Issuance of Appointment Letters and Class Contracts. The University shall issue Appointment Letters by March 1 for the following Academic Year (inclusive of Fall and Spring terms) that shall indicate the Adjunct Faculty member’s title, tier position, date of hire, appointment term, compensation rate and Minimum Anticipated Course Load calculated under this Article. Minimum Anticipated Course Loads for Summer terms will be calculated and confirmed separately following the same principles, under the same Tier System, and in the same annual Appointment Letter. For the purposes of Adjunct Faculty only, Summer term shall be treated as “leading” the Academic Year, e.g., contracts for Academic Year 2019-20 would begin (when applicable) with summer 2019. Once the Appointment Letter is issued by March, an Adjunct Faculty member’s position in the Tier System shall be the position for the upcoming Academic Year. Within two weeks of receipt of this Appointment Letter, Adjuncts who believe their Appointment Letter is incorrect shall notify the University in writing to correct any errors. Individual class assignments shall be assigned pursuant to this Article and communicated by Class Contracts in accordance with Article 11, Class Contract Dates, Class Cancellation Fees & Overloads.
