Faculty Resource Page

Continuity Plans for Spring 2020

• Composition Program (ENGCMP)
• Literature Program (ENGLIT)
• Writing Program (ENGWRT)
• Film & Media Studies (FMS, ENGFLM)

Administrative Forms and Helpful Websites from the Office Staff

• Welcome Back Information (AY 19-20 to be uploaded, pdf)

• Administrative Procedures: This page offers useful information on who to contact for things like reimbursements and other commonly asked questions.

• Departmental Committees (AY 19-20 to be uploaded)

• English Department Bylaws (revised 04-2018) (pdf)

• Non-Tenure-Stream Faculty Handbook (pdf)

• Non-Tenure-Stream Contract Renewal & Promotion Protocols (pdf)

• Guidelines for Use of Dietrich School Space (doc)

• University Events Calendar submission form

Course Related Forms and Websites

• Statement on the Evaluation of Teaching

• Banking course releases memo (pdf)

• Required Statements for all Syllabi

• Digital Media Lab Services and Classroom Availability (pdf)

• Tech Issue in a Classroom

• Tech Demo or Set-up for a Classroom

• Faculty Office Hours Form

• Fall 2019 Course Preference Form for Visiting & Part-Time Faculty

• Spring 2019 Course Preference Form for Part-Time Faculty

• AY2019-20 Course Preference Form for Graduate Students

• AY2019-20 Course Preference Form for Full-Time Faculty

• Textbook Order Form: Please order your textbooks directly from the University Store on Fifth.

• Desk Copy Request Form: You will need to place your textbook order with the University Store on Fifth before you can request desk copies.  Desk copies can take up to 6 weeks to arrive from the publisher, so please submit your requests ASAP.

• Room Change Request Form: Room change requests must be made before the 14th calendar day of the term. You will not retain your original classroom after a change request is submitted.

Student Aid and Class Preparation 

• Teaching Guide for Faculty (pdf)

• For Students: Understand and Avoid Plagiarism

• English Department Statement on Plagiarism: Policies and Procedures (pdf)

• English Department Policy on Multiple Submissions (doc)

• Academic Integrity Information (doc)

• Academic Integrity Violation Report Form (pdf)

• Tips for Working with ESL Students in Seminar in Composition (pdf)

• Resources for Distressed Students

• How to Change a Grade Online

Funding Request Forms

• Request for Discretionary Funds (pdf):  Return to the Chair's office for approval and submission to the Undergraduate Dean's office.

• Crow Room Fund (doc)

Additional Contacts and Resources

• University Library System Contacts and Resources

• How to Sponsor a Visiting Scholar in the English Department (doc)

• Grants and Fellowships (doc)

Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Resouces

• Submit an IT Support Request: In the description of your problem, please ask for your ticket to be assigned to the A&S Support Group.

• Faculty Teaching Information (including course proposal guidelines)

• Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Academic Integrity Code

• Writing in the Disciplines

University Resources

• Helping Distressed Students: This resource page includes information about the Care and Resource Support team: "Students who should be referred to CARS may be students whose ability to succeed academically, or to function within expected standards as a member of the Pitt community, are negatively impacted by the student’s conduct or decisions, or by challenges the student faces of a medical, personal or social nature."

• Faculty & Staff Guide for Helping Distressed Students (pdf)

• Conflict of Interest website

• University Center for Teaching and Learning is a resource for Educational Technology, Classroom Technology Support, and more!

• University Policy on Sexual Harassment

• LGBTQA Resources at the University of Pittsburgh

• Turnitin (at Pitt) is a Web-based resource to help identify and prevent instances of Internet plagiarism.  

• Provost's Office: Resources for New Faculty

• TITLE IX resources, education and training