This Handbook is not a legal contract of employment. It is intended to be a source of general information about policies, procedures, and rules as they exist on the date of publication.

Table of Contents

PART 1

• Mission Statements
  • University of Wisconsin System
  • University Cluster
  • University of Wisconsin-Platteville
• Board of Regents
• University of Wisconsin System Administration
• Organizational Charts
• Sources of Information at UWP

PART 2

• Faculty and Academic Staff Responsibilities
  • Deans
  • Department Chairs
  • Faculty and Academic Staff
• Faculty and Academic Staff Privileges
  • Employment Stipulations
  • Leave of Absence
  • Absence for Personal Reasons
  • Sick Leave
  • Wisconsin Retirement System
  • Benefits Summary
  • Payroll Deductions
  • Payroll Procedures
  • Notary Public
  • Reimbursement of Tuition and Fees for Job-Related Coursework and Training
  • Wisconsin Statutes Concerning Political Activities of Employees
  • Policy for Employees Engaging in Political Activity, Seeking Elective Office, and Serving as Elected or Appointed Officials
• Policy Statements (by topic)
  • Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
  • Sexist, Racist and Other Discriminatory Conduct
  • Consensual Relationships Statement
  • Reasonable Accommodations for Disabilities
  • Drugs and Alcohol
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste
  • Clean Indoor Air
  • Misconduct in Scholarly Research
  • Lobbying Activities
  • Class Cancellation and Campus Closure Policy

PART 3

• Calendars
  • Official Holidays
• Committee Structure (Memberships, Functions and Duties)
  • Faculty Governance Councils and Commissions
  • Faculty Governance Committiees
  • Academic Staff Governance
  • Administrative And Student Committees
  • University Councils and Commissions
  • University Committees

PART 4

• Academic Staff Constitution and Bylaws
  • Part I - The Academic Staff Senate
  • Part II - Governance Structure
  • Part III - Personnel Policies and Procedures
  • Part IV - Amendments to Bylaws
• Faculty Constitution and Bylaws
  • Part I - The Faculty Senate
  • Part II - Governance Structure
    • Article I - Organizational Chart
    • Article II (PDF) - Diagrammatic Representation of Governance Structure
    • Article III - Councils and Commissions
    • Article IV - Faculty Committees
    • Article V - Ancillary College-Level Structures
    • Article VI - Department Review Bodies
  • Part III - Personnel Rules and Procedures
    • Article I - Department Chairs
    • Article II - Summer & Substitute Faculty Assignment
    • Article III - Recruitment & Initial Appointment
    • Article IV - Recommendations Concerning Renewal of Probationary Appointments
    • Article V - Recommendations Concerning Rank
    • Article VI - Recommendations Concerning Tenure
    • Article VII - Recommendations Concerning Merit and Inequity Adjustments
    • Article VIII - Reconsideration and Appeal
    • Article IX - Complaints and Grievances
    • Article X - Dismissals
    • Article XI - Faculty Terminated By Fiscal Emergency
  • Part IV - Amendments

PART 5

• Wisconsin Administrative Codes
  • UWS 1 Definitions of Terms
  • UWS 2 Faculty Rules; Coverage and Delegation
  • UWS 3 Faculty Appointments
  • UWS 4 Procedures for Dismissal
  • UWS 5 Layoff and Termination
  • UWS 6 Complaints and Grievances
  • UWS 7 Dismissal of Faculty in Special Cases
  • UWS 8 Unclassified Staff Code of Ethics
  • UWS 9 Academic Staff Rules: Coverage and Delegation
  • UWS 10 Academic Staff Appointments
  • UWS 11 Dismissal of Academic Staff for Cause
  • UWS 12 Layoff of Academic Staff
  • UWS 13 Complaints and Grievances
  • UWS 14 Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures
  • UWS 17 Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures
  • UWS 21 Use of University Facilities
  • UWS 22 Accommodation of Religious Beliefs