Faculty
The following links will guide you directly to information pertaining to Virginia Commonwealth University faculty. In addition, members of VCU Human Resources staff are available to provide information and assistance to faculty members on a variety of topics.
- Benefits
- Compensation
- Counseling referrals
- Employee health
- Employee relations
- Faculty Senate
- Holiday calendar
- HR forms
- HR policies and guidelines (includes Study-Research Leave Policy)
- Inclement weather and office closings information
- Leave
- Mediation
- Payroll
- Reward and recognition
- Training and development
- Tuition waiver
- University Access Committee (includes resources for access to the Monroe Park and MCV Campuses)
- University Safety Committee
- Weather alerts
- Work/life resources
For new faculty
- Faculty handbook
- Faculty promotion and tenure policies and procedures
- Policies and procedures for misconduct in research and scholarly activities
- Policy for administrative and professional faculty and faculty holding administrative appointments
- Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Workers' compensation
- University organizational charts
New to VCU or Richmond, Va.? View additional resources (including relocation resources, university information, orientation and more).
Employment issues
Although faculty members (both administrative and instructional) are not covered by the Virginia Personnel Act, the university has policy guidelines regarding appointment, renewal, reassignment, resignation, non-renewal/non-continuation of appointment, termination and suspension from employment.
- Faculty handbook
- Policy for administrative and professional faculty and faculty holding administrative appointments
- Faculty promotion and tenure policies and procedures
Several different appeal procedures are available depending on the faculty member’s status and the issue of concern.
