Part-time Faculty (E-37A)
Original Implementation: September 19, 1984
Last Revision: January 29, 2008
A part-time faculty member is one who holds less than a full-time workload and is not in a tenure track position. Regulations on the employment, duties, and privileges of a part-time faculty member follow:
- Procedure for Selection
Each academic unit shall establish criteria for the selection of part-time faculty members based on accreditation requirements - Academic Rank, Length of Appointment, and Teaching Load
Former tenured full-time faculty members appointed to part-time positions shall hold their previous academic rank except that the rank shall be conditioned by the designation Part-time (Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). Likewise, part-time faculty members not previously holding full teaching employment shall carry the rank of Part-time (Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, whichever is appropriate).
Part-time faculty members may be appointed for no more than one academic year at a time. - Stipend
The salary of part-time faculty members shall be negotiated with each appointment, subject to the approval of the college dean and the provost and vice president for academic affairs. - Duties & Privileges
Part-time faculty members shall perform assigned duties and maintain office hours commensurate with the assignment.
Part-time faculty may not serve on search, tenure, promotion and merit pay committees.
Cross Reference: None
Responsible for Implementation: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Contact for Revision: Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Forms: None