Information for Faculty and Staff


Table of Contents

Academic Affairs Handbook
Activity Reporting
AG Master Plan
Annual Evaluation
Awards, Student, Faculty and Staff
Biosafety
Budgets
Committees
Dean's Office
Department Committees听
Docutech
Emergency Preparedness听
Equipment Available
Equipment Purchase Approval Form
Evaluation
Facilities
Faculty Handbook
Field Space
Fiscal Information
Forms
Grants
Greenhouse Space
Guest Scientists听
Handbooks
Impact Statements
Instrumentation

International Programs
Lab Equipment
Lab Safety听
Letterhead
Logos
Payroll
Performance Evaluation
Personal Activity Reporting
Personnel Information
Policies and Procedures
Printing
Promotion/Tenure听
Proposals
Publications/Publication Reporting听
Results Reporting
Safety
Semester Reports
Subcontracts
Strategic Plan听
Tenure/Promotion 听
Travel
Vehicles
Visitors/Visiting Scholars
Work-aid听
Workload Forms

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听Award Nomination Forms

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award Packet

Outstanding Graduate Student Award Application

Outstanding Graduate Student Reference Form

Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award Criteria听

Outstanding Graduate Mentor Criteria

Outstanding Extension Faculty Award Criteria

Outstanding Research Faculty Award Criteria

Outstanding Young Researcher Award Criteria听

Outstanding Administrative Support Award Packet

Outstanding Technical Support Award Packet

Outstanding Extension Agent Award Packet

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Biosafety, Laboratory Safety, Emergency Preparedness


 Emergency Evaluators, by building 听
Nursery Research Center Safety and Emergency Preparedness Guide (large file)
TSU Biosafety Manual
 Unit Safety Committees

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Committee Information


Dean's Office
Executive Council, Faculty Senate Representatives, College Committees
Departmental Committees

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Evaluation

Faculty Evaluation Form
Staff Evaluation Form
 Goal Setting Form
Staff Self-Evaluation Form
 Spreadsheet to calculate publications and grants required for tenure consideration

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Facilities

Equipment and instrumentation available in the college
Equipment Purchase Approval Form (PDF version) (Required for general equipment over $10,000 and specialized equipment听
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Equipment Purchase Approval Form (Word version) (Required for general equipment over $10,000 and specialized equipment听
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FAQs about equipment prior approval
Greenhouse Space Request Form
Land Use Request Form

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Forms

Budget Contract Form 听
Contract Routing Form听
Extension Publication Review Form
Extension Fact Sheet Review Policy
Faculty Travel and Event Release Form听
Greenhouse Space Request Form
 Land Use Request Form
 Leave Request Form
AREC Field and Greenhouse Work Order Request Guide
AREC Field and Greenhouse Work Order Form
Non-traditional Instruction Teaching Form
Position Requisition Form
Proposal Information Form听(to be completed and submitted to department head as part of the approval process)
Publication Approval Form and Instructions (TSU Publication Number)
Precontract Approval Form
 Research Award Routing and Approval Form
Student Travel, Competition and Event Release Form
 Visiting Scholars Guidelines听and Approval Form

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Grants/Proposals/Fiscal

Applying for Managing a Grant Reference Guide
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Banner Access Request Form
Budget Contract Form
Collection of Funds Policy
Contract Routing Form
Contract Sample (blank, to be filled in)
Equipment Purchase Approval Form (PDF version) (Required for general equipment over $10,000 and specialized equipment听
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Equipment Purchase Approval Form (Word version) (Required for general equipment over $10,000 and specialized equipment听
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FAQs about equipment prior approval
External Funding Protocol
Forestry Funding Request - Essentials of a Project Outline 听 (CA Formula Funding, McIntire-Stennis Funds)
Proposal Information Form 听 (To be completed and submitted to department head as part of the approval process)
Post-Award Notification Form (Use with Budget Contract Form to request account number for a grant)
Subcontracts
听 Instructions for outgoing subcontracts from grants
听 Agreement with subcontractor - blank to be filled in
听 Contract Routing Form
听 Budget Contract Form
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Impact Reporting

How to Write an Impact Statement and Sample TSU Impact Statements
Why Write Impact Statements
 Impact presentation from Fall 2020 faculty meetings

International Programs

听Visiting Scholars Guidelines听and Approval Form

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Payroll

Monthly Payroll Certification
 Request for Work-Aid Student Services
 Semi-monthly Timesheet
Work-Aid Student Timesheet

See also: Work Aid
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Personnel Information and Activity Reporting

Academic Affairs Handbook
Faculty Handbook 听
Graduate Student Handbook
Leave Request Form
Semester Report
Semester Report Instructions
Semester Report Sample Report
Workload Time and Effort Form - Faculty, Graduate Assistants
Workload Time and Effort Form - Non-Faculty
How to add an automated task to your PC (for keeping track of daily activities)
Sample Excel file for tracking daily activities

Plan of Work Reporting
How to add a result to your NIFA project/program in the NIFA Reporting System (NRS)
How to establish your e-Authentication account and NRS accoun t

Policies and Procedures

President's Monthly Report

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Publication and Publication Reporting

Extension Publication Review Form
Extension Fact Sheet Review Policy Publication Approval and Instructions (TSU Publication Number)
Publisher and PowerPoint templates for brochures, newsletters and presentations
Letterhead 1 (centered, sans-serif)
 Letterhead 2 (centered, serif)
 Letterhead 3 (left-justified, sans-serif)
 Letterhead 4 (left-justified, serif)

 College of Agriculture Logo JPG
College of Agriculture Logo PNG
Extension Logo JPG
Extension Logo PNG
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Docutech Price List
Docutech Work Order Request
Docutech Transfer Voucher

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Strategic Planning

Mission and Goals
Strategic Plan

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Tenure and Promotion

Tenure Policy (College)
Promotion Policy (College)
 Instructions for Deans and Department Heads
Portfolio Items:
听听 Promotion and Tenure Portfolio Guidelines (TSU -听 includes dates and timeline)
听听 Portfolio Content Checklist
听听 Portfolio Content Naming Guide
听听 eLearn Portfolio Help Guide
听听 Tenure/Promotion Eligibility Checklist
听听 Tenure and/or Promotion Recommendation Form
Summary Sheet - Determination of Allocation of Effort and Associated Performance Levels
 Promotion and Tenure Workshop Documentation 2020
Non-traditional Instruction Teaching Form
Definitions of Instruction Methods
 Spreadsheet to calculate publications and grants required for tenure consideration
How to add an automated task to your PC
Sample Excel file for use with tracking daily activities
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Templates
Publisher and PowerPoint templates for brochures, newsletters and presentations
 Letterhead 1(centered, sans-serif)
Letterhead 2(centered, serif)
Letterhead 3 (left-justified, sans-serif)
Letterhead 4 (left-justified, serif)

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Travel

Instructions for Employee Travel Approval
Instructions for Administrators and Administrative Assistants for Travel Approval
Faculty Travel and Event Release Form
Purchase Requisition, Travel Only
Student Travel, Competition and Event Release Form
Travel Claim Form
Manual Travel Requisition Form

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Vehicles

Vehicle Request Form
 Vehicle Check-Out Process
 Faculty Travel and Event Release
Student Travel, Competition and Event Release Form

Visiting Scholars Guidelines
Visiting Scholars Guidelines

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Work-Aid

Request for Work-Aid student services
Work-Aid student timesheet
 Student Work-aid policy
Student Employment Certification Form

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