Common use of Academic Units Clause in Contracts

Academic Units. Each teaching member shall have a primary home in an Academic Unit, though there may be joint appointments across units. New Academic Units may be established by Management according to criteria of commonality of interest and academic purpose. Major groupings of Academic Units with some common interest may also be formed or changed in consultation with affected faculty and the AAUP. Except as specifically provided in other sections of this Agreement, the home Academic Unit is the structure through which the members shall participate in personnel matters. The Academic Unit, or the academic areas within that unit, shall have responsibility for the content and development of courses, curriculum and programs of study within its discipline, research and service within its area, and for evaluation of the performance of all members, subject to all other provisions of this Agreement. In no case shall tenure be lost by the creation, combination, or splitting of Academic Units except in the dissolution of an Academic Unit as specifically described in Article 14 – Financial Exigency and Academic Reorganization.

Academic Units. Each teaching member shall have a primary home in an Academic Unit, though there may be joint appointments across units. New Academic Units may be established by Management according to criteria of commonality of interest and academic purpose. Major groupings of Academic Units with some common interest may also be formed or changed in consultation with affected faculty and the AAUP. Except as specifically provided in other sections of this Agreement, the home Academic Unit is the structure through which the members shall participate in personnel matters. The Academic Unit, or the academic areas within that unit, shall have responsibility for the content and development of courses, curriculum and programs of study within its discipline, research and service within its area, and for evaluation of the performance of all members, subject to all other provisions of this Agreement. In no case shall tenure be lost by the creation, combination, or splitting of Academic Units except in the dissolution of an Academic Unit as specifically described in Article 14 – Financial Exigency and Academic ReorganizationARTICLE 15: FINANCIAL EXIGENCY AND ACADEMIC REORGANIZATION.

Academic Units. ‌ Each teaching member shall have a primary home in an Academic Unit, though there may be joint appointments across units. New Academic Units may be established by Management according to criteria of commonality of interest and academic purpose. Major groupings of Academic Units with some common interest may also be formed or changed in consultation with affected faculty and the AAUP. Except as specifically provided in other sections of this Agreement, the home Academic Unit is the structure through which the members shall participate in personnel matters. The Academic Unit, or the academic areas within that unit, shall have responsibility for the content and development of courses, curriculum and programs of study within its discipline, research and service within its area, and for evaluation of the performance of all members, subject to all other provisions of this Agreement. In no case shall tenure be lost by the creation, combination, or splitting of Academic Units except in the dissolution of an Academic Unit as specifically described in Article 14 – Financial Exigency and Academic ReorganizationARTICLE 15: FINANCIAL EXIGENCY AND ACADEMIC REORGANIZATION.