RESOURCES FOR CLASSROOM SUPPORT
Ordering
Textbooks (Word Document)
Getting
Supplies
Work
with your department head and departmental assistant to get supplies
you need for your classroom. Most supplies not already on campus will
be delivered to the College overnight. Supplies purchased by individual
faculty members without prior approval may not be eligible for reimbursement.
Audiovisual
Equipment and Training
• • •(data projectors,
overhead projectors, TVs, cameras, etc.)
Most
audiovisual equipment is supplied by and supported by Media Services.
Contact them at760-8444) for special needs and training on media equipment
(giving as much advance notice as possible). Faculty are expected
to operate their own equipment in the classroom. For more information,
visit the Media
Services web site.
Software
and Computer Needs
• Full-time faculty are allocated laptop computers
• For occasional laptop access, the library has a pool of laptops
for overnight loan
• To reserve a computer lab for an individual class meeting, contact
Kelley West in Technology Services (westkell@meredith.edu)
• To have software loaded onto student laptops or onto computers
in a lab, contact the Technology Services Help Desk (760-2323)
Faculty Computing Tools
• Blackboard
• Secure
• Digital Locker
• Web Advisor
• E-mail (Netscape Messenger)
Training
• For training on computer resources,
contact Technology Services
or see their training
web site.
Library
services for faculty
Copying Services
Materials
for your courses should be prepared in advance so copies can be made
by Copy Services. A departmental assistant or student worker may do
the leg work for you. If you are really desparate and need less than
25 copies of something, there are copy machines in each classroom
building, three in the library, and one in the Cate Center. Check
with your department head about being issued a departmental Camcard
to use in these machines. Your department is charged for each copy
made on these machines and the cost per copy is two to three times
what Copy Services charges. If you need quality copies, color, collating,
etc., but have only an hour or so to spare, Copy Services can usually
provide "quick copying" for a significant charge. For more
information, contact Kevin Walker (760-8677)
Facilities
Services
If you
Things
I didn't know when I came and never would have thought to ask so I had
to learn the hard way ...
(Word Document)
Access to Meredith Services
Once the signed contract is returned to the Office of Academic Affairs, the faculty member should make an appointment with the Payroll Coordinator in Human Resources in order to complete tax forms and proof of identity. After meeting with the new faculty member and receipt of all proper documentation including signed contract, staff in Human Resources will create the employee's Initial Datatel record. Human Resources completes the Resource Authorization form for new employees. Two copies will be provided to the new faculty member-one to take to Technology Services to obtain access to campus computer sustem and the second to take to Campus Police for receipt of parking decal and CamCard.
• Camcard (the Meredith ID card)
• Parking Pass
• Telephone and voice mail account
• E-mail account
• Blackboard account (for online course resources)
• Web Advisor account (provides access to class rosters, online grade submission, student advising data)
• Computer access (Laptops are provided to full-time faculty)
Work with your department head in order to gain information regarding your office location,
• Office key
• Additional keys you may need to be provided
Class Coverage
If
you need someone to cover a class for you, make sure you work with your department head to ensure you are following departmental policies related to class coverage. Additionally, many Student Development
offices would be glad to talk with your students on a variety of topics.
Please give these offices at least a day or two of notice of your need:
•
Diversity -- contact the Dean of Students, 760-8521
• Leadership -- contact the Director of Student Activities and
Leadership Development, 760-8338
• Study skills, time managment, academic advising -- contact Academic
Advising, 760-8059
•
(With at least two weeks notice) Healthy relationships, assertiveness,
stress management -- contact the Counseling Center, 760-8677
