Faculty Resources
Documents and Agreements
FAculty Handbook
*REQUIRED. All faculty are required to read the Faculty Handbook prior to the beginning of each Academic Year. Please print, sign, and email the Faculty Handbook confirmation agreement (the final page) to the Academic Dean. Click the HERE to download the current Faculty Handbook.
Guest Lecturer Agreement
Guest Lecturers who are not MBS Adjunct Faculty must read and agree to the MBS Faculty Statement of Teaching Philosophy and Doctrine. Please print, sign, and email the agreement (the final page of the Statement) and to the Academic Dean. Click the HERE to download the current Guest Lecturer Agreement.
Approved Textbooks
This Google Sheet contains a list of approved textbooks for every course. While you are welcome to use any textbook on this page for any course, please remember that the text will be utilized for the course listed and this may result in duplicate readings for students.
If you wish to use a textbook that is not on this Google Sheet, please submit your request and rationale to the Academic Committee by emailing the Academic Dean.
Syllabus Template
Syllabus
Course syllabi must be emailed to Adam Feldman (Academic Dean) no later than 1 month before your first class. This gives the Academic Committee time to revise and fine tune the syllabi before it is approved.
Syllabi must be posted to your course’s page in Populi no later than 2 weeks before the first class.
Feel free to reach out to the Academic Dean if you would like to work on your course objectives, assessments, rubrics, or anything else related to your course.
Syllabus Template
Faculty must use the current MBS syllabus template for their syllabus. Content in “gray” font color can be adapted to each course—all other content must not be adjusted. If in doubt, don’t delete or change material. Click to download the current template.
Sample Assignment Guide / Rubric
Sample Assignment Guide / Rubric
Faculty are encouraged to provide students with clearly articulated expectations for assignments as well as rubrics utilized in grading assignments. Many courses require students to produce Sunday school lessons, Bible studies, or sermons. Therefore, the following guide and rubric are provided to faculty to help bring standardized expectations and grading policies for these assignments. This guide and rubric can also be utilized as a template for other assignments, so please download and adapt them as necessary.
MBS Sunday school, Bible study lesson, and Sermon Guide
Option 1: Copy/paste/add this URL to your course syllabus and have students download the Guide themselves: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NuLqcmUfs39rhkGlIH7hLEK28oe6HdN0SZGUns4mvZg/edit?usp=sharing
Option 2: Download the Rubric and distribute it on Populi to your students.
Grading Guidance
Click here to download guidance for assigning letter grades.
Curriculum Vitae
MBS periodically requires updated CV’s from our faculty. Here is a helpful website that explains how to put together your CV.
Professional Development
Professional developments (PD) are held at Chapelgate Presbyterian Church (Marriottsville, MD) twice a year. You must attend at least 1 PD in order to continue teaching at MBS in the following academic year. PDs are typically held on the Tuesday between the Summer and Fall Terms (i.e. Fall Break) and the Tuesday between the Winter and Spring Terms (i.e. Spring Break). Please consult Populi for this Academic year’s PD topics and dates.