Academic Staff Handbook

  

 

Chapter 6

Educational Facilities and Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL POLICIES

Reservations and Eligibility

The Office of Facility Management and Scheduling is responsible for interpreting and enforcing University regulations with respect to the use of University facilities by student, faculty, staff, and non-University groups. Space must be reserved for any event other than scheduled instruction as specified in the semester Timetable. Therefore, those seeking the use of University premises must file the Request for Use of University Premises form, available at the Office of Facility Management and Scheduling, 807 South Wright Street, Suite 320, Champaign (333-1230). A request from a University organization, campus board, registered organization, or related organization must be signed by a registered agent and filed in one of the following offices, depending on the location of the space requested:

· Illini Union: reservations office, 165 Illini Union

· University Housing: student government of the residence through the Housing Division, 200 Clark Hall

· Assembly Hall: reservations office, 101 Assembly Hall

· Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: director's office

· Robert Allerton Conference Center: Robert Allerton Conference Center

· Allerton Park: Allerton Park Visitor Center

· Levis Faculty Center: Levis Faculty Center

· Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology: director's office

· Intramural-Physical Education Building and the Campus Recreation Center-East: Division of Campus Recreation, 170 IMPE

· Ice Arena: 108 Ice Arena

· Any other location: Office of Facility Management and Scheduling, 807 South Wright Street, Suite 320, Champaign

Campus-community organizations, outside organizations, and individuals seeking the use of University premises must file their requests at the Office of Facility Management and Scheduling. The organizations mentioned above that are eligible to use University space are defined and the conditions controlling this eligibility are explained in the Code on Campus Affairs, the General Rules, and the Campus Administrative Manual (www.fs.uiuc.edu/cam).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Alcoholic Beverages Policy

University policy permits the possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages on property under the control of the University only in accordance with established guidelines in approved locations, in the Levis Faculty Center, and at Willard Airport. Alcoholic beverages may be sold in licensed facilities to participants of a conference, convention, or cultural or educational function, if the function is sponsored by an official University unit, the established guidelines are followed, and advance approval is obtained. The conditions under which alcoholic beverages may be possessed, consumed, or sold and the procedures for obtaining approval for possession, consumption, or sale are contained in the Campus Administrative Manual (www.fs.uiuc.edu/cam).

Smoking Policy

A revised smoking policy for the campus was issued in April 1999. Smoking of any material is prohibited in all facilities of the Urbana-Champaign campus, including campus-owned or leased vehicles, with the exception of designated smoking permitted overnight guest rooms. Smoking is also prohibited outdoors immediately adjacent to entrances and exits of buildings, and in areas surrounding fresh air intakes of buildings except at a reasonable distance, or unless otherwise designated. In the event of a conflict between a nonsmoker and smoker, the rights of the nonsmoker to protect his/her health shall prevail over the rights of the smoker. Refer to the Campus Administrative Manual (www.fs.uiuc.edu/cam) for additional information.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Policy

A statement was issued in 1987 detailing the campus policy and practice regarding Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Further information is available from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at 333-1300.

Personal Property

Personal property, including books, brought to University premises should be so identified. The University cannot assume responsibility for any loss, theft, or damage to personal property.

Bulletin Board Regulations

The use of campus bulletin boards is limited to registered student, faculty, staff, departmental, and registered campus-community groups. Members of organizations are responsible for posting their own materials but must conform to the rules established by the Office of Facility Management and Scheduling concerning size and content. Posters should be placed only on University bulletin boards and Illiosks. Improperly posted materials will be removed at the violator's expense. All non-current materials will also be removed and discarded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LIBRARIES

Services

The University of Illinois Library offers a wide range of services for students, staff, faculty and citizens of the State of Illinois. Services include assistance in answering bibliographic and other information related questions, interlibrary loan, orientation and instruction relating to the library's resources, and access to its rich collections, databases, and other online information sources. Staffed by over 400 full-time librarians and staff, the University Library is dedicated to meeting the information needs of its users.

Collections

The University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the largest state university library in the United States. Its collection is third in size among all U.S. academic libraries.

The University Library collection consists of more than 21 million items, including 10 million monograph and serial volumes, and other materials such as videodiscs, maps, manuscripts, microforms, slides, tapes, and phonograph records. The University Library is also an official depository library for federal and state government documents.

The library's holdings are housed in the main library central bookstacks and in more than 40 departmental libraries, area studies centers, and special collections. Some of these units are located in the main library building, and others are strategically located on campus near the department or college whose study, teaching, and research needs they serve.

Online Catalog

The online catalog is one component of a completely integrated automated library system that was implemented on the Urbana campus and 44 other academic libraries throughout Illinois in the summer of 1998. The system has sophisticated search and retrieval capabilities. Items can be requested online and may be sent to campus office addresses. When items searched for are unavailable on campus, users can automatically rerun their search against the holdings of the 44 other academic libraries and place requests for them using the system's request function. Users also have access to their own accounts by entering their ID and PIN numbers into the system. The system will display all items the users have on request or charged out, as well as any overdue fines or their charges that have accumulated on their accounts. From within their accounts, users can easily renew all materials currently charged out to them.

Remote Access to the Online Catalog

Telephone access to the online catalog is available through the staff at the Library Telephone Center (333-8400), which will search, charge, renew, and reserve library materials. Users with their own home computer terminals may search for materials by dialing into the library's online catalog. The number to call for toll-free access is 1-877-342-5455 or you may consult the Web page of the Illinois Library Computer Systems Organization at www.ilcso.uiuc.edu/Web/Help/Remote_Access.html for other options. Printed dial-up instructions are available at all public service desks. Most campus buildings will have access to LocalNet, a campus local area network, and the online catalog can be searched from any network terminal. For more information, contact Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services at 244-1258.

 

 

 

 

 

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Carrels and Study Rooms

A limited number of carrels and study rooms are available in the library for faculty members working on projects that require intensive use of library materials. Call 333-0317 for more information.

Interlibrary Loan

Materials not owned by the library and unavailable through the LCS statewide network may be borrowed through the Interlibrary Loan Office in 104 Library. This service is free of charge to all University faculty, staff, and students.

Tours and Library Instruction

Self-guided taped tours of the main library and the Undergraduate Library are available at the Information Desk on the second floor of the main library and at the Undergraduate Library's Media Center. Inquiries concerning more detailed orientations to the main library and its services for classes and for other groups should be directed to the Reference Library Office (333-1900). Arrangements for tours of other units should be made directly.

The Undergraduate Library offers a comprehensive library instruction program directed primarily at the research and information needs of freshman and sophomore students. For further information on library instruction services, telephone the Undergraduate Library (333-1031), the Reference Library Office (333-1900), or the appropriate departmental library, area studies center, or special collection.

University Archives

Under provisions of the University's General Rules, the University Archives is responsible for authorizing the disposal and/or archival retention of noncurrent University records. An important part of the University Archives' mission is to collect and preserve the professional and personal papers of academic and administrative staff members, the records of faculty organizations, and records and personal papers about student life and culture. The papers and publications of staff members and related manuscripts document the role of faculty and staff members in the development of the University and their disciplinary specialties. The University Archives' extensive holdings offer a rich source of current and historical information about the University and its people, policies, and contributions. The University Archives is located in the southeast corner of the basement of the University Library (Room 19; 333-0798).

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Office of Instructional Resources

The Office of Instructional Resources (333-3370) is a campuswide unit responsible for assisting the faculty in improving and facilitating instruction. To accomplish this, the staff invites consultation and discussion on a wide variety of instructional problems including the following: classroom pedagogy and management; achievement, proficiency, and placement test construction, scoring, and analysis; assessment of student outcomes; course and instructor evaluation; research on problems related to instruction; and the use of computer and video technology in the classroom. The office provides formal and informal programs and workshops on these topics for faculty, staff, and student groups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Services are available from the Division of Measurement and Evaluation (333-3490), the Division of Engineering Services (333-0506), the Division of Instructional Media Utilization and Engineering (333-3690), and the Division of Instructional Development (333-3370).

Computer Training for Faculty, Staff, and Students

The User Training Services group of the Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) offers several training opportunities on computing and related technologies to faculty, staff, and students:

· Free student training: classes on Web page design, student accounts, spreadsheets, presentations, word processing, databases, and Unix are offered to all registered undergraduate and graduate students. Classes are scheduled throughout the term and are held in the Training Center, 29 Illini Hall. Registered students may sign up for courses via the Web at training.cso.uiuc.edu/SF/FSICourseOverview.htm. For a brochure, send email to sftrain@uiuc.edu, or call 333-7885 for more information.

· Short courses for faculty, staff, and students: The Faculty and Staff Technology Training Team (FAST3) provides faculty, staff, and students with comprehensive, fee-based training on computers, software, and related technology. For course offerings, please call 333-6285 or visit www.oir.uiuc.edu/FAST3/

· Custom courses: For any needs not met by the free student computer training or FAST3 training, custom courses may be tailored to meet the needs of faculty, staff, and students. For more information, please call CCSO User Training at 333-6285.

Reading and Study-Skills Programs

Located in the Counseling Center in the Turner Student Services Building, this program offers noncredit, nongraded classes designed to improve reading speed, comprehension, and general study skills. The classes are taught in small groups with individual instruction provided when necessary. A nominal fee is charged. In addition to the Reading and Study Skills Program we offer an Intensive Reading Class designed to improve reading skills associated with taking graduate and professional school entrance exams. Many otherwise capable college students take standardized graduate school exams and often achieve low scores. An inability to finish the exam due to slow reading speed may possibly be among the reasons for such performance. The Intensive Speed Reading Course is an 8 week course which meets twice weekly for 60 minutes. The aim of the course is to increase the average reading rate as well as to enhance reading efficiency within the context of standardized exam taking. A fee is charged. Individual study assistance is available, free of charge, Monday through Friday by appointment (333-3728). In addition, various study-related workshops are available by request.

Intensive English Institute

Students in the Intensive English Institute (IEI) are not matriculated University of Illinois students; rather, they are persons who come to the campus to acquire proficiency in the English language needed to meet their academic, professional, and business goals. The Institute is a unit of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Frequently, international students who wish to

 

 

 

 

 

 

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enter the University need a period of language study before they can meet the admissions requirement of the University, or of a department or college. Such students may be referred to the institute. The IEI also provides instruction (full-time or part-time, depending on the student's visa status) for adult dependents of UIUC faculty, students, and visitors.

Full time students receive 20 hours per week of classroom instruction, field trips, campus orientation, and social events. Part-time students are generally enrolled for a minimum of 10 hours per week. IEI students pay University of Illinois student fees so they have access to the same university facilities, e.g., IMPE, as other UIUC students. The IEI has its own international student advisor.

For information, contact the Intensive English Institute, 1205 West Nevada Street, MC-141, Urbana, IL 61801; phone: 333-6598; e-mail: iei@uiuc.edu; Web: www.iei.uiuc.edu

STUDENT AFFAIRS

The departments reporting to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs offer undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a wide variety of services, programs, and learning opportunities outside the classroom. In addition to the offices listed below, the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs is responsible for the Assembly Hall, Division of Campus Recreation, Student Affairs Development, Housing Division, Illini Union, McKinley Health Center, and the Office of Volunteer Programs.

Dean of Students

The Dean of Students Office (333-2121) provides general service counseling to all students. The Dean of Students Office also administers the following offices at 300 Turner Student Services Building: Emergency Dean Services (333-0050); Greek Affairs (333-7062); Asian-American Student Services (333-0050); Orientation Programs (333-4057); Parent Programs (333-7063); Transfer Student Services (333-4057); and Office of Women's Programs (333-3137). Other student services offices are the Career Center, Student Services Arcade (333-0820); Student Conflict Resolution, 410 Turner Student Services Building (333-3680); Counseling Center, 200 Turner Student Services Building (333-3704); Student Financial Aid, Student Services Arcade (333-0100); International Student Affairs, 400 Turner Student Services Building (333-1303); La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 West Nevada (333-4950); Student Legal Services, 324 Illini Union (333-9053); Minority Student Affairs, 130 Turner Student Services Building (333-0054); Tenant Union, 326 Illini Union (333-0112); Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns, 322A Illini Union (244-8863); and Testing Center, G1 Turner Student Services Building (333-3706).

Counseling Center

The Counseling Center (333-3704) provides professional counseling services to help students deal with personal problems. The center also provides consultation and outreach services to student groups and academic departments. Numerous workshops targeted to specific student needs are offered annually. University administrative officers and faculty members who are concerned with students' academic and personal problems may wish to consult with the center's staff or seek referral to other sources of help for students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES

McKinley Health Center

The U of I Health Service is located in the McKinley Health Center at 1109 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana. The major responsibility of McKinley is to prevent and treat illness in students. Staff members are not eligible for care at McKinley for medical conditions, but they may receive certain immunizations, such as influenza, tetanus, and those needed for foreign travel. There is a charge for this service. Questions concerning immunizations should be directed to the Preventive Medicine Department (333-2702).

Psychological Services Center

The Psychological Services Center, 505 East Green Street, Champaign, is a professional center serving residents (including University faculty and staff members and their families) and organizations of the Champaign-Urbana community and surrounding area. The center is operated by the clinical psychology program in the Department of Psychology, and services are provided by clinical interns and faculty members in that program. A variety of services are provided, which include individual adult psychotherapy, neuropsychological assessment for children and adults, couples and family therapy, forensic assessment and consultation, which includes child custody evaluations, divorce mediations, juvenile delinquency evaluations, evaluations for employment discrimination, sexual abuse allegation, parenting skills, and other types of psychological evaluations useful to the legal system. To schedule an appointment, call 333-0041. Charges for services are moderate and may be covered by third-party insurance.

Faculty/Staff Assistance Program

The Faculty/Staff Assistance Program provides faculty, academic professionals, staff employees, retirees, and members of their immediate family or immediate household, and employees of allied agencies help with personal problems such as alcohol and/or drug abuse; family, marital, or relationship conflicts; financial difficulty; emotional or psychological strain; and stress-related behaviors or illness. A professional counselor is available for short-term counseling or assistance to help employees assess their situation and to refer them to appropriate resources. Follow-up services are provided, and all services are confidential, professional, and free. The cost of outside services may be covered in part or fully by the employee's health insurance. Release time is granted for the first consultation at a time mutually agreeable to the administrative unit and the person making the request. For more information, please call the Faculty/Staff Assistance Program at 244-5312.

Speech-Language and Audiology Clinics

The Speech-Language and Audiology Clinics is a center for diagnosis and treatment of communicative disorders, including articulatory, voice, and resonance problems; delayed language development and language disorders; stuttering; and hearing impairment. The Audiology Clinic provides comprehensive audiological assessment and aural rehabilitation therapy for all ages, from infants to the elderly. Services also include hearing aid evaluation and dispensing procedures. The Audiology Clinic is open year round. The Speech-

 

 

 

 

 

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Language and Audiology Clinics are located at 901 South Sixth Street (333-2230, voice and 244-9073, TDD). The clinics provide services to University personnel and the community at large. Fees are charged for services.

Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services

The Division of Rehabilitation-Education Services (DRES) is the designated office of the University that coordinates services for students with physical, sensory, cognitive, and psychological disabilities. DRES obtains and files disability documentation, and certifies eligibility for services. DRES also coordinates the planning and provision of auxiliary aids and services (e.g., sign language interpreters, note taking assistance, assistive listening systems, text conversion to an accessible alternative format, etc.), and modifications and adjustments in academic rules, policies, and procedures (e.g., priority registration, testing under non-standard conditions, course substitutions, etc.).

Professional staff are available at DRES to provide the following additional disability-related services: counseling, learning strategy consultation, assistive computer or communication technology services, accessible campus transportation, campus housing including transitional housing with activity of daily living support, physical therapy and functional training services, wheelchair and equipment repair, parking assistance, and adapted competitive athletics and fitness programming.

Students with disabilities must contact DRES to request and obtain disability-related assistance at the University. Students anticipating that they will need disability-related assistance are asked to contact DRES at least six weeks prior to the first day of classes in order to allow adequate time to make the necessary accommodation arrangements. A campus visit, at least one full semester prior to enrollment, is strongly recommended. For more information about DRES services refer to the Web site at www.rehab.uiuc.edu.

Illinois Radio Reader

The Illinois Radio Reader (333-6503) provides current print information to individuals who are blind or print disabled. IRR broadcasts seven days a week to persons living in the local area. Information is transmitted via a sub-carrier radio signal to specially tuned radio receivers.

PUBLICATIONS SERVICES

Office of Printing Services

The Office of Printing Services is organized and equipped to meet the printing, copying, photographic, and imaging needs of the Urbana-Champaign campus and its faculty, staff, and associated agencies. Through its main office at 234 Printing Services Building and ten satellite duplicating, imaging, and copying centers around the campus, the Office of Printing Services is able to produce printed pieces ranging from sophisticated four-color publications and textbooks to standard production printing jobs. Eight copy centers offer quick turnaround copying and binding. Photographic Services provides film processing, slides, prints, photography services, and photographic supplies. Campus Publishing Services produces and obtains copyright clearance for course packets that are sold to students in the University Bookstore. In addition to printing, copying, and photographic services, a full range of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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consulting and graphic services is available which includes typesetting, proofreading, microfilming, large format printing, and full-color copying. For general information, prices, and customer service call 333-9350; for pick up and delivery call 333-4235; for specific information contact the Printing Division at 333-0428, Photographic Services at 333-4677, Campus Publishing Services at 244-1455, the Duplicating Division at 333-1601, or the Quick Copy Division at 333-1600.

Office of the Associate Chancellor for Public Affairs

The Office of Public Affairs collaborates with academic units and other campus offices to facilitate public appreciation of the mission and contributions of the campus as one of the nation's great universities.

The associate chancellor's office offers strategic advice on communications issues, presents the campus's point of view on issues of importance, promotes the campus as a whole, and responds to Freedom of Information inquiries.

The News Bureau assists with the placement of stories about faculty members, students, and programs in the mass media. It directs media inquiries to campus experts, provides advice on media relations, and assists faculty members with op-ed pieces.

The Office of Publications and Marketing helps departments plan communications strategies for student recruitment, fundraising, and public relations. It writes, edits, designs, and produces high-quality advancement publications and other forms of communications, including Web pages.

The new Office of Web Services coordinates the Urbana campus's Web presence.

University of Illinois Press

The University of Illinois Press is responsible for developing and carrying out the publication of scholarly books and journals, and electronic publications. It has offices in Champaign and Chicago, and its publications are sold through the usual book-trade channels throughout the world.

Manuscripts offered for publication may be submitted to the University Press, 1325 South Oak Street, Champaign (333-0950). Publication decisions are made by the University Press Faculty Board on recommendation of the director of the press. Authors need not be members of the University of Illinois faculty.

 

 

 

 

 

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