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General Resources
Click here to access the Faculty Handbook.
Click here to view Policy 6-316: Code of Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
Click here to learn more about the Academic Senate
The FAR, or Faculty Activity Report, is used across the university to collect and report faculty activity data. FAR is currently being updated and will transition to a new platform, UCV.
Click here to learn more about FAR/UCV and to access trainings and login to the system.
The U is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), which provides access to tools to help you thrive in academia. Access everything from planning tools to a range of online workshops that cover networking, mentorship, productivity skills, and work-life balance. Click here to create an account and get started.
Meet and mingle with faculty from across the university through a variety of social and academic activities by joining the Faculty Club. Learn more here.
- Distinguished Professor
- Distinguished Faculty Service Award
- Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence
- Presidential Societal Impact Scholar Award
- Public Service Professor
- Distinguished Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Mentor Award
- John G. Francis Prize for Undergraduate Student Mentoring
- Linda K. Amos Award for Distinguished Service to Women
- Black Faculty and Staff Awards
For immediate resources to help yourself, colleagues, or students please click the button below or call 988.
CRISIS INTERVENTION & SUPPORT
For additional information and resources regarding mental health and well-being, please click here.
Peak Health & Fitness offers additional wellness support resources.
For information regarding COVID-19 resources, please go to the U's COVID-19 Central page or read more in the Campus Resources section below.
Research Resources
The Vice President of Research (VPR) Office provides support services, training, compliance and safety, research education and opportunities, and professional development for researchers across campus. For more information, click here.
The purpose of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is to enhance, support, and promote postdoctoral training at the U. Click here to learn more about services for postdocs and find resources for faculty who work with postdocs.
"Any faculty member or employee of the University of Utah with authority to assign or recommend course materials for any course offered by the university shall do so based on sound academic values, without any prospect of personal financial gain."
Read the University Regulation that guides the Royalty Policy for Self-Authored Works by clicking here.
Click here to view Policy 7-003: Ownership of Copyrightable Works and Related Works
The U is committed to scholarship that serves the public good through respect for locally grounded knowledge. There are several spaces around campus to get involved and engaged with Community-Engaged Scholarship (CES):
Click here to see how community-engaged research is embedded in faculty review processes.
Teaching Resources
The Martha Bradley Evans Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) provides a variety of services to all instructors at the U with an emphasis on best pedagogical practices and strategies for teaching. Click here for more information regarding the services they offer.
Digital Learning (formerly Teaching & Learning Technologies) offers a variety of services and troubleshooting help regarding all digital learning technologies used both in and outside the classroom. Click here to submit a help request or for more information.
University Connected Learning includes the areas of Continuing Education, UOnline, and Digital Learning. To find out more about UCL, please click here.
- Global Learning Across the Disciplines (GLAD) Grants
- Faculty and Staff Excellence in Global Engagement Award
- University Distinguished Teaching Awards
- University Teaching Grants
- Calvin S. & JeNeal N. Hatch Prize in Teaching
- John R. Park Teaching Fellowship
- Community Engaged Teaching & Scholarship Award
- Early Career Teaching Awards
"Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to, cheating, misrepresenting one’s work, inappropriately collaborating, plagiarism, and fabrication or falsification of information. ... It also includes facilitating academic misconduct by intentionally helping or attempting to help another to commit an act of academic misconduct."
Outline for Academic Appeals Meeting (updates coming soon!)
Academic Misconduct Quick Tips (updates coming soon!)
Student-Related Resources
The Dean of Students’ Office serves as a clearinghouse for all things involving students. Click here to report an issue, access resources to help your student(s), and for more information.
Undergraduate Studies is a one-stop-shop for finding all the programs and services to enrich student learning and promote student success. Learn more about them here.
The Graduate School is a one-stop-shop for finding all the programs and services to enrich graduate student learning and promote student success. Learn more about them here.
Student records at the U are governed by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The Act forbids the University from releasing personal identifiable student educational records or files, or personal information contained in those files, without the student’s written consent, except in specified situations. Click here for your FERPA training and certification.
The Center for Disability & Access is dedicated to students with disabilities and evaluates disability documentation, determines eligibility, and implements accommodations requests for enrolled students. Send students here to get them started and supported.
Student Athletes in your class? Find out more here.
Human Resources
Looking for more information about your benefits, retirement, payroll, and more? Click here to connect with University of Utah HR.
Faculty members may be eligible for additional compensation for services which arise infrequently and are not within the scope of their normal working assignment (including pre-approved occasional overload teaching). Click here to learn more about Add Comps.
WellU is a health and wellness focused participation program. University employees who complete the WellU requirements receive a discount on their cost of enrollment in the University's Employee Health Care Plan. Click here to find out more.
A comprehensive list of childcare resources on and around campus can be found here.
Campus Resources
As a world class research institution, it stands to reason we would have a number of world class Libraries on campus. To find out more, click here.
The Division of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion serves the entire university through resource centers, offices, and affinity groups. Find out more here.
The University of Utah is committed to the pursuit of social equity, environmental integrity, and economic security for current and future generations. Find out more about Sustainability at the U by clicking here.
The Office for Global Engagement (OGE) provides leadership, infrastructure and best practices in support of the University of Utah's global initiatives. Find out more about them here.
The Office of Budget & Institutional Analysis (OBIA) is the official source of University information regarding state-allocated budgets as well as student, faculty, department, college, and other higher education indices. Find out more here.
The University's graduation ceremonies (Commencement and Convocation) take place at the end of each spring semester. Click here for a full schedule of events, locations, and speakers.
The Board of Trustees is a 10-member, governor-appointed Board that oversees the University. Find out more here.
Learn more about the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) by clicking here.
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