Common use of Routine Service Clause in Contracts

Routine Service. All Bargaining Unit Members are obligated to perform “routine service,” which refers to basic faculty engagement in shared governance at the departmental level. The routine service obligation can be met by regular attendance at departmental meetings (an obligation regardless of other service that Members may perform) plus effective service on one reasonably active departmental committee (e.g., a committee dealing with curricular matters or program assessment), or the equivalent. Equivalent activities include serving on committees outside the department, working within programs and departments, assisting in developing and coordinating the curriculum, participating in program assessment, and other activities. These opportunities for “routine service” may vary across the University, but the magnitude of the “routine service” obligation does not vary significantly from unit to unit.

Routine Service. All Bargaining Unit Members are obligated to perform “routine service,” ”, which refers to basic faculty engagement in shared governance at the departmental level. The routine service obligation can be met by regular attendance at departmental meetings (an obligation regardless of other service that Members may perform) plus effective service on one reasonably active departmental committee (e.g., a committee dealing with curricular matters or program assessment), or the equivalent. Equivalent activities include serving on committees outside the department, working within programs and departments, assisting in developing and coordinating the curriculum, participating in program assessment, and other activities. These opportunities for “routine service” may vary across the University, but the magnitude of the “routine service” obligation does not vary significantly from unit to unit.