Faculty & Staff

View UMD English Policies and Procedures including forms, holiday schedules, and more.

Policies and Procedures

View our services and employee HR forms. The English Department Business Office is located in 2119E and 2119F Tawes Hall. We can be reached at English_Business@umd.edu.

Business Office Services and HR Forms

We currently have a dedicated lactation room in Tawes Hall.  It is available to any nursing faculty, staff or student mother.

• Includes: tables, chairs, & electrical outlets, restroom down the hall.
• The room is private and lockable.
• Contact Valerie Hornsby (vhornsby@umd.edu) for access and if you have any questions.

View part-time faculty (PTK) forms including Faculty Committee Representation, Faculty Mentoring, Policies and Procedures, Promotions, and more.

PTK resources

The English Department provides staff with the option of teleworking up to one day a week, following the University's teleworking procedures, provided the following requirements are met:

• The staff member's absence does not significantly inhibit the operation of the individual administrative or academic office for which they work.
• The staff member has access to a sufficient remote workspace (see requirements document below).
• The staff member gains the approval of their immediate supervisor, the director of the academic program under which they work (if different), and the director of operations.

The following completed forms must be submitted to the DIrector of Operations (Kevin Nesline, remmell@umd.edu) to request telework arrangements:

• English Department Telework Request Form
• UMD Remote Workplace Certification Form
• UMD Telework Agreement