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Visiting Faculty



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

Absences

Please notify Student Affairs by calling Amanda Randolph Steidlmayer at (858) 534-7496 or Nathalie Morales at (858) 822-2861 if you will miss a course session. We will notify your students via email and place an announcement at the classroom. It is the responsibility of the faculty member to reschedule the course session at a time at which all students are available. Extended absences must be approved by Assistant Dean Barbra Blake 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, Assistant Dean, and Director of Curriculum of Teaching.

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) by the following quarter.  Please contact Student Affairs if you would like a copy of your course evaluation to be 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, which then allows you to send and receive messages from 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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Handbook

More detailed information regarding campus and IR/PS policy is included in the Handbook for Visiting Faculty Members.

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Instructional Resources


Please visit the Student Affairs page for more information regarding instructional resources available to faculty at IR/PS.  Please contact Student Affairs if you have any questions or would like to request any of these offered resources.

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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.  Please email your office hours to the Dean's Office 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

Professor(s) Course and Syllabus
Stephan Haggard and Barry Naughton IRCO 412  Globalization, the World System and the Pacific
 Barbara Walter IRCO 410  International Politics and Security
 Jong-Sung You IRGN 490  Justice, Development and Public Policy

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Support for Visiting Faculty

Person Title Email Phone Items
Barbra Blake Assistant Dean of Academic Programs bblake@ucsd.edu +1 (858) 534-8227  Extended absences, pay rate information
Andrew Chan Computer Support Specialist andrewchan@ucsd.edu +1 (858) 534-7946  Technological support
Lisa Farkaly Disbursements and Purchasing Specialist lfarkaly@ucsd.edu +1 (858) 822-3131  Facilities
Amanda Keckin Faculty Assistant akeckin@ucsd.edu +1 (858) 534-2660  Copying services
Nathalie Morales Academic Advisor nathalie@ucsd.edu +1 (858) 822-2861  Scheduling, communication with students, syllabi
Barry Naughton Director, Curriculum and Teaching bnaughton@ucsd.edu +1 (858) 534-2481  Curriculum development
Amanda Randolph Steidlmayer Director of Degree Programs aerandolph@ucsd.edu +1(858) 534-7496  Student issues
Hillary Walker Personnel Assistant hawalker@ucsd.edu +1 (858) 534-0946  Payroll issues


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Temporary Housing

A variety of housing options are 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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