{"id":65,"date":"2010-07-09T18:49:49","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T23:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/arts\/officeofthedean\/start-of-term-information-office-of-the-dean\/"},"modified":"2014-03-05T15:06:19","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T21:06:19","slug":"start-of-term-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/arts\/dean\/start-of-term-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Start of Term Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic\">(quick answers to important questions)<\/p>\n<h2>The Faculty Office<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Office Assistants are Janice Mahoney <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;t&#111;&#x3a;&#109;&#x61;h&#x6f;n&#101;&#x79;&#64;&#x62;r&#x61;&#x6e;&#100;&#x6f;n&#x75;&#46;&#99;&#x61;\">(&#x6d;&#x61;&#x68;&#x6f;&#110;&#101;y&#64;b&#x72;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x64;&#111;&#110;u&#46;c&#x61;)<\/a> and Shari Maguire <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;l&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;ma&#x67;&#x75;&#105;r&#x65;&#x73;&#64;&#98;r&#x61;&#x6e;&#100;o&#x6e;&#x75;&#46;&#99;a\">(&#x4d;&#x61;&#x67;&#x75;&#x69;&#x72;&#x65;&#x73;&#x40;&#x62;&#x72;&#97;&#110;&#100;&#111;&#110;&#117;&#46;ca).<\/a> They can be reached at Ext. 790<\/li>\n<li>Are happy to assist you with any questions<\/li>\n<li>Have general office supplies on hand (paper, pens, staples, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Provide keys to a\/v cabinets in each classroom<\/li>\n<li>Handle student assistant requests<\/li>\n<li>Provide secretarial support and general assistance to instructors and students<\/li>\n<li>Handle the bookings of all classrooms for the Faculty of Arts<\/li>\n<li>Handle incoming and outgoing mail (including courier packages)<\/li>\n<li>Provide final exam books, looseleaf paper, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Computer Support and Audio\/Visual Needs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The University Help Desk at Ext. 500 provides computer and technical support and handles the booking of all audio\/visual equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Course information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You are required to provide each of your students with a course outline which includes the mark breakdown and requirements for the course. Please see our policy on course outlines available from Lisa Murray or off the Arts Webpages under \u201cForms and Policies.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Please notify students of the voluntary withdrawal (vw) date which is noted in each year\u2019s registration guide.<\/li>\n<li>Students <strong>are not allowed<\/strong> to withdraw after this deadline unless they have special circumstances (illness, death in family, domestic affliction, etc.) and supporting documentation may be requested.<\/li>\n<li>Please ensure that mid-term test results are back to students before the vw date so that they have the opportunity to withdraw in time<\/li>\n<li>Final grades in the regular session are due 7 days after the last day of class or final exam. Spring and summer grades are due within 5 days of the conclusion of class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Vacation\/Absences from Campus<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>see Article 5.2, pg. 25 of C.A.<\/li>\n<li>Must notify Dean\u2019s Office and Faculty Office of any leave for more than five working days and it is most helpful to know of shorter absences as well.<\/li>\n<li>Human Resources will request a medical certificate for illnesses that result in more than five (5) days absence. (see CA 20.17.1, pg. 54)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Professional Development<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>contact person is Janice Mahoney, Arts Faculty Office, ext. 790<\/li>\n<li>See Appendix F7, pg. 103 of the BUFA Collective Agreement (C.A.).<\/li>\n<li>$800 for travel and $800 for books, equipment, etc. for full-time members. Some funds are available for sessional instructors as well. Please contact Jan Mahoney for further information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Campus Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BU has minimal security. They can be reached at ext. 700 or call police directly at 9-911<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As a public body, Brandon University is required to comply with FIPPA of the Province of Manitoba. This Act requires that our records be organized and documented; that we are prepared to respond to requests for information under the Act and that information collected is not misused.<\/li>\n<li>Collection and use of personal information can be done upon the prior consent of the person the information is about, or if the information is absolutely necessary for doing your work. If you collect personal information for a longer period than actually needed, description of these records (not the content) should be reported to Scott Lamont, VP Registration &amp; Finance, who also serves as the BU FIPPA Officer. The information will be added to the BU FIPPA Directory of Records.<\/li>\n<li>You may contact your students through your class list database. You can also have your students drop off or pick up assignments at the Arts Faculty Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>New Academic Dishonesty Policy and Grade Appeal Procedures<\/h2>\n<p>Brandon University has recently established new policies and procedures with regard to student academic dishonesty and grade\/performance appeals. This new information can be found in sections 4.2.2 of the General Calendar or on the BU website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Academic-Dishonesty-and-Misconduct.pdf\">(here)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/senate-office\/files\/2010\/11\/Academic-Dishonesty-and-Misconduct.pdf\">.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(quick answers to important questions) The Faculty Office The Office Assistants are Janice Mahoney (&#x6d;&#x61;&#x68;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x65;&#121;&#64;&#98;&#114;ando&#x6e;&#x75;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x61;) and Shari Maguire (&#x4d;a&#x67;&#117;i&#x72;&#101;&#x73;&#64;b&#x72;&#97;&#x6e;&#100;o&#x6e;&#117;&#x2e;&#x63;a). 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