Externally Funded. (a) Externally funded appointments are at least 25% financed by funding outside of the Employer’s control which, for purposes of this subdivision, includes, but is not limited to, external grants, funding between Minnesota State institutions, and funding based upon voluntary revenue sources (e.g., child care fees, athletic ticket sales, etc.). Such appointments are not subject to the two (2) year limitation in Subd. 1.
Externally Funded. (a) An externally funded appointment is an appointment made to a position financed by monies from a source of funding external to the institution which may terminate such funding in a manner beyond the control of the Employer. Such appointments are not subject to the two (2) year limitation in Subd. 1.
Externally Funded position shall mean a period of employment provided for from identifiable external funding, not being funding that is part of an operating grant from government or funding comprised of payments of fees made by or on behalf of students.
Externally Funded. Y Externally funded posts can be defined and a full history is maintained online.
Externally Funded. An externally funded appointment is an appointment made to a position financed by monies from a source of funding external to the institution which may terminate such funding in a manner beyond the control of the Employer. Such appointments are not subject to the two (2) year limitation in Subd. 1. Positions filled by an externally funded appointment do not become probationary when a portion of the funding is supplied from state money or state generated revenue. An externally funded appointment terminates when the external funding ceases, unless the university determines to continue the position when external funding ceases. An externally funded appointment does not imply that any future employment will be offered. Any ASF Member hired on an externally funded appointment who subsequently becomes fully funded by state appropriated monies in the same position shall be converted to a fixed term or a probationary appointment. The probationary period for ASF Member(s) moved from externally funded positions to probationary status as a result of this subdivision shall be governed by Subd. 3c. Any ASF Member hired on probationary status shall not be involuntarily changed to externally funded status. Non-Renewal and Personnel Reduction. Any ASF Member with an externally funded appointment with four (4) years or less of service may be non-renewed at the end of his/her appointment. Such non-renewal shall not require just cause, but shall require ninety (90) calendar days advance written notice. The decision of the president to non-renew an externally funded ASF Member shall not be subject to the arbitration step of the grievance procedure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 22, ASF members with externally funded appointments with more than four (4) years of service shall receive written notice of personnel reduction one hundred eighty (180) calendar days in advance of termination. For purposes of this paragraph, a personnel reduction shall not include the elimination of externally funded positions due to cessation or reduction of external funding.
