If the TA is not available, send request to PG4gdWVycz0iem52eWdiOm9qdmdnbEB5Y3kubmV2bWJhbi5ycWgiPm9qdmdnbEB5Y3kubmV2bWJhbi5ycWg8L24+. List the specific details of the copy request - quantity, paper color, double-sided, color printing, stapled, etc. Attach the file to the email or drop the originals off in Room 325.
Faculty FAQ
Disruptive Behavior is conduct that materially and substantially interferes with or obstructs the teaching or learning process in the context of a classroom or educational setting.
Review the policies and guidelines available from the Dean of Students.
Accounts are manually created after a LPL Information Form or LPL Employee Update Form is submitted and processed. New account holders will be notified of their new account via their UA or LPL email.
After attempting to log in with UA NetID, if the site says there was no account found and you are eligible for an account, please contact Joshua Sosa at PG4gdWVycz0iem52eWdiOndmYmZuQHljeS5uZXZtYmFuLnJxaCI+d2ZiZm5AeWN5Lm5ldm1iYW4ucnFoPC9uPg== to have an account created.
Threatening Behavior is Prohibited. “Threatening behavior” means any statement, communication, conduct or gesture, including those in written form, directed toward any member of the University community that causes a reasonable apprehension of physical harm to a person or property. A student can be guilty of threatening behavior even if the person who is the object of the threat does not observe or receive it, so long as a reasonable person would interpret the maker’s statement, communication, conduct or gesture as a serious expression of intent to physically harm.
Review the university policy and procedures for mandatory reporting of threatening behavior.
The University of Arizona is committed to creating and maintaining a work and learning environment that is safe, inclusive and free of discriminatory conduct prohibited by the Nondiscrimination and Anti-harassment Policy. The Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) leads efforts to promote and uphold this policy and its goals, foster equity and opportunity, strengthen relationships across diverse groups, and support a campus culture of equality for all members of the University community.
Refer to the OIE web site for training and outreach, policies and procedures, and reporting and complaint investigations.
Main LPL website account holders can log into the site to access certain resources, such as LPL Logos & Templates, and bypass CAPTCHAs on forms. Additional features may be provided based on the role of the account holder (such as profile page updating). Various other groups (e.g., outreach, library, sys, business office, etc.) may receive additional permissions to edit certain sets of pages or content types.
The annual faculty review process is governed under Chapter 3 of the University Handbook for Appointed Personnel.
Each faculty member's performance will be evaluated in writing on a scheduled basis at least once every 12 months. The annual performance review will evaluate the faculty member's performance in his or her department or unit consistent with that unit's responsibilities, University and ABOR policies. Every annual review of teaching will consist of peer and student input, including student evaluations of faculty classroom performance in all classes, and other expressions of teaching performance.
Faculty members of the University are evaluated with respect to all personnel matters on the basis of excellence in performance. Annual performance reviews are intended:
- To involve faculty members in the design and evaluation of objectives and goals of their academic programs and in the identification of the performance expectations central to their own personal and professional growth;
- To assess actual performance and accomplishments in the areas of teaching, research, and professional service through the use of peer review;
- To promote the effectiveness of faculty members through an articulation of the types of contributions they might make that enhance the University;
- To provide a written record of faculty performance to support personnel decisions;
- To recognize and maximize the special talents, capabilities, and achievements of faculty members;
- To correct unsatisfactory ratings in one or more areas of responsibility through specific improvement plans designed to correct the deficiencies in a timely manner;
- For tenured faculty members, to fulfill ABOR-PM 6-201(H) post-tenure review; and
- For nontenure-eligible faculty members with multiple-year appointments (such as assistant, associate, or full clinical or research professors, or assistant, associate, or full professors of practice) to fulfill ABOR-PM 6-201(D)(4) and (D)(5) review for renewal.
LPL profile pages are provided to graduate students, faculty, postdocs, and staff scientists. To update your profile page, click the "Update Your Profile" button on your page, log in, and click on the Edit buttons to see fields which you can update.
The Teacher-Course Evaluation system (TCE) is the University of Arizona's centrally-supported service for collecting end of term feedback from students about UA courses and faculty. Also "TCE" is often used to refer to one of various questionnaires available from the TCE system.
The Department of Planetary Sciences uses the TCE to evaluate instructors and courses with 5 or more enrolled. For courses with fewer than 5 students, the department may use an internal evaluation. Graduate Teaching Assistants are evaluated using an internal evaluation.
Instructors can learn about TCEs and download their reports at Student Course Surveys.
For information about using Zoom teleconferencing through the University of Arizona, visit the UA Zoom site.
Forms, policies, and procedures for current PTYS/LPL graduate students are available online at: Academic Policies and Quicklinks
Graduate course listings for PTYS/LPL are available from the UA Course Catalog or from the LPL Graduate Academics site.
Most of the information a new employee might need can be found at the U of A "New to the U" website. For any other additional questions on general new employee policies or procedures, please contact UA Human Resources or Tara Bode in the LPL Business Office, Kuiper 339.
As part of the Ph.D. program students are required to present three Graduate Student Colloquia. The presentations are evaluated by the audience and the student will be informed of the results of those evaluations within one month of the presentation.The colloquia are given in the second, third, and fourth semesters of study. At least one colloquium must be a review of an article (not authored by the student) in a peer-reviewed journal. At least one colloquium must be a summary of the student’s research.
At each colloquium, the audience completes an evaluation form; the forms are reviewed by a faculty member who will meet with the student to review the presentation and audience comments.
Contact Sarah Lane-Gaxiola (PG4gdWVycz0iem52eWdiOmZ5bmFyQGgubmV2bWJhbi5ycWgiPmZ5bmFyQGgubmV2bWJhbi5ycWg8L24+) or Kari Figueroa (PG4gdWVycz0iem52eWdiOnhuZXZmQHljeS5uZXZtYmFuLnJxaCI+eG5ldmZAeWN5Lm5ldm1iYW4ucnFoPC9uPg==) in the Kuiper Business Office (Kuiper 339) for access to the Kuiper bike cage (located under the gantry stairwell on the northeast corner of the building).
The Teaching Teams Program provides dynamic resources for learning and instruction at the University of Arizona. Teaching Teams is university-wide program with a home base at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory (LPL). Historically, Teaching Teams has served a variety of faculty and students at the University of Arizona because the Teaching Teams approach to learning, curriculum building, and instruction is easy to use, and is successful across disciplines. It is the oldest and largest program of its kind on campus.
LPL hosts an Instructor/GTA workshop at the start of each semester. This is an opportunity to learn about university and department teaching policies, procedures, and practices, and to share questions and experiences regarding classroom management, etc.
LPL is home to the Arizona Space Grant Consortium. Led by a statewide team of managers and affiliate representatives, Arizona Space Grant is part of The National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, established by Congress in 1987. Space Grant contributes to the nation's science enterprise by implementing research, education and public service projects through a national network of university-based Space Grant consortia.
The specific objectives of the program are:
- To establish a national network of universities with interests and capabilities in aeronautics, space and related fields;
- To encourage cooperative programs among universities, aerospace industry, and federal, state and local governments;
- To encourage interdisciplinary training research, and public-service programs related to aerospace;
- To recruit and train professionals, especially women and underrepresented minorities, for careers in aerospace science, technology, and allied fields; and
- To promote a strong science, math, and technology educational base from elementary through university levels.
The AZSGC mission is to expand opportunities for Americans to learn about and participate in NASA's aeronautics and space programs by supporting and enhancing science, and engineering education, research, and delivering high quality public education programs. Our goal is to integrate research with education to help build a diverse, scientifically literate citizenry and a well-prepared science, engineering and technology workforce.
Start by reviewing the LPL faculty advising (PDF), also available from Amy Brenton (Kuiper 321).
Check out the New Faculty Teaching Resources page.
And, the LPL Academic Office maintains a list of useful academic policies, dates, procedures, etc.
LPL Journal Club is held weekly in Kuiper Space Sciences 309. Each week, there is a speaker who presents a current topic or paper for informal discussion. Journal Club topics/schedule are available at LPL Journal Club.
The Ombuds Program at the University of Arizona is an informal, neutral, confidential and independent resource for any academic or workplace concern. Visiting an ombuds can help you to understand a University policy, access appropriate individuals or resolve conflicts with other members of the University community. For more information, visit UA Ombuds.
The University of Arizona Handbook for Appointed Personnel is available online at:
There are many resources available to the faculty and staff who work at the University of Arizona, including information available at the three links below:
All university policies are available online here: UA University Policies
There are many resources available to the faculty and staff who work at the University of Arizona, including information available at the three links below:
Information about Promotion and Tenure is available from the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs. Policies are governed under Chapter 3 of the University Handbook for Appointed Personnel.
Promotion & Tenure
- Annual Performance Review, Faculty
- LPL Promotion & Tenure Guidelines (PDF)
- Faculty Workload (PDF)
- College of Science Criteria for Promotion & Tenure (PDF)
- College of Science Faculty and Professional Personnel Policies (PDF)
- UA Promotion and Tenure Policies and Process
- Inclusive View of Scholarship
- UAVitae UA’s online system for faculty annual reviews
