Faculty FUEL: Frequently Utilized and Essential Links
This list is a collection of links to policies, procedures, and resources that are helpful to Penn State faculty. This list contains frequently utilized links and is not comprehensive. For a listing of all Penn State policies, please visit policy.psu.edu. Individual Campuses and Colleges have additional or more explicit criteria, procedures, and expectations that are consistent with this list of links.
An individual’s acceptance of employment at Penn State University is sufficient to make the terms of the University’s policies applicable without further notice or agreement. These policies are subject to change by the University with or without prior notice. The Office of Faculty Affairs makes every effort to keep this list of links current, and we welcome updates and new information from faculty and staff. Please contact us with any information that you think may be useful.
General Information
- Educational Equity
- Equal Opportunity and Access
- Faculty Affairs
- Graduate School
- Human Resources
- Penn State Global
- Penn State Outreach
- Penn State Policies
- Research at Penn State
- Student Affairs
- Undergraduate Education
- University Faculty Senate
University Structure
The Pennsylvania State University is a multi-campus, land-grant, public research university that educates students from around the world and supports individuals and communities through integrated programs of teaching, research, and service. Information on executive leadership, campuses, university data, and co-governance is located here.
- University Administrative Organization Flowchart
- Offices of the President, Executive Vice President and Provost, and Office of Faculty Affairs
- Academic Unit Leadership
- Commonwealth Campus Administration
- Faculty Senate and the Ombudsperson
- Penn State at a Glance, Data Digest, and Climate Survey Results
- Penn State Campuses
- Penn State Outreach
- Mission and Values
- Human Resources and WorkLion
Faculty Advancement and Success
An excellent faculty is fundamental to promoting and sustaining the highest standards of academic excellence across the university. Faculty success is also inextricably connected to student success and thus tied to the core of our academic mission. Information on faculty performance reviews, promotion and tenure, awards, leave, and leadership training is available here.
- Annual Evaluation of Faculty Performance
- Academic Ranks
- Big Ten Academic Alliance Academic Leadership Program and Department Executive Officer Program
- Distinguished Professorships
- Endowed Fellowships
- Evan Pugh University Professorships
- Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
- Faculty Awards Available from The Graduate School
- Family and Medical Leave (HRG11)
- Learning Resource Network
- Leave of Absence for Active Military Service or Training (HR19)
- New Faculty Orientation
- Paid Parental Leave for Faculty (HRG18)
- Penn State Laureate
- President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Integration
- Promotion and Tenure
- Promotion and Tenure Workshop Series
- Sabbatical Leave and Guidelines for Faculty
- Undergraduate Teaching Awards
- University Named Professorships
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to the University’s values and mission to support all members of our Commonwealth and beyond. Information on DEI resources, centers, commissions, the Penn State Climate Survey, and reporting bias is available here.
- Advancing Inclusion, Diversity and Equity at Penn State
- Antiracism Resources
- Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity
- Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development
- Discrimination and Harassment Complaint Procedures
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarly Resources
- Diversity and Inclusion Events
- Diversity Resources
- Implicit Bias Resources
- Penn State Community Survey
- Penn State Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Multicultural Resource Center
- Multimedia Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources
- Presidential Committees on Equity
- Report Bias
- Senior Faculty Mentors Program
Instruction of Students
Penn State is committed to its educational mission, which enables the University to achieve meaningful and measurable impacts on student learning. Information on instructional policies and procedures and resources is available here.
Policies and Procedures
- Assessment of Teaching
- Classroom Disruption Protocol
- Code of Academic Integrity
- Course Syllabus Requirements
- Credit by Examination
- Grade Mediation
- Graduate School Policies
- Guidelines for Addressing Academic Issues of Students with Disabilities
- Policy on Secular and Religious Holidays
- Reporting of Final Grades
- Rights and Responsibilities
- Rules Governing Final Examinations
- Student Grades
Resources
- Academic Calendar
- Graduate Faculty and Staff Information
- Graduate School Thesis and Dissertation Deadlines
- Graduate Council Curricular Review Process
- Guide to Curricular Procedures
- Office of Veterans Programs
- Penn State English Language Services
- Advising and Student Advising Centers
- Student Counseling and Psychological Services
- Student Disability Resources
- Teaching Resources, including the Schreyer Institute of Teaching Excellence, Teaching and Learning with Technology, and IT Learning and Development
- Undergraduate and Graduate Course Bulletins
- University Course Descriptions
- World Campus Faculty Development
Ethics and Compliance
Penn State is committed to fostering a culture or quality and integrity. Information on policies and procedures related to ethics and compliance in teaching and research is available here.
- Academic Administrative Evaluation and FAQs
- Academic Freedom and Responsibility
- Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, and Contracts
- Conflicts of Interest Related to Research
- Consensual Relationships and Reporting
- Consulting and Outside Activities
- Guidelines for the Conduct of Sponsored Research
- Hotline for Reporting Wrongdoing
- Misconduct in Research
- Policy on the Confidentiality of Student Records
- Reporting Wrongdoing
- Sexual Misconduct and Harassment Policy, Resource Offices, and Complaint Procedures
- Social Media Guide
- Standards of Professional Ethics
- Use of University Name and Logo