Common use of Faculty Members’ Professional Practice and Research Clause in Contracts

Faculty Members’ Professional Practice and Research. Faculty Members are part of a community of artists, designers and scholars whose essential functions are the dissemination and advancement of artistic and scholarly knowledge within the public domain through research, teaching and artistic pursuits. Professional practice and research may include, but are not limited to, the following activities: • art and/or design practice; • research, writing, publication and scholarship; • public and commercial exhibitions/presentations/performances/media activity and other forms of dissemination of art/design or scholarship; • curating and criticism; • participation in conferences, symposia, etc; • delivering guest/special lectures; • active participation within professional bodies and other relevant organizations; • serving on external boards, juries, committees or as thesis or program advisors; • creative or scholarly consulting work related to the art, design, education, private, corporate or government sectors; • maintaining currency as a professional artist/designer, teacher, counsellor, librarian or academic researcher.

Faculty Members’ Professional Practice and Research. Faculty Members are part of a community of artists, designers and scholars whose essential functions are the dissemination and advancement of artistic and scholarly knowledge within the public domain through research, teaching and artistic pursuits. Professional practice and research may include, but are not limited to, the following activities: •  art and/or design practice; •  research, writing, publication and scholarship; •  public and commercial exhibitions/presentations/performances/media activity and other forms of dissemination of art/design or scholarship; •  curating and criticism; •  participation in conferences, symposia, etc; •  delivering guest/special lectures; •  active participation within professional bodies and other relevant organizations; •  serving on external boards, juries, committees or as thesis or program advisors; •  creative or scholarly consulting work related to the art, design, education, private, corporate or government sectors; •  maintaining currency as a professional artist/designer, teacher, counsellor, librarian or academic researcher.