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Provost and the Associate Provost review the candidates and, based on credentials, scholarly
record, teaching, and service to the College, identify a recipient and discuss that name with the
Promotion and Tenure Committee. The Provost then makes a recommendation to the President.
Not all named chairs currently have endowment funds supporting them, but all chair holders are
eligible for specific funds designated in the Provost’s Office for professional development and
research.
III.D.9. Taking Courses at the College
Full-time, continuing faculty members are eligible from the date of employment to receive
tuition remission for courses taken at the College. See
Appendix Afor information on tuition
remission for dependents of faculty members.
III.D.10. The Bob Whetstone Faculty Development Award
The Bob Whetstone Faculty Development Award is given annually to a non-tenured faculty
member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching the previous year. The selection is made
by the Provost of the College. The Whetstone stipend is placed in a separate travel account for
the sole use of the winner. This award serves as recognition of effective teaching among
younger faculty members; it helps provide additional opportunities for professional development;
and it maintains the commitment to good teaching and advising which characterize the Faculty of
Birmingham-Southern College.
III.D.11. New Faculty Mentors
Each new faculty member is assigned a colleague who serves as mentor during the new faculty
member’s first year. The Provost and Associate Provost assign these mentors. They serve as
faculty role models and help answer any questions the new faculty member may have about the
College, advising, our students, and faculty membership in general. In conjunction with the
Provost’s Office, new faculty members’ mentors help to design and to participate in an annual
program for new faculty members.
III.E. WORKLOAD
III.E.1. Academic
Faculty members are expected to teach three courses or the equivalent in the fall term, a January
Exploration term project, and three courses or the equivalent in the spring term. This expectation
is altered in the sciences, where laboratory sections may equal a lecture section in other
disciplines, and in some fine and performing arts disciplines, which rely on one-on-one teaching
techniques. The workload formulae of national accrediting agencies provide a measure of
guidance in determining the appropriate workload for these areas.