Common use of Professor Emeritus Clause in Contracts

Professor Emeritus. The position of Professor Emeritus is established as follows: A. A faculty member who retires under SURS and terminates employment with the College may apply to become a Professor Emeritus. Applications for Professor Emeritus may be made no earlier than 60 days after a faculty member’s last day of employment and no later than the one year anniversary of his/her last date of employment. B. Upon receipt of the application, the Vice President of Educational Affairs or designee may approve or disapprove the application. Participation in the program shall entitle the retiree to Professor Emeritus status for two (2) years or as otherwise mutually agreed-upon between the retiree and Vice President of Educational Affairs. Such years shall be consecutive. Professor Emeritus faculty may request an extension of their status on a year-to-year basis by submitting a written request to the Xxxx of his or her division by March 30 of the last year of the term. The Vice President or designee shall approve or deny the Professor Emeritus continuation request by May 1. The decision of the Vice President or designee is final. If the request is denied, the faculty member will not be eligible to teach in the summer term. Before disapproving an application or extension of Professor Emeritus status, the Vice President of Educational Affairs or designee will discuss with the Union President the reason(s) for the disapproval. C. Subject to course availability, the Professor Emeritus may elect to teach a combination of courses which will not exceed 60% of a basic contractual assignment per semester. Such faculty who had been previously employed on the basis of a thirty-five (35) hour week may elect to work a maximum of 60% of the total number of hours required to fulfill the annual contract, which is a total of 336 hours during Spring or Fall semester. The Professor Emeritus shall not be employed at any other SURS eligible institution and the College shall have the right to limit the workload/earnings of Professor Emeritus faculty to ensure that the College does not incur any penalties from SURS relating to the employment of an annuitant. Employment of the Professor Emeritus in the summer term shall be at the discretion of the xxxx or designee and, if employed, the load shall not exceed eight (8) hours for the summer term. D. With the Professor Emeritus status the faculty member retains an email account and voicemail account. This enables the professor to continue to utilize electronic resources that were developed prior to retirement. E. The Professor Emeritus shall work subject to the following conditions: 1. Participation in this program is subject to the availability of work for which the Professor is qualified under the Faculty Obligations Article 39, Qualifications to be a Faculty Member. 2. The Professor Emeritus shall have priority in the selection of course load after all full- time faculty have obtained load and voluntary overload but before part-time faculty assignments are made unless a demonstrably special circumstance exists in which a particular part-time faculty member is desirable. Where more than one (1) such Professor seeks available work, the one with the greatest seniority prior to retirement shall be assigned first. The Adjunct Preference Form (or successor form/system) shall be used in the course selection process for Professor Emeritus. 3. The rate of pay shall be the rate of the highest prevailing compensation paid per load hour to adjunct faculty but no less than one thousand one hundred thirty-one dollars ($1,131) per load hour during this Agreement. 4. He/she shall receive three (3) days of personal leave per academic year but may not take more than two (2) days in any semester. The personal leave day is non- cumulative. 5. The tuition waiver article in this Agreement shall apply to him/her. 6. Nothing in this Article shall prohibit or limit the right of the College to hire or retain a retired faculty member on an independent contract basis. 7. Attendance at the Fall and Spring Orientation Meetings is part of the Professor Emeritus member’s responsibilities to the College and thus does not require additional compensation. 8. Professor Emeritus faculty who are required to attend any meetings (including workshops, training sessions, or informational sessions) other than the Fall and Spring Orientation Meetings will be compensated at the highest rate paid to adjunct faculty but not less than thirty dollars ($30) per hour. The Board recognizes that there may be cases where a Professor Emeritus member cannot reasonably be expected to attend a given session or meeting, including the Orientation Meetings. In such cases, alternate arrangements may be made by the Xxxx in consultation with the Professor Emeritus member. The College, however, is not obligated to provide alternative arrangements for missed Orientation Meetings, sessions or other meetings. 9. Professor Emeritus faculty shall receive notice of their academic departmental and division meetings in the same manner as full-time faculty and may attend such meetings. F. Compliance with this Section shall not prevent the College from employing a full-time faculty member to teach courses the Professor Emeritus would otherwise be qualified to teach or from offering courses to a faculty member to complete a full load which could not otherwise be completed. G. The College reserves the right to make modifications to this section to ensure compliance with Illinois law, SURS rules, in order to avoid any penalties that may result from the employment of annuitants. The College recognizes the need to impact bargain any modifications. H. Professor Emeritus faculty are entitled only to those benefits set forth in Article 25 and no others unless specifically provided for in this Agreement.

Professor Emeritus. The position of Professor Emeritus Xxxxxxxx is established as follows: A. A faculty member who retires under SURS and terminates employment with the College may apply to become a Professor Emeritus. Applications for Professor Emeritus may be made no earlier than 60 days after a faculty member’s last day of employment and no later than the one year anniversary of his/her last date of employment. B. Upon receipt of the application, the Vice President of Educational Affairs or designee may approve or disapprove the application. Participation in the program shall entitle the retiree to Professor Emeritus status for two (2) years or as otherwise mutually agreed-upon between the retiree and Vice President of Educational Affairs. Such years shall be consecutive. Professor Emeritus faculty may request an extension of their status on a year-to-year basis by submitting a written request to the Xxxx of his or her division by March 30 of the last year of the term. The Vice President or designee shall approve or deny the Professor Emeritus continuation request by May 1. The decision of the Vice President or designee is final. If the request is denied, the faculty member will not be eligible to teach in the summer term. Before disapproving an application or extension of Professor Emeritus status, the Vice President of Educational Affairs or designee will discuss with the Union President the reason(s) for the disapproval. C. Subject to course availability, the Professor Emeritus may elect to teach a combination of courses which will not exceed 60% of a basic contractual assignment per semester. Such faculty who had been previously employed on the basis of a thirty-five (35) hour week may elect to work a maximum of 60% of the total number of hours required to fulfill the annual contract, which is a total of 336 hours during Spring or Fall semester. The Professor Emeritus shall not be employed at any other SURS eligible institution and the College shall have the right to limit the workload/earnings of Professor Emeritus faculty to ensure that the College does not incur any penalties from SURS relating to the employment of an annuitant. Employment of the Professor Emeritus in the summer term shall be at the discretion of the xxxx or designee and, if employed, the load shall not exceed eight (8) hours for the summer term. D. With X. Xxxx the Professor Emeritus status the faculty member retains an email account and voicemail account. This enables the professor to continue to utilize electronic resources that were developed prior to retirement. E. The Professor Emeritus shall work subject to the following conditions: 1. Participation in this program is subject to the availability of work for which the Professor is qualified under the Faculty Obligations Article 39, Qualifications to be a Faculty Member. 2. The Professor Emeritus shall have priority in the selection of course load after all full- time faculty have obtained load and voluntary overload but before part-time faculty assignments are made unless a demonstrably special circumstance exists in which a particular part-time faculty member is desirable. Where more than one (1) such Professor seeks available work, the one with the greatest seniority prior to retirement shall be assigned first. The Adjunct Preference Form (or successor form/system) shall be used in the course selection process for Professor Emeritus. 3. The rate of pay shall be the rate of the highest prevailing compensation paid per load hour to adjunct faculty but no less than one thousand one hundred thirty-one dollars ($1,131) per load hour during this Agreement. 4. He/she shall receive three (3) days of personal leave per academic year but may not take more than two (2) days in any semester. The personal leave day is non- cumulative. 5. The tuition waiver article in this Agreement shall apply to him/her. 6. Nothing in this Article shall prohibit or limit the right of the College to hire or retain a retired faculty member on an independent contract basis. 7. Attendance at the Fall and Spring Orientation Meetings is part of the Professor Emeritus member’s responsibilities to the College and thus does not require additional compensation. 8. Professor Emeritus faculty who are required to attend any meetings (including workshops, training sessions, or informational sessions) other than the Fall and Spring Orientation Meetings will be compensated at the highest rate paid to adjunct faculty but not less than thirty dollars ($30) per hour. The Board recognizes that there may be cases where a Professor Emeritus member cannot reasonably be expected to attend a given session or meeting, including the Orientation Meetings. In such cases, alternate arrangements may be made by the Xxxx in consultation with the Professor Emeritus member. The College, however, is not obligated to provide alternative arrangements for missed Orientation Meetings, sessions or other meetings. 9. Professor Emeritus faculty shall receive notice of their academic departmental and division meetings in the same manner as full-time faculty and may attend such meetings. F. Compliance with this Section shall not prevent the College from employing a full-time faculty member to teach courses the Professor Emeritus would otherwise be qualified to teach or from offering courses to a faculty member to complete a full load which could not otherwise be completed. G. The College reserves the right to make modifications to this section to ensure compliance with Illinois law, SURS rules, in order to avoid any penalties that may result from the employment of annuitants. The College recognizes the need to impact bargain any modifications. H. Professor Emeritus faculty are entitled only to those benefits set forth in Article 25 and no others unless specifically provided for in this Agreement.