Common use of Participation in Academic-Governance Activities Clause in Contracts

Participation in Academic-Governance Activities. ‌ The rights of bargaining-unit members to participate with vote in the academic-governance activities addressed in Articles XII (Compensation), XVIII (Selection Advisory Committees), XXX (University- Wide Committees) and XXXI (Budget Advisory Committees) shall not be abridged. Their rights to participate with vote in academic-governance activities, including activities addressed in Articles XX (Term Appointments), XXI (Employment Security Status Procedures), XXII (Tenure Procedures), and XXIII (Promotion Procedures), shall be determined under the bylaws of the units and under other provisions of this Agreement and such additional rules as may be agreed upon by the University Administration and the Association. For academic-governance activities under Article XII (Compensation), participation in selective-salary decisions shall be in the unit in which the bargaining-unit member receives fifty percent (50%) or more of their salary. Where salary is allocated evenly between two (2) or more units, the member shall choose at the beginning of each academic year the unit in which they will participate. Where salary is allocated among more than two (2) units, participation shall be in the unit from which the member receives their largest percentage of salary. Those members of the faculty or academic staff whose salary is allocated from a unit in which there are no academic-governance structures shall have the right to participate with vote in academic- governance activities in the unit(s) where they hold, or are eligible for, tenure or ESS.

Participation in Academic-Governance Activities. ‌ The rights of bargaining-unit members to participate with vote in the academic-governance activities addressed in Articles XII (Compensation), XVIII (Selection Advisory Committees), XXX (University- University-Wide Committees) and XXXI (Budget Advisory Committees) shall not be abridged. Their rights to participate with vote in academic-governance activities, including activities addressed in Articles XX (Term Appointments), XXI (Employment Security Status Procedures), XXII (Tenure Procedures), and XXIII (Promotion Procedures), shall be determined under the bylaws of the units and under other provisions of this Agreement and such additional rules as may be agreed upon by the University Administration and the Association. For academic-governance activities under Article XII (Compensation), participation in selective-salary decisions shall be in the unit in which the bargaining-unit member receives fifty percent (50%) or more of their his/her salary. Where salary is allocated evenly between two (2) or more units, the member shall choose at the beginning of each academic year the unit in which they s/he will participate. Where salary is allocated among more than two (2) units, participation shall be in the unit from which the member receives their largest percentage of salary. Those members of the faculty or academic staff whose salary is allocated from a unit in which there are no academic-governance structures shall have the right to participate with vote in academic- governance activities in the unit(s) where they hold, or are eligible for, tenure or ESS.two