Partial Assignments, Academic Year. 5.6.1 For regular full-time faculty members, less than full-time assignments may be granted for the following reasons:
5.6.1.1 A reduction from full-time to partial retirement made voluntarily by the faculty member.
5.6.1.2 A reduction from full-time to partial assignment made at the request of a regular faculty member for reasons of health, personal problems, or professional development. Such partial assignments normally shall not exceed one (1) academic year but may be extended for good cause.
5.6.1.3 No partial assignments shall be given in a department discipline as long as a regular faculty member with full or part- time employment rights is kept involuntarily on a partial contract that is less than the employee’s tenured employment rights.
