Policies
The following policies represent the administrative policy and guidance in use by the Dean of the Faculty. See also the Faculty Handbook and the College Catalog for Legislated Policies.
Advising
Chairs
- Managing academic unit budgets – a guide for Chairs
- Reimbursements, payments of invoices, and stipends
Community
- Access policies
- Bates College Motor Vehicle Policy
- Van Driver Orientation Program
- Building hours – Campus Safety is responsible for the security of campus facilities Bates Community Members can enter their “home” building 24/7.
- Data Governance policies
- Moderated content of listservs
- Weather emergencies – Policy established by the VP for Finance and Administration and the Dean of the Faculty
Curriculum
- Changes to Majors or Minors in Departments and Programs
- Co-Enrollment Articulation Agreements
- Short-duration public art installations
- Longer-duration public art installations – created by the previous iteration of the Public Art Committee, not the committee approved in 2026)
- Public Art Installation proposal form.
Hiring and Contractual Matters
- Course release and buyout policy
- Faculty titles and Academic Affiliations
- Long term faculty line retention policy
- Target of opportunity hires
- Basic Guide to Startup Funds
- Startup fund extensions
- Retirement plans
Grading & In-Class Matters
Research & Creative Work
- Off Campus Study sites – faculty travel – Off-Campus Study Committee is responsible for funds to support faculty visits to Off-Campus Study sites
- Research Compliance Policies and Resources – ORSP keeps updated information regarding to assist faculty with external grants.
- Travel policies – Accounting office policies
Recognition
- Faculty Recognition program – celebrating faculty at three points in their career: promotion, tenure, and retirement.
- Endowed professorship policies – Bates has over 30 endowed professorships
Teaching
- Course release and buyout policy
- International Visitors
- Off Campus Study sites – faculty travel – Off-Campus Study Committee is responsible for funds to support faculty visits to Off-Campus Study sites
- Short Term courses taught by faculty in their first year of teaching
- Travel Funds for Instructional Specialists
- Traveling with family members
Technology
- AI Guidance – from the AI Working Group
Tenure and Promotion