Updated August, 2007
INTRODUCTION
Mission of Boston College
Strengthened by more than a century and a quarter of dedication to academic
excellence, Boston College commits itself
to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate,
and professional programs and to the pursuit of a just society through its own
accomplishments, the work of its faculty and staff, and the achievements of
its graduates. It seeks both to advance its place among the nation's finest
universities and to bring to the company of its distinguished peers and to contemporary
society the richness of the Catholic intellectual ideal of a mutually illuminating
relationship between religious faith and free intellectual inquiry.
Boston College draws inspiration for its academic and societal mission from its distinctive religious tradition. As a Catholic and Jesuit university, it is rooted in a world view that encounters God in all creation and through all human activity, especially in the search for truth in every discipline, in the desire to learn, and in the call to live justly together. In this spirit, the University regards the contribution of different religious traditions and value systems as essential to the fullness of its intellectual life and to the continuous development of its distinctive intellectual heritage. Boston College pursues this distinctive mission by serving society in three ways:
- by fostering the rigorous intellectual development and the religious, ethical
and personal formation of its undergraduate, graduate and professional students
in order to prepare them for citizenship, service and leadership in a global
society
- by producing significant national and international research that advances
insight and understanding, thereby both enriching culture and addressing important
societal needs
- by committing itself to advance the dialogue between religious belief and other formative elements of culture through the intellectual inquiry, teaching and learning, and the community life that form the University.
Boston College fulfills this mission with a deep concern for all members of its community, with a recognition of the important contribution a diverse student body, faculty and staff can offer, with a firm commitment to academic freedom, and with a determination to exercise careful stewardship of its resources in pursuit of its academic goals.
Approved by the Board of Trustees May 31, 1996
Mission of the Lynch School of Education
The Lynch School of
Education at Boston College, a Catholic and Jesuit university, endeavors
to improve the human condition through education.
We pursue this goal through excellence and ethics in teaching, research, and
service.
We prepare undergraduate and graduate students to serve diverse populations in a variety of professional roles - as teachers, administrators, human service providers, psychologists, and researchers.
Through research, we seek to advance knowledge in our respective fields to inform policy and improve practice. As teachers, scholars, and learners, we engage in collaborative school and community improvement efforts locally, nationally, and internationally.
What unites our diverse work is the underlying aspiration to enhance the human condition, to expand the human imagination, and to make the world more just.
Approved by the Faculty of the LSOE March 20, 1997, Unanimous Vote of the Educational Policy Committee
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mission of Boston College
Mission of the Lynch School of Education
ORGANIZATION OF THE LYNCH SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Organizational Chart
Departments Within the Lynch School of Education
Centers Affiliated With the Lynch School of Education
FACULTY POLICIES & PROCEDURES
Expectations of Lynch School Faculty
Review of LSOE Faculty
Appointment, Tenure, and Promotion
Annual Review of All Faculty
Third Year Review of Untenured Faculty Members
Mentoring of Untenured/Tenure Track Professors
Support for Associate Professors in the Promotion Process
Faculty Committees
Department Chair Nomination Process
Externally Funded Research
Summer Sessions Instruction
Course Evaluations
Visiting Scholars
University Awards for Faculty: Teaching and Research
FACULTY SUPPORT & SERVICES
Technology Services
Course Related Information & Resources
Research Expense Grants
Research Incentive Grants
Research Development Contacts
Travel Reimbursement
Honorarium Request Policies & Procedures
Use of University Resources
STUDENT ADVISING & SELECTED INFORMATION
Office of Undergraduate Student Services
Office of Graduate Student Services
Advising & Student Related Responsibilities
Attendance Policy
Student Rights Under FERPA
Student Award Processes
Graduate Research, Teaching & Administrative Assistantships
Grievance Procedure for Students
Independent Study
International Students
Preparation of Educators & Psychologists with Handicapping Conditions Policy
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FACULTY
Boston College Calendars
Calendar of Lynch School Events for Faculty Participation & Dates of Faculty
Responsibility
Associate Dean and Department Chairs Calendar
Other Sources of Faculty Information