The following is information about many administrative aspects of teaching in RTF and at UT. Please keep all of this in mind as you prepare your course materials and contact Rachel Walker at rachel.walker@austin.utexas.edu with any questions.
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Please review the department policies and procedures in the RTF Faculty Handbook available through the Department website: This should be your "go-to" place for information you need to work in RTF, and you are responsible for being familiar with this information.
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Once your appointment is finalized (I will let you know), please go to the ID Center in the 1st floor lobby of the Flawn Academic Center (FAC) to have a UT ID card made. Be sure to bring a form of photo identification. Learn more on duo two-factor authentication.
Keys
The RTF Office Manager will contact you with your office number and information about keys.
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Official payroll semester dates are different from actual course dates and are Sept. 1 - Jan. 15 for the Fall semester and Jan. 16 - May 31 for Spring. Pay dates for the fall semester are on the first of the month in Oct., Nov., Dec., Jan. and Feb. The Feb. paycheck covers the Jan. 1 - 15 pay period. Pay dates for the spring semester are on the first of the month in Feb., Mar., Apr., May and June. The Feb. paycheck covers the Jan. 16 - 31 pay period.
Profile
To add your bio to the RTF faculty web page, please fill out the faculty web profilewith your headshot, bio, and CV so that our Sr. Programs and Communications Coordinator, Elana Wakeman, can create the page for you.
Public Relations
Our Sr. Programs & Communications Coordinator is Elana Wakeman, ewakeman@austin.utexas.edu or 512-471-6617. Please contact her regarding any publications, speaking events, screenings, news, etc. that you’d like to promote. She may promote items via department emails (to faculty, staff, students, and visiting scholars), social media, relevant calendars, slides for the College’s monitors, and the RTF website. She can also bring the news to the attention of the College Communications team who can draft press releases and work with UT Communications and/or outside media. Additionally, she can alert the College Communications team about significant works and events to be considered for inclusion in the Dean's bimonthly e-newlsetters, "Moody Messenger," which he sends to all Moody College faculty and staff during the fall and spring semesters.
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If you have concerns about a student’s behavior, please contact the Behavioral Concerns Advice Line at 232-5050 or contact them online at Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL) . If a student is in immediate danger to himself or someone else, please call 911 and notify the RTF main office immediately afterward. For more information, please see: wikis.utexas.edu/display/RTF/Student+Behavior+Concerns
Syllabus
Please think of the syllabus as a "contract" between yourself and your students for the work to be completed for the semester. Please see the following specific syllabus requirements: https://wikisutexas.utexasatlassian.edunet/wiki/display/RTF/Syllabus+Requirements
The Faculty Innovation Center hosts a very good website summarizing how to design your course and write a syllabus at http://ctl.utexas.edu/ (click on "Teaching With Technology" at the top of the page).
We are required to post your syllabus online by the first class day. Please send your syllabus to Teresa Valente as soon as possible before that date.
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Our Graduate Program Coordinator, will notify you of your TA assignment(s), if applicable. Your TA can assist you with either research or teaching assistance – but her/his hours should not average more than the number of hours per week for which s/he is appointed. Please read information about working with TAs at https://wikisutexas.utexasatlassian.edunet/wiki/display/RTF/Working+with+TAs+and+AIs
Technology in your classroom
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Travel (Tenured and tenure-track faculty only)
Please see the main Faculty Handbook page for all travel policies and forms.
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