Pro Rata Faculty. Faculty (instructional, counselor, and librarians) who are not full-time and whose work includes instruction, student advising, curriculum development, and committee work may be designed as pro rata faculty. These faculty members shall receive an annual contract, be paid from the full-time salary schedule, receive prorated benefits, and be eligible for advancement on the full-time salary schedule on a pro rata basis. Duties above those identified are to be recognized and compensated at the appropriate rate. Pro rata faculty may accept moonlight and stipend contracts beyond their annual pro rata contract. Such contracts shall not be the basis for a claim of full-time status or tenure at any time in the future. The creation of pro rata positions will not be in lieu of full-time faculty positions in the same discipline unless circumstances warrant and will not result in the loss of full-time faculty positions. Changes in, or establishment of, a pro rata position will be communicated to the Federation by the College.
Pro Rata Faculty. Pro-Rata ranked faculty serve on nine-month or twelve-month contracts. Their contracts are processed and issued as are those of full-time faculty. The initial appointment of Pro-Rata faculty determines their rank; their Letters of Agreement are awarded for one year at a time with no implied obligation of continuous appointment. Part -Time Faculty Part-Time faculty are those faculty members who ordinarily teach from one to six credit hours per semester and are not usually otherwise employed in the affairs of the University. They receive a formal appointment on a semester basis, provided enrollment justifies it at registration time. Part-Time faculty members are not eligible for tenure. Letters of Agreement Letters of Agreement for continuing faculty members are issued on or before May 10. Letters of Agreement are distributed from the office of the President of the University. Appointment Procedures Members of the faculty are appointed by the President of the University. Prospective faculty members are interviewed and recommended by the chairperson and faculty of the department in which a vacancy exists to the Xxxx and Xxxxxxx. The formal offer of employment made by the Xxxxxxx to a prospective faculty member contains the conditions of continued employment and promotion as described during the interview process and as outlined in the Faculty Handbook. Offers to part-time faculty are made by department chairpersons or those acting in the capacity of a chair, and concluded by an agreement approved by the appropriate academic xxxx. A part-time faculty member receives a formal appointment on a semester basis, provided enrollment justifies it at registration time. A part- time faculty member is not eligible for tenure. Definitions: N/A Procedures: N/A History: 07/01/89 – Reaffirmed with publication of Faculty Manual 02/24/99 – Revised to include possibility of opening the fall semester in August, as recommended to the President of the University by the University Committee on Policy 10/04/02 – Revised to change the reference to the opening date of the academic year, as recommended to the President of the University by the Policy Committee of the University. 03/28/08 – Revised to provide for permanent non-tenured faculty. 02/18/11 - Revision approved by the President of the University as recommended by the Policy Committee of the University. 04/17/13 – Revision approved by the President of the University as recommended by the Policy Committee of the University.
Pro Rata Faculty
