{"id":85,"date":"2010-07-27T12:54:27","date_gmt":"2010-07-27T16:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:33:44","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Program FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>General FAQs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/teachers-and-students\/reporting-concerns-about-individual-students\/\">How do I contact a student&#8217;s advisors?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/mybu-student-reference-tools\/\">How do I check student registrations, see my roster, check my schedule, file grades, etc. in the new MyBUStudent?<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sisrenewal\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/Faculty-Teaching-Schedule.pdf\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wpnet\/files\/2026\/04\/Staff-Division-of-Duties.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Which staff member do I contact about a specific issue?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wpnet\/files\/2026\/04\/SP25-Workload-Survey-quantitative-results.pdf\">What are the results of the Spring 2025 Workload Survey?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>New Faculty FAQs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/writingprogram\/people\/writing-program-staff\/\">Who is on the current Writing Program leadership team?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How do I contact Writing Program staff?\n<ul>\n<li>Email <a href=\"mailto:wpadmin@bu.edu\">wpadmin@bu.edu<\/a> with questions.\u00a0<em>(but please do not share that email address with students!)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Where can I download WP letterhead for official correspondence?\n<ul>\n<li>Here:\u00a0<a href=\"\/wpnet\/files\/__restricted\/entire-bu-community\/BU-CASWP-Letterhead-Template.doc\">Writing Program Electronic Letterhead Template<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How can I find resources for planning my course, syllabus, and assignments?\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/\">Teaching Writing site<\/a> has many resources for teaching, including a page to help\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/teaching-writing\/resources\/syllabi-templates\/\">build your syllabus<\/a>, and you may also reach out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/faqs\/curriculum-coordinators\/\">the Curriculum Coordinators<\/a> with questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Start-of-Semester FAQs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/textbooks\/\">How do I order my books?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/textbooks#deskcopies\">How do I order desk copies?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/faqs\/important-semester-dates\/\">What are the add\/drop deadlines for the current semester?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/registration-policies-and-deadlines\/\">How do I make sure students have the prerequisite for my class?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/registration-policies-and-deadlines\/\">What do I do if students ask to over-enroll in my class?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>How can I figure out where my classroom is?\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the first class, use the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/reservations\/25live\/building-codes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building Codes list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and\/or the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classrooms\/find-a-classroom\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classroom Finder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span>check out pictures of your room and figure out where it is<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>What forms do I need to fill out at the beginning of the semester?\n<ul>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/forms\/directory-form\/\">directory\/office hours form<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/forms\/syllabus-submission-form2\/\">draft and then final syllabus submission form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How can I show movies to my classes?\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/geddes\/\">Geddes Language Center<\/a>, on the 5<sup>th<\/sup> floor of Arts &amp; Sciences, includes a fine language lab with an extensive collection of movies.\u00a0 The center also has facilities for showing films to whole classes. To schedule a screening room, contact <a href=\"mailto:geddes@bu.edu\">geddes@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>How might I respond if a student shows me an accommodation letter from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/disability\/\">Disability &amp; Access Services<\/a> about attendance? Isn&#8217;t attendance required for our classes?\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, attendance is a requirement and a standard expectation of our classes. However, you may respond in a compassionate way to a student with a documented disability using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/wpnet-sample-attendance-accomodation\/\">this<\/a> as an example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mid-Semester FAQs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/teachers-and-students\/#troubledstudents\">I have a student who is missing a lot of class and not handing in assignments.\u00a0 What should I do?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/plagiarism\/\">How should I handle a case of suspected plagiarism?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/teacher-support-networks\/\">How do I request a projector or other audio or video equipment for a class?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/teacher-support-networks\/\">How do I request funding for a class activity that will be held outside of the classroom?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/teacher-support-networks\/\">How do I redeem Faculty Seminar funds?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if my classroom is locked, or there is a facilities emergency such as an active leak<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call Facilities at 617-353-2105 to report a facilities emergency. Also <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feel free to email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:wpadmin@bu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wpadmin@bu.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to let us know about the issue, though we may not be able to help you right in the moment during class.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if my classroom has a technology emergency, such as a projector failure? <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classrooms\/tech-support\/about\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LETS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hotline at 617-353-3227 for a classroom technology emergency.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>End-of-Semester FAQs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/reporting-final-grades#incompletes\">When is an Incomplete grade (I) warranted, and what is the process for submitting one?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/reporting-final-grades\/\">When are final grades due?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/reporting-final-grades#gradechanges\">How do I change a student&#8217;s final grade?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/assessment\/course-evaluations\/\">How do I view my student evaluations, after the semester has ended and grades are filed?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reappointment, Promotion, &amp; Union FAQs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/promotions-and-raises\/\">Where can I access the current union contracts?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/evaluation-of-teaching\/\">How is reappointment handled for part-time lecturers? How is it handled for full-time lecturers nearing the end of their contracted term?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wpnet\/program-policies\/promotions-and-raises\/\">What are the requirements for promotion to SL or ML (for full-time lecturers)? How are promotions handled?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General FAQs How do I contact a student&#8217;s advisors? How do I check student registrations, see my roster, check my schedule, file grades, etc. in the new MyBUStudent? Which staff member do I contact about a specific issue? What are the results of the Spring 2025 Workload Survey? 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