Common use of Faculty Development Clause in Contracts

Faculty Development. Section 1. The purpose of the Faculty Development Committee is to provide a peer review process for the allocation of funds for scholarly and creative faculty activities. Scholarly and creative activities are assigned duties/responsibilities of faculty members and are used as measures of faculty member’s performance for awarding promotion and tenure (see Articles 7 and 8). Section 2. The Committee shall consist of faculty representatives from all divisions. Divisions that have twenty members are entitled to two (2) representatives. Ex-officio members of the Committee will include the Xxxxxxx and the Vice President for University Advancement or their designees. Section 3. Each Division will elect at their first Fall Quarter divisional meeting a representative or representatives. Members of the Committee will serve three (3) year terms. One third of the Committee will be elected each year. Section 4. The Faculty Development Committee Chair will be elected by the Committee from those members who are serving the second of a three-year term. Ex-officio members are not eligible for the position of Committee Chair. Section 5. The responsibilities of the Committee include: A. The allocation of resources for: 1. Scholarly and creative activities including: a. Travel for participation in professional meetings b. Research/Professional enhancement experiences including equipment (Including related/justified travel.) c. Project grants 2. Teaching release time for research and/or scholarly activities as outlined in Article 7. B. Identification and consolidation of any additional funding sources. Section 6. Funding Level A. There shall be two separate funds for Faculty Development: B. The University shall devote a total of $300,000 funding for the 2009-2011 biennium for Type I faculty development. (In addition for the 2009-2011 biennium only, $50,000 of carryover funds from prior biennia is available plus an additional $8,500). C. Money not allocated in the first academic year of the biennium in which it is budgeted shall rollover to be allocated for award in the second academic year. Money, awarded in the second academic year to faculty, but not spent, shall rollover to the next biennium. D. Teaching release time will be granted according to Article 7, Section 4, A2b).

Faculty Development. Section 1. The purpose of the Faculty Development Committee is to provide a peer review process for the allocation of funds for scholarly and creative faculty activities. Scholarly and creative activities are assigned duties/responsibilities of faculty members and are used as measures of faculty member’s performance for awarding or merit, promotion and tenure (see Articles 7 and 8). Section 2. The Committee shall consist of faculty representatives from all divisions. Divisions that have twenty members are entitled to two (2) representatives. Ex-officio members of the Committee will include the Xxxxxxx and the Vice President for University Advancement or their designees. Section 3. Each Division will elect at their first Fall Quarter divisional meeting a representative or representatives. Members of the Committee will serve three (3) year terms. One third of the Committee will be elected each year. Section 4. The Faculty Development Committee Chair will be elected by the Committee from those members who are serving the second of a three-year term. Ex-officio members are not eligible for the position of Committee Chair. Section 5. The responsibilities of the Committee include: A. The allocation of resources for: 1. Scholarly and creative activities including: a. Travel for participation in professional meetings b. Research/Professional enhancement experiences including equipment (Including related/justified travel.) c. Project grants 2. Teaching release time Reassignment of duties for research and/or scholarly activities as outlined in Article 7activities, or for university service. B. Identification and consolidation of any additional funding sources. Section 6. Funding Level A. There shall be two separate funds for Faculty Development:: Type 1: Scholarly and Creative Activities (listed above in Section 5.A.1. of this Article) Type 2: Reassignment of Duties (listed above in section 5.A.2 of this Article) B. The University shall devote a total of $300,000 250,000 funding for the 20092005-2011 07 biennium for Type I faculty development. (In addition for the 2009-2011 biennium only, $50,000 of carryover funds from prior biennia is available plus an additional $8,500). C. Money not allocated in the first academic year of the biennium in which it is budgeted shall rollover to be allocated for award in the second following academic year. Money, awarded in the second academic year to faculty, but not spent, shall rollover to the next biennium. D. Teaching release time will be granted according to Article 7, Section 4, A2b).

Faculty Development. Section 1. The purpose of the Faculty Development Committee is to provide a peer review process for the allocation of funds for scholarly and creative faculty activities. Scholarly and creative activities are assigned duties/responsibilities of faculty members and are used as measures of faculty member’s performance for awarding promotion and tenure (see Articles 7 and 8). Section 2. The Committee shall consist of faculty representatives from all divisions. Divisions that have twenty members are entitled to two (2) representatives. Ex-officio members of the Committee will include the Xxxxxxx and the Vice President for University Advancement or their designees. Section 3. Each Division will elect at their first Fall Quarter divisional meeting a representative or representatives. Members of the Committee will serve three (3) year terms. One third of the Committee will be elected each year. Section 4. The Faculty Development Committee Chair will be elected by the Committee from those members who are serving the second of a three-year term. Ex-officio members are not eligible for the position of Committee Chair. Section 5. The responsibilities of the Committee include: A. The allocation of resources for: 1. Scholarly and creative activities including: a. Travel for participation in professional meetings b. Research/Professional enhancement experiences including equipment (Including related/justified travel.) c. Project grants 2. Teaching release time for research and/or scholarly activities as outlined in Article 7. B. Identification and consolidation of any additional funding sources. Section 6. Funding Level A. There shall be two separate funds for Faculty Development:: Type 1: Scholarly and Creative Activities Type 2: Teaching release time B. The University shall devote a total of $300,000 funding for the 20092007-2011 2009 biennium for Type I faculty development. (In addition for the 2009-2011 biennium only, $50,000 of carryover funds from prior biennia is available plus an additional $8,500). C. Money not allocated in the first academic year of the biennium in which it is budgeted shall rollover to be allocated for award in the second following academic year. Money, awarded in the second academic year to faculty, but not spent, shall rollover to the next biennium. D. Teaching release time will be granted according to Article 7, Section 4Workload, A2b(section B.b.ii).

Faculty Development. Section 1. The purpose of the Faculty Development Committee is to provide a peer review process for the allocation of funds for scholarly and creative faculty activities. Scholarly and creative activities are assigned duties/responsibilities of faculty members and are used as measures of faculty member’s performance for awarding or merit, promotion and tenure (see Articles 7 and 8). Section 2. The Committee shall consist of faculty representatives from all divisions. Divisions that have twenty members are entitled to two (2) representatives. Ex-officio members of the Committee will include the Xxxxxxx and the Vice President for University Advancement or their designees. Section 3. Each Division will elect at their first Fall Quarter divisional meeting a representative or representatives. Members of the Committee will serve three (3) year terms. One third of the Committee will be elected each year. Section 4. The Faculty Development Committee Chair will be elected by the Committee from those members who are serving the second of a three-year term. Ex-officio members are not eligible for the position of Committee Chair. Section 5. The responsibilities of the Committee include: A. The allocation of resources for: 1. Scholarly and creative activities including: a. Travel for participation in professional meetings b. Research/Professional enhancement experiences including equipment (Including related/justified travel.) c. Project grants 2. Teaching release time Reassignment of duties for research and/or scholarly activities as outlined in Article 7activities, or for university service. B. Identification and consolidation of any additional funding sources. Section 6. Funding Level A. There shall be two separate funds for Faculty Development:: Type 1: Scholarly and Creative Activities (listed above in Section 5.A.1. of this Article) Type 2: Reassignment of Duties (listed above in section 5.A.2 of this Article) B. The University shall devote a total of $300,000 funding for the 2009-2011 biennium for 112,000 each academic year to Type I faculty development. (In addition for the 2009-2011 biennium only, $50,000 of carryover funds from prior biennia is available plus an additional $8,500)1 funding. C. The University shall devote $140,000 over the 2003-05 biennium to Type 2 funding. These funds shall be allocated as follows: $40,000 in 2003-04, and $100,000 in 2004-05. D. Money from each fund type not allocated in the first academic year of the biennium in which it is budgeted shall rollover to be allocated for the same type of funding award in the second following academic year. Money, awarded in the second academic year to faculty, but not spent, shall rollover to the next biennium. D. Teaching release time will be granted according to Article 7, Section 4, A2b).

Faculty Development. 9.1 The University and the Federation recognize the importance of continued development of Faculty members, individually and collectively, in order to encourage creative teaching and to contribute to the ongoing development of the academic programs of the University. 9.2 Each full-time Faculty member will have an expense allowance of $400 per year for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 and $500 per year for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 for professional memberships and dues, subscriptions to professional publications, and materials and activities related to teaching. Funds will be awarded only upon presentation to the Xxxx of an appropriate xxxx, statement, or other documentation for such expenses. These funds will be available through June 30 of each year. 9.3 Furthermore, the University will establish a Faculty Development Fund of $58,000 per year for the life of the contract ($55,000 in Year One (2011-2012)). Faculty members may use these monies, individually or collectively, for travel, conferences, development of new pedagogy for instructions and other professional development activities. This Fund is in addition to the expense allowance described in Section 1. 9.2 9.3.1 Priority will be given to fund travel to professional events and conferences where the Faculty member will present a paper, chair a session, or take some other active professional role. 9.3.2 The purpose Fund shall be administered by the Xxxxxxx’x Office after consideration of recommendations from the Faculty Development Committee. Requests for funding shall be made in writing to the Committee in accordance with procedures developed by the Committee and the Xxxxxxx’x Office. 9.3.3 The annual allocation for the Fund shall initially be divided equally between the two semesters. In the event the fall semester allocation is not completely utilized, the remaining portion shall be available for the spring semester and appropriate summer activities. 9.3.4 These funds are only available to full-time and part-time Rindge Faculty. 9.4 As provided herein, there is a total of $10,000, per each year of the contract that the University may use to reimburse permanent full-time Faculty members for tuition charges incurred for courses in their field of expertise or in a field of study that will enhance their contribution to the Curriculum. Faculty members are eligible to request such funding after a minimum of one year of full-time teaching at the University. 9.4.1 Any permanent full-time Faculty member in good standing may apply for tuition funding. Priority shall be given to Faculty formally accepted and enrolled in a degree program in his or her teaching field. 9.4.2 The University shall pay 90% of tuition charges covered by this Section up to a maximum payment of $10,000, per year, on behalf of a Faculty member covered by this Agreement. 9.4.3 For each $5,000 in tuition payments made on behalf of a Faculty member, he or she will be expected to remain employed at the University for at least one additional year after the course has been completed. 9.4.4 The Xxxx will administer payments for courses in keeping with the provisions of this Article. 9.4.5 A Faculty member contemplating use of the provisions of this Section in an upcoming fiscal year must inform the Xxxx of this in writing no later than March 1. Such notice must include information regarding the institution to be attended, the number of courses to be taken, and the probable tuition per course. Priority will be given to applicants enrolled in degree programs and the Xxxx will respond to all applicants by April 1. 9.4.5.1 Any uncommitted tuition funds after April 1 will be made available in the upcoming academic year for other activities covered by the purposes of the Research Support Fund. 9.4.6 Tuition payments will normally be made on a reimbursement basis contingent upon satisfactory completion of the course(s) as evidenced by presentation of a grade report and a statement of tuition charges from the institution. 9.5 A Research Support Fund will be funded at $22,000 for each year of this contract until the Fund reaches a total of $55,000. Any balance remaining in the Fund at the expiration of the current contract will be counted toward the $55,000 total for this contract. Full-time and part-time Faculty members may apply for small grants (up to $5,000) to support research projects, including assessment projects, for equipment, travel and student assistance. Additionally, full-time Faculty may use a portion of their grant to compensate the University for paying a one-course, part-time replacement Faculty member. The latter arrangement may occur only once in each two-year period. Faculty shall submit a detailed request to the Faculty Development Committee, which shall consider the request and forward its recommendation to the Xxxx. The Research Support Fund shall be administered by the Xxxx. The recipient shall provide a peer review process written report, annually, to the Xxxx during the grant period and a final written report to the Xxxx and the Faculty. Any unused monies from this Fund each year will remain in the Fund for the allocation utilization in subsequent years up to a maximum of funds for scholarly and creative faculty activities. Scholarly and creative activities are assigned duties/responsibilities of faculty members and are used as measures of faculty member’s performance for awarding promotion and tenure (see Articles 7 and 8)$55,000. Section 2. The Committee shall consist of faculty representatives from all divisions. Divisions that 9.5.1 If funding requests exceed the available money, priority for these funds will go to the Faculty members who have twenty members are entitled to two (2) representatives. Ex-officio members of not used them in the Committee will include the Xxxxxxx and the Vice President for University Advancement or their designees. Section 3. Each Division will elect at their first Fall Quarter divisional meeting a representative or representatives. Members of the Committee will serve previous three (3) year termsyears. 9.6 Recipients of Faculty Development funds are responsible for supplying to the University appropriate documents and receipts of expenditures covered by this funding. One third Failure to provide such documentation may result in prohibition for receiving future funding or declaration of the Committee will be elected each yearfunding as income as per Internal Revenue Service regulations. Section 4. The 9.7 Sabbatical leaves are awarded for professional development purposes. 9.7.1 A Faculty Development Committee Chair will member shall be elected by the Committee from those members who are serving the second of a three-year term. Ex-officio members are not eligible for the position sabbatical leave after completion of Committee Chair. Section 5. The responsibilities of the Committee include: A. The allocation of resources for: 1. Scholarly and creative activities including: a. Travel for participation in professional meetings b. Research/Professional enhancement experiences including equipment (Including related/justified travel.) c. Project grants 2. Teaching release time for research and/or scholarly activities as outlined in Article 7. B. Identification and consolidation of any additional funding sources. Section 6. Funding Level A. There shall be two separate funds for Faculty Development: B. The University shall devote a total of $300,000 funding for the 2009-2011 biennium for Type I faculty development. (In addition for the 2009-2011 biennium only, $50,000 of carryover funds from prior biennia is available plus an additional $8,500). C. Money not allocated in the first academic year of the biennium in which it is budgeted shall rollover to be allocated for award in the second academic year. Money, awarded in the second academic year to faculty, but not spent, shall rollover to the next biennium. D. Teaching release time will be granted according to Article 7, Section 4, A2b).six

Faculty Development. Section 1. The purpose of the Faculty Development Committee is to provide a peer review process for the allocation of funds for scholarly and creative faculty activities. Scholarly and creative activities are assigned duties/responsibilities of faculty members and are used as measures of faculty member’s performance for awarding promotion and tenure (see Articles 7 and 8). Section 2. The Committee shall consist of faculty representatives from all divisions. Divisions that have twenty members are entitled to two (2) representatives. Ex-officio members of the Committee will include the Xxxxxxx and the Vice President for University Advancement or their designees. Section 3. Each Division will elect at their first Fall Quarter divisional meeting a representative or representatives. Members of the Committee will serve three (3) year terms. One third of the Committee will be elected each year. Section 4. The Faculty Development Committee Chair will be elected by the Committee from those members who are serving the second of a three-year term. Ex-officio members are not eligible for the position of Committee Chair. Section 5. The responsibilities of the Committee include: A. The allocation of resources for: 1. Scholarly and creative activities including: a. Travel for participation in professional meetings b. Research/Professional enhancement experiences including equipment (Including related/justified travel.) c. Project grants 2. Teaching release time for research and/or scholarly activities as outlined in Article 7. B. Identification and consolidation of any additional funding sources. Section 6. Funding Level A. There shall be two separate funds for Faculty Development: B. The University shall devote a total of $300,000 400,000 funding for the 20092011-2011 2013 biennium for Type I faculty development. (In This funding shall be in addition to carryover of funds allocated to Faculty Development for the 2009-2011 biennium onlybiennium, $50,000 of carryover funds from prior biennia is available plus an additional $8,500if any remain). C. Money not allocated in the first academic year of the biennium in which it is budgeted shall rollover to be allocated for award in the second academic year. Money, awarded in the second academic year to faculty, but not spent, shall rollover to the next biennium. D. Teaching release time will be granted according to Article 7, Section 4, A2b).

Faculty Development. Section 1. The purpose of the Faculty Development Committee is to provide a peer review process for the allocation of funds for scholarly and creative faculty activities. Scholarly and creative activities are assigned duties/responsibilities of faculty members and are used as measures of faculty member’s performance for awarding promotion and tenure (see Articles 7 and 8). Section 2. The Committee shall consist of faculty representatives from all divisions. Divisions that have twenty members are entitled to two (2) representatives. Ex-officio members of the Committee will include the Xxxxxxx and the Vice President for University Advancement or their designees. Section 3. Each Division will elect at their first Fall Quarter divisional meeting a representative or representatives. Members of the Committee will serve three (3) year terms. One third of the Committee will be elected each year. Section 4. The Faculty Development Committee Chair will be elected by the Committee from those members who are serving the second of a three-year term. Ex-officio members are not eligible for the position of Committee Chair. Section 5. The responsibilities of the Committee include: A. The allocation of resources for: 1. Scholarly and creative activities including: a. Travel for participation Participation in professional meetings b. Research, workshops, or similar events, with a professional audience and related to research or teaching/Professional enhancement experiences librarianship, including equipment (Including related/justified travel.) b. Professional development/enhancement opportunities, including online c. Project grantsgrants for research/creative activities including equipment and related/justified travel. 2. Teaching release time for research and/or scholarly activities as outlined in Article 7. B. Identification and consolidation of any additional funding sources. C. Informing the faculty of availability of resources and the process for applying for them in advance of application deadlines. Section 6. Funding Level A. There shall be two separate funds for Faculty Development: B. The University shall devote a total of $300,000 400,000 funding for the 20092013-2011 2015 biennium for Type I faculty development. (In addition for the 2009-2011 biennium only, $50,000 of carryover funds from prior biennia is available plus an additional $8,500). C. Money not allocated in the first academic year of the biennium in which it is budgeted shall rollover to be allocated for award in the second academic year. Money, awarded in the second academic year to faculty, but not spent, shall rollover to the next biennium. D. Teaching release time will be granted according to Article 7, Section 4, A2b).