Information for Faculty

Proposal Submission Procedure

Proposal Submission Form -- Proposals are still being accepted for the Fall 2009 - Spring 2010.

Sample Proposals - for guidance in preparing your proposal

It is requested that you please inform the FSP office as soon as you can of your intention to submit a proposal by emailing our office at seminars@fas.harvard.edu

Please have your completed proposal submitted by Thursday, May 7. The Standing Committee will be reviewing proposals on Monday, May 11.

Information and Links

Calendars:
For Freshman Seminars by Term (Fall 2008) - FAS Academic Calendar (2008-09)

Memos from the Freshman Seminar Office for 2008-09 Instructors:
Seminar Preparations for upcoming term - Application Preparation and Selection Process
Logistics (seminar description, meeting time, room reservation)
Harvard Coop Textbook Order Form - Textbook Ordering Information

Harvard Library websites links
Harvard College Library Resources for Freshman Seminars:
These webpages are designed specifically to provide faculty with the means of creating useful Web-based connections to library resources for their students within the Harvard College Library and the FAS Science Libraries.

Map of Harvard Library locations - Harvard Library Reserves - Harvard Library reserves and copyright info

Resources for Freshman Seminars website provides support librarian contact info:
http://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/freshsem/resfreshsem.html

Cheryl Laguardia (Library Liaison) blog link: provides information on extraordinary resources to support your research and teaching

FS Webliographies-Guides by Course Archive: http://hcl.harvard.edu/research/guides/course_archive.html#freshsem

Helpful Resources:
please use the links below for assistance with academic support services

Harvard Course iSites: instructions for course website usage and information for the Instructional Computing Group
and the Presidential Instructional Technology Fellows (PITF) Outreach Program

http://writing.fas.harvard.edu: for an online list of writing and speaking resources at Harvard

Designing Essay Assignments : adapted from a document by Gordon Harvey, Director, Program in Graduate Writing and Writing Pedagogy

Harvard Coop Faculty Services (book ordering, etc)

Use of Human Subjects in Research : please view this document for more information on FAS and University policies and guidelines.

Harvard Financial Forms Website (click on FORMS link)
Harvard Universal Expense Form (reimbursements must be within 60 days of receipt date)
Harvard Missing Receipt Affidavit
W-4 Form (Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate IRS)
I-9 Form (Employment Eligibility Verification DOJ)
M-4 Form (Massachusetts Employee's Withholding Exemption)

Field Trip Forms (to be returned to FS Office, 6 Prescott St.) :
Field Trip Request {for instructor} : (MS Word)

Trip Waivers {to be signed by students prior to trip} :
for Domestic Travel - (MS Word) (PDF)
for International Travel - (MS Word) (PDF)
for International Travel to countries with U.S. State Dept. Warnings - (MS Word) (PDF)

Harvard University has contracted with a company called International SOS to provide 24 hour worldwide emergency medical and evacuation assistance for Harvard's employees and students traveling on University related activities.
http://vpf-web.harvard.edu/rmas/4_insurance/intnlsos.html

Please note: International SOS is not health insurance, it is a travel assistance program. Harvard travelers should maintain their own personal health insurance and determine how their health insurance program applies to medical care prior to traveling.

Harvard Parking and Shuttle Services
For purchasing parking permits, including daily permits, and a map of parking garage locations:
please visit the Harvard Transportation Information Website

For information about all Harvard shuttle services, including Medical School Shuttle (M2):
All Harvard Shuttles
Harvard Medical School (M2) website and HMS Shuttle (M2) Route Map