Information for faculty and staff

Internal document and downloadable PDFs 

Current Arts Faculty Council agenda (Sharepoint)

Policy 71 - Student Academic Discipline Policy

Policy 72 - Student Appeals

Office of Academic Integrity

Avoiding Academic Offences - Information shared with students

Managing suspected cheating in exams (PDF)

What to do about academic integrity infractions - fall 2018 (PDF)

Course promotion policy and tips

Teaching Term Info - Arts Undergraduate Courses

Previously Faculty of Arts term memos

• Teaching Term Info - Arts Undergraduate Courses

  • Here you'll find the resources you need for teaching undergraduate courses in the Faculty of Arts in a particular term, including important dates, grades, academic rules for assignments and tests, academic integrity information, course outline requirements, as well as resources for course development and student support. Previously this information was distributed in the Beginning of Term and End of Term memos sent by the Arts Undergraduate Office. It has now been reorganized and converted to a web format. 

• End of Term memo - Winter 2020
  • Replaced by multiple communications re: COVID-19, impact on wrapping up the term and grade submission. Visit the University's Coronaviurs website for details or contact Michaela Tatu in the Arts Undergraduate Office to request a copy of communications sent to Arts instructors.   
• Beginning of Term memo - Spring 2020 (PDF)
• Beginning of Term memo - Spring 2020 (DOCX) 

Procedures and guidelines

• Approved Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor (ADDS) status
• Accessible syllabus template_August 2018 (DOCX)
• Group Assignment Disclosure (PDF)
• Incomplete (INC) Instructions
• INC Grade Form
• Accommodation Due to Illness
• Examination Cover Page
• Academic Regulations Related to Assignments, Tests, and Final Exams
• Final Examination Evacuation Procedures
• UWaterloo closures during the exam period
• Data protection guidelines

Teaching support

• Centre for Teaching Excellence Liaison - Victoria Feth
• LEARN and Course tasks

Privacy

• ​Student Privacy – Instructor Guidelines (PDF)
• Privacy Principles – Memo from the Privacy Office (PDF)

Counselling Services resources

• Information Sheet (PDF)
• Overview PowerPoint (PPTX)

• Arts Research Office (contacts and services)

  • Grant writing advice
  • Forms, guidelines, and rate sheets
  • Request research funding from Arts

Waterloo Access Ability Services

Waterloo Web Resources information on web accessibility

The Arts Computing Office provides computing accounts, computing facilities and computing support to faculty, students, and staff.

For website maintenance and other web matters, both Arts and the University's Web Resources provide support for maintaining our websites. To inquire about new sites within Arts, please contact Elizabeth Rogers.

From the Student Success Office: Communicating with students

If you have news or a story idea about research, teaching, student experience, or other ideas to communicate about the good things that happen within the Faculty of Arts or across campus, please contact Wendy Philpott or Elizabeth Rogers.

Tools and links:

• UWaterloo Daily Bulletin submissions
• Brand Guidelines website (includes logos, template downloads, writing style guide, colour palette, story telling platform and more)

Hagey Hall Hub - spaces and usage guidelines

The HH Hub was designed and constructed specifically to provide social and study space for Arts students. The Hub is normally open seven days a week, 24 hours per day. On weekends and late evenings, your best bet is to enter via the front doors (facing Arts Lecture Hall), which remain unlocked.

HH 1042 Founders Hall, H³ Cafe

Founders Hall is social and study space for Arts students and therefore is not bookable for events.

HH 2034 Project Cube

The Project Cube is available for booking by Arts students with a valid Watcard. It is furnished with 10 tables, 24 chairs and 3 benches. Maximum capacity of the room is 43. To book, contact the Dean of Arts Office, ext. 32400.

The Project Cube is surrounded by faculty and staff offices, and the 3rd floor lounge is quiet study space for students. To maintain a respectful working and study environment, AV equipment such as microphones and speaker systems are not permitted in the Project Cube.

HH 3042 Study Deck

The Study Deck is quiet study space for Arts students and therefore is not bookable for events.

ML 101, 109, 113, 117 - Language Lab schedule

The lab runs nexus machines and are only available for booking by Language instructors. To book the language lab follow the Arts classroom scheduling processes

PAS 1237, Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology 1237 schedule

The lab has 42 pc stations and a data projector that can be booked for classes or tutorials by instructors. Instructors and students will require nexus accounts to use the computers. To book PAS 1237 follow the Arts classroom scheduling processes.

ECH 1205, East Campus Hall 1205 schedule

The lab has 20 iMacs, 5 MacPros and a projector. It is only available for booking by Fine Arts, English, and Digital Arts Communication instructors. Instructors and students will require nexus accounts to use the computers. To book ECH 1205 follow the Arts classroom scheduling processes.

• New Arts Employee Resources website
• New staff member checklist (PDF)
• New co-op hire checklist (PDF)
• Employee exit checklist (PDF)
• Declaration of Confidentiality form (PDF)

Checklists also available in Word. Feedback is always welcome. Please contact the Arts Staff Advisory Council chair.

Bulletin Boards, Temporary Signs, and Notices

Guidelines for Interior Building Signage

Request access to ASIS

UGAG course submission forms:

• New course
• Course change
• Course inactivation