Documentation:CTLT Resources/New Faculty Questions

Questions You Should Ask

1. What do you expect me to do?

   • Ask your faculty committee
   • Ask T & P committee members

2. What is available to orient me campus-wide?
3. What funds are available?
4. How do I get tenure?
5. What practical guidelines exist for me?
6. What are the expectations if I get sick (or my child/parent gets sick)?
7. What listserves should I belong to (and URL bookmarks)?
8. What resources are available to support me re: equity, unfair criticism?
9. Where do I get keys and how do I get parking?
10. What is the performance appraisal system, i.e. nature, frequency?
11. How do I get a mentor within my department?
12. What are the safety regulations (fire, safety, WCB)?
13. What are the resources and facilities for parking in university activities beyond my department?
14. To whom do I go for help if I have a problem with my Department Head? (a safe person)
15. How often are we going to meet and should I initiate it or the Department Head?
16. How do I get Financial Advice to manage my pension plan?
17. What about conference/travel funds?
18. What about holiday time?
19. What about housing plans/loans?
20. What about long-term sick time?
21. Am I responsible for covering my own teaching?
22. Must I cover for others?
23. What about support staff/secretarial time?
24. Do I have a budget with which to work?
25. What union contracts are we obliged to honour?
26. What library resources are there? How do I get the library to order materials? To whom do I complain if my journal is cancelled? How soon must I order reserve materials?
27. How do I order texts from the bookstore?
28. Who is the library liaison for the faculty?
29. How do I get e-mail/internet?
30. What about personal security issues, e.g. working late hours?
31. What about health/dental benefits?
32. What about car pooling, ride sharing, and other transportation to get to campus?
33. What committees should I belong to?