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questions about the University, the School of
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Information is provided in alphabetical order by topic. Click on a letter below to jump to any section of this guide.
A
B C D
E F G
H I
J K
L M
N O
P Q
R S
T U
V W
X Y
Z
For New Faculty:
For All Faculty:
A
Academic Integrity (policy about cheating). [A
statement to include on your syllabus is
available for download on the public
folders of your PhilaU e-mail account in the
"Manual & Resource Guides"
folder, under "Faculty" -- for detailed instructions (in a
PDF
file) of how to download these,
<click here>.]
Accessing Databases (accessing
from home (select "Connecting to Databases
From Off-Campus") - also the
instruction guides for accessing the library
databases provided by the Office of Information
Technology (by operating system, e.g., Windows
XP. MAC OS9, etc.);
descriptions of/selecting a database;
tutorial - for electronic business research
databases).
Accessing
faculty folders.
Accounts Payable and Purchasing Office;
(215-951-2962). See also,
Business Office.
Advising (first-year,
hours; upper-level -- see
academic support services);
Undergraduate
SBA check sheets;
Graduate
SBA/MBA/MS check sheets. See
FERPA information below
before discussing grades and other academic
matters with someone other than the student..
Articles for classes: see ERES;
[Contact: Mr.
Steven Bell,
Director of Gutman Library (215-951-2847);
staff].
Athletics Schedule (Fall,
Winter,
Spring -
Athletics Department).
ATM
locations (check
cashing).
Audio visual equipment reservation
[Gutman
Library]
Auto forward e-mail -- when replying --
if you use the auto reply feature, you will send
the note to your other e-mail address. Instead,
highlight (select) and copy the sender's e-mail
address or name that appears in the "From:"
section of the sender's e-mail to you; paste
that into the "To" section of a new e-mail reply
document; write, then send your message.
Forwarding your Philadelphia University e-mail
to a private e-mail address.
B_____
Benefits (HR) Office
(benefits).
Blackboard;
Blackboard Account,
general information, etc.
(requesting a CourseInfo Blackboard account);
Getting started and keeping up (support for
new and experienced users);
tutorials and tip sheets. Contact Mr.
Kris Wiemer
(215-951-6332).
Book Store
(personnel).
Business Office; Ms.
Joan Keegan
(215-951-2961)
C_____
Calendars.
Challenge exams; steps are:
-
The student registers for the challenge exam by
course (1/3 of tuition).
-
The student takes the receipt (copy for own
records) to the faculty member who is to
administer the exam.
-
The faculty member administers the exam and
completes the the "Credit by Challenge Exam"
form and attaches the receipt (copies of both
for student files) and sends it to the
Registrar.
Changing your e-mail/PhilaU account password: (instructions,
general information).
Cheating policy (Academic
Integrity).
[A statement to include on your syllabus is available for download on the public
folders of your PhilaU e-mail account in the
"Manuals & Resource Guides"
folder, under "Faculty" -- for detailed instructions (in a
PDF
file) of how to download these,
<click here>.]
Checks/Payroll questions
(pay schedules) [Ms.
Cynthia Urban
(Cryder),
Payroll Coordinator (215-951-2963)].
Check cashing (ATM
locations).
Check sheets:
Undergraduate (SBA);
Graduate (MBA,
MS; and Foundation
Equivalency forms --
in a
PDF file)
Class/course schedules.
Class dates and schedules (drop/add, etc.).
Class size -- posted on
Web Advisor.
Classroom technology (how to use the
podium panels).
Closings.
Computer equipment
reservation (for SBA and MBA-owned equipment;
for library-owned equipment) -- call the
Secretary-to-the-Dean of the SBA (215-951-2827).
Computer (hardware)
Purchase Program.
Computer (software)
home license -- accessibility.
Computer training.
Concentrations ('minors' or minor
concentrations)
Contact Us.
Co-operative
Education.
Copying/Duplicating via e-mail: convert your
document (e.g. Word or Excel file) to a PDF file
and then email it as an attachment to
mailservices@PhilaU.edu. (Converting
your files to a PDF format ensures that your
document is reproduced exactly as you want it --
fonts, page breaks, etc.) Sending copy requests
via e-mail is one option. <Click
here> for the PDF form (includes
instructions at bottom of form).
Course-by-appointment
for a description of the policies surrounding a
course-by-appointment, <click
here>. A
form is available for download on the public
folders of your PhilaU e-mail account in the
"Forms"
folder, under "Faculty" -- for detailed instructions (in a
PDF
file) of how to download these,
<click here>.
Course descriptions (graduate and undergraduate
SBA,
undergraduate PhilaU courses;
graduate PhilaU courses).
Course enrollments --
posted weekly during registration period/ask
departmental secretary.
Course Policies:
Graduate;
Undergraduate.
Course/class
schedules
CourseInfo Accounts (requesting a Blackboard
Courseinfo account -
Contact Mr.
Kris Wiemer (215-951-6332).
D
Databases
(accessing
from home (select "Connecting to Databases
From Off-Campus") -
also the
instruction guides for accessing the library
databases provided by the Office of Information
Technology (by operating system, e.g., Windows
XP. MAC OS9, etc.);
descriptions of/selecting a database;
tutorial - for electronic business research
databases).
Directions.
Directory (facsimile, telephone, e-mail,
etc. -- university-wide, faculty and students).
Duplicating/Copying
via e-mail:
convert your document (e.g. Word or Excel file)
to a PDF file and then email it as an attachment
to
mailservices@PhilaU.edu. (Converting
your files to a PDF format ensures that your
document is reproduced exactly as you want it --
fonts, page breaks, etc.) Sending copy requests
via e-mail is one option. <Click
here> for the PDF form (includes
instructions at bottom of form).
E_____
eCollege home.
eCollege Accounts
[contact Professor
Matt London
(215-951-2559)].
E-mail [Changing your e-mail/PhilaU account password:
(instructions,
general information);
first
time log on; obtaining an
account,
forwarding/redirecting to another e-mail address,
accessing from home:
web access].
Auto forward e-mail -- when replying --
if you use the auto reply feature, you will send
the note to your other e-mail address. Instead,
highlight (select) and copy the sender's e-mail
address or name that appears in the "From:"
section of the sender's e-mail to you; paste
that into the "To" section of a new e-mail reply
document; write, then send your message.
Copying/Duplicating via e-mail: convert
your document (e.g. Word or Excel file) to a PDF
file and then email it as an attachment to
mailservices@PhilaU.edu. (Converting
your files to a PDF format ensures that your
document is reproduced exactly as you want it --
fonts, page breaks, etc.)
ERES
(Electronic Reserve) Accounts, requesting one
[Contact: Mr.
Steven Bell,
Director of Gutman Library (215-951-2847);
staff].
F_____
Facsimile/fax and telephone numbers (SBA;
University Personnel;
Administrative Offices;
directory -- university-wide, faculty and
students).
Faculty database, update my
information.
Faculty folders,
accessing
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FERPA (Family
Educational Rights & Privacy Act):
Forms include: |
- Permission for Release of Academic
Information (students must sign this
before you can discuss grades or other
matters with parent or guardian, or anyone
other than the student).
- A
Faculty
Member’s Guide to FERPA (in
a
PDF file).
[The form is available for
download on the public folders of your
PhilaU e-mail account in the Learning &
Advising Center
folder -- for detailed instructions (in a
PDF
file) of how to download these,
<click here>. To find out about (FERPA), see the following:
Site #1;
Site #2;
Site #3. |
Films (videos, music)
-- ordering and borrowing from the library.
Forms (book
orders, faculty accomplishments, etc.).
G
Getting here
(maps).
Grades -- entering them via WebAdvisor.
Grade,
change-of-grade forms, can be obtained from the
secretary-to-the (SBA) Dean and must be signed
by the Dean or the Associate Dean.
Grade, Incomplete
-- in a
PDF file.
Gutman
Library.
H _____
Handbooks (Adjunct Faculty, Employee, etc.
).
Health Services.
Holidays.
Home Directory (server/web space).
Human Resources
[Ms.
Kathryn
Flannery, Assistant Vice President for Human Resources (215-951-2965); Ms.
Michele Ricks,
Benefits Specialist (215-951-2969)] --
benefits;
forms; payroll
schedules).
I_____
Independent Study [A
form is available for download on the public
folders of your PhilaU e-mail account in the
"Forms"
folder, under "Faculty" -- for detailed instructions (in a
PDF
file) of how to download these,
<click here>.]
Information
Technology Office/Office of Information
Technology (OIT) Help Desk -
215-951-4648;
HelpDesk@PhilaU.edu; [Mr.
Jeff Cepull,
Assistant VP, Information Resources;
Ms.
Pia Murray
(215-951-4648);
OIT@PhilaU.edu] (obtaining
Blackboard
or
ERES accounts; changing your e-mail/PhilaU account
password:
(instructions,
general information);
computer purchase program;
computer training;
Datatel;
eCollege information;
E-mail [obtaining an
account,
first-time
access;
forwarding/redirecting to another e-mail address,
accessing from home:
web access];
obtaining
server/web space;
borrow software;
set-up a VPN
connection).
Incomplete - grade of
"I"
-- in a
PDF file.
J K
L _____
Library [Mr.
Steven Bell,
Director (215-951-2847);
staff]
Audio visual equipment reservation (215-951-4648;
Blackboard
(contact
Contact Mr.
Kris Wiemer (215-951-6332) to obtain an account);
borrowing
books,
music, and videos
wireless laptop computers;
databases;
accessing from home (select "Connecting to
Databases From Off-Campus") -
also the
instruction guides for accessing the library
databases provided by the Office of Information
Technology (by operating system, e.g., Windows
XP. MAC OS9, etc.);
database
descriptions;
ERes;
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs);
hours of
operation;
obtaining a library card.
Learning and Advising Center
(215-951-2730). Services for undergraduate as
well as graduate students. Did you know that you
can require a student to take a paper to be
reviewed by one of these tutors? You will
receive a feedback form after a student has gone
for writing help. Please refer students who need
to improve their writing and oral presentation
skills!
Professional Writing Tutoring for MBA
and Tax students (Spring 2004 -- Tuesdays 4:30-7
p.m.)
M _____
Mailroom
[Mr. Gary Wood,
Director (215-951-2982)] (hours
of operation; copiers,
folder, industrial shredder, mailing packages,
stamps). Sending copy requests via e-mail is one
option. <Click here>
for the PDF form (includes instructions at
bottom of form).
Maps (Main,
Bucks,
Montgomery County).
Meridian Mail (telephone voice-mail system).
Minors (minor concentrations).
Music (films, videos)
-- -- ordering and borrowing from the
library.
N _____
Notary Public.
O _____
Office of Information Technology (see also
IOT above).
Online --
Blackboard at Philau;
eCollege at
PhilaU;
Contact Mr.
Kris Wiemer (215-951-6332).
Online
teaching frequently asked questions (FAQ).
Online course schedules -
tentative schedules in
PDF
format :
Foundation;
TAM courses.
P _____
Parking
(permits; regulations; parking tickets).
Changing your e-mail/PhilaU account password: (instructions,
general information).
Paycheck/Payroll questions
(pay schedules) [Ms.
Cynthia Urban
(Cryder),
Payroll Coordinator (215-951-2963)].
Personnel -
Human Resources
[Ms.
Kathryn
Flannery, Director (215-951-2965); Ms.
Michele Ricks,
Benefits Specialist (215-951-2969)] --
benefits;
forms; payroll
schedules).
Phone and
facsimile/fax numbers (SBA;
University Personnel;
Administrative Offices;
directory -- university-wide, faculty and
students).
Physical Plant Office (personnel;
215-951-2945/5677). Online work order requests:
http://plantreq.philau.edu/home.html.
Plagiarism ("Cyber
Plagiarism").
Police, Campus
[Mr. Jeffrey
Baird (215-951-2999);
staff].
Policies:
Graduate course policies;
Undergraduate courses policies).
Academic Integrity/Cheating
policy.
[A statement to include on your syllabus is available for download on the public
folders of your PhilaU e-mail account in the "Manuals & Resource Guides" folder under
"Faculty" -- for detailed instructions (in a PDF file) of how to download these, <click here>.]
Preferences for teaching (teaching
request form).
Privacy act ( Family
Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
Public Safety.
Q
R_____
Ram van schedule.
Office of the Registrar. University Registrar: Ms. Wendy Kutchner (215-951-2990).
Room reservations: Mr.
Warren Young
(215-951-2701):
-
Room set-up (tables,
chairs, etc.) -- Physical Plant (215-951-2924).
-
Food -- Dining
Services (215-951-2924).
-
Audio-visual
Equipment -- Library (AV Department) (215-95-2975).
-
Include on Campus
Calendars (215-951-2851).
-
Safety Issues --
Security Office (215-951-2620).
S _____
Safety
and Security Office.
Schedules ("academic calendar") for classes;
tentative schedules for online graduate
courses in
PDF
format :
Foundation;
TAM courses.
School Closings.
Search the
MBA web site;
SBA web site;
PhilaU web site.
Server space
(home directory, web space).
Software
(please also talk to the OIT
Department about licenses for other
software).
Software tutorials
(Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, many
others).
Tutorials, workshops and tips for Blackboard.
Student Accounts.
Student Conduct
(Student Handbook).
Student Privacy (Family
Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA).
Study Abroad.
T_____
Teaching preferences (use the
teaching request form).
Technology in the classroom (how to use the
podium panels in Tuttleman Center).
Tech(nology) Support.
Telephone and facsimile/fax numbers (SBA;
University Personnel;
Administrative Offices;
directory -- university-wide, faculty and
students).
Telephone
voice-mail system (Meridian Mail).
Textbooks
(ordering,
obtaining instructor's copies and ancillaries).
Training (computer training for faculty -- see
OIT)
Travel Requests
(complete request
form
and submit to departmental secretary).
Tutorials:
Blackboard; 'Other'
software (Microsoft, Adobe, and other
products).
Tutoring:
Learning and Advising Center (215-951-2799).
U ____
Update faculty data base information.
V _____
Van schedule (Ram Van)
Videos (films, music)
-- ordering and borrowing from the
Gutman
Library.
Voice-mail system (Telephone - Meridian
Mail).
VPN connections
(instructions available as MS Word document).
W_____
Web pages:
Faculty;
Students.
Web space
(home directory).
Writing, writing-intensive course assistance
(Learning
Center, 215-951-2730;
Dr. John
Eliason, Director of the Writing Program,
x2799;
Ms. Nancy
Sorkin, Lead Writing Tutor, x2844)
Services for undergraduate as well as graduate
students. Did you know that you can require a
student to take a paper to be reviewed by one of
these tutors? You will receive a feedback form
after a student has gone for writing help.
Please refer students who need to improve their
writing and oral presentation skills!
Professional Writing Tutoring for MBA and Tax
students (Spring 2004 -- Tuesdays 4:30-7 p.m.)
X
Y
Z
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