Faculty Office Schedules Sample Clauses

Faculty Office Schedules. A. Bargaining unit members will schedule and hold ten (10) office hours per week over at least four (4) workdays per week and for a minimum of one (1) hour each scheduled workday, with approval from their supervisor, to provide appropriate student access and support the learning environment. Supervisor approval shall not be unreasonably withheld 1. An exception to this provision shall be permitted when instructional time with students is scheduled away from campus limiting campus time (i.e. Health Science and Nursing programs requiring instruction in a clinical setting). Such office hours may be scheduled in clinical settings to best accommodate students over not less than two (2) days each week. 2. Office hours must be scheduled in minimum increments of thirty (30) minutes. 3. The availability and location of these office hours shall be provided to the students and the supervising administrator no later than the first day of classes. If the location is to be at any place other than the faculty member's office, a classroom, or other instructional location, the faculty member’s immediate administrator must give prior approval of the location. Such approval shall not be unreasonably denied. 4. Office hours will be published on all course syllabi and posted adjacent to the faculty member’s campus office. 5. Overload and summer office hours will be scheduled in accordance with Article 14.2.D. Office hours for online overload courses may be conducted virtually. 6. In emergencies or other unusual circumstances, the bargaining unit member's supervising administrator, or designee, may approve exceptions to the published schedules of office hours for individual bargaining unit members. 7. All scheduled office hours must be met except when the bargaining unit member is on approved leave, is performing other approved College activities, or is excused by their supervising administrator. B. Virtual Office Hours 1. Recognizing that the use of technology permits faculty and students to communicate at times and locations beyond the typical college workweek, bargaining unit members may schedule virtual office hours as an alternative to on-campus office hours. 2. Virtual office hours may be conducted on or off campus but must be conducted via the official Learning Management System (LMS), currently Canvas, or other College- approved software, such as Microsoft Teams. 3. All bargaining unit members may schedule with prior approval from their supervisor and hold up to two (2)...