Common use of Service and Scholarship Loading Clause in Contracts

Service and Scholarship Loading. Efforts associated with service and scholarship shall amount to the following: • Professorial faculty on a renewable or a non-renewable contract: 9 ELU for service and scholarship • Professional faculty on a renewable contract: beginning September 16, 2019, 1-2 ELU for service. Professional faculty on renewable contracts are expected to contribute 1 ELU of service at the programmatic level. If a faculty member chooses 43 instructional ELU, they will contribute an additional 1 ELU of service at the programmatic and/or university level(s). • Professional faculty on a non-renewable contract: 0 ELU unless instructional ELU loading is reduced for service assignments (see Article 19.D, Service). Any reduction in teaching expectation shall be indicated as such on the faculty member’s non-renewable contract. • Instructional ELU loading may be reduced for service assignments (see Article 19.D, Service). When service ELU is assigned, then a report on the outcome(s) of work performed during the release will be submitted as part of the Faculty Professional Annual Report (FPAR). • Service and scholarship expectations for professorial faculty, and the service expectations for professional faculty, shall be that which is consistent with being at least “Acceptable” as defined by the Faculty Bylaws 5.225 and 5.226. • Professional faculty service over 2 ELU (also see Article 19.D, Service): ■ During any academic year where a Professional faculty member’s ELU of service are more than 2, a proportion of the ELU of service that is over 2 ELU must be in service on campus. In other words, while some ELU of service may be service to the discipline as outlined in the Faculty Bylaws, the service ELU must include some university service (committee or task force service). ■ The Professional Faculty Service ELU Guidelines [PFSEG] shall be found on the Xxxxxxx’x Faculty Resource website and used for service that exceeds 2 ELU. ■ When a professional faculty member feels that the agreed upon service obligation has been met, they may request additional service loading by sending a request to their Program Chair and Director to be shared with the Xxxxxxx (or designee). The faculty member and Program Chair should discuss the ramifications on the faculty member’s workload, including whether the requested additional loading would be considered overload or if a reduction in instructional loading could be possible. The Xxxxxxx (or designee) will consult with the appropriate committee chair concerning the request. If the request for additional service ELU is not approved by the Xxxxxxx (or designee) and the faculty member has demonstrated they have met the originally assigned service ELU, then the faculty member has the right to discontinue their work on the task. ■ The PFSEG will be evaluated on an ongoing annual basis, and will be agreed upon before the Fall Academic Term begins. Supervisors of faculty members on split appointments or reassigned to administrative tasks shall work cooperatively in consultation with their Director(s) or the Xxxxxxx (or designee) to assure the expectations for a faculty member are in keeping with a normal faculty workload.

Service and Scholarship Loading. Efforts associated with service and scholarship shall amount to the following: •  Professorial faculty on a renewable or a non-renewable contract: 9 ELU for service and scholarship •  Professional faculty on a renewable contract: beginning September 16, 2019, 1-2 ELU for service. Professional faculty on renewable contracts are expected to contribute 1 ELU of service at the programmatic level. If a faculty member chooses 43 instructional ELU, they will contribute an additional 1 ELU of service at the programmatic and/or university level(s). •  Professional faculty on a non-renewable contract: 0 ELU unless instructional ELU loading is reduced for service assignments (see Article 19.D, Service). Any reduction in teaching expectation shall be indicated as such on the faculty member’s non-renewable contract. •  Instructional ELU loading may be reduced for service assignments (see Article 19.D, Service). When service ELU is assigned, then a report on the outcome(s) of work performed during the release will be submitted as part of the Faculty Professional Annual Report (FPAR). •  Service and scholarship expectations for professorial faculty, and the service expectations for professional faculty, shall be that which is consistent with being at least “Acceptable” as defined by the Faculty Bylaws 5.225 and 5.226. •  Professional faculty service over 2 ELU (also see Article 19.D, Service): ■ During any academic year where a Professional faculty member’s ELU of service are more than 2, a proportion of the ELU of service that is over 2 ELU must be in service on campus. In other words, while some ELU of service may be service to the discipline as outlined in the Faculty Bylaws, the service ELU must include some university service (committee or task force service). ■ The Professional Faculty Service ELU Guidelines [PFSEG] shall be found on the Xxxxxxx’x Faculty Resource website and used for service that exceeds 2 ELU. ■ When a professional faculty member feels that the agreed upon service obligation has been met, they may request additional service loading by sending a request to their Program Chair and Director to be shared with the Xxxxxxx (or designee). The faculty member and Program Chair should discuss the ramifications on the faculty member’s workload, including whether the requested additional loading would be considered overload or if a reduction in instructional loading could be possible. The Xxxxxxx (or designee) will consult with the appropriate committee chair concerning the request. If the request for additional service ELU is not approved by the Xxxxxxx (or designee) and the faculty member has demonstrated they have met the originally assigned service ELU, then the faculty member has the right to discontinue their work on the task. ■ The PFSEG will be evaluated on an ongoing annual basis, and will be agreed upon before the Fall Academic Term begins. Supervisors of faculty members on split appointments or reassigned to administrative tasks shall work cooperatively in consultation with their Director(s) or the Xxxxxxx (or designee) to assure the expectations for a faculty member are in keeping with a normal faculty workload.