Administrative and Academic Resources

1. Supplies

Department members are strongly encouraged to order office supplies and technology products through Kevin Hsu. Furniture and other equipment must be purchased with the Procard. Please see Julie Kniseley for Procard purchases. A list of disallowed purchases and vendors can be found in the Procard Policies and Guidelines.

The University has a standing contract with Office Depot and is unable to reimburse office supply purchases made with other vendors.  Please use the online Office Depot catalog for product numbers when making requests so staff can be sure to get exactly what is needed.

Computer, monitor, printer, other hardware, and software purchase requests must be cleared first with Julie Kniseley or Kevin Hsu. All purchases must be approved before purchase. Most computer products are purchased from the Campus Computer Store through UT Market. Please use the online Campus Computer Store catalog for product numbers when making requests so staff can be sure to get exactly what is needed. Typical turn-around time is 1 week, but a 2-week or more (as far in advance as possible) lead is recommended. Computers purchased on University funds are University property and must be tagged for inventory by inventory staff, even if purchased with research grant funds. Limited computer and computer-related purchases may be possible with a Procard, but again these must be cleared with Julie Kniseley prior to purchase to ensure University policy compliance.

2. Visiting Speakers

Please refer to the Travel and Reimbursements page - Payment for Professional Services.

3. Library Use

Copies: It is generally recommended that instructors make copies of all materials for their courses available free of charge in the library, esp. the PCL. Please contact Library Copier Services for assistance.

Proxy Form: Often faculty will need teaching assistants or, in a pinch, office student workers to check out or renew items in the library on their behalf. Students must be authorized prior to pick-up. The Proxy Authorization form is available online.

4. Department Web Profile

You can log in with your UT EID to www.utexas.edu/cola/_db/ to update your departmental webpage profile. Upload a photo here.

5. Uploading Course Syllabi and CVs (House Bill 2504)

Undergraduate course syllabi and instructor-of-record CVs must be uploaded to the Access Syllabi and CVs System beginning the first day of classes and no later seven days after the first day of classes every semester. Instructions are here. Policies and procedures are on the Provost's website at: www.utexas.edu/provost/planning/accountability/hb_2504.

For questions, please contact Valerie Goldstein or call her at 512-232-6302.

6. Faculty Annual Report

Faculty can log in with their UT EID to COLA's Faculty Annual Report website to complete and submit their annual faculty activity report. Instructions are here.

7. Course Management and Scheduling

Academic Calendars: registrar.utexas.edu/calendars

Canvas: courses.utexas.edu

Catalogs (General Information, Undergraduate, Graduate): registrar.utexas.edu/catalogs

Course Areas (Liberal Arts and University): www.utexas.edu/cola/academic-affairs/course-management/course-proposals.php

Course Instructor Surveys

Course Schedules: registrar.utexas.edu/schedules

FaSET: utdirect.utexas.edu/oir/fasttrack/index.WBX

Final Exams

Grade Reporting

Undergraduate Studies

Course Scheduling: www.utexas.edu/cola/academic-affairs/course-management/overview.php

Course Inventory: www.utexas.edu/cola/academic-affairs/course-management/course-inventory.php

Teaching Assistant Agreement: Download the TA Agreement here.

Test Scanning Services: Basic scantron scanning services free of charge for instructors. Located in GSB 2.130.

8. Travel and Reimbursements

Please refer to the Travel and Reimbursements page.

9. Other Administrative Resources

Desktop Support: Please contact the Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (LAITS) team at laits-help@utexas.edu
 or call them at 512-471-5000.

Room Reservations: Please contact Bryan Cook.

Trouble and Maintenance Reports: Please call 512-471-2020.

Business Cards: Available via UT Document Solutions.

Liberal Arts Faculty Resources: See Liberal Arts Faculty Resource page for resources available. Commonly used forms are also available for users' convenience.

Family-Friendly Policies: Please consult the University's Family Matters webpage for information about childcare, hiring dual career couples, extension of the tenure-track probationary period, Family and Medical Leave, modified instructional duties (MID), sick leave, the Employee Assistance Program, the Employee Discount Program, off-campus housing, and many other family-friendly initiatives.

University Policies: The Provost's Policy Forms page contains a comprehensive list of university policies by topic, as well as links to relevant forms. The best resource for all policy related questions or concerns, including handling scholastic dishonesty, scheduling final exams, searching a student's personal papers or belongings, sexual harassment, and observance of religious holy days.

Notaries: For a list of notaries public on the UT Austin campus, click here.

10. Campus Health and Safety Resources

Campus health and safety resources, such as the Behavior Concerns Advice Line (BCAL), Student Judicial Services (SJS), Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), University of Texas Police Department (UTPD), and more, can be found here.

11. Department Logo

Below are the different types of the Sociology Department logo and their uses. PDF, PNG (high-resolution image) and/or EPS (for adding to a Word doc or giving to a printer) files are available for each. Click to download. For more information or assistance, please go to: www.utexas.edu/cola/public-affairs/branding-guidelines/department-branding.php.

RGB - For use on anything involving a screen (TV, website, etc). PDF | PNG | EPS

CMYK - For normal printing. PDF | EPS

Grayscale

Knockout - Transparent, for printing on dark background. PNG | EPS