Common use of Program Chairs Clause in Contracts

Program Chairs. ‌ The Program Chair is appointed to manage specific degree-granting program(s) for the purpose of ensuring the academic quality and currency of the program(s) in service of the students and the community. Program Chairs have demonstrated expertise related to the academic content of the program(s). Excellence in teaching and learning is their primary focus. An individual serving as Program Chair is appointed by the Vice President for Instruction and Learning or their designee based on the recommendation of the Department Chair. Faculty members designated as Program Chairs retain their status as regular members of the college faculty, including their tenure status and rank, during and after their service as Program Chairs. The Program Chair serves in an advisory capacity to the Department Chair and the Office of Vice President for Instruction and Learning. Compensation Formula: Program Chair base reassigned time: 6 hours of reassigned time annually Additional reassigned time is provided depending on number of full and part time students in their program using IPEDS data and applying the formula below. # Student in Program = FT students + (PT students/3) Number of Student in Program Additional Reassigned Time Up to 225 0 225 – 374 1 · 374 – 524 2 525 – 674 3 675 and up 4 The calculation for reassigned time for the coming academic year is made by February 1 and is based on the full-time and part-time student enrollment in the program in the prior fall semester as provided by the Office of Institutional Research. In addition, Program Chairs supervising part-time faculty would be compensated at the rate that Part-Time Faculty Supervisors are compensated per part-time faculty member. The Program Chair job description and responsibilities are retained by the Office of Vice President for Instruction and Learning with a current copy supplied to DUE. Any changes to the Program Chair job description requires negotiation on the impact of said changes.

Program Chairs. ‌ The Program Chair is appointed to manage specific degree-granting program(s) for the purpose of ensuring the academic quality and currency of the program(s) in service of the students and the community. Program Chairs have demonstrated expertise related to the academic content of the program(s). Excellence in teaching and learning is their primary focus. An individual serving as Program Chair is appointed by the Vice President for Instruction and Learning or their designee Vice-President/▇▇▇▇ of Academic Affairs based on the recommendation of the Department Chair. Faculty members designated as Program Chairs retain their status as regular members of the college faculty, including their tenure status and rank, during and after their service as Program Chairs. The Program Chair serves in an advisory capacity to the Department Chair and the Office of Vice President for Instruction and LearningAcademic Affairs. Compensation Formula: Program Chair base reassigned time: 6 hours of reassigned time annually Additional reassigned time is provided depending on number of full and part time students in their program using IPEDS data and applying the formula below. # Student in Program = FT students + (PT students/3) Number of Student in Program Additional Reassigned Time Up to 225 0 225 – 374 1 · 374 – 524 2 525 – 674 3 675 and up 4 The calculation for reassigned time for the coming academic year is made by February 1 and is based on the full-time and part-time student enrollment in the program in the prior fall semester as provided by the Office of Institutional Research. In addition, Program Chairs supervising part-time faculty would be compensated at the rate that Part-Time Faculty Supervisors are compensated per part-time faculty member. .The Program Chair job description and responsibilities are retained by the Office of Vice President for Instruction and Learning Academic Affairs with a current copy supplied to DUE. Any changes to the Program Chair job description requires negotiation on the impact of said changes.