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- Review UT's New Employee Checklist and New Employee Resources
- Set up your Faculty Profile
- Bookmark the EDP Faculty Handbook page - this will be your "go-to" place for info
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- UT Austin Police Department — 512-471-4441, or 911 for emergencies
- Emergency Text Alerts — sign up for text alerts to receive prompt notice of emergencies, weather closings, and other campus safety issues
- Behavior Concerns
- Counseling and Mental Health Center — 24/7 Crisis Line 512-471-2255
- SureWalk — request a campus safety walk companion
- UT Night Rides — free rides from campus to UT Shuttle routes and Red River areas
- Employee Assistance Program — 512-471-3366
- Maintenance and Facilities — 512-471-2020
- UT Austin Child Development Center - UT Austin childcare services
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For technology support, contact ITO at help@education.utexas.edu, (512) 471-3234, or visit their website.
Faculty are expected to read all department email thoroughly, respond to requests, and meet deadlines. Please pay special attention to emails from EDP staff and administrators as you are responsible for keeping up with the information and requests they send out.
Faculty Profile & Media
View the Faculty Profiles & Websites page for information on reviewing and updating your contact info, official faculty profile, and setting up / migrating your professional website(s).
COE's Communications Office can assist with PR. You can contact them regarding any publications, speaking events, screenings, news, etc. that you’d like to promote. They may promote items via department or COE website, social media, relevant calendars, slides for the College’s monitors, etc. They may also elect to draft press releases and work with UT Communications and/or outside media.
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Faculty are provided with a UT digital phone (VOIP) in their office. Your phone will be set up with your directory information prior to your arrival. You will need to set up a few things, including your voicemail preferences. To do so, visit the Phone and Voicemail setup guide. The ITO staff are available to assist as well.
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Teaching
Academic Calendar
The UT Academic Calendar is viewable online. It contains information about registration access periods, payment deadlines, class start/end dates, commencement dates, breaks, and other important deadlines and dates.
Canvas
UT offers the Canvas course management software to faculty to use to organize their classes.
Course Scheduling
See the EDP Course Scheduling Policy via the Faculty Resources page.
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The Office of Instructional Innovation (OI2) in the College of Ed provides support to instructors regarding course structure, format, technology, syllabi, and nearly every facet of instructional design. They are a phenomenal resource, so we highly recommend reaching out to them as well as utilizing their support for your courses!
Course Instructor Surveys (CIS/CES)
At the close of your course, students must will be provided withcourse instructor evaluationsonline by the University. The preferred method of CIS delivery is electronic - students receive an automatic email (and reminders) from the CIS system, and can complete the survey onlineCourse Evaluation System will send emails and communications via Canvas to your students. You may choose to add up to three (3) optional questions, from a pre-determined question bank, to each of their evaluations for any/all of your courses. EDP staff will contact you prior to the semester start about your survey preferences and evaluation period to alert you to CIS CES procedures and schedule. .
EDP TAs with official appointments will be evaluated alongside course instructors, via a separate set of TA-specific questions.
Student Support and Emergencies
It is important that you help students to become aware of the University facilities that can help them. Resources include the Sanger Learning Center (http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/slc), Services for Students with Disabilities Disability and Access (http://ddce.utexas.edu/disability/), and the Counseling and Mental Health Center (http://cmhc.utexas.edu/).
If you have concerns about a student’s behavior, please contact the Behavioral Concerns Advice Line at 512-232-5050 or contact them online at httpat https://wwwsafety.utexas.edu/safety/bcal/behavior-concerns-advice-line. If a student is in immediate danger to themselves or another, please call 911 and notify the EDP main office as soon as possible afterward.
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The EDP Administrative Manager will notify you of your TA assignment(s), if applicable.
Research
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Note: a comprehensive list of Research-related resources can be found on the Faculty Resources page.
In addition to the benefits for students of working with faculty on research, there are a variety of benefits for faculty of allowing undergraduates to assist with research.
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The University of Texas requires prior approval for all faculty travel and purchasing. See the Faculty Resources Page sections on Travel and Purchasing policies.
Other
EDP Committees
See more information about EDP Committees >