Policies & Procedures
Regulations and Provost Memos
Governance
Provost Annual Memos
College/Department Rules, SOEs & P&T Guidelines
College Faculty Affairs Contacts
- Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Arts and Sciences
- Sarah Lyon - sarah.lyon@uky.edu
- Business and Economics
- Scott Kelley - scott.kelley@uky.edu
- Communication and Information
- Heidi Metzger - CIHumanResources@uky.edu
- Megan Sizemore - msizemore@uky.edu
- Dentistry
- Craig Miller - craig.miller@uky.edu
- Barbara Dickson - barbara.dickson@uky.edu
- Design
- Jennie Boyd - jennie.boyd@uky.edu
- Education
- Susan Cantrell - susan.cantrell@uky.edu
- Engineering
- Michael Renfro - michael.renfro@uky.edu
- Fine Arts
- Kate Sprengnether - ksprengnether@uky.edu
- Graduate School
- Tamera Anding- tamara.anding@uky.edu
- Health Sciences
- Janice Kuperstein - janice.kuperstein@uky.edu
- Honors
- Pearl James - pearl.james@uky.edu
- Law
- Beau Steenken - beau.steenken@uky.edu
- Libraries
- Melissa Barlow - melissa.barlow@uky.edu
- Medicine
- Lydia Howlett - Lydia.Howlett@uky.edu
- Kelly Perry - Kelly.perry@uky.edu
- Nursing
- Lisa Galvin - lggalv@uky.edu
- Pharmacy
- Angela Keene - angela.keene@uky.edu
- Public Health
- Paula Arnett - paula.arnett@uky.edu
- Social Work
- Jackie Duron - jackie.duron@uky.edu
All Policies in Alphabetical Order by Topic
Academic Freedom
Academic Appointments and Reappointments
- AR 2:1-2- Procedures for Faculty Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and the Granting of Tenure - Includes information on terminal reappointments
- Provost Policy Statement- Faculty Reappointment in the Tenure-Eligible Title Series (2012)
- Provost Policy Statement- Academic Appointment and Credentials Verification Requirement for Teaching (2025) - Requires academic appointments for staff who teach UK Courses.
- Provost Policy Statement- Academic Appointment and Contract Period for Part-Time Faculty Teaching Credit-Bearing Courses (2011)
- Provost Policy Statement- SOPs for Appointing Part-Time Instructors (2019)
Administrative and Senior Rank (Expedited) Appointments
- Offer letters for administrators are required to go through the faculty hiring workflow, located in the Office for Faculty Advancement SharePoint Site (contact Megan Lucy for access).
- PPS Faculty Administrative Appointments (2023)
- Draft Guidelines- Expedited Senior Appointments (2024)
- Draft Guidelines- Faculty Administrator Appointments (2024)
Clinical Title Series
Compensation
- AR 3:3- Payment of University of Kentucky Employees
- Provost Policy Statement- Faculty Administrative Appointments (2023)
- SOP on Faculty Summer Payments
- Annual Memo on Consulting and Employment Outside of the University- this memo covers policies and procedures related to conflict of interest, overloads, and consulting.
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Form F Instructions- This document explains how to submit a request for a faculty overload, or to report potential conflicts of interest and/or consulting work.
For assistance or questions about completing Form F, please contact your College Business Office or facultyadv@uky.edu.
Conflict of Interest
- AR 3:9- Consulting and Overload Employment
- Annual Memo on Consulting and Employment Outside of the University- this memo covers policies and procedures related to conflict of interest, overloads, and consulting.
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Form F Instructions- This document explains how to submit a request for a faculty overload, or to report potential conflicts of interest and/or consulting work.
For assistance or questions about completing Form F, please contact your College Business Office or facultyadv@uky.edu.
- Provost Policy Statement- Policies and Procedures on UK Employees Using Self-Authored Textbooks in UK Classes (2011)
- Business Procedures Manual Policy on the UK Bookstore
- Instructions for submitting a conflict of interest form
- Conflict of Interest Presentation (October 2024)
Credentials
Delay of Probationary Period
Distribution of Effort Policies and Resources
Extension Title Series
Family Medical and Temporary Disability Leave
Governance
Hiring and Recruitment
Instruction
Lecturer Series
- AR 2:9- Lecturer Series Faculty
- Provost Policy Statement- Changes in Administrative Regulation (AR) 2.9- Lecturer Series Faculty (2010)
- Provost Policy Statement- Lecturer Series Faculty AR 2:9 Frequently Asked Questions (2010)
- Checklist for Promotion to Senior Lecturer
- Checklist for Initial Appointment at the Rank of Senior Lecturer
Librarian Title Series
Misconduct, Discipline, and Termination
- AR 3:11- Tenured Faculty Review and Development Policy (consequential review)
- AR 5:5- Grievance Procedure for House Officers
- AR 6:1- Policy on Discrimination and Harassment
- AR 6:2 (Interim) Policy and Procedures for Addressing and Resolving Allegations of Sexual Harassment Under Title IX and Other Forms of Sexual Misconduct
- Revision Timeline for AR 6:2 - Section IX page 14
- AR 6:4- University Alcohol Policy
- AR 6:6- Policy on Deadly Weapons
- AR 7:1- Research Misconduct
- Office of Equal Opportunity
Open Records
Overloads
- Annual Memo on Consulting and Employment Outside of the University- this memo covers policies and procedures related to conflict of interest, overloads, and consulting.
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Form F Instructions- This document explains how to submit a request for a faculty overload, or to report potential conflicts of interest and/or consulting work.
For assistance or questions about completing Form F, please contact your College Business Office or facultyadv@uky.edu.
Part-Time Series
- Provost Policy Statement on Academic Appointment and Credentials Verification Requirement for Teaching (2025)- Requires academic appointments for staff who teach UK Courses.
- Provost Policy Statement- Academic Appointment and Contract Period for Part-Time Faculty Teaching Credit-Bearing Courses (2011)
- Provost Policy Statement- SOPs for Appointing Part-Time Instructors (2019)
Performance Review
Post-Retirement Faculty
- Regulations Affecting Employment (Post Retirements are in section B.1.3 on page 5)
- Job groupings exempt from STEPS in Post-Retirement (includes faculty)
Promotion and Tenure
Regular Title Series
Research
Research Title Series
Retirement
- AR 2:1- Procedures for Faculty Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion and the Granting of Tenure (section III.C.4, on page 3, covers emeritus titles)
- AR 3:1- University of Kentucky Retirement Plans
- Regulations Affecting Employment (section B.1.a.3, on page 5, covers post-retirement appointments)
- UK Human Resources Retirement Page
- Retiree Technology Checklist
Sabbatical
Special Title Series
Vacation
Visiting Faculty and Scholars
Voluntary Series
College Faculty Affairs Contacts
College Faculty Affairs Contacts
- Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Arts and Sciences
- Sarah Lyon - sarah.lyon@uky.edu
- Business and Economics
- Scott Kelley - scott.kelley@uky.edu
- Communication and Information
- Heidi Metzger - CIHumanResources@uky.edu
- Megan Sizemore - msizemore@uky.edu
- Dentistry
- Craig Miller - craig.miller@uky.edu
- Barbara Dickson - barbara.dickson@uky.edu
- Design
- Jennie Boyd - jennie.boyd@uky.edu
- Education
- Susan Cantrell - susan.cantrell@uky.edu
- Engineering
- Michael Renfro - michael.renfro@uky.edu
- Fine Arts
- Kate Sprengnether - ksprengnether@uky.edu
- Graduate School (including Martin & Patterson Schools)
- Tammy Anding- tamara.anding@uky.edu
- Health Sciences
- Janice Kuperstein - janice.kuperstein@uky.edu
- Honors
- Pearl James - pearl.james@uky.edu
- Law
- Beau Steenken - beau.steenken@uky.edu
- Libraries
- Melissa Barlow - melissa.barlow@uky.edu
- Medicine
- Kelly Perry- kmci226@uky.edu
- Nursing
- Lisa Galvin - lggalv@uky.edu
- Pharmacy
- Angela Keene - angela.keene@uky.edu
- Public Health
- Charlotte Baker - charlotte.baker@uky.edu
- Social Work
- Jackie Duron - jackie.duron@uky.edu