSU Serves a Dual Role • USG Institutions are Governed by a Constitutional Board of Regents (BOR)

3. Academic Policies & Procedures • Resources • BOR Policy Manual http://www.usg.edu/policymanual/ • BOR Academic Affairs Handbook http://www.usg.edu/academic_affairs_handbook/ • CSU Cataloghttp://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/ • Faculty Handbook http://faculty.columbusstate.edu/handbooks/ftfac/ • Academic Advising Handbook http://ace.columbusstate.edu/advising/index.php • Student Handbookhttp://studentlife.columbusstate.edu/handbook.asp

4. UITS- University Information and Technology Services Information Security @ CSU Classroom/Lab Technology Digital Production Assistance Logging in to Novell, CougarNet, CougarView Document Storage/Retrieval Campus WiFi Mobile Apps Call 706-507-8199 (Helpdesk) or submit an eQuest

5. Web & CougarNet Email Student Advising Class Rosters And SOOOO much more

6. Academic Resources Online • http://www.columbusstate.edu/academics.php

7. Administrative Duties Online- Email • All faculty are assigned a Cougar e-mail account upon hire • The Registrar’s Office communicates via Cougar email regarding: • Grading deadlines • Drop for non-payment notification • Instructions for roll audit and excessive absence procedures • Faculty should check their Cougar email REGULARLY • Cougar email accounts can be set up to default to other email accounts if necessary – i.e. hotmail, etc.

8. Administrative Duties OnlineImportant Dates – Fall 2012

9. Administrative Duties OnlineImportant Dates – Spring 2013

11. ISIS Screen Shot

12. ISIS Screen Shot

13. ISIS Screen Shot Class Roll Audit Faculty review their rolls and indicate those that are registered but not attending Excessive Absence Request FormTo request that a student be dropped from a class and assigned a grade of "WF“

14. Reporting Menu Run a list of students sorted by advisor, major, or dept. Run a list of student email addresses by Section (CRN#) Run updated class rosters!!!!! Administrative Duties Online- ISIS • What will I use ISIS for? • Update personal information • View academic records of students • View class rosters • Conduct registration • Remove registration holds • Report class roll audits (RA) • Report excessive absences (EA) • Submit change of grades • Entering Final Grades

15. FERPA • The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) • Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. • Signed into law in 1974, applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education, including institutions of higher education (IHEs).

16. Registrar Contact Info John Brown- University Registrar (706)507-8808 brown_john9@columbusstate.edu Reports for enrollment Registrar’s staff UCC meetings ASC meetings Stephanie Speer – Associate Registrar (706)507-8834 sspeer@columbusstate.edu Graduation DER questions & adjustments CAPP building and maintenance

17. Registrar Contact Info • Patricia Weeks – Records Retention Specialist (706)507-8833weeks_patricia@columbusstate.edu • Grade issues • End of term contact • Process transcript request • Enrollment verification • Major changes • DeShaun Alexander– Enrollment Specialist (706)507-8837alexander_deshaun@columbusstate.edu • Registration issues • Roll audits • Excessive absences • Assist transcript requests

18. Registrar Contact Info • Sunae Euell- Transfer Counselor (706)507-8836euell_sunae@columbusstate.edu • Transfer Evaluation • Re-entry applications • Reinstatement applications • GOML • LeRon Haire -Transfer Counselor (706)507-8814haire_leron@columbusstate.edu • Transfer evaluation • Transient permissions

19. Provost Office contact Nicole de Vries – Manager of Academic Data (706)507-8964devries_nicole@columbusstate.edu Class Scheduling- Overview and Section Data Entry Manager Catalog Parts of Term Academic Calendar Academic Space- CougarScheduler MAP-Works Curriculum Changes - ICS Final Exam Schedule