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Access to the ɬ network and ɬ Google Mail will be available by the start date of your employment. ɬ email is the main source of communication with the option to forward it to another account.
Canvas is a Learning Management System (LMS) designed to help faculty and students share ideas, collaborate on assignments, discuss course readings and materials, submit assignments, and much more -all online.
If you have any questions or need support on how to create a site please contact The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) at centerforteaching@bc.edu or 617-552-3826
is a service-based intranet for the ɬ Community. It is a portal to many web-based services and tools allowing ɬ students, faculty and staff to access and interact with personal information and perform university transactions related to their role in the University. Through Agora, you are able to access email, Web forums, Blackboard, research tools and more, bringing many Internet activities on to one web page. Theoffers comprehensive tutorials on accessing and using.
The Human Resources Service Center is located on Brighton Campus at 129 Lake Street,Room 100
Hours: Academic Year: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
*Note that ɬ offices close at 3:00pm on Fridays from late May through mid-August. Please call the HRSC at (617) 552-3330 to confirm.
By Car:
From the Mass Pike (I-90): East to Exit 17 (Newton/Watertown). Take the first right onto Centre Street. Proceed
1.5 miles to Commonwealth Ave (Rt. 30). Take a left onto Commonwealth Ave (going east). Chestnut Hill campus (Main Campus) is approximately one mile on the right. After passing the main entrance to the Chestnut Hill campus, proceed through two sets of traffic lights (the second will be the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Thomas More Road). At the next light, make a left u-turn crossing the trolley tracks to proceed West on Commonwealth Avenue. After making u-turn, take first right onto the Brighton Campus (presently there is no signage). Proceed to bottom of hill. 129 Lake Street is the last building on the left. Visitor parking is available in the first lot in front of 129 Lake Street building.
From Route 128/I-95: Exit 24, Commonwealth Ave. (Rt. 30 east). Chestnut Hill campus is approximately five miles on the right. After passing the main entrance to the Chestnut Hill campus, proceed through two sets of traffic lights (the second will be the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and St. Thomas More Road). At the next light, take a left/u- turn crossing trolley tracks to proceed West on Commonwealth Ave. After u-turn, take first right onto the Brighton Campus (note: presently there is no signage indicating Brighton Campus).
Proceed to bottom of hill. 129 Lake Street is the last building on the left. Visitor parking is available in the first lot in front of 129 Lake Street building.
From Downtown Boston: Commonwealth Ave. (Rt. 30 West), to Newton. Make a right at 2101 Commonwealth Avenue, the entrance to the Brighton Campus.
Proceed to the bottom of hill. 129 Lake Street is the last building on the left. Visitor parking is available in the first lot in front of 129 Lake Street building.
By Public Transportation:
Take the ɬ branch of the MBTA’s “Green Line” to the last stop. Stay on the current side of street and walk East on Commonwealth Avenue toward St. Thomas More Rd. Continue walking on Commonwealth Avenue and make a left at 2101 Commonwealth Avenue.
Proceed to the bottom of hill. 129 Lake Street is the last building on the left.
If this is your first time teaching at the Lynch School or it has been 2 or more years since you taught here, please contact Stephanie Gibson stephanie.gibson@bc.edu or 617-552-0161 at your earliest convenience to complete the required hiring forms.
On the website you will find the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form, and the ɬ Personal Data form, for your upcoming employment at ɬ. The I9 processing will need to be done in-person at the Human Resource Service Center (HRSC), 129 Lake Street, Room 100, on the Brighton Campus of ɬ, directions can be found on the adjunct teaching website.
You must bring with you:
*Payroll distribution is by direct deposit only and you can set this up in PeopleSoft HR by following these few instructionshere. Payroll is the 16th of the month. If the 16th falls on a holiday or weekend the payroll date will be the preceding Friday.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact HRSC at 617-552-4772.
ɬ Technology Consultants(TCs) serve the ever-increasing technology support needs of faculty and staff by providing local technology support. TCs provide support for desktop computing and technology related consulting. TCs for the Lynch School can be contacted by email attc.campion@bc.eduor 552-6318.
The pursuit of knowledge can proceed only when scholars take responsibility and receive credit for their work. Recognition of individual contributions to knowledge and of the intellectual property of others builds trust within the University and encourages the sharing of ideas that is essential to scholarship. Similarly, the educational process requires that individuals present their own ideas and insights for evaluation, critique, and eventual reformulation. Presentation of others' work as one's own is not only intellectual dishonesty, but it also undermines the educational process. Cases of falsification, fabrication, and plagiarism that occur in the course of research are also subject to ɬ's research misconduct policy, which can be found at /bc-web/research/sites/vice-provost-for-research/integrity-and-compliance/research-misconduct.html.
The pursuit of knowledge can proceed only when scholars take responsibility and receive credit for their work. Recognition of individual contributions to knowledge and of the intellectual property of others builds trust within the University and encourages the sharing of ideas that is essential to scholarship. Similarly, the educational process requires that individuals present their own ideas and insights for evaluation, critique, and eventual reformulation. Presentation of others' work as one's own is not only intellectual dishonesty, but also undermines the educational process.
The University seeks to foster a spirit of honesty and integrity. Any work submitted by a student must represent original work produced by that student. Any source used by a student must be documented through normal scholarly references and citations, and the extent to which any sources have been used must be apparent to the reader. The University further considers resubmission of a work produced for one course in a subsequent course or the submission of work done partially or entirely by another to be academic dishonesty. It is the student’s responsibility to seek clarification from the course instructor about how much help may be received in completing an assignment or exam or project and what sources may be used. Students found guilty of academic dishonesty or plagiarism shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including dismissal from the University
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Any graduate or professional student who believes he or she has been treated unfairly in academic matters should consult with the faculty member or administrator designated by their school to discuss the situation and to obtain information about relevant grievance policies and procedures.
The Lynch School seeks to provide courses that enroll at least ten students. Should enrollment in your course fall below this number, we may need to cancel your class. The offer of a part-time faculty position for the semester is not intended to suggest the creation of a permanent position in the future.
As a residential university where the educational mission is paramount, the University rarely closes. Employees and students should generally presume that classes will meet and that all essential services will remain in operation. We ask that faculty and staff make every effort to fulfill their regular duties if the University is open. However, we do not expect anyone to take unwarranted or unreasonable risks by traveling during severely inclement weather. If individuals are unable to come to work under these conditions, they should notify their department head/supervisor as early as possible.
When the University does close due to weather, there will be certain emergency personnel required to work and certain offices/functions that will remain operational. It is expected in these cases that some arrangement for coverage or standby be made between the director and the office staff. If an employee is required to work on such a day, compensatory time off will be provided to that employee and will be scheduled at a time that is mutually convenient to the department and the affected individual.
In the event of a heavy snowstorm or other emergency necessitating cancellation or delay of work, employees should consult the following sources for information beginning at 6:00 a.m.
A text, web or news posting will inform employees if there is cancellation of work. An announcement canceling classes at ɬ does not mean that there is cancellation of work. The announcement will specifically mention that ɬ is "closed" when employees are not expected to report. No notification means that the University is operating on a normal schedule. Unless otherwise noted, employees should assume that the closure pertains only to the day (or days) identified in the closing announcement.
EARLY DISMISSAL
The decision regarding early dismissal of employees because of weather or other emergency will be communicated by the Executive Vice President and Provost through postings on the following websites: ɬ News, ɬ Emergency, ɬ Home. Employees may also call 1-888-BOS-COLL or 617-552-INFO for information on early dismissal. Unless otherwise notified, all staff members are expected to remain at work until the closing hour or their scheduled end of shift.
It is a ɬ policy that no qualified student with a disability shall be denied the benefits of, excluded from participation in, or otherwise subjected to discrimination under any University program or activity. In response to a request made by a qualified student with an appropriately documented disability, the University will arrange for the provision of reasonable accommodations determined by the University to be necessary to afford the student the opportunity to participate in University programs.
Students will be notified by the Director of Student Services when each request for accommodation is approved or denied in writing via a designated form. It is the student’s responsibility to present the form (at his or her discretion) to the instructor in order to receive the requested accommodation in class. In an effort to protect student privacy, Student Services will not discuss the accommodation needs of any student with instructors.
If you have a disability and will be requesting accommodations for this course, please register with either Kathy Duggan (Kathleen.duggan@bc.edu), Director, Academic Support Services, the Connors Family Learning Center (learning disabilities and ADHD) or contact the for all other disabilities (disabsrv@bc.edu). Advance notice and appropriate documentation are required for accommodations.
*Academic Honesty/Plagiarism Statement
Graduate and professional students are expected to meet course requirements in classes, internships, and practica as specified in the syllabus or document prepared explicitly for the academic experience. A student who is absent repeatedly form these academic experiences will be evaluated by the responsible faculty member and/or designated supervisor(s) to ascertain the student’s ability to continue in the course and to achieve objectives.
Professors may include, as part of the semester’s grades, marks for the quality and quantity of the student’s participation in the course.
Professors will announce, reasonably in advance, tests, examinations and other forms of assessment based on the material covered in the course, as well as other assigned material. A student who is absent from a course is responsible for obtaining knowledge of what happened in the course, especially information about announced tests, papers, or other assignments.
A student who is absent from a course on the day of a previously announced examination, including the final examination, is not entitled, as matter of right, ot make up what was missed. The professor involved is free to decide whether a makeup will be allowed.
In cases of prolonged absence the student or his or her representative should communicate with the student’s graduate associate dean as soon as the prospect of extended absence becomes clear. The academic arrangements for the student’s return to the course should be made with the Graduate Associate Dean’s Office as soon as the student’s health and other circumstances permit.
Please also send a copy of your syllabus to your department. Contacts listed below.
Teaching, Curriculum, & Society (TCS)
Department of Formative Education (DFE)
Educational Leadership & Higher Education (ELHE)
Online Programs Part-time Faculty: For ELP, GP, and EdD part-time faculty
Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics & Assessment (MESA)
Counseling, Developmental & Educational Psychology (CDEP)