Common use of Notice of Reappointment Clause in Contracts

Notice of Reappointment. All currently employed Teaching Assistants and Graduate Assistants shall be notified by the University in writing of their status for the coming academic year on or before April 30 for Fall semester appointments and October 31 for Spring semester appointments. Notification shall be either a) reappointment, or b) non-reappointment, or c) waiting list, with reappointment contingent upon the availability of funding or the meeting of other previously established and announced criteria. Departments shall be encouraged to minimize the use of the waiting list option, where academically feasible. Notification of non-reappointment shall include written explanation of the reasons. Notification of waiting-list status shall indicate if reappointment is contingent upon the availability of funding or the meeting of other previously established and announced criteria that shall be specified in the notice, or both. If notification is of waiting-list status, a graduate student shall be further notified of the number of Teaching Assistants and Graduate Assistants employed in the department in the current year and the number of appointments already offered in the department for the coming year. The names of those individuals who receive notification of non- reappointment shall be forwarded to the AAUP-AFT within 20 working days of the notice of non- reappointment.

Notice of Reappointment. All currently employed Teaching Assistants and Graduate Assistants shall be notified by the University in writing of their status for the coming academic year on or before April 30 for Fall semester appointments and October 31 for Spring semester appointments. Notification shall be either a) reappointment, or b) non-reappointment, or c) waiting list, with reappointment contingent upon the availability of funding or the meeting of other previously established and announced criteria. Departments shall be encouraged to minimize the use of the waiting list option, where academically feasible. Notification of non-reappointment shall include written explanation of the reasons. Notification of waiting-list status shall indicate if reappointment is contingent upon the availability of funding or the meeting of other previously established and announced criteria that shall be specified in the notice, or both. If notification is of waiting-list status, a graduate student shall be further notified of the number of Teaching Assistants and Graduate Assistants employed in the department in the current year and the number of appointments already offered in the department for the coming year. The names of those individuals who receive notification of non- reappointment shall be forwarded to the AAUP-AFT AAUP within 20 working days of the notice of non- reappointment.