7/19/2002

Congratulations to John Blondin, recently elected to the editorial board of the IEEE publication Computing in Science & Engineering (CiSE).

New PAMS grant submission procedures for rush proposals: Please note that new copying and submission procedures for rush proposals are now in effect in the PAMS Research Office. While the Research Office staff will continue to assist faculty, as time permits, in getting all proposals mailed to agencies prior to the mailing deadline, in the case of rush proposals, it is now the Principal Investigator's responsibility to arrange for making copies and for mailing rush proposals to the agency.

Recent and Upcoming Travel:

Ruth Chabay and Bruce Sherwood: to Mount Holyoke College, Mass., to attend a Gordon Research Conference on the teaching of quantum mechanics.

Papers Published or In Press:

"Nuclear Physics", Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, 3rd ed, Vol. 10, Christopher R. Gould, Lawrence Wilets, E. David Davis, Philip J. Siemens, p 721 (2002)

"Why I Consider Nuclear Power Superior to Coal and Other Available Alternatives" John Hubisz, presented at the American Association of Physics Teachers meeting in Boise, Idaho.

Regulations on the use of State Property.

Computers: The use of computers is governed by the University's administrative regulation on computer use. Limited personal use is allowed provided all conditions are met under section III of the regulation. See: www.fis.ncsu.edu/ncsulegal/compuse.htm

Telephones and Facsimiles:

Telephones and fax machines are for university business. Occasional personal, local telephone calls are permitted. Long distance telephone and fax charges that result in a toll to the University are not permitted, even if it is your intended purpose to reimburse the University. Charging personal long distance telephone calls to the University is considered misuse of state property. University rules require documentation of all long distance telephone calls. This documentation must be available in the department for periodic audit and review. A recommended form for documenting these calls is available at: www.bas.ncsu.edu/procman-l/Forms/logsheet.pdf

No personal calls, local or long distance, may be made with university-owned cell phones, even if a total package of minutes applies to the use of the phone.

State Vehicles: Under N.C. General Statute 14-247, it is unlawful to use any State-owned vehicle for private purposes whatsoever. The State Motor Pool rules govern the use of state vehicles and can be found at: www.bas.ncsu.edu/procman-j/j5_96.htm

Helping Students with Disabilities. In order to provide the best learning opportunities for students with disabilities, faculty who receive a letter from Disability Services concerning a student should take a proactive approach and speak to the student about his or her needs as soon as possible, rather than wait for the student to make the first contact. Faculty should also include a statement on the class syllabus indicating compliance with the University policy on students with disabilities.

Faculty who need advice on how to comply with requests for special accommodation for students with disabilities should contact Robert Egler.

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS, Beginning of Semester Reminders:

More details are available on-line at: www.ncsu.edu/provost/academic_regulations/beg_of_semester.html

COURSE SYLLABUS. Teachers are to provide students with a course syllabus (electronically or hardcopy) on the first day of class, which will help prevent misunderstandings and allow both instructor and student the opportunity for advance planning.

LISTING OF REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS WITH THE BOOKSTORES. All textbooks and related course materials that students are required to purchase for courses taught at NCSU shall be listed with the NCSU Bookstores by faculty members responsible for courses.

TEACHER OFFICE HOURS. All teachers should schedule time during each week when they are available to meet with students.

ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS. Teachers in 100- and 200-level courses must prescribe to the university's attendance regulation. Please be reminded that the attendance regulations provide the expectation that students be granted reasonable excused absences and attendant opportunities to make up missed work. In doing so, we should be sensitive to the variety of legitimate conflicts for which allowing excused absences are respectful of students' situations. These types of situations are described in item 1 of the attendance regulation.

CLASS ROLLS. Faculty are reminded to check class rolls to make sure all students are properly registered. (Up-to-date rolls are available on line at: www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/reg_records/adm_frnt.html)

GRADING SCALE. All courses and all students in courses are subject to the use of the +/- grading scale. Teachers are responsible to determine the performance recognizable by each grade.

EARLY EVALUATIVE FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS. Consistent with the 6 week course drop policy, teachers are urged to provide evaluative feedback to students before the end of the drop period.

NO MAJOR TESTS IN FINAL WEEK OF CLASSES. Regular tests and quizzes should not be held during this week, nor should assignments be added which must be done during this week. Term assignments identified at the beginning of the semester to be turned in during this week and scheduled lab tests are appropriate. The principle is for students to be able to plan time for final examination preparation during this week and to have time to complete scheduled assignments such as semester term projects and lab examinations during this week. Exceptions must be approved in advance by the department head and the dean of the college in which the course is taught.

ADDING AND DROPPING COURSES. Courses may be added during the first week of a semester and during the second week with permission of the instructor. All courses may be dropped without regard to course load during the first two weeks of a semester. After the first two weeks, students wishing to drop below 12 hours may do so only by complying with the regulation's 'Exceptions.' (Students wishing to add a Physics course should see Robert Egler, in person, in the Physics main office.)

Beach Reading Trivia Question:

For Raymond Chandler or movie enthusiasts: in "the Big Sleep" who killed the chauffeur, and why. Free coffee at Encounters for the first correct answer opened on July 26th. Submit written answers to the Physics main office by July 25th.

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