Important Information

File Links
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• SDSU at a Glance
• Faculty Handbook
• Chairs Handbook
• Policy File
• CBA: Unit 3
• CBA: Unit 11
• Academic Affairs Administrative Listing

Other Important Links

• Center for Teaching and Learning
• Center for Human Resources
• Office of Employee Relations and Compliance
• California Faculty Association
• Office of the Provost
• SDSU Senate

Personnel Action File

The official Personnel Action File (PAF) for tenure-track faculty employees (probationary and tenured faculty), Assistant Deans, and full-time Lecturers appointed to the Deans office shall be located in the Office of Faculty Affairs. The custodian for these PAFs shall be the Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs. The official PAF for all other temporary faculty employees (full-time and part-time lecturers) shall be located in the department or school office; the custodian shall be the department chair or school director

Personnel Action File Documents

The documents on this page can be opened in Microsoft Word on either a PC or Macintosh computer. You can download the Microsoft Viewer plug in for free. They include guidelines and sample forms for both full-time and part-time faculty. Additional information can be found in the Policy File and MOU.

• PAF General Policies and Procedures
• PAF Access Log
• Checklist for PAF Contents
• Sample 5-Day Filing Date Notices - General Instructions
• Sample 5-Day Filing Date Notice for Tenure-Track Faculty
• Sample 5-Day Filing Date Notice for Temporary Faculty
• Records Retention Guidelines
• PAF Request for Copy Upon Separation