Alumni
The Alumni and Parent Relations Office oversees all Homecoming, Family Weekend, Senior Reception activities, and alumni events. The Alumni Office maintains a file of information on graduates and former students and their parents. University personnel may assist the staff by supplying the office with information regarding changes in address, phone numbers, email addresses, family status, employment, etc. Alumni information is considered confidential and is not to be released without the approval of the alumni. The Alumni Office is located in the Alumni Welcome Center.
Announcements and Bulletins
Announcements of particular interest to faculty members may be communicated via the “faculty” email distribution list. Faculty can email all faculty via this email address. This function should be used for academic purposes only. Please note: Do not send out emails notifying faculty of students missing class (for any reason); the excused absence list should be used for this purpose instead (See the section on Excused Absences). When sending an email to the “faculty” email distribution list, faculty should do so through the “Bcc” function in Outlook.
Announcements may be communicated through faculty meetings, by means of notices distributed through campus mail, and through the employee newsletter, the “Weekly Beat”. Items for the Weekly Beat are requested to be submitted three to four weeks ahead of the activity date (submit to weeklybeat@jbu.edu). Announcements directed to students may be posted on the various campus bulletin boards, published in the Threefold Advocate, or submitted to the “Here and Now” which is sent each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to all students (contact Student Development, x7263).
For campus mass emails, please review the guidelines in Appendix R - Email Guidelines .
Business Cards
Faculty can order business cards from University Marketing and Communications and are to be ordered by the college. Please contact your administrative assistant if you wish to order business cards.
Catalog
There are two academic catalogs–one for undergraduate programs and courses and one for graduate. The catalogs are issued every year and provide information on most policies and details related to the academic programs. The catalogs are available online.
Contributions
JBU faculty and staff members are encouraged to make financial contributions to the university. Such gifts are tax deductible. Financial support of the university by its personnel is not only appreciated by the board of trustees but is extremely important for solicitation from outside foundations, corporations and major donors, so that a gift from each faculty member be recorded as a “symbol of support” for the university.
Employee Handbook
Each faculty member should read through the Employee Handbook. Much of the information, such as that dealing with various benefits and other employment matters, applies to all employees including faculty. The Employee Handbook is available off of Eaglenet.
Benefits
Benefits for all employees are covered in Section IV Employee Benefits and Services in the Employee Handbook. Faculty are considered Level V employees.
Graduate Tuition Subsidy
Applications for graduate subsidy may be obtained through the Office of Academic Affairs. The policy is explained in the Employee Handbook.
Guests-Entertainment and Housing
Guest housing is not available on campus for visiting speakers and consultants; however, on certain occasions, prospective students may be housed in a dormitory room. Arrangements should be made through the Admissions Office. Faculty and staff are encouraged to invite visitors to view the campus and to eat in the cafeteria. Generally, however, cafeteria privileges are limited to the university’s immediate family.
History of John Brown University
A helpful historical perspective on the university can be obtained by reading Christ Over All: A History of John Brown University by Paul T. Semones.
Housing for Employees
There are no houses owned by the university that are available for employees. However, new employees are assisted in locating adequate housing through local realtors.
Lost and Found
Lost and found is located in the Campus Safety Office (in the Central Plant Building). Found items can be viewed on the Eaglenet Marketplace or call x7403.
Offices
Faculty office space is assigned by the vice president for academic affairs. It is desired that each person have adequate office space in or near the area in which most responsibilities are fulfilled. An effort is made to provide office furnishings commensurate with the faculty person’s responsibilities and the university’s available resources. Contact the college dean in regard to any office furniture needed. Requests for furniture and changes in office locations must have prior approval by the vice president for academic affairs
Payroll Checks
Faculty are paid in 24 equal installments on the fiscal year, July 1 to June 30. Pay dates are the 15th and the last day of each month. All employees are paid only via direct deposit which is handled through Human Resources. Direct deposit summaries are available to employees on Eaglenet.
Refunds and Reimbursements are paid to employees via Direct Deposit. Employees must provide a one-time approval for refunds and reimbursements via direct deposit through My Essential Services on Eaglenet.
Resources Development
The term “resources development” pertains to the responsibilities of fundraising, alumni, public relations, and other promotional activities. The coordinator of these activities is the vice president of university advancement. The ultimate success of all programs in these areas depends much upon the support given by members in the institution.
Financial requirements of the institution increase each year, making imperative the location of new sources of funds. Faculty members who may be aware of possible sources of additional funds are encouraged to provide the vice president of university advancement with pertinent information.
Student Handbook
The Student Handbook is updated every year and provides much information that is important to employees as well as to students. All faculty should be familiar with its contents. The Student Handbook is available through the JBU website.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Refer to Section 7.8 Title IX, Sexual Assault, Dating/Domestic Violence, Stalking and Harassment in the Employee Handbook.
Tuition Subsidy
Guidelines for tuition remission for university programs, graduate and undergraduate, are found in the Employee Handbook.
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