Common use of Visiting Faculty Clause in Contracts

Visiting Faculty. A. Under circumstances that result in the extended absence of a full-time instructional faculty member (by way of example, a sabbatical leave or extended medical leave), the College may choose to temporarily hire a Visiting Faculty member to ensure the continuation of faculty duties. Visiting Faculty members shall be employed under a separate contract, the terms of which will be set by the College and the Visiting Faculty member, consistent with this Section. B. The contract term for a Visiting Faculty member shall not exceed two consecutive semesters without the prior mutual consent of the Association and the College. C. Due to the nature of their employment, Visiting Faculty members are ineligible for continuing appointment, sabbatical leave, or other leaves of absence, except as required by law, nor will they be considered members of the bargaining unit. The grievance provisions of Article VIII shall not apply to a Visiting Faculty Member, but this does not preclude the Association’s right to grieve disputes over the implementation of the Visiting Faculty section of this Agreement. D. Visiting Faculty members must meet all of the same qualifications as traditional full-time faculty, including guidelines set forth by the College’s accrediting body and any applicable programmatic accreditations. The College will consult with the Association when creating the position profile for a Visiting Faculty member. E. Compensation for Visiting Faculty members is subject to negotiation between the College and the Visiting Faculty member and need not align with the salary schedule for traditional full-time faculty. F. Visiting Faculty members will be evaluated in a manner similar to that used for adjunct faculty and are ineligible to serve as Division Chairs. The responsibilities of traditional faculty members, as described in Article IX, Section A, Subsection 1, will apply to Visiting Faculty members, except that a Visiting Faculty member will be exempt from the service commitments under Article IX, Section A, Subsection 3, unless included in the position profile or mutually agreed to by the College and the Visiting Faculty member. All other aspects of this Agreement shall apply to Visiting Faculty members.

Visiting Faculty. ‌ A. Under circumstances that result in the extended absence of a full-time instructional faculty member (by way of example, a sabbatical leave or extended medical leave), the College may choose to temporarily hire a Visiting Faculty member to ensure the continuation of faculty duties. Visiting Faculty members shall be employed under a separate contract, the terms of which will be set by the College and the Visiting Faculty member, consistent with this Section. B. The contract term for a Visiting Faculty member shall not exceed two consecutive semesters without the prior mutual consent of the Association and the College. C. Due to the nature of their employment, Visiting Faculty members are ineligible for continuing appointment, sabbatical leave, or other leaves of absence, except as required by law, nor will they be considered members of the bargaining unit. The grievance provisions of Article VIII shall not apply to a Visiting Faculty Member, but this does not preclude the Association’s right to grieve disputes over the implementation of the Visiting Faculty section of this Agreement. D. Visiting Faculty members must meet all of the same qualifications as traditional full-time faculty, including guidelines set forth by the College’s accrediting body and any applicable programmatic accreditations. The College will consult with the Association when creating the position profile for a Visiting Faculty member. E. Compensation for Visiting Faculty members is subject to negotiation between the College and the Visiting Faculty member and need not align with the salary schedule for traditional full-time faculty. F. Visiting Faculty members will be evaluated in a manner similar to that used for adjunct faculty and are ineligible to serve as Division Chairs. The responsibilities of traditional faculty members, as described in Article IX, Section A, Subsection 1, will apply to Visiting Faculty members, except that a Visiting Faculty member will be exempt from the service commitments under Article IX, Section A, Subsection 3, unless included in the position profile or mutually agreed to by the College and the Visiting Faculty member. All other aspects of this Agreement shall apply to Visiting Faculty members.

Visiting Faculty. A. Under circumstances that result The University shall notify the AAUP when it intends to make a visiting appointment. Visiting faculty will be included in the extended unit. Appointments to faculty rank with the special designation “visiting” (which may carry such working titles as “Artist-in-Residence,” “Clinical Instructor,” or “Executive-in- Residence,” etc.) shall be limited to individuals deemed to be distinguished faculty on leave of absence from another institution, distinguished faculty holding emeritus status from another institution, a person distinguished in their field, or a person possessing specialized knowledge or skills without the usual regard for academic degrees. Visiting appointments may be full- or part-time, renewable for a maximum not to exceed six years. Reappointment shall be subject to evaluations for reappointment as set forth in Article X. Section C Reappointment of a Full-Time Visiting Faculty. i. Visiting faculty are to be appointed in accordance with the existing appointment process for full-time instructional tenure track faculty member (by way of example, a sabbatical leave or extended medical leave), the College may choose to temporarily hire a Visiting Faculty member to ensure the continuation of faculty duties. Visiting Faculty members shall be employed under a separate contract, the terms of which will be set by the College and the Visiting Faculty member, consistent with this Section. B. The contract term for a Visiting Faculty member shall not exceed two consecutive semesters without the prior mutual consent of the Association and the College. C. Due to the nature of their employment, Visiting Faculty members are ineligible for continuing appointment, sabbatical leave, or other leaves of absence, except as required by law, nor will they be considered members of the bargaining unit. The grievance provisions of Article VIII shall not apply to a Visiting Faculty Member, but this does not preclude the Association’s right to grieve disputes over the implementation of the Visiting Faculty section of this Agreement. D. Visiting Faculty members must meet all of the same qualifications as traditional full-time faculty, including guidelines set forth by the College’s accrediting body and any applicable programmatic accreditations. The College will consult with the Association when creating the position profile for a Visiting Faculty member. E. Compensation for Visiting Faculty members is subject to negotiation between the College and the Visiting Faculty member and need not align with the salary schedule for traditional full-time faculty. F. Visiting Faculty members will be evaluated in a manner similar to that used for adjunct faculty and are ineligible to serve as Division Chairs. The responsibilities of traditional faculty members, as described in Article IXVII (Appointments) of this Agreement except in the circumstance defined in (ii.). This process will include the authorization of such a line by the Xxxxxxx, Section Athe development of a job description, Subsection 1the development of a recruitment plan consistent with the University’s affirmative action goals, will apply the selection of candidates to Visiting Faculty membersbe interviewed by the department, except on-campus interviews, the ranking of candidates by the department and the offer of the position by the Xxxx. ii. Any member of a department, including the department chairperson, or the Xxxx may propose to their departmental colleagues for a visiting appointment an individual who is either distinguished faculty on leave of absence from another institution, distinguished faculty holding emeritus status from another institution, a person distinguished in their field, or a person possessing specialized knowledge or skills without the usual regard for academic degrees. This proposal shall be in writing and shall document (for example, by a curriculum vitae) how this individual qualifies for visiting status and why the University and the AAUP should waive the full search process in this case. In response, the department shall meet to discuss the proposal. At the meeting, members of the department shall discuss the visiting appointment, the desired length of the position, the workload, and the specific courses to be taught. With approval from two-thirds of the department, the department may propose to the Xxxx and the Xxxxxxx that a Visiting Faculty member this visiting appointment be considered, specifying the desired length of the initial authorization (one to three years), the workload, whether the appointment is full-time or part-time, and the specific courses to be taught. If the Xxxx and the Xxxxxxx approve, the potential appointee will be exempt from invited to interview, on-campus or by other means, allowing participation of members of the service commitments under Article IXdepartment in the interview. After a departmental meeting to discuss the interview, Section Aupon a vote of not less than two-thirds of the department, Subsection 3the department may recommend that the University make the offer of a visiting appointment, unless specifying the desired length of the initial authorization (one to three years), the workload, whether the appointment is full-time or part-time, and the specific courses to be taught. With the approval of the Xxxx, the individual shall be offered the visiting appointment. iii. The Xxxxxxx, when they approve the interview, shall authorize and shall inform the department of the maximum number of years for the visiting appointment, the number of which xxx exceed that of the initial appointment, but in no case shall exceed six years. Copies of the Xxxxxxx’x authorizing letter to the department and the department’s proposal letter to the Xxxx and Xxxxxxx will be sent to the AAUP at the time the Xxxxxxx informs the department; a copy of the final appointment letter to the visiting faculty will be sent to the AAUP immediately after the offer of appointment has been accepted by the individual. The authorized maximum number of years for the appointment shall be included in the visiting faculty member’s letter of appointment and each subsequent letter of reappointment. Authorization of a visiting faculty position profile or mutually agreed for a period greater than the initial appointment is possible, but that authorization does not guarantee reappointment. Reappointment shall be subject to by the College and the evaluations for reappointment as set forth in Article X, Section (C) Reappointment of Full- Time Visiting Faculty memberFaculty. All other Visiting faculty will be evaluated for reappointment on those aspects of their teaching, scholarly, or professional activity and value to the department that are consistent with their appointment as visiting faculty. iv. A full-time visiting faculty member may be offered a workload with fewer contact hours than the regular full-time faculty workload, but shall not have a base workload with more contact hours than that of the full- time faculty workload. Visiting faculty, with the exception indicated in vi. below, shall not teach any courses on an overload basis. v. Visiting faculty will be restricted to teaching those courses specified in their letters of appointment and, with the exception indicated in vi. below, they shall not teach core courses. vi. A department will have no more than one full- and one part-time visiting appointment at any one time; except that, the University may hire full-time visiting faculty exceeding this Agreement shall apply limit up to Visiting Faculty members.a maximum of twenty