Common use of Merit Recognition Clause in Contracts

Merit Recognition. In each of the three years of the contract (academic years 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019- 2020), a merit recognition program will recognize meritorious achievement by members of the bargaining unit in the areas of teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, or contributions to the profession, either singly or in a combination of two areas. The University values meritorious achievement in teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, and contributions to the profession equally. A minimum of one-third (33.3%) of the annual awards in each college will be for primary merit in teaching. The available funding for each of the first two year’s merit recognition program will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool for outside offers of employment (Article 17.5). For year three (3) the available funding will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool plus an amount equivalent to one percent (1.0%) of the total 2019-2020 salaries of bargaining unit faculty rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. Assuming a sufficient number of applications, no fewer than twenty-five percent (25%) of the bargaining unit in each college will receive merit awards in each of the three years of the program. A faculty member who receives an award in the first year will be ineligible for an award in the second year. In the third year, all bargaining unit faculty as defined above will be eligible for a merit award. The Contract Implementation Committee (CIC) will develop a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that determine the number and estimated amounts of the awards for each year in advance of the first merit application deadline, which will occur in the spring semester of 2018. Any member of the bargaining unit shall be eligible to compete for any of these merit awards in any contract year except as otherwise provided in Article 17.5. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member's base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this Agreement. A. A faculty member may self-nominate or be nominated by another member of the bargaining unit or by the faculty member’s department Chair or school Director in up to two of the four categories in which merit will be recognized. Nominations and supporting materials shall be submitted by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee directly to the appropriate Xxxx and to the UPRC. Awards will be based on the nominees' achievements during the most recent three-year period. Guidelines for nominations shall be distributed to all faculty by the Contract Implementation Committee. B. The Deans and the UPRC will review the materials and will forward all nominations, along with supporting materials and their recommendations, to the Xxxxxxx by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. C. The Xxxxxxx, following a review of all recommendations, shall announce the recipients by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. and shall immediately provide the AAUP with a list of recipients in each category. Individual merit recognition awards are not grievable. The exact monetary amount of the award for the given merit award levels will be announced at the end of each spring semester, once the exact amount in the unused balance of the special salary pool (Article17.5) has been finalized.

Merit Recognition. A. In each of the three years third year of the contract (academic years 2017year 2019-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019- 2020), a merit recognition program will recognize meritorious achievement by members of the bargaining unit in the areas of teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, or contributions to the profession, either singly or in a combination of two areas. The University values meritorious achievement in teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, and contributions to the profession equally. A minimum of one-third (33.3%) of the annual awards in each college will be for primary merit in teaching. . B. The available funding for each of the first two year’s merit recognition program in year 3 will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool for outside offers of employment (Article 17.5). For year three (3) the available funding will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool plus an amount equivalent to one percent (1.0%) 1% of the total AY 2019-2020 salaries of bargaining unit faculty rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. . C. Any continuing member of the bargaining unit as defined in 17.2(C), above, shall be eligible to compete for these awards, except as otherwise provided in 17.4(E). D. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member’s base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this agreement. E. Assuming a sufficient number of applications, no fewer than twenty-five percent (25%) % of the bargaining unit in each college will receive merit awards in each of the three years of the program. A faculty member who receives an award in the first year will be ineligible for an award in the second year. In the third year, all bargaining unit faculty as defined above will be eligible for a merit award. . F. The Contract Implementation Committee (CIC) will develop a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that determine the number and estimated amounts of the awards for each year in advance of the first merit application deadline, which will occur in the spring semester of 2018. Any member of the bargaining unit shall be eligible to compete for any of these merit awards in any contract year except as otherwise provided in Article 17.5. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member's base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this Agreement2020. A. G. A faculty member may self-nominate or be nominated by another member of the bargaining unit or by the faculty member’s department Chair or school Director in up to two of the four categories in which merit will be recognized. Nominations and supporting materials shall be submitted by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee directly to the appropriate Xxxx and to the UPRC. Awards will be based on the nominees' achievements during the most recent three-year period. Guidelines for nominations shall be distributed to all faculty by the Contract Implementation Committee. B. H. The Xxxx and Associate Deans and the UPRC will review the materials and will forward all nominations, along with supporting materials and their recommendations, to the Xxxxxxx by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. C. I. The Xxxxxxx, following a review of all recommendations, shall announce the recipients by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. and shall immediately provide the AAUP AAUP-LS with a list of recipients in each category. Individual merit recognition awards are not grievable. The exact monetary amount of the award for the given merit award levels will be announced at the end of each spring semester, once the exact amount in the unused balance of the special salary pool (Article17.5) has been finalized.

Merit Recognition. In each of Commencing with the three years of the contract (academic years 20172022-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019- 2020), 2023 Academic Year a merit recognition program will recognize meritorious achievement by members of the bargaining unit in the areas of teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, or contributions to the profession, either singly or in a combination of two areas. The University values meritorious achievement in teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, and contributions to the profession equally. A minimum of one-third (33.3%) of the annual awards in each college will be for primary merit in teaching. The available funding for For each of the first two year’s merit recognition program will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool for outside offers of employment (Article 17.5). For academic year three (3) 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 the available funding will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool plus an amount equivalent to one percent (1.0%) of the total 2019-2020 salaries of bargaining unit faculty rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. Assuming a sufficient number of applications, no fewer than twenty-five percent (25%) of the bargaining unit in each college will receive merit awards in each of the three years of the program. A faculty member who receives an award in the first year will be ineligible for an award in the second year. In the third year, all bargaining unit faculty as defined above will be eligible for a merit award. The Contract Implementation Committee (CIC) will develop a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that determine the number and estimated amounts of the awards for each year in advance of the first merit application deadline, which will occur in the spring semester of 20182023. Any member of the bargaining unit shall be eligible to compete for any of these merit awards in any contract year except as otherwise provided in Article 17.5. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member's base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this Agreement. A. A faculty member may self-nominate or be nominated by another member of the bargaining unit or by the faculty member’s department Chair or school Director in up to two of the four categories in which merit will be recognized. Nominations and supporting materials shall be submitted by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee directly to the appropriate Xxxx and to the UPRC. Awards will be based on the nominees' achievements during the most recent three-year period. Guidelines for nominations shall be distributed to all faculty by the Contract Implementation Committee. B. The Deans and the UPRC will review the materials and will forward all nominations, along with supporting materials and their recommendations, to the Xxxxxxx by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. C. The Xxxxxxx, following a review of all recommendations, shall announce the recipients by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. and shall immediately provide the AAUP with a list of recipients in each category. Individual merit recognition awards are not grievable. The exact monetary amount of the award for the given merit award levels will be announced at the end of each spring semester, once the exact amount in the unused balance of the special salary pool (Article17.5) has been finalized.

Merit Recognition. In each of the three years year of the contract (academic years 2017-20182011 – 2012, 2018-2019, 2012 – 2013 and 2019- 20202013- 2014), a merit recognition program will recognize meritorious achievement by members of the bargaining unit in the areas of teaching, research/scholarship/, creative activity, engagementachievement, or contributions to the profession, either singly or in a combination of two areascombination. The University values meritorious achievement in teaching, research/scholarship/, creative activity, engagement, achievement and contributions to the profession equally. A minimum of one-third (33.3%) of category for achievement in student engagement shall be added to the annual awards in each college will be for primary merit in teachingaward criteria. The available funding for each of the first two year’s merit recognition program will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool for outside offers of employment (Article 17.5). For year three (3) the available funding will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool plus an amount equivalent to one and one-quarter percent (1.01.25%) of the total 2019-2020 salaries of tenured and tenure-track bargaining unit faculty rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. Assuming a sufficient The amounts and number of applications, no fewer than twentymerit recognition awards shall be: thirty-five percent (25%35) of the bargaining unit in “exceptional” awards at $4,000 each, sixty-five (65) “outstanding” awards at $2,000 each college will receive merit and one hundred five (105) “excellent” awards in each of the three years of the program. A faculty member who receives an award in the first year will be ineligible for an award in the second year. In the third year, all bargaining unit faculty as defined above will be eligible for a merit award. The Contract Implementation Committee (CIC) will develop a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that determine the number and estimated amounts of the awards for each year in advance of the first merit application deadline, which will occur in the spring semester of 2018at $1,000 each. Any member of the bargaining unit shall be eligible to compete for any of these merit awards in any contract year except as otherwise provided in Article 17.516.5. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member's base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this Agreement. A. A faculty member Faculty may self-nominate themselves or be nominated by another member of the bargaining unit or by the faculty member’s their department Chair or school Director in up to two of the four categories in which merit will be recognizedDirector. Nominations and supporting materials shall be submitted by a February 28 (unless another date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee is mutually agreed to) directly to the appropriate Xxxx and to the UPRC. Awards will be based on the nominees' achievements during the most recent three-year period. Guidelines for nominations shall be distributed to all faculty by the Contract Implementation Committee. B. The Deans Xxxx and the UPRC will review the materials and will forward all nominations, along with supporting materials and their recommendations, to the Xxxxxxx by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation CommitteeApril 1. C. The Xxxxxxx, following a review of all recommendations, shall announce the recipients by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. April 27 and shall immediately provide the AAUP with a list of recipients in each category. Individual merit recognition awards are not grievable. The exact monetary amount of the award for the given merit award levels will be announced at the end of each spring semester, once the exact amount in the unused balance of the special salary pool (Article17.5) has been finalized.

Merit Recognition. In each of A. Commencing with the three years of the contract (academic years 20172023-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019- 2020)2024 Academic year, a merit recognition program will recognize meritorious achievement by members of the bargaining unit in the areas of teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, or contributions to the profession, either singly or in a combination of two areas. The University values meritorious achievement in teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, and contributions to the profession equally. A minimum of one-third (33.3%) of the annual awards in each college will be for primary merit in teaching. The available funding for . B. For each of the first two year’s merit recognition program will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool for outside offers of employment (Article 17.5). For academic year three (3) 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 the available funding will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool plus an amount equivalent to one percent (1.0%) of the total 2019-2020 salaries of bargaining unit faculty rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. . C. Any continuing member of the bargaining unit as defined in 17.2(C), above, shall be eligible to compete for these awards, except as otherwise provided in 17.4(E). D. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member’s base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this agreement. E. Assuming a sufficient number of applications, no fewer than twenty-five percent (25%) % of the bargaining unit in each college will receive merit awards in each of the three years of the program. A faculty member who receives an award in the first year will be ineligible for an award in the second year. In the third year, all bargaining unit faculty as defined above will be eligible for a merit award. . F. The Contract Implementation Committee (CIC) will develop a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that determine the number and estimated amounts of the awards for each year in advance of the first merit application deadline, which will occur in the spring semester of 2018. Any member of the bargaining unit shall be eligible to compete for any of these merit awards in any contract year except as otherwise provided in Article 17.5. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member's base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this Agreement2023. A. G. A faculty member may self-nominate or be nominated by another member of the bargaining unit or by the faculty member’s department Chair or school Director in up to two of the four categories in which merit will be recognized. Nominations and supporting materials shall be submitted by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee directly to the appropriate Xxxx and to the UPRC. Awards will be based on the nominees' achievements during the most recent three-three- year period. Guidelines for nominations shall be distributed to all faculty by the Contract Implementation Committee. B. H. The Xxxx and Associate Deans and the UPRC will review the materials and will forward all nominations, along with supporting materials and their recommendations, to the Xxxxxxx by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. C. I. The Xxxxxxx, following a review of all recommendations, shall announce the recipients by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. and shall immediately provide the AAUP AAUP-LS with a list of recipients in each category. Individual merit recognition awards are not grievable. The exact monetary amount of the award for the given merit award levels will be announced at the end of each spring semester, once the exact amount in the unused balance of the special salary pool (Article17.5) has been finalized.

Merit Recognition. A. In each of the three years third year of the contract (academic years 2017year 2019-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019- 2020), a merit recognition program will recognize meritorious achievement by members of the bargaining unit in the areas of teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, or contributions to the profession, either singly or in a combination of two areas. The University values meritorious achievement in teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, and contributions to the profession equally. A minimum of one-third (33.3%) of the annual awards in each college will be for primary merit in teaching. . B. The available funding for each of the first two year’s merit recognition program in year 3 will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool for outside offers of employment (Article 17.5). For year three (3) the available funding will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool plus an amount equivalent to one percent (1.0%) 1% of the total AY 2019-2020 salaries of bargaining unit faculty rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. . C. Any continuing member of the bargaining unit as defined in 17.2(C), above, shall be eligible to compete for these awards, except as otherwise provided in 17.4(E). D. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member’s base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this agreement. E. Assuming a sufficient number of applications, no fewer than twenty-five percent (25%) % of the bargaining unit in each college will receive merit awards in each of the three years of the program. A faculty member who receives an award in the first year will be ineligible for an award in the second year. In the third year, all bargaining unit faculty as defined above will be eligible for a merit award. . F. The Contract Implementation Committee (CIC) will develop a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that determine the number and estimated amounts of the awards for each year in advance of the first merit application deadline, which will occur in the spring semester of 2018. Any member of the bargaining unit shall be eligible to compete for any of these merit awards in any contract year except as otherwise provided in Article 17.5. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member's base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this Agreement2020. A. G. A faculty member may self-nominate or be nominated by another member of the bargaining unit or by the faculty member’s department Chair or school Director in up to two of the four categories in which merit will be recognized. Nominations and supporting materials shall be submitted by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee directly to the appropriate Xxxx and to the UPRC. Awards will be based on the nominees' achievements during the most recent three-year period. Guidelines for nominations shall be distributed to all faculty by the Contract Implementation Committee. B. H. The Deans Xxxx and the UPRC Associate Xxxxx will review the materials and will forward all nominations, along with supporting materials and their recommendations, to the Xxxxxxx by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. C. I. The Xxxxxxx, following a review of all recommendations, shall announce the recipients by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. and shall immediately provide the AAUP AAUP-LS with a list of recipients in each category. Individual merit recognition awards are not grievable. The exact monetary amount of the award for the given merit award levels will be announced at the end of each spring semester, once the exact amount in the unused balance of the special salary pool (Article17.5) has been finalized.

Merit Recognition. In each of A. Commencing with the three years of the contract (academic years 20172023-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019- 2020)2024 Academic year, a merit recognition program will recognize meritorious achievement by members of the bargaining unit in the areas of teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, or contributions to the profession, either singly or in a combination of two areas. The University values meritorious achievement in teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, engagement, and contributions to the profession equally. A minimum of one-third (33.3%) of the annual awards in each college will be for primary merit in teaching. The available funding for . B. For each of the first two year’s merit recognition program will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool for outside offers of employment (Article 17.5). For academic year three (3) 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 the available funding will be the unused balance of that year’s special salary pool plus an amount equivalent to one percent (1.0%) of the total 2019-2020 salaries of bargaining unit faculty rounded to the nearest thousand dollars. . C. Any continuing member of the bargaining unit as defined in 17.2(C), above, shall be eligible to compete for these awards, except as otherwise provided in 17.4(E). D. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member’s base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this agreement. E. Assuming a sufficient number of applications, no fewer than twenty-five percent (25%) % of the bargaining unit in each college will receive merit awards in each of the three years of the program. A faculty member who receives an award in the first year will be ineligible for an award in the second year. In the third year, all bargaining unit faculty as defined above will be eligible for a merit award. . F. The Contract Implementation Committee (CIC) will develop a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that determine the number and estimated amounts of the awards for each year in advance of the first merit application deadline, which will occur in the spring semester of 2018. Any member of the bargaining unit shall be eligible to compete for any of these merit awards in any contract year except as otherwise provided in Article 17.5. Merit awards shall become part of the faculty member's base salary at the beginning of the next academic year and are in addition to any other salary increase provided for in this Agreement2023. A. G. A faculty member may self-nominate or be nominated by another member of the bargaining unit or by the faculty member’s department Chair or school Director in up to two of the four categories in which merit will be recognized. Nominations and supporting materials shall be submitted by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee directly to the appropriate Xxxx and to the UPRC. Awards will be based on the nominees' achievements during the most recent three-three- year period. Guidelines for nominations shall be distributed to all faculty by the Contract Implementation Committee. B. H. The Deans Xxxx and the UPRC Associate Xxxxx will review the materials and will forward all nominations, along with supporting materials and their recommendations, to the Xxxxxxx by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. C. I. The Xxxxxxx, following a review of all recommendations, shall announce the recipients by a date in the spring semester to be determined by the Contract Implementation Committee. and shall immediately provide the AAUP AAUP-LS with a list of recipients in each category. Individual merit recognition awards are not grievable. The exact monetary amount of the award for the given merit award levels will be announced at the end of each spring semester, once the exact amount in the unused balance of the special salary pool (Article17.5) has been finalized.