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Office Facilities and Staff

Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Welcome to the UMass Lowell English Department! We have two department offices on campus: O’Leary Library Room 456 (South Campus) and Falmouth Room 301 (North Campus). Katherine Conlon is the department’s staff assistant located in O’Leary. For your administrative needs, she can be reached by e-mail at Katherine_Conlon@uml.edu or by phone at 978-934-4182. Paula Haines is the Coordinator of the First Year Writing Program located in Falmouth. She is also the co-director of the Common Text Program and is available to discuss curriculum planning. She can be reached by e-mail at Paula_Haines@uml.edu or by phone at 978-934-4186.

Anthony Szczesiul is the Chairperson of the English Department. His many responsibilities include preparing and maintaining budgets, arranging and leading department and committee meetings, writing reports, coordinating search processes, hiring and managing faculty appointments, developing the semester schedule of classes for both day and continuing studies, and overseeing student advising. He is a great resource for answering just about any question you might have about the University. For routine questions, please ask Katherine Conlon first.

You will be provided with an office space and a mailbox either on North or South Campus, depending on the campus on which you are teaching. It is likely that you will be sharing an office space with another faculty member. There may/may not be a computer available for your use. There is a computer available to all department faculty in the main office area on each campus. The staff assistant will provide you with a key for your office, which must be returned at the end of each semester.


Financial Matters

The College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is located on South Campus on the first floor of Coburn Hall. It houses the Dean and administrative assistants. Contracts are issued from the English Department Office shortly before the beginning of each semester. Your contract indicates the courses to be taught and your salary for the semester. If you have questions regarding your contract after it has been signed, you should contact Ms. Robyn Lessard, Assistant to the Dean by e-mail: robyn_lessard@uml.edu or by phone at 978-934-3842.

Paychecks are issued bi-weekly on Fridays. Before a first paycheck is issued, you must go to HR/Payroll to fill out several forms, including direct-deposit paperwork and an I-9 tax form. Regardless of whether or not you choose direct deposit, your pay stub will be delivered to your department mailbox on payday. Your official University ID number can be found on your pay stub.


UCard, Access and Parking Services (UCAPS)

After you meet with the English Department Chairperson, he will give you a signed New Faculty/Staff Request for Services Form that you should bring to the UCAPS Office. With this form completed, the staff will be able to provide you with a UMS number, parking sticker, e-mail address, and University ID card. The form includes instructions on how to obtain these items.

The UCAPS Office is located at University Crossing on Pawtucket Avenue. They are open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office can be reached at: 978-934-2113 or 978-934-4211, Fax: 978-934-4004, or via e-mail: ucaps@uml.edu.

The University ID card provides you with the ability to park in designated faculty parking lots and offers library privileges.


Administrative Matters

The staff assistant is available to assist you with your administrative needs such as drafting your semester contract, assigning an office space, delivering photocopying jobs to and picking them up from the duplicating office, mail delivery, taking phone messages, filling out forms, and helping you navigate the policies and procedures of the University.

Office supplies

Instructors should contact Katherine Conlon when making requests for office supplies. If it is for special materials, she will consult the chair.

Copies

A photocopier is available in O’Leary Room 452 and in Falmouth Hall in the Economics Department for your use. At the time of hire, you will be provided with a five-digit department code. For any copy jobs greater than 50 pages, please fill out a duplicating form and leave it in the department office. You may also email the offices directly on either campus. Once the copy orders are complete, we will have a student employee place them in your mailbox. Please provide at least 24 hours advance notice during the semester and three days lead time during busy semester periods.

There are restrictions on all copyrighted material; the policies and procedures for making copies can be found on the Distribution Services website.


Common Text Program

This program, inaugurated by the English Department in fall 2005, introduces UMass Lowell’s freshman to a shared reading experience in each semester of College Writing. In first-semester College Writing classes, students read a nonfiction text in common and attend programs designed to emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of the writing classroom. In College Writing II, students read a dramatic text in common and attend both a production of a play at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in downtown Lowell and related events taking place on campus. Through their common experience of analyzing the common text and attending the programs sponsored by various departments and disciplines, students will continue to develop a sense of the exciting, intellectual and cultural scope of their experience at UMass Lowell; enhance their sense of belonging to a vibrant learning community across the disciplines; and tie the general-educational goals of critical thinking and communication skills to students’ understanding of their roles as members of the broader community.


Meeting Students' Needs

Students should see their academic advisor with questions on course selection. If they do not know who their advisor is, please refer them to the academic department office for their major.

Support services for students are provided by the Centers for Learning and Academic Support Services (CLASS) and the Office for Students with Disabilities.

For assistance with students experiencing behavioral issues in your class, you may contact the Counseling Center and the Dean of Students Office.

The Write Place

The Write Place offers tutoring to undergraduate and graduate students in all phases of the writing process. Students may make an appointment for one-on-one assistance from trained writing tutors. The professional team at the Write Place works closely with the English Department to offer assistance to all University students to improve and support writing across the curriculum.