Department policies

If you are unable to find the policy document you require, please contact that department chair

• GTA Hours calculator - documents hours expected per FTE - 4-3-2018
• Physics P&T Guidelines - updated 2018
  • Guidelines from 2008 - listed for record keeping purposes only
• College of Science Promotion and Tenure Rules
• Link to University Promotion and Tenure from the Faculty Handbook
• Link to Form A - follow this order for the dossier
• Promotion-and-Tenure-Log-Physics 2-05-2018
• Link to new University policy on academic integrity - 9-14-2017
• Policy for faculty searches and conflict of interest
• Policies and resources for graduate students
• Policy on adjunct and courtesy appointments
• Policy for doing research on Physics students/faculty/courses
• Paradigms grader/grading policy
• Link to Concur, OSU travel requests and reimbursement

Departmental forms

Online forms

• Make physics room reservations
• Electronics shop work order
• Make a request for a physics room key
• Request a course override
• Request a grader, lab TA, or other non-LA physics student assistant

Useful files for grants

• Excel template for FY2018 grants
• Grant Opportunities
• OSU Research forms and rates

PDFs

• Employee vs. Independent Contractor Determination – Posted August 19, 2009
• Air Conditioning Request Form – Posted May 18, 2015
• Fly America Act – Posted August 19, 2009

Word forms for yearly updates

• COS Faculty Evaluation Template – Posted February 4, 2019
• Internal Faculty Report Template – Posted February 4, 2019
• eSET reporting Template – Posted January 23, 2018

Weniger Hall operations

Building managers

Davide Lazzati and Kelly Carter

Department administration

• Administrative tasks assigned to faculty members in the department are in the shared Box folder.
• CORE reports (go to the bottom of Core home page to get information about particular financial indices)
• Mailing Lists: How to subscribe to a department mailing list
• New faculty information
• OSU course catalog
• OSU directory search
• OSU Tools and Services
• Directory self-maintenance

Wiki pages

The Department uses several wiki pages for ongoing discussions and planning. These pages are for internal use only, and password protected. Currently, the following pages are active.

• Paradigms in Physics
• Reports of weekly meetings of instructional groups and assessment reports
• Preparation for our 2012 graduate review

Lab safety

• Safety guidance