Nursing Faculty Teaching Policies and Procedures

General Expectations for All Faculty Roles

Regardless of teaching environment, faculty are expected to:

Uphold the mission, values, and Catholic identity of Donnelly College while embracing Roy's holistic view of persons as adaptive systems.
Promote professional integrity, compassionate presence, and accountability.
Participate in curriculum and program assessment to enhance educational adaptation and alignment.
Engage in professional development and reflective practices that support personal and professional growth.
Provide equitable and individualized support to students while protecting confidentiality and maintaining FERPA compliance.

Monitor student performance closely and notify students early if academic concerns are identified.
Conduct formal student evaluations at midterm and at the end of each course, and periodically as the need arises
Provide verbal counseling to increase student awareness of the problem areas and to allow the student an opportunity to improve performance.
Document all grade-related conferences, feedback, and interventions.
Advise the student when needed and refer them to the Nursing Academic Advisor for further support and planning when it is discovered that a student is unable to pass a course based on early current grades before the end of the term.