Administrative Support  

• Dean’s Office. Where to find help within the Dean’s office.
• COE Facilities
  • Space Allocation and Reallocation Policy College procedures for requesting new space.
• COE Information Technology. Services include file and print sharing, data backup and archives, web hosting, computer labs, technology consulting, and repair and maintenance services.
• COE Communications. College support for websites and other communications needs
• COE Budget & Planning
  • UD Measures and Guidelines
  • COE Clarifications – Cost-Saving Measures and Guidelines
• COE Procurement & Financial Processing
• COE Human Resources 
• Human Resources. Onboarding information, benefits, and more.
• Webforms. Many tasks can be accomplished by completing a webform, including requesting sabbatical leave, conflict of interest disclosure, submitting a grade change, requesting to stop the tenure clock, or requesting a software license. See list of forms under Blanks tab.
• UD WorkForce. The system is used to collect hours for hourly employees (AFSCME, Students and Misc wage), record Benefited Non-exempt employees’ overtime and track/maintain Sick and Vacation balances for all benefited employees.
• View Paystub.

College Policies, Procedures and Guidelines

• College Constitution and Bylaws (Previous version in effect 2018-6/2022)
• COE Faculty & Staff Code of Conduct
• Procedure for Creation and Approval of a Research Center or Institute
• College Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
  • Previous version in effect 2/1/2016-8/2022
  • P&T Information for Candidates and Reviewers
  • COE Expedited Tenure Procedures
  • Notes from P&T Panels
  • Promotion and Tenure Referee Sample
• Procedures for Faculty Peer Reviews and Contract Renewals
• Procedures for Faculty Leave Requests and Stop the Clock Notifications
• Criteria for a Named Professorship
• Procedures for Special Faculty Appointments
  • Letter Templates referenced in the procedures
  • Affiliated Professor
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Emeritus Professor
  • Joint Appointments
  • Joint Appointment MOU
  • Research Professor
  • Secondary Appointments
  • Temporary Professor
  • Visiting Professor
• Faculty Search Guidelines
  • Faculty Recruitment Guidelines
  • Joint Faculty Search Guidelines
  • Internal and External Searches for Department Chairs
  • COE Faculty search rubric examples
  • Faculty Search Statement of Affirmative Steps Examples
  • Revised Recommendations of Ad Hoc Committee on CT Searches
  • COE Faculty Hiring Facilities Needs Form
• Salary
  • 1-1 Summer Salary
  • 1-2 Direct Charge Faculty Salary
  • 1-3 Instructional Buy-Out
• Sponsored Programs
  • 2-1 Fixed price contracts-residual disposition
  • 2-2 Cost Share
  • 2-3 Delegated Authority
  • 2-4 Proposal Submission
• College Infrastructure and Budget
  • 4-1 Procurement, Credit Card & Travel Policy
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • 4-5 Faculty Search Budget
  • 4-6 CT Faculty Discretionary Fund Allocations
  • 4-7 COE Startup Spending Policy
• Faculty Resignation Policy
• Visa Guidance: The College of Engineering supports the H-1B visa status for full-time academic faculty positions. On an exception basis only, will an H-1B visa application be considered for postdoctoral positions for cases in which the J-1 visa status has been determined not appropriate. In these situations, an H-1B visa request for a postdoctoral researcher may only be submitted after careful consideration and with the support and approval of the COE Human Resources Partner and the Department Chair. Additional information can be found here.

Faculty and Staff Programs

• Faculty and Staff Awards. A number of prestigious awards are available to honor faculty and staff excellence.
• Volunteer Time Off for Faculty & Staff
• COE Faculty and Staff monthly discussions of racism, diversity, and inclusion
• Child/Elder-care information
• Mental Health Resources for UD Employees
• Employee Health & Wellbeing

• Provost’s Faculty Affairs
  • Provost’s Office Faculty Affairs Resources
  • Promotion and Tenure Referee Sample
  • UD ACHIEVE Program
  • Provost’s Office Faculty Affairs Awards
• National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). Attend webinars, workshops, or multi-week courses. Or sign up for weekly emails with helpful tips on how to be an effective faculty member. UD has an institutional membership, so it is free for all faculty to join. Just go to the website and click join!
• UD Faculty Accountability Program. Creates small supportive communities to help faculty succeed. These groups of no more than four professors and a coach meet for an hour every week during the fall semester to set writing goals, report on progress, and discuss effective strategies for navigating some of the challenges of academia.
• College of Engineering Faculty Mini-Grant Program
  The COE faculty mini-grant program aims to help faculty manage unforeseen or difficult circumstances.
• COE Faculty Mentoring Program. The College of Engineering faculty mentoring program assists new faculty in identifying and obtaining the resources and support that will help them to be successful.
  • AY21-22 Faculty & Post-Doc Mentoring Workshops & Recordings
  • AY20-21 Faculty & Post-Docs Mentoring Workshops & Recordings
  • Faculty Mentoring at UD

College Initiatives

• Diversity and Inclusion describes the many on-going activities related to diversity and inclusion and how faculty can get involved.
• Global Engineering provides resources to help faculty engage globally.
• Industry Partnerships. Opportunities and support for engagement with industry partners.
• Entrepreneurship activities. Resources available to support entrepreneurship among faculty and students.
• K-12 Engineering Outreach. Information to help faculty conduct outreach in the K-12 arena.