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Visiting Faculty

Absences
Classroom Visits and Evaluations
First Class
Instructional Resources
Office Hours and Space
Sample Department Syllabi
Support for Visiting Faculty
Temporary Housing
Visiting Faculty Meetings

Absences

Please notify Amanda Randolph Steidlmayer at (858) 534-7496 or Art Guaracha at (858) 534-1985 if you will miss a course session. We will notify your students via email and place an announcement at the classroom door. It is the responsibility of the faculty member to reschedule the course session for a time which all students are available. Extended absences must be approved by the Dean's Office prior to the absence. An absence is considered extended if the faculty member misses two or more class sessions. 

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Classroom Visits and Evaluations 

Throughout the quarter, class sessions are visited as much as possible by the Director of Degree Programs and the Associate Dean.

During the last week of course, IR/PS students complete online course evaluations. Faculty members are asked to provide approximately twenty minutes during the last course session for students to complete these evaluations. Evaluations are compiled by Student Affairs and posted to First Class (the IR/PS internal network for students) before the following quarter.  Please contact Student Affairs if you would like a copy of your course evaluation emailed to you.

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First Class

First Class is the internal communication network for IR/PS students. It includes email, message boards for general announcements, and electronic conference boards for each class offered during the current quarter. At the time of your visiting faculty meeting, you will be assigned a username and password for the network. WIth that password you can use First Class to send and receive messages with your students, facilitate a course conference board, and distribute electronic course materials. 

Please note that many students send messages and questions to the course conference boards under the assumption that the faculty member is checking the conference board. Student Affairs strongly encourages faculty members to use the First Class conference boards, as it is fairly simple way to deliver information to students. If you have any difficulty accessing your conference board, please contact Student Affairs who can deliver announcements and course materials to your conference board on your behalf.

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Instructional Resources

Visit the Instructional Resources page for more resources available to IR/PS faculty. Contact Student Affairs if you have any questions or would like to request an offered resource.

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Office Hours and Space

During your visiting faculty meeting, you will be assigned office space within the IR/PS Robinson Complex. During quarters they teach, faculty members are expected to hold a minimum of two office hours per week. Email your office hours to Student Affairs so this may be included in your online profile. Also, please include your office hours on the syllabus distributed to your students.

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Sample Department Syllabi

Support for Visiting Faculty

Temporary Housing

A variety of housing options is available throughout the San Diego area.

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Visiting Faculty Meetings

Each visiting faculty member is asked to attend a meeting prior to the start of the quarter. During this meeting, the faculty member meets with various members of the IR/PS to set up email accounts, complete payroll paperwork, review curriculum practices, and identify available resources.

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