Full-time Faculty Appointments. Faculty who are hired to work at 75% or more of a standard faculty workload are considered full-time. Full-time faculty are eligible for insurance benefits in accord with University policy and the Agreement. Core Faculty. Core faculty members are employees hired normally on a full- time basis, who have responsibility in all four areas of faculty engagement including student learning, scholarship, institutional citizenship and service in a manner prescribed by the University and its officers. Core faculty members are always hired through a search process, according to University search procedures, and must hold a degree in the discipline or field(s) appropriate to the position for which they are hired at no less than the level recommended by the regional accrediting body. Exceptions may occasionally be made to the above educational requirements for experience or for those who are nearing completion of their degree, provided there is an approved plan for completion. Core faculty members are eligible for three-year rolling employment contracts, in accord with University policy, after successfully completing the initial appointment period of two (2) two-year terms (unless their consideration is accelerated as allowed by policy). Core faculty members whose contracts are not being renewed receive notice of non-renewal in accord with University policy. Except as provided in Section 9.3, Core faculty members will be issued employment contracts that provide for three (3) academic quarters of active teaching and campus service and the equivalent of one (1) quarter of unscheduled time. No active campus service or teaching will be required during an unscheduled quarter.
