Returning Faculty

Welcome Back

It is a joy to welcome you back to MIU. If there is anything we can do to help make your stay more comfortable please let us know: dof@miu.edu

Please follow these simple steps to reactivate your file or change your status from part-time faculty to full-time faculty. We recommend that you complete reactivating your file or changing your status no later than one month before you plan to arrive on campus.

Reactivate Your File

In order to be in the classroom your file must be in Active status. If you have been away for a year or more, we require a renewed Governor Recommendation Form. Please have this form filled out and signed by 4 governors who know you and returned to our office. If you are a non-US Citizen, we also require a National Leader Recommendation Form.

Also, if your contact information has changed, please submit this online form: Updating Information.

Once you have received and confirmed the MIU Offer Letter sent to you by email, you will be notified how to proceed with the Hire Steps: arrival and housing information, benefits, and paperwork for hire and payroll.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us in the Dean of Faculty office.

Changing Status

If you are changing your status from part-time faculty to full-time faculty we will need these items to complete your file:

Please complete the following items and return to me by email or regular mail:

1. Online Faculty Application Information Form
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Transcripts -undergraduate and graduate
4. A total of 3 letters of Professional Recommendation -can be emailed to us (contact us to see how many we have already from your part-time file).
5. Governor Recommendation Form – to be completed by 4 TM teachers who know you
6. National Leader Form – To be completed by non-US Citizens.
7. Essay: a two or three page essay in which you describe (1) how do you understand the importance of Consciousness-Based Education; (2) why do you want to come to MIU; (3) what research methods you will employ; (4) what your goals are; (5) who your heroes are.
8. Spouse Application – Please have your spouse fill out the online Faculty Information Form if they will be joining you while on campus.
9. Privacy Waiver – only if you have a USA social security number

Once you have received and confirmed the MIU Offer Letter sent to you by email, you will be notified how to proceed with the Hire Steps: arrival and housing information, benefits, and paperwork for hire and payroll.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us in the Dean of Faculty office, dof@miu.edu