| Appointment and orientation of new part-time
faculty appointment procedures
Visiting faculty appointments are
made by the department chair subject to verification of eligibility for employment. Adjunct
faculty appointments are made by the department chair following consultation with
the dean subject to verification of eligibility for employment. All initial
part-time faculty appointments are probationary and are for one semester only.
Regardless of the level of appointment, all new part-time faculty will receive
a letter of appointment. The information that should be conveyed in the dean’s
letter of appointment includes the following: - the starting date and
the termination date or length of the period of appointment;
- the salary;
- a
general statement of the responsibilities of the position.
Once the
new part-time faculty member accepts the appointment and completes the requisite
new-hire paperwork, the Office of Human Resources will provide him or her a copy
of the collective bargaining agreement and a copy of this handbook. The
original, signed letter of appointment will be retained on file in the Office
of Human Resources. orientation
The chair will
provide the new faculty member with an orientation to the programs and policies
of the department or school. faculty from other institutions
Adjunct or visiting faculty status may be given to a full-time faculty member
from another institution who contracts to teach at the Institute on a part-time
basis. personnel file
The personnel file is kept in the Office of Human Resources.
The contents and availability of faculty personnel files are described in the
CBA.
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