WORKLOAD AND WORK EXPECTATIONS Sample Clauses

WORKLOAD AND WORK EXPECTATIONS. Section 1. The University maintains the right to define academic expectations and degree requirements. This Agreement does not impose a limit on the amount of this work necessary for a student to make satisfactory academic progress toward their degree. The University, Union and Graduate Assistants agree that it is in the interest of the University and Graduate Assistant to define a Graduate Assistant’s workload when serving as a Graduate Assistant to be commensurate with the Graduate Assistant’s appointment and assignment, as well as their ability to make academic progress required by their program. Such Graduate Assistant workload is outlined below. Section 2. The workload for Graduate Assistants with a “full-time” appointment is expected to be up to 20 hours per week, on average, when calculated retrospectively at the end of the semester (“20-hour appointment”), and a 20-hour appointment shall be the norm. A Graduate Assistant’s workload, for the purpose of calculating the 20 hours, does not include the Graduate Assistant’s obligations that are required as part of their academic program (i.e., classes, classwork, thesis, dissertation) or which are primarily attributable to their role as a student (i.e., departmental functions or conferences). Specific hours worked each week may fluctuate for Graduate Assistants due to the nature of their work. A Graduate Assistant may be appointed by the University to an Assistantship with a workload of less than a 20-hour appointment. Section 3. A Graduate Assistant’s responsibilities (e.g., preparation work, teacher-training, teaching orientation, and office hours) shall be those that advance the University’s interest in educating University students, conducting research, or supporting the educational mission of the Graduate Assistant’s hiring department, as the case may be. These responsibilities, to the extent practicable, will generally be outlined in a Graduate Assistant’s appointment letter. A Graduate Assistant’s responsibilities do not include providing personal services (e.g., personal shopping) for a Graduate Assistant’s supervisor. Section 4. The University will not assign new tasks to Graduate Assistants on teaching assignments after grades are due and submitted for the class they are teaching. This restriction does not apply to tasks related to the Graduate Assistants’ prior work (e.g., addressing student questions on an exam graded by the Graduate Assistant) performed during the semester, or work required ...