Changes to the Online Version of the Collective Bargaining Agreement
October 22, 2008 – Changes ratified by the Board of Trustees
1. Faculty Handbook, Section 21.3.B, change “Any credit granted for prior teaching experience should be agreed upon in writing at the time of hiring” to “The length of the faculty member's probationary period and the scheduled tenure review date must be agreed upon in writing at the time of hiring.”
2. Faculty Handbook, Section 20.1, change the final period to a comma and add, at the end of the existing language: “except as noted below.
Upon the birth of a child or the adoption of a child under the age of six by a faculty member in the rank of instructor, or the spouse of a faculty member in the rank of instructor, the number of years the faculty member may remain in the rank of instructor will be advanced one year. Any extension of the time at instructor will automatically extend the time before tenure by an equivalent number of years. Within six months of the birth or adoption, but no later than April 1 of the faculty member’s fifth year, the faculty member will inform the Provost/VPAA of the birth or adoption. No more than two extensions of the time in the rank of instructor may occur for any faculty member.”
3. Faculty Handbook, Section 8.1.A.5, change “printing” to “promulgation”; Section 8.1.A.6, change “publication” to “promulgation.”
April 26, 2008 – Changes ratified by the Board of Trustees
1. Faculty Contract, Article 9.A, delete: “Excluded from this definition are main campus offerings that have traditionally required monitoring in clinical or field settings and subject to other sections of this Agreement. Note: FAC and FPC agree to refer the final sentence in Part A to the Faculty Handbook Committee for further consideration.”
2. Faculty Contract, Article 9.B, add: “Excluded from this compensation are main campus offerings that have traditionally required monitoring in clinical or field settings and are subject to other sections of this Agreement.”
3. Faculty Handbook, Section 21.1.A: Change “seven-year period” to “six-year period”
April 21, 2008 – Editorial changes to the Faculty Handbook
1. Section 10.3, change “21.2 (b)” to “21.3 (b)”
2. Appendix VI, Section B, change “have the night” to “have the right”
March 1, 2008 – Changes ratified by the Board of Trustees (posted on 4/21/08)
1. Section 11.4 Continuity of Service (Leaves of Absence) - Add this language at the end of the section: “For additional rules governing sabbatical eligibility for those who receive a leave of absence, see Section 12.0.”
2. Section 12.0 Sabbatical Leave: Definition and Eligibility - Add the language in bold to this section:
A sabbatical may be taken for one full academic year or for one regular semester. Faculty members are not ordinarily eligible to take a sabbatical until they receive tenure. A faculty member is eligible for sabbatical leave during or after the seventh year of service dating back to initial appointment or a previous sabbatical. (For example, newer faculty are eligible for sabbatical in the seventh year, hence would ordinarily apply in the sixth year of service.) In the case of faculty members who receive a postponement of the tenure review due to childbirth or adoption (see Section 21.3.C) or a leave of absence (see Section 11.4), the first sabbatical may not be taken until the faculty member has received tenure. However, such a faculty member will become eligible for a second sabbatical early, by the same number of years that the tenure review was postponed.
3. Section 12.2 Approval Process - Add this language at the end of the section: “In such an instance, the faculty member will become eligible for a subsequent sabbatical early, by the same number of years that the previous sabbatical was deferred.”
4. Section 21.3.C - Add this language at the end of the section: “For the rules governing sabbatical eligibility for those who receive a postponement of the tenure review for childbirth or adoption, see Section 12.0.”
February 20, 2008 – Editorial change to the Faculty Contract, Article 6.A
Change “Section 7.0” to “Section 8.1c” to accord with renumbering in the Faculty Handbook.
February 7, 2008 – Editorial change to the Faculty Contract, Article 9.B
Change “section 7.0” to “section 8.1” to accord with renumbering in the Faculty Handbook.
December 17, 2007 – Changes to the Faculty Handbook
1. Added to section 21.3.C:
“Upon the birth of a child or the adoption of a child under the age of six by a faculty member or the spouse of a faculty member, the date of the faculty member’s tenure review will be postponed by one year. Within one year of the birth or adoption, but in no case later than November 1 of the year of the scheduled tenure review, the faculty member will write to the Provost/VPAA to confirm or decline the one-year postponement. Failing to submit such timely notification will constitute a de facto rejection of the extension.
No more than two such postponements may occur for any faculty member. Reappointment/non-reappointment reviews will take place annually, as specified in Appendix VI. The criteria for the tenure evaluation of the faculty member will be the same as if no postponement had occurred.”
2. Added to Section 13.2:
“See 2l.3 C about the extension of the probationary period for tenure because of childbirth or adoption.”
3. Sections 21.3.C and D renumbered as 21.3.D and E
4. Added to Section 21.3.A the phrase, “unless extended as provided in 21.3 C and/or 21.3 D below.”
5. In Appendix VI, Section E.2, the phrase “third, fourth, and fifth year” changed to “third and subsequent years.”
October 4, 2007 – Additions to the Faculty Handbook (enacted online 10-19-07)
1. Added to the end of 6.0.F.2: “By the last day of a faculty specialist’s contracted employment, usually May 31 of the terminal year of the contract, the Provost/VPAA will inform the faculty specialist in writing whether his or her contract will be renewed, and if so, the length of the renewal period.”
2. Added new section 12.6 Short-term Sabbaticals for Faculty Librarians
3. Added new Appendix XI. Disciplinary Procedure
May 9, 2007 – Revisions of the Faculty Handbook:
1. In Section 12.0, first sentence: (“A sabbatical leave is a release from normal faculty responsibilities for a specified period of time and for a specific academic purpose from which both the faculty member and the University benefit.”) replaced by the following:
“A sabbatical leave alters a faculty member’s normal responsibilities for a specified period of time and for a specific academic purpose that benefits both the faculty member and the University. During a sabbatical leave, a faculty member may not teach regular courses at the University (however, under special circumstances, such as a fellowship, a faculty member may teach regular courses at another institution). Unless faculty members on sabbatical seek and receive approval from the Provost/VPAA, they may not teach readers, tutorials, or independent study courses; mentor a Master’s thesis or an Honors project; or serve as a department chairperson, program director, academic advisor, faculty senator, Faculty Development Board member, or University Council member. Faculty members on sabbatical will maintain the option to participate in regular department meetings; departmental reappointment, rank, tenure, and hiring deliberations; committee work; and the faculty/student research program. Moreover, such faculty members may continue, at their own discretion, to moderate student organizations or to hold elected faculty offices for which there are no alternates, such as a position on the FAC Executive Committee. Faculty members are strongly advised to recuse themselves from service on the Board on Rank and Tenure during any academic year in which they will be taking a sabbatical.”
2. In Appendix VII, final sentence (“Faculty on leave are not eligible for appointment as tenured associates.”) replaced by the following:
“Faculty on leave are not eligible for initial appointment as tenured associates. However, a faculty member who has been serving as a tenured associate in a particular department for at least one year immediately prior to going on leave is eligible for reappointment in that capacity during the leave period, provided that the faculty member informs the department chair, dean, and Provost/VPAA in writing of his or her willingness to serve as a tenured associate before June 1 of the preceding academic year.”
3. Added at the end of Section 5.1:
“During the second and fourth semesters of a lecturer’s appointment, the lecturer’s department will complete and send to the appropriate dean(s) a written evaluation of the lecturer’s teaching. This evaluation may also touch upon the lecturer’s scholarship and service, if relevant, but an evaluation of teaching alone is sufficient. The evaluation letter is due on November 1, if the evaluation occurs in the fall semester, or on April 1, if the evaluation occurs in the spring semester. The lecturer may choose, at his or her discretion, to submit a self report no later than two weeks before the deadline for the department’s evaluation, but this self-report is not required. If the lecturer chooses to submit a self report, the lecturer will be evaluated by the tenured members of the department as a group.
In the event that the lecturer chooses not to submit a self report, the tenured members of the lecturer’s department will vote annually to determine whether the lecturer will be evaluated by the tenured members as a group, or whether primary responsibility for the task will be delegated to the chair. If the tenured members of the department vote to delegate the primary responsibility to the chair, the chair may, at his or her discretion, seek input from tenured members of the lecturer’s department, but the chair must also consider any unsolicited comments submitted in writing from tenured members of the department. The evaluation of teaching must be based on at least one classroom observation, preferably by the chair, but the chair may delegate this duty to a tenured member of the department. However, the chair him- or herself must prepare and sign the actual evaluation.
If the lecturer submits a self report, or if the tenured members of the department vote to evaluate the lecturer as a group, they will also vote to designate an author for the evaluation letter. This letter will summarize the discussion of the lecturer’s teaching (and scholarship and/or service, if relevant) at a meeting held expressly for that purpose. Faculty members are encouraged to observe the lecturer’s teaching before participating in such a discussion.
According to the same deadlines, the department will provide a copy of its evaluation to the lecturer, who will have the right to submit a response to the evaluation to the appropriate dean(s) within two weeks. All materials will be sent by the dean(s) to the Provost /VPAA for review and inclusion in the lecturer’s permanent evaluation file. If the lecturer subsequently applies for another faculty position at the University, such evaluations will be made available to the members of that position’s search committee.”
January 29, 2007 – Editorial Changes to the Faculty Handbook:
1. In Section 23.10, “and” changed to “an” correcting a typo
2. “20.4 Evaluation for Tenure” corrected to “21.4 Evaluation for Tenure”
3. In Appendix VIII, three instances of the title “Dean of the Graduate School / Director of Research” changed to “Director of Research” to reflect that the two jobs are no longer held jointly by one person
