To confirm the schedule and room assignment for your course check the Course Information for the Grid Schedule and the Course List.
Contact the Registrar Susan Mesick directly with any questions.
First Day Assignments are listed for students two weeks before the start of the semester. Please use the link below to submit any first day assignment or required reading for your course.
Class Periods: A regular class period is 60 minutes. If you teach a double class, you may offer a 10 minute mid-class break at your discretion. It is important that you provide your students with the full amount of instructional time. Frequent or regular early class dismissal is not allowed.
A syllabus is required in all classes. The syllabus template that our Academic Success Task Force has developed is below. Take note in particular of the “Course Goals and Objectives.” As a community we believe that by defining our individual course goals, students gain a better understanding of the learning objectives for each course. The American Bar Association has also updated our accreditation standards to include language requiring the defining of student learning outcomes. More on Learning Outcomes is available under the Academic Policies tab.
Class Lists & Seating Charts
In advance of your first-class log into NOVASIS to access a list of the students registered for your course. You may print a roster with photos by clicking on the 'enrollment' number listed and use this list as a preliminary roster. Students are permitted to add or drop courses before the end of the first week of class in each semester. After the Drop/Add Period, log back into NOVASIS for a revised class list that will reflect any changes. We ask that you check the list with your class. If any student’s name does not appear, he or she should be instructed by you to contact the Registrar’s Office.
Photo Seating Charts
Class list with images can be accessed and printed easily. Simply visit the Faculty Dashboard in My Nova
and click on “Class List with Photo”.
If you would like to obtain a photo seating chart for your classes, please follow the process outlined below:
A digital representation of the chart will then be created and emailed to you with names and photos and a print copy will be available for pick up in the Tech Zone of the Law Library.
The University issues an email account for all adjuncts (first.last@law.villanova.edu). Many correspondence will go directly to that address and it is the one that auto-populates when student’s type in your name. Please check this account regularly when you are teaching. Due to updated security-- you can NO LONGER forward messages to your work or personal email.
Adjuncts have access to Rooms 223 and 323 in the faculty corridor for work or to meet with students before or after classes. There are two workstations and a copier available. The office may not be reserved and is on a first-come basis.