Faculty Success

Faculty members actively engage students through challenging and innovative coursework and discussion, while remaining active in their professions, performing research, producing scholarly and creative work, and participating in a variety of professional organizations, making an impact here on campus and beyond. Providing policies and programs to support faculty in their professional development and in balancing the needs of career and family is critical to our success.

• Quick Reference Guides & Resources
  • SHSU's COVID-19 Response (Main Page)
  • SHSU's COVID-19 Response (Faculty Page)
  • SHSU's COVID-19 Response (FAQ page, Faculty section)
  • Spring 2021 Readiness 
  • Federal Aid Eligibility Validation (formerly Attendance Verification Policy)
  • Classroom "Zoom Room" Capabilities 
  • Classroom Zoom Equipment Settings
  • Monitoring Attendance and Participation
  • Attend a Webinar by SHSU Online
  • Attendance Tracking in Blackboard Collaborate & Zoom: Video Instructions
  • Attendance Tracker (Banner Entry) Tech Tutorials 
• Classroom Resources

  • PACE
    The Professional and Academic Center for Excellence (PACE) is the faculty-led teaching and learning center at SHSU. Its primary goal is to improve student learning through teaching excellence.

  • Syllabus Guidelines 
    While several colleges and departments use a local template for syllabi, all must follow university guidelines to be found here.

  • Final Exam Schedule 

  • Services for Students with Disabilities 

  • Selecting Course Textbooks & Materials   
    This is the Official University Bookstore (Barnes & Noble) Adoption & Insights Portal.
• Faculty Development

  • QEP 
    An essential component of our SACS-COC accreditation, the 2019-24 Quality Enhancement Plan seeks to improve both student success and student learning outcomes through the increased use of evidence-based active learning techniques in our classrooms.    

  • NCFDD
    The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community for faculty members, postdocs, and graduate students. SHSU has maintained membership for several years. For more information, contact Nancy Baker. 

  • PACE
    The Professional and Academic Center for Excellence (PACE) is the faculty-led teaching and learning center at SHSU. Its primary goal is to improve student learning through teaching excellence.

  • Study Abroad 
    Faculty-led study abroad programs are academic experiences/programs that are initiated, organized, and carried out by members of SHSU faculty, with assistance from the Office of International Programs (OIP).    

  • Graduate Studies   
• Research & Grant Writing

  • ORSP Grant Development 
    The Proposal Development Division is responsible for assisting and guiding investigators throughout the pre-award process. This is the first stop for faculty and staff interested in applying for external funding. 

  • Research Compliance 
    The Compliance Division is responsible for assisting and guiding investigators throughout the Compliance approval (IRB/IACUC/IBC/Drone) process.   

  • Library Services in Scholarly Communications   
    The Newton Gresham Library’s scholarly communications services can support researchers through many stages of the research and publishing process, from data management planning, journal evaluation, and open-access publishing to copyright and licensing, research impact metrics, and much more.

  • Undergraduate Research Symposium   
    Conceived out of the importance of sharing undergraduate research by all students in a multi-disciplinary environment.  

  • EURECA 
    SHSU recognizes the value of undergraduate scholarship—both for our students and our faculty members. We embrace a broad sense of the term “scholarship,” embracing all disciplines and all forms of creative activity, research, application and discovery.  

• Resources for Department Chairs

  • Course Schedule

  • Hiring New Faculty, per Academic Instructional Staffing Policy (800114)

  • Hiring New Staff, per Finance & Operations HR Policy E-1 Staffing 

  • Hiring New Student Employees, per Finance & Operations HR Policy E-7 Student Employment Posting

  • Strategic Planning & Budget Process   
    The Budget Office assists with all stages of the budget process and additionally provides budget controls, training, and analysis. Check out the Forms page for downloads of the Strategic Planning overview, Budget Process Timeline, Budget Request Forms, and more. 

  • PCard Training & Procurement   
    The SHSU PCard is a credit card issued in a department’s name and must have a primary and secondary delegate, assigned by the Department Chair. The card is to be used for University purposes only. Training is provided and scheduled through Talent Management.  

  • Room Reservations  
    AdAstra Scheduler is the platform used to reserve rooms on campus for events, meetings, and for purposes not part of standard classroom scheduling. Navigate to this IT@Sam Tech Tutorial for more help.

• Governance, Policies & Procedures
  • Faculty Handbook  
  • Faculty Policy Manual  
  • Faculty Senate  
  • All University Policies & Procedures  
  • Committee Book  
• Student Support Referrals 

   A student approaches you for help with a problem.  Not sure where to send them for additional support or assistance?  Here’s a starting list… 

  • Academic Success Center = tutoring and supplemental instruction for several courses, especially writing and math; and peer mentoring 

  • SAM Center = academic advising and major/career exploration and “fit” discussions 

  • Financial Aid & Scholarships = financial assistance opportunities, such as scholarships and emergency aid 

  • Student Money Management Center = personal financial management coaching and other educational opportunities 

  • Counseling Center = individual, couples, and group therapy for currently-enrolled students; C.O.P.E. workshops, and crisis intervention 

  • Student Legal and Mediation Services = appointments available with an attorney to discuss a variety of eligible legal issues

  • Services for Students with Disabilities = assistance with full and equal access for students with physical disabilities and neurologically atypical conditions 

  • The Graduate School = for those students interested in continuing and advancing their education 

  A student is displaying concerning behavior (in the classroom, residence hall, at an on campus job, participating in an extracurricular activity, etc.).  What to do?  The Students of Concern (SOC) Team, in the Dean of Students’ Office, can assist.  Reach out to this team for consultation on a specific situation or student via phone (936-294-1783) or email (jyarabeck@shsu.edu).

  A student just needs some direction on where or how to find help.  Where to begin?  The Office of the Provost maintains a Student Success website where current students will find different categories of support for advising, finances, and a number of other services and programs.