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2004-2005 SUMMARY SHEET FOR CANDIDATES

Moving Allowance: $2,500 (receipts necessary)

Housing: Contact Anne Chism at 315-229-5656. The University cannot guarantee housing but will make every effort to accommodate you within existing policies. For detailed information regarding Faculty/Staff Housing, visit the Human Resources web page at http://web.stlawu.edu/resources/equityin.html and click “Welcome New Employees.”

Start-up Funds: All newly hired tenure-track faculty members are provided start-up funds of $3,000.00 to support expenses incurred as they establish their research programs. The funds are available during the first two years of the pre-tenure period and are administered through the Academic Affairs Office (Vilas Hall 103; 315-229-5993).

Faculty Research: Small grants - $600 Large grants - up to $2500 External grant funding support – Contact Susan Pankey at 315-229-5584

Immigration Support Services: Contact Theresa Cochrane at 315-229-5988

Employee Benefits: Contact Sharon Pinkerton at 315-229-5597. For complete description of the benefits please consult the benefits booklet.

  • Disability pay (short and intermediate term)
  • Employee assistance program (EAP)
  • Health insurance (individual coverage)
  • Life insurance •TIAA-CREF Retirement Plan
  • *Tuition assistance (Dependent children: matriculated full-time enrollees)
  • Tuition-free courses at SLU (including partner and dependent children)
  • 1 course per semester and 1 course each summer session
  • *Tuition Remission at SLU (Dependent children: matriculated full-time enrollees)
  • Workers’ Compensation Shared costs:
  • Flexible benefits plan
  • Health insurance (Family coverage)
  • Dental insurance
  • Social Security
  • *Long-term disability
  • TIAA-CREF Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
  • Bookstore discount (15%) and charging privileges
  • Identification cards (and courtesy card for partner)
  • Business travel accident insurance

*not available for visiting faculty

 

Directions to Important Destinations
(departing from Canton)

St. Lawrence County

Stop at the Department of Highways (44 Park Street) and pick up the most recent St. Lawrence County map. This map shows most county roads, inset maps of towns, and other interesting information about the county.

Syracuse, New York (approximately 2 hrs. and 15 mins.)

Hancock International Airport:

Take Route 11 South toward Watertown, which is about an hour or so away. Approximately 1 mile past the Fort Drum intersection, on Rt. 11 , is the Route 342 intersection. Turn right onto 342. On Route 342 you'll come to an intersection for Route 37. Go straight through this intersection. Approximately one-half mile past this intersection you'll see the entrance for Route 81 South. Follow Route 81 South to Exit 27, Hancock International Airport.

Carousel Center Mall:

Follow instructions above to Route 81 South and continue past the airport exit. In Syracuse, take the Hiawatha Boulevard exit. Follow for about .5 mile, mall will be to your right.

Titus Mountain Ski Area: (approximately 1 hr. to 1 hr. and 15 mins.)

Take Rt. 11 to Potsdam, staying straight at the fork. Cross the river and go past the movie theater. Turn left at Cedar St followed by a quick right on Elm St (Rt. 11B ). Take Route 11B to Malone. Turn right on Route 30 for about 1 mile. Turn left at Woodward St., go through the stop sign and down the steep hill. Turn right at Duane St. and follow this road for 6-7 miles. Turn right at the Titus Mountain sign.

Burlington, Vermont (approximately 3 hrs.)

University Mall/Market Street:

Take Route 11 to Potsdam where you pick up 11B to Malone. Take 11B to Ellenburg (approximately 1 hr. and 15 mins.). In Ellenburg, turn right off Route 11 (watch for signs for Route 190); cross bridge and bear left onto Route 190 (Military Turnpike). Follow Route 190 to traffic light (approximately 1 hr. and 15 mins.). At light, turn left onto Route 374. Stay on 374 to Route 87 North. Go one exit up to Exit 38 (Cumberland Bay/Ferry). Bear right off exit and at traffic light, go straight, watch for Grand Isle Ferry signs. The Ferry ride is approximately 10-15 minutes across Lake Champlain and costs approximately $13 round trip.

Once off the Ferry in Vermont, take right out of parking lot and follow this road to blinking light. Turn right onto Route 2 (Zach's Pizza is on the right). Follow signs through South Hero toward I-89. Take I-89 South to Exit 14E. A right off of the exit will lead you to downtown Burlington.

Ottawa, Canada (Approximately 1 hr. and 15 mins.)

Ottawa Airport:

(Make sure you have your Passport, Visa and/or birth certificate) Take Route 68 to Ogdensburg. At the traffic light, turn right onto Route 37 North. Follow this route to the bridge to Canada (this will be a left turn). Once over the bridge, you’ll stop at customs for a brief conversation with a customs officer who will want to know where you are from and where you are going. After customs, at the stop sign you’ll see signs for Rt. 416, take a left and head north staying on Rt. 416. After approximately 35 miles, take Exit 57, with signs for Ottawa airport (airplane symbol) and Route 16 (the key landmark for this exit on 416 is the Car Canada lot on the left)

This exit immediately delivers you to a stop sign--go right, then a mile or so to the first stop light--go left. All this is very well signed. You are then on Route 16 . Stay on it (8 miles) until you come to Hunt Club Road, on which you turn right, again signs for the airport are well placed. Stay on Hunt Club through two or three lights, then turn right at Uplands Road. Uplands Road merges with the Airport property and if there are a number of parking choices, stay to the right as Uplands merges with airport road if you want parking closest to the terminal.

Access to Ottawa's Byward Market:

Follow instructions above to Route 16. Go about 10 miles, turn right at Hogs Back Rd. Hogs Back to Colonel By Drive -- LEFT onto Colonel By
Colonel By goes along the Rideau (REE-doe) Canal and is just beautiful, so take it slow and enjoy the views.
Colonel By will leave the canal and come to a major intersection All streets change names at this intersection!
Colonel By becomes Sussex Drive as it crosses the intersecting streets are Wellington to the LEFT and Rideau to the RIGHT.
You'll be able to see Parliament and the Weston Hotel to your left.
The Byward Market is the 10 square blocks or so on your right. Continue on Colonel By (now Sussex) for a block or two.
Turn right on George or York Street to find parking garages (Parking is not very expensive and it's easy to find your car!)

Faster but less scenic route to downtown Ottawa:

Follow Route 416 to Route 417 east. You will notice several shopping centers along the way. For the Parliament area, take Exit 121 A, Bronson Ave. and proceed north. Parking lots near Parliament are very expensive, and most metered street parking has a 1-2 hour time limit.

For the Byward Market, take Exit 117, Riverside/Vanier Pkwy north. Proceed a few miles and turn left at either Montreal Rd. or Beechwood Ave. to cross the Rideau River.

Cornwall, Canada (Approximately 1 hr.)

Rail Station

Take Route 310 north to Route 56 north. Turn right at Route 37 and follow signs for Canada. Cross the bridge and proceed north. Turn right on 11 th Street. Left on Pitt. Right on Balmoral. Left on Station Rd.

Brockville, Canada (Approximately 45 mins.)

Rail Station

Take Route 68 north to Ogdensburg. Turn right at Route 37 and follow signs for Canada. Cross the bridge and take Route 401 west. Take exit 698 for Brockville and head south. Right at Central Ave. Left at Route 29 (Stewart Blvd). Right at Front Ave. Left at Perth Rd.

Acknowledgments
2004 Edition

This second substantive revision of the Survival Guide for New Faculty builds upon the work of the many St. Lawrence faculty members who have contributed to and updated its content since its first appearance in 1999. Thanks to each and every one of them and to the newest contributors: Carol Budd and Traci Fordham-Hernandez. Maegan Bos and Val Lehr were instrumental in updating the ever-changing Restaurant and Fix-it Folk chapters. I also greatly appreciate the candor and thoughtfulness of the recently tenured faculty members whose reflections made possible the new chapter What Does it Take to Get Tenure Around Here? Special thanks to Julie Johnson whose efforts allowed the 2004 edition to come out on time.

Kim Mooney
Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

PREFACE
2001-2002

This edition of The Survival Guide for New Faculty marks the first substantive revision since the original handbook was produced in 1999. The few chapters that remain mostly unchanged are noted by the 1999 date appearing on the primary author line at the end of each chapter. The other chapters were reviewed, updated and expanded by the individual authors who then came together for a group editing session on a windy summer day on Patti Lock’s camp deck overlooking the Racquette River. Thanks to this group of committed faculty, the supportive community spirit in which the Survival Guide was first conceived has been sustained for another edition.

The Survival Guide Working Group 2001-2002

  • Maegan Bos – Mathematics Erin McCarthy - Philosophy
  • Cathy Crosby-Currie – Psychology Kim Mooney – Assoc Dean
  • Anne Csete – History Psychology
  • Jeffery Greathouse – Chemistry
  • Aileen O’Donoghue - Physics
  • Steve Horwitz-Assoc Dean FYP/Econ
  • Laura Rediehs - Philosophy
  • Catherine Jahncke-Physics
  • Karl Schonberg – Government
  • Val Lehr – Government
  • Mary Jane Smith - History
  • Patti Lock - Mathematics
  • Eve Stoddard – Global Studies/English

The working group would like to thank Nancy Bovay, Academic Affairs, for her good humor and unending patience while working with our revisions.

Please send your suggestions for additions and updates to include in the next revision to Kim Mooney, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Vilas 103.

 

PREFACE
1999-2000

This guide represents the effort of St. Lawrence University faculty to welcome our new colleagues in a practical and supportive way. For this first edition, the faculty simply asked themselves, “What is important for new colleagues to know when they arrive on campus and establish households in the North Country?” Upon reading the guide from cover to cover, a seasoned St. Lawrence faculty member might be able to generate a long list of topics that are not covered here, but our intent was not to provide exhaustive advice, rather, our goal was to simply facilitate your initial transition to your new position and home.

The inception and completion of this guide provided the opportunity for current St. Lawrence faculty of all ages and ranks to collaborate and spend some quality time talking and sharing their experiences. This is by no means an official handbook of St. Lawrence regulations; in fact, we expect the information to change from year to year, depending on the group that gets together to revise and update the peer advice. We encourage you to keep notes in the margins and submit your suggestions for revisions in the year ahead. Better yet, consider joining the working group when the time comes to prepare the next edition.

The Survival Guide Working Group

  • Maegan Bos - Mathematics
  • Patti Lock - Mathematics
  • Cathy Crosby-Currie-Psychology
  • Kim Mooney –Assoc. Dean/Psychology
  • Anne Csete - History
  • Calvin Moore- Sociology
  • Sarah Dakin – Psychology
  • Aileen O’Donoghue – Physics
  • Neil Forkey – Canadian Studies
  • Jim Shuman – Education
  • Laura Fredrickson – Environmental Stdes
  • Natalia Singer – English
  • Catherine Jahncke – Physics
  • Mary Jane Smith - History
  • Val Lehr – Assoc Dean FYP/Government
  • Eve Stoddard – Internat’l Prog/English
  • Marina Llorente – Modern Languages
  • George Torres - Music

Our thanks to Knox College, Galesburg Illinois for sharing their idea for a faculty guide at a “Best Practices” Session, AAC&U, San Francisco, 1999. Our gratitude to Nancy Bovay, Academic Affairs Office, for her editorial and clerical work on this project. We appreciate the input and support from many other faculty who encouraged our efforts to complete this guide. Please send your suggestions and comments to Kim Mooney, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Vilas 103. August 1999