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The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music and an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance.
The Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (GKSOM) is a unit within the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts (HLCFPA). Its rules for governance include the Bylaws of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, the Bylaws of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Bylaws of the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, and the Bylaws of the Glenn Korff School of Music.
The purpose of this handbook is to explain the organization and mission of the GKSOM, to explain the duties and rights of the faculty, and to provide information to music and dance faculty concerning significant policies, procedures, and guidelines in accordance with the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Office of the Chancellor and the Executive Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, the National Association of Schools of Music, and the National Association of Schools of Dance. Information from these sources is employed in this manual. All faculty should familiarize themselves with it.
For matters relating to terms and conditions of employment, rights and responsibilities of professional staff, and responsibilities and rights of students and others referring to the administration of the University, faculty members also are urged to study the Bylaws of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska (effective Aug., 1973) at:
https://nebraska.edu/regents/bylaws-policies-and-rules
and the Bylaws of the Lincoln campus of the University of Nebraska at:
as well as UNL faculty resources and policies concerning promotion and tenure at:
and UNL employment policies at:
https://nebraska.edu/faculty-and-staff/employee-policy-manual.html