| FACULTY DUTY PERIOD |
| Faculty members on nine-month appointments in the "I" and "C"
classifications are on duty for nine consecutive months with salary
paid over a twelve-month period. The beginning and ending dates for
the duty period for each campus will be determined by the Employer,
provided that the beginning date shall be between August 14th and
September 14th and run for nine consecutive months thereafter, except
that Faculty whose duties are other than classroom instruction may be
assigned a duty period beginning two weeks earlier than the calendar
established for the campus; however, in such cases the Faculty
Member's duty period shall end two weeks earlier, or the Faculty
Member shall receive compensatory release from assingments during the
normal duty period at a mutually agreed upon time.
The primary professional responsibilities of Faculty Members are teaching, research, specialized educational services, and community service. Faculty Members also have professional responsibilities such as advising students; registration of students; participation in campus and University-System committees; keeping regularly posted office hours which are scheduled at times convenient for students; and participation in traditional functions which have unique academic significance. The performance of teaching duties extends beyond classroom responsibilities and includes such activities as preparation, student evaluation, syllabus revision, and review of current literature and research in the subject area. Therefore, such duties cannot be restricted to a fixed amount of time or points in time. During the interval between semesters and during the spring recess, Faculty Members normally engage in professional activities. However, Faculty Members who do not have duties requiring their presence on campus may travel for personal reasons at their own expense, provided that upon return they report to the Employer the number of days of such travel and provide service for those days at times during off-duty period. |