VCOM Faculty Handbook

Monroe Community and Area The VCOM-Louisiana campus sits stately on the banks of the Bayou DeSiard within the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) campus. Located in the city of Monroe with a population of approximately 50,000, the campus is surrounded by rich culinary and cultural traditions found only in Louisiana. Monroe is not only home of the Monroe Coca-Cola Bottling Company, but also the birthplace of Delta Airlines, which still provides commercial service out of the Monroe Regional Airport. Centrally located in northeast Louisiana, there is easy access to Shreveport, LA (100 miles to the west) and Vicksburg, MS (75 miles to the east) along Interstate 20. The region boasts miles and miles of rivers, streams and bayous – truly a sportsman’s paradise cradled in the Lower Mississippi Delta. VCOM Libraries The library on each campus is a state-of-the-art electronic medical resource center serving the faculty, staff and students. A library exists on each campus for faculty and staff and include modest collections of medical literature including books and journals and a robust on-line library, which includes over 300 electronic databases, including online full-text access to over 3,000 scholarly journals and more than 18,000 current serials. Physical resources of the libraries include: study carrels, a digital resource laboratory, 209 computer workstations (including laptop computers that can be checked out), photocopies, GIS workstations, and an assistive technology workstation area. Hours for VCOM’s physical libraries are available on each campus page of the website. The electronic library is available 24 hours a day. Hours for VCOM’s libraries are available at: www.vcom.edu/library/. The electronic library is available 24 hours a day. VCOM Governance Structure The Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine established and approved bylaws and an administrative structure in the year 2001. The bylaws were amended in 2009 to allow the institution to also operate as the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and to have representation from branch campuses. The VCOM bylaws define the governance structure and duties of the Board of Directors and the Advisory Boards for each campus. The Board of Directors and the Advisory Boards consist of members who have the expertise and resources to promote the mission of the college, who are knowledgeable in education, osteopathic medicine, finance, research development, and educational law. While the policies, procedures, and college-wide programs are overseen by the VCOM Board of Directors, each campus has an Advisory Board with the purpose of advising the Campus administration and the Board of Directors on the needs, community engagement, and development priorities for each campus. The Board of Directors oversee the President and Provost. The President oversees the College-wide policies and procedures and the officers including the VP for Finance (CFO), the VP for International Outreach, the VP for Research, the VP for Operations, the VP for Information Technology, and the VP for GME. The Provost oversees the VP for Recruitment and Application Services, the VP for Academic Affairs and Accreditation, and the Campus Deans as the Chief Academic Offers of their campuses. The CFO also has fiduciary responsibilities to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. The College-wide Officers oversee their Divisions across the campuses, assuring quality resources for the Campus Deans, faculty, and students and the adherence to college policies. A College-wide Committee structure exists to oversee certain activities in these areas as well. VCOM also provides an administration, supervisors, and a full faculty for each campus including a Campus Dean, Associate Deans, Division Chairs, Discipline Chairs, Department Directors, and other supervisory positions to

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