Course Release Clause Samples

Course Release. (a) The Employer shall grant the Association’s Chief Negotiating Officer one (1) course release for each renewal of the collective agreement. (b) The Employer shall grant the Association’s Unit Chair one (1) course release each academic year, except that the Unit Chair will not be entitled to course release during such period of time as the Unit Chair has been given course release for bargaining under 2.1.4 (a). (c) When a Librarian is the Association’s Chief Negotiating Officer or Unit Chair, an equivalency rate of 3.5 hours per week for one term shall be used. The Librarian shall give reasonable notice to the Chief Librarian of when such release time is to be used.

Course Release. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ may approve a request for a course release that permits a faculty member to have a reduced teaching load within their normal academic year appointment. The purpose of course releases is to provide faculty members with time to undertake important activities such as scholarship, professional development, or other service for the University. The following are general areas in which course releases may be awarded subject to the University’s operating needs: 1. Professional/scholarly development (advancement through probationary or developmental faculty status, degree advancement, PI on a large grant proposal, externships); 2. Leadership or service duties (serving as Faculty Senate president, course coordination, significant program/school/institute related service, leading programmatic accreditation efforts, developing a study abroad course/program); 3. Sponsored-project research activities (grant buyout, professorships, working on and/or managing an industry related project); 4. Strategic initiatives (accelerated course development, leading the development of a new degree program, leading an institute or school strategic initiative) Course releases do not relieve the faculty member from other responsibilities to the University such as advising, serving on committees, or participating in school/program business, events, and activities. Faculty members are expected to continue to carry out their other duties during the term in which they have a course release. All course release request(s) shall include: 1. A specified detailed description of the work to be performed, the expected time to be spent on that work, and how the accomplishing of that work will benefit the faculty member and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; 2. The reduction in credit hours requested 3. The specific means by which the supervisor of the work will verify that the work has been completed as set forth in the request. 4. Signature of the supervisor, the supervising ▇▇▇▇ (if not the supervisor) and the faculty member.

Course Release. 2.4.1. The Association shall be entitled each salary year to release time equivalent to three (3) one-term courses for the first three years of this first agreement and one (1) one-term course for each subsequent year. The release shall be allocated at the discretion of the Association Executive, must be used for the purpose of Association business and shall be used in the year in which it is awarded. The Association shall inform the Employer of the allocation not later than June 1. The costs of replacement teaching shall be borne by the Employer. 2.4.2. The Association shall be entitled each bargaining year to one (1) additional one- term course release to be allocated at the discretion of the Association Executive. The Association shall inform the Employer of the allocation not later than June 1. The costs of replacement teaching shall be borne by the Employer. 2.4.3. The Association may purchase additional units of course release for its members during the term of this Agreement, up to a maximum of three (3) course releases in any given fiscal year. The cost per course release shall be equivalent to the sessional cost, inclusive of the cost of benefits.

Course Release. The Museum/Gallery agrees to pay 50% (not to exceed $XXX) toward one approved course release sought by the Guest Curator for any academic term up to and including the term the Exhibition opens. This partial course release funding is solely for the purpose of hiring an adjunct faculty member replacement to teach one

Course Release. (a) The Employer shall grant the Association’s Chief Negotiating Officer one (1) course release for each renewal of the collective agreement. (b) The Employer shall grant the Association’s Unit Chair one (1) course release each academic year. (c) When a Librarian is the Association’s Chief Negotiating Officer or Unit Chair, an equivalency rate of 3.5 hours per week for one term shall be used. The Librarian shall give reasonable notice to the Chief Librarian of when such release time is to be used.

Course Release a) The Association shall be entitled each academic year to release time equivalent to one (1) one-term course each year. The course release shall be allocated at the discretion of the Association Executive. The course release must be used for the purpose of Association business and shall be used in the year in which it is awarded. The Association shall inform the Employer of the allocation not later than March 1. The costs of replacement teaching shall be borne by the Employer. b) The Association shall be entitled each bargaining year to one (1) additional one-term course release to be allocated at the discretion of the Association Executive. The Association shall inform the Employer of the allocation not later than March 1. The costs of replacement teaching shall be borne by the Employer. c) The Association may purchase additional units of course release for its members during the term of this Agreement, up to a maximum of three