New Faculty Guide

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Helpful Documents for New Faculty

• The Faculty Handbook is designed to provide members of the WKU faculty with information about policies and procedures, faculty responsibilities and benefits, and various services and facilities.
• The purpose of the WKU Policies website is to provide the official repository for all policy and procedure documents. Browse the available policy units using the list below. To ensure that users have the latest versions of policies, please access directly through this central repository.
• my.wku.edu is a great way to manage sign-ins to multiple systems at WKU and to keep important electronic resources at your fingertips. 
• E-Signature forms allow for the origination, routing, and electronic filing of forms pertinent to University business. Notable forms include Faculty and Academic Administrators - Outside Employment and External Consulting Approval Form and Course-Related Field Trip Approval.
• The Communication & Branding Manual provides guidelines, templates, and information to assist in ensuring the WKU image is wholly representative of our values.
• Climbing to Greater Heights: The 2018-2028 Strategic Plan for Western Kentucky University is a carefully defined roadmap that will guide the University through the next decade. It focuses on student success and ensuring that our campus environment attracts the highest quality faculty and staff, and it renews our commitment to being fully engaged in our region and the commonwealth while providing a global context to the WKU Experience.