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 Academic Freedom
It is the responsibility of every faculty member at Notre Dame University (NDU) to practice the right, and the duty, to get engaged as a scholar in the search for the truth. It is within the Catholic, Maronite tradition of NDU to encourage every instructor to be involved in activities related to teaching and research, and to support all students in putting into practice their personal experience with knowledge at the undergraduate and graduate levels of education.
Freedom of Expression
The University faculty member is entitled to the freedom of expressing himself as part of the academic process. Accordingly instructors are entitled to the freedom of speaking and writing as responsible intellectual citizens contributing to the development of students and the community. As university faculty members their performance should be characterized by accuracy, objectivity, critical thinking and analysis, as well as by respect for others’ opinions.
University Benefits & Facilities
The University faculty members are entitled to draw on academic, intellectual, and moral benefits provided by the University for its internal and external community. They are also entitled to make use of every educational facility whether electronically or in a printing matter, or otherwise. Laboratories and conference halls are at the disposal of every single faculty member in order to better facilitate his/her better total productivity and on-going performance.
Teaching Responsibilities
Within the Classroom:
- Demonstrating the ability to teach
- Contributing in the educational process
- Participating in the creation of an atmosphere favorable to suitable general and particular education.
Outside the Classroom:
- Preparing regularly written and oral daily lectures and presentations
- Reviewing student term papers, reports, projects, and theses, when and if required at the graduate level
- Keeping contact with the his/her student advisees during office hours
- Keeping up-to-date with the curriculum and academic requirements of their teaching courses.
- Abiding by academic rules and regulations related to advising, course schedules, student attendance, examinations, and the grading system.
- Respecting deadlines for all academic and non-academic activities.
Research Responsibilities
Faculty members, who would like to benefit from the privilege of promotion, according to the University Bylaws, are expected to get involved in research and publication. This involvement could be summarized, every six years, in a minimum of three refereed articles, or in publishing a book in the field of specialization, or in an equivalent evidence of research or creativity performance.
University Service Responsibilities
- Participating in university committees meetings, club meetings, commencements, and other faculty activities on campus.
- Offering academic and intellectual services, where and when possible, to the university student body, and the larger university community.
- Becoming involved in the total campus life at the social and cultural levels.
Faculty Dress Code
Faculty members are expected to dress appropriately for an academic setting. Clothes should be neat, decent and not provocative. It is hoped that reasonable suggestions by the Faculty Deans and other Administrators with respect to what constitutes appropriate dress will be accepted by faculty members. |
