Faculty Directors. Faculty leads who perform substantial administrative work related to program-specific accreditation; who lead BAS programs; or who otherwise engage in substantial program-specific duties beyond those of Department Chairs because of the specific nature of their programs, as is currently the case in ABE and ECE, may be appointed as Faculty Directors. Such appointments shall be made by the appropriate administrator subject to approval by the Vice President of Instruction. Such appointments shall be renewable annually and shall carry with them reassigned time of at least 20% of total (course) workload, with the percentage to be determined by the appropriate administrator and approved by the Vice President of Instruction. Reassigned time may vary from year to year, even in, the same program for the same Faculty Director. For example, reassigned time might increase in a year in which a self-study is due and in which preparation for a site visit takes place and might decrease after accreditation work has been completed. Administrative duties for Faculty Directors shall include those enumerated above for all faculty leads plus those program-specific responsibilities agreed to by the Xxxx and appointee for a specific year. The annual agreement listing all duties and reassigned time shall be in writing and signed by the Xxxx and appointed Faculty Director. The agreement may be renewed each year by the appropriate administrator and appointed Faculty Director, subject to approval of the Vice President of Instruction. Administrative duties for Faculty Directors shall NOT include any supervisory responsibility for other faculty, but Faculty Directors may provide input to the appropriate administrator and make hiring recommendations regarding part-time faculty. The title of Faculty Director does not supplant the faculty title (Professor, Associate Professor, etc.). A tenured faculty member who serves as Faculty Director shall retain the title of Professor, Faculty Director. Faculty Directors shall remain faculty under this collective bargaining agreement. They receive reassigned time for administrative duties related to work as program leads, as articulated above; but Faculty Directors are not exempt employees. They are distinguished from Exempt Directors, who are not faculty. Faculty at Step 18 may be designated as Faculty Directors by the appropriate administrator, with approval of the Vice President of Instruction, if they serve as program leads and carry out responsi...
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Faculty Directors. New faculty director positions may be established by the appropriate vice president in consultation with the Academic Senate, via the applicable program development processes. Positions requiring new hires must also go through the regular hiring request process. See also Article C.4.2 on standing reassignments for faculty directors.
