Faculty
Faculty Essentials
Here is a list of helpful links for all Cockrell School of Engineering faculty, with a special emphasis on new and prospective engineering faculty. Listings include:
- Helpful Information about Living and Working in Austin
- Important Details for New Faculty Members
- School and UT Policies Every Faculty Member Should Know
- Teaching Resources and Information about Students
- Research and Accounting Resources
- Common Acronyms
HELPFUL INFORMATION AND LIVING AND WORKING IN AUSTIN
About Austin
- Living in Austin – UT Guide
- Austin Relocation Guide - includes Fun/Leisure information
- Calendars for UT
- Campus Shuttles
- Child Care
- Housing Information
- Jobs in Austin
- Parking for School Visitors
Entertainment & Leisure
- Entertainment
- Leisure
- Libraries, Centers, and Museums at UT
- Performing Arts Center at UT
- Recreational Sports Facilities at UT
- Tickets for UT Athletic Events
IMPORTANT DETAILS FOR NEW FACULTY MEMBERS
New Faculty Orientation: Cockrell School of Engineering
New Faculty Checklist flyer (from Provost's Office)
- Compliance Guide
- Compliance Trainings for UT Employees (to be completed within first 30 days)
- Electronic Identity (EID) Information
- Email Address
- UT Email (UMBS)
- School Email (Outlook/Exchange)
- Employee Eligibility Verification
- Ethics Statement (Form)
- ID Center
- ID Card
- Insurance Program Enrollment (Must enroll within 30 days)
- Keys to Buildings: See Departmental Contact
- New Faculty Orientation: UT Austin
- Parking Permit
- Payroll Services Employee Information Form
- UT Forms for Current Employees
Other Basics
- Computer Discounts:
- Computer and IT Support
- School: Call ITG service desk 232-2486
- University
- Computer Purchase Check the department first, then ITG
- Faculty Organizations
- Health Insurance and other Benefits information
- Health Insurance Start Date: New employee health insurance coverage will commence the first day of employment; however, to continue coverage, required forms must be completed and returned to UT’s Human Resources within 31 calendar days.
- Paycheck and Direct Deposit
- Phone
- Textbook ordering
- UT Direct: UT’s web portal to access many of UT's services online
- Whom to Contact Before Arriving on Campus: Academic Affairs Office: 512-471-7995; or email Sonya Shaffer
- More Questions? Cindy Wilson, Director of Academic Projects; 471-6744
SCHOOL AND UT POLICIES EVERY FACULTY MEMBER SHOULD KNOW
- UT Academic Policies and Procedures
- Confidential Student Information and FERPA
- English as a Second Language Policy
- Faculty Activity Report: Check with your Department Chairs
- Faculty Ombudsperson
- Family Friendly Policies
- Handbook of Operating Procedures
- Intellectual Property Guidelines
- Lab Safety: Required Training
- Outside Employment
- Promotion and Tenure
- Top 10 Percent Reports: UT Freshman Admissions
- More School-specific and other faculty-related policies, including General Duties and Responsibilities, Teaching Policies, Third Year Review.
TEACHING RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS
Faculty Teaching Resources
- Center for Lifelong Engineering Education
- Course Instructor Survey Information and Online Results
- Courseware Tools
- Electronic and On-site Reserves
- Engineering Library - 495-4511
- Faculty Innovation Center
- Information Technology Group
- Locked Classrooms: Call custodial services at 471-5072
- Multimedia Classrooms
- Student Photo Rosters
- Syllabus Guidelines
- Teaching Effectiveness Seminars
- Textbook Ordering
Student Information
- Academic Integrity Policy for UT
- Academic Support:
- Career Services: Engineering Career Assistance Center
- Counseling, Career and Learning Services at UT
- Departmental Advising: Contact your Departmental Advising Office
- Employment Opportunities for Students:
- Engineering Student Support Services
- Support Services for Current Students
RESEARCH AND ACCOUNTING RESOURCES
Faculty Resources
- Engineering Research
- Engineering Research Centers
- Graduate Fellowship Funding Available
- Intellectual Property
- Lab Renovations
- Lab Safety Training
- Library Resources for Faculty
- Pickle Research Campus
- Research Search Engines
- Sponsored Research: Office of Sponsored Projects
Accounting
- Accounting Assistance: Business Affairs
- Accounting Handbooks
- School New Faculty Accounting Handbook
- UT Accounting Handbook for Faculty
- Business Credit Card: ProCard
- Compensation Packages: Contact your Department Chair's office
- Fiscal year: September 1 - August 31
- Moving Expenses
- Purchasing FAQs
- Travel Agency for UT Austin: Carson Wagonlit Travel
- Travel Authorization Request:
COMMON ACRONYMS
- ABET: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
- Alec: Alexander Frederick Claire
- CTL: Center for Teaching and Learning
- EA: Executive Assistant
- FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- FIC: Faculty Innovation Center
- HOP: Handbook of Operating Procedures
- ITG: Information Technology Group
- ORU: Organized Research Unit
- OSP: Office of Sponsored Projects
- P&T: Promotion and Tenure
- Pickle or PRC: Pickle Research Center
- RTA: Request for Travel Authorization -
- Engineering (in Handbook, see Chap. 4, online page 62, printed page 59)
- UT Austin RTA link
- SACS: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- UT Direct: UT Web Portal
- UT EID: UT Electronic Identifier
