Introduction

I.A. Mission and Values

I.B. Accreditation

I.C. Academic Structure

I.D. CCA Seal and Colors

Chapter 1: Academic Organization and Governance

1.A. Board of Trustees

1.B. Academic Leadership

1.B.1. President of the College

1.B.2. Chief Academic Officer (Provost)

1.B.3. Associate Provosts

1.B.4. Deans

1.B.5. Program Chairs

1.B.5.a. Assistant/Associate Chairs

1.C. Faculty

1.C.1 Ranked and Unranked Faculty

1.C.2 Visiting Faculty

1.C.3 Distinguished Professor

1.C.4 Professor Emeritus

1.D Faculty Governance

1.D.1 Faculty Senate

1.D.1.a Senate President and Vice President

1.D.2 Standing Committees

1.D.2.a Selection of Standing Committee Members

1.D.2.b Senate Executive Committee

1.D.2.c Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee (APT)

1.D.2.d Curriculum Committee (CC)

1.D.3 Other Faculty Committees

1.D.3.a Collegewide Committees

1.D.3.b Ad Hoc Committees

1.D.3.c Grassroots Committees

1.D.4. Evaluation of Administrators

1.D.4.a. President

1.D.4.b. Provost

1.D.4.c. Associate Provosts and Directors

1.D.4.d. Deans

1.D.4.e. Program Chairs (Including Assistant and Associate Chairs)

1.D.5 Faculty Handbook Status and Revision Process

Chapter 2: The Ranked Faculty

2.A General Qualifications and Expectations

2.A.1. Additional Minimum Qualifications for Associate Professor

2.A.2. Additional Minimum Qualifications for Professor

2.A.3. Overview of Requirements by Rank

2.A.4. Benefits Eligibility

2.A.4.a. Parental Request for Deferral of Tenure Review

2.B. Hiring of Ranked Faculty

2.B.1. Hiring of Tenure-Track Faculty

2.B.2. Hiring of Tenured Faculty or Full Professors

2.B.3. Hiring and Reappointment of Ranked Renewable (RR) Faculty

2.B.4. Hiring CCA Alumni

2.C. Ranked Faculty Evaluations and Promotions

2.C.1. Promotion within Rank

2.C.2. Pretenure Review

2.C.3. Promotion to Rank and Tenure Review

2.C.3.a. Promotion to Rank for Ranked Renewable (RR) Faculty

2.C.3.b. Reviews of Applications for Tenure and for Promotion to Full Professor

2.C.3.c. Reviews of Applications for Tenure

2.C.3.d. Reviews of Applications for Promotion to Full Professor

2.C.4. Unsuccessful Promotion

2.D. Tenure and Long-Term Appointment Policies

2.D.1. Criteria for Consideration of Tenure

2.D.2. Eligibility for Consideration of Tenure

2.D.3. Locus and Limit of Tenure

2.D.4. Sabbatical Leave of Absence

2.D.4.a Half Sabbaticals

2.D.4.b Full Sabbaticals

2.D.4.c. Sabbatical Eligibility Notifications

2.D.4.d. Sabbatical Requirements

2.D.5. Reappointment of Retired Tenured and Emeriti Faculty

2.D.6. Low Enrollment and Course Cancellation

2.D.7. Low Enrollment and Course Load Reduction

2.D.8. General Reductions

2.D.9. Program Changes

2.D.10. Financial Exigency or Retrenchment

2.D.11. Changing Locus of Tenure

2.E. Separation

2.E.1. Nonreappointment of Ranked Faculty

2.E.2. Resignation

2.E.3. Dismissal of Ranked Faculty for Adequate Cause

2.E.4. Dismissal or Discipline for Adequate Cause Relating to Misconduct

2.E.5. Dismissal for Adequate Cause Relating to Unsatisfactory Performance

2.E.6. Dismissal for Adequate Cause Unrelated to Performance or Conduct

2.E.6.a. Prolonged Mental or Physical Illness

2.E.6.b. Changes in the Educational Program

2.E.6.c. Financial Exigency and Retrenchment

2.F. Academic Grievance Policies and Procedures

2.F.1. Grievance Procedure

2.F.2. Grievance Committee

2.F.3. Grievance Hearing

2.F.4. Outcomes

Chapter 3: Faculty Policies and Procedures

3.A. Academic Freedom and Professional Ethics

3.B. Faculty Absences and Leaves

3.B.1. Professional Absences

3.B.2. Extended Absences

3.B.3. Personal Leave

3.B.4. Jury Duty

3.B.5. Bereavement

3.B.6. Substitutes

3.C. Campus Resources

3.C.1. Libraries

3.C.2. Educational Technology Services (ETS)

3.D. Tuition Remission

3.E. Faculty Loan Fund

3.F. Health and Safety

3.F.1. Field Trips

3.F.2. Use of Vehicles on College Business

3.G. Ranked Faculty Contracts and Compensation

3.G.1. Paychecks

3.G.2. Salary Advances

3.G.3. Garnishment

3.G.4. Pay and Leaves of Absences

3.H. Files of Record

Chapter 4: Human Resources Policies

4.A. Equal Employment Opportunity & Disability Accommodation

4.B. Disability Accommodation

4.C. Prohibition of Unlawful Harassment

4.D. Sexual Harassment Defined and Prohibited

4.D.1. Procedure to Assist in the Implementation of the Policy Against Unlawful Harassment & Retaliation

4.D.2 Policy Prohibiting Close Personal Relationships in Teaching, Mentoring, and Supervisory Activities

4.E. Clery Campus Security Act

4F. Policy for Protection of Undocumented Students

4.G. Immigration Law Compliance

4.H. Compliance with California and Federal Drug-Free Workplace Acts

4.H.1. Employee Notification Statement

4.H.2. Employee Program

4.H.3. Notice of Employee Conviction

4.H.4. Sanctions and Rehabilitation

4.H.5. Good-faith Compliance Efforts

4.H.6. Employee Assistance

4.I. Policy on Workplace Violence

4.I.1. Definitions

4.I.2. Enforcement

4.J. Job Definitions

4.J.1. Faculty

4.J.2. Staff

4.J.3. Student Workers

4.J.4. Volunteers

4.K. Personal Data and Personnel Files

4.L. Paydays

4.L.1. Direct Deposit

4.M. Lactation Accommodation

4.N. Workers’ Compensation

4.O. Leaves of Absence

4.O.1. Voting Leave

4.O.2. Family-School Partnership Act

4.O.3. Literacy Assistance

4.O.4. Time Off For Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking Leave and Accommodation

4.O.5. Victims of Crime Leave

4.O.6. Volunteer Civil Service Personnel

4.O.7. Civil Air Patrol Leave

4.O.8. Organ and Bone Marrow Donor Leave

4.P. Family Medical and Military Leaves

4.P.1. Family and Medical Leave Act

4.P.1.a. Eligibility

4.P.1.b. Leave Available

4.P.1.c. Eligible Leave Reasons

4.P.2. FMLA Military Leave

4.P.2.a. Military Family Leave

4.P.2.b. Definitions

4.P.2.c. Eligible Leave Reasons & Duration

4.P.3. Pregnancy Disability Leave

4.P.4. Medical Leave of Absence Procedures

4.P.4.a. Notice and Certification Requirements

4.P.4.b. Compensation During Medical Leave

4.P.4.c. Benefits During Medical Leave

4.P.4.d. Reinstatement After Medical Leave

4.P.4.e. Return to Work/Fitness for Duty Medical Certifications

Appendices

Appendix A: American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Statement on Academic Freedom

Appendix B: AAUP Statement on Professional Ethics

Appendix C: Organization Charts and Job Descriptions

The Board of Trustees

Senior Cabinet

Job Descriptions

Executive Committee

Curriculum Committee

Academic Divisions and Programs

Undergraduate Degree-Granting Divisions and Programs

Graduate Degree-Granting Divisions and Programs

Non-degree Granting Division and Programs

Appendix D: Promotion-Related Resources and Process

Appointments, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, and its role in Faculty Review Processes

Faculty Record Report

Service Resources

Appendix E: Other CCA Organization and Governance Documents

Collective Bargaining Agreement

Board of Trustees Bylaws

CCA Staff Handbook

CCA Student Handbook

CCA Cares

CCA Benefits Guide

Faculty Absence Reporting

Appendix F: Glossary of Acronyms

Appendix G: The Handbook and Governance Structure History