3.1 Champlain.edu
The most efficient way to start getting oriented to Champlain College is to spend some time on the College’s website at https://www.champlain.edu.
As is the case with most college websites, you can learn a great deal on the “About Us” page at http://www.champlain.edu/about-champlain
3.1.1 Directory
If you are looking for directory information on college personnel, there is a Find People Search box at the bottom right of the Faculty & Staff webpage. Course descriptions are available in the College Catalog on the web.
3.1.2 Academic Calendar
The academic calendar is posted on the Registrar’s page at: http://www.champlain.edu/academics/undergraduate-academics/academic-and-career-support/registrars-office.
Important dates for faculty and administrators are located on the Academic Affairs web page, at the far right.
3.1.3 Campus Map
The direct link is at http://www.champlain.edu/maps-and-directions. If you are looking for directions to the campus, enter 251 South Willard Street, Burlington, VT into your map search or GPS.
3.2 New Faculty Orientation
The Provost has primary responsibility for orienting first-year faculty to the policies, regulations, and procedures of the College. The orientation, usually held two weeks prior to the first week of classes each semester, will include familiarizing new faculty with personnel policies; faculty rights, obligations, and responsibilities; the role of faculty in governance; relevant student policies; expectations; and support services for faculty and students.
An informative resource is the Academic Affairs website, which contains policies, procedures, and contact information. http://www.champlain.edu/faculty-and-staff/academic-affairs
3.3 Academic Divisions
Champlain is organized into six academic units: Robert P. Stiller School of Business, Communication & Creative Media, Information Technology & Sciences, Education & Human Services, the Core, and Continuing Professional Studies (CPS). CPS is Champlain’s Online Education division for adult learners.
See http://www.champlain.edu/academics/academic-divisions.
3.4 The People Center (formerly Human Resources and Organizational Development)
Human Resources offices are located in Champlain’s campus at 175 Lakeside Avenue in the Miller Center. The main telephone number for HR is 802.651.5800. All new adjuncts are invited to attend an orientation in HR in August, January, or May depending on the date hired. https://my.champlain.edu/page_authrequired (you must sign in to your account to access).
3.5 Parking Permits
Parking permits are issued by zone and can be bought through an online purchase at ThePermitStore.com. Details on parking and regulations can be accessed at http://www.champlain.edu/faculty-and-staff/campus-information/transportation-and-parking.
3.6 Shuttle Service
Champlain runs a shuttle service that you may use to get from the main academic campus and the Lakeside campus. You can find out where the shuttle is, in real time, by accessing http://shuttle.champlain.edu. You can also follow the path of the shuttle on flat screens that are available in several buildings including Miller Information Commons, IDX, and Freeman. All schedules for shuttles from satellite lots, including Spinner Place, are located on the College Web site at http://www.champlain.edu/faculty-and-staff/campus-information/transportation-and-parking.
People with Champlain College ID’s are able to use shuttle options during the day and the University of Vermont (UVM) CATS off-campus shuttle for extended hours and weekends. The schedule is available at www.uvm.edu/tps. The CATS shuttle loop serves the hill section between downtown Burlington, UVM and Champlain College. Buses depart Royall Tyler Theatre on UVM’s campus on the hour and the half hour. The Champlain College stop is at Maple Street near Bader Hall. Other stops on the route are designated by street signs. The CATS 24-hour shuttle schedule hotline number is (802) 656-8000.
3.7 Alternative Transportation
Champlain encourages alternative means of transportation. There are a number of programs including the Bike/Walk rewards program and CarShare Vermont. See http://www.carsharevt.org/campus-rates for more information. Learn more at http://www.champlain.edu/faculty-and-staff/campus-information/transportation-and-parking.
3.8 College Identification Card
Upon completion of your onboarding process a College Identification Card will be available to you the week prior to the first day of classes. To request an ID please follow the instructions below. You can either pick up your ID at the New Faculty Orientation, or by stopping by the Student Life Office in Skiff Hall if you prefer to have your photo taken (802.860.2704.)
To request your ID electronically please submit a previously taken photo. Your photo needs to meet the following criteria:
- Individual head shot;
- No hats or sunglasses;
- Color photo, ideally with a light-solid color background;
- .jpg format
Title your photo firstname.lastname and email it to newstudentids@champlain.edu. Include in the body of your email “Champlain Faculty” as well as your mailing address. It will normally take 24 hours to process your card.
3.9 Benefits to Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct faculty have access to the following benefits:
- With Champlain ID, free rides on CCTA buses for free, including any of the CCTA LINK routes (Montpelier, Middlebury, St. Albans) and LINK commuter routes (Milton and Richmond Park & Rides). See www.cctaride.org for bus information.
- 403(b) Retirement Plan, you can contribute pre-tax dollars. Contact Debra Dayman, Benefits Director at dayman@champlain.edu.
- With Champlain ID, access to Champlain’s library, Miller Information Commons.
- With Champlain ID, access to the Champlain Fitness Center. http://www.champlain.edu/current-students/student-life-and-activities/idx-student-life-center
- Champlain College Employee Assistance Program. 1-800-828-6025. www.LifeScopeEAP.com
- Free coffee in the IDX Student Center cafeteria. (Daily until 11:00 a.m., bring your own mug).
- Discounted 25- Meal Plan- See Enrollment Service Center - Perry Hall http://www.champlain.edu/parents/dining-services/meal-plans-and-pricing
One free audited course per calendar year, space available basis. See the Adjunct Faculty course registration form on the People Center website. https://my.champlain.edu
3.10 Email Account
Once you have completed the onboarding process, instructions for logging on and using the system will then be sent to your personal e-mail account from our IS department. Please note that access to your email account begins 60 days prior to the first day of classes and will remain active unless you have not taught for three consecutive semesters. At that time, it will be inactivated.
You are encouraged to check your e-mail every day during the semester, even on days you are not teaching. This is the primary mode of campus communication, as well as communication between you and your students outside of class times. You should keep all copies of all e-mails with or about your students until the semester is over. A paper trail is crucial to demonstrate outreach to a student in the event of a complaint or grievance. You can create a subfolder for each course to store these e-mails. You can also create a class mailing list by using the distribution list function in Google.
3.11 Off-Campus Computer Access
You have web access to your Champlain accounts from any web browser. Just go to My.Champlain.Edu, sign in with your regular user name and password. If you are on a private computer, click that choice the click “GO.” Next choose Webmail, WebAdvisor, or Canvas depending on what you need to do.
3.12 Office Space
Some of the academic divisions are able to provide office space for adjunct faculty. Check with the operations manager in your division to find out whether any space is available for you. While you are encouraged to make yourself available to students outside of class time, adjunct faculty are not required to maintain office hours.
3.13 Library (Miller Information Commons)
Champlain College’s library (Miller Information Commons) is an award-winning library. During the 2011/12 academic year, the Library was honored with the Association of College and Research Libraries Excellence in College Libraries award. See the video on NECN.
Library hours and a staff directory are on the Library’s website at http://www.champlain.edu/academics/library.
3.14 Campus Alerts
Champlain College has partnered with Rave Mobile Safety to provide an emergency alert system capable of delivering messages to your Champlain College and personal email addresses, as well as your land line and cell phone. See the Campus Closing policy in http://www.champlain.edu/faculty-and-staff/campus-information/emergencies-and-closures-fac.
If you would like to receive emergency notifications, see the link below for more information: http://www.champlain.edu/faculty-and-staff/campus-information/emergencies-and-closures-fac/sign-up-for-alerts
3.15 Diversity and Inclusion
A central value of Champlain College is diversity and inclusion. Champlain’s 2020 Strategic Plan identifies “fostering an inclusive and diverse community” as one of its strategic goals. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is available as a resource to the Champlain community. The ODI office is in the IDX building.
See http://www.champlain.edu/about-champlain/vision/diversity-and-inclusion/office-of-diversity-and-inclusion for more information.
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