Common use of Committee Assignments Clause in Contracts

Committee Assignments. All unit members as part of contract requirements are required to serve on one (1) recognized campus committee or as the advisor to a recognized, active student club or organization, during each academic year. Unit members may choose to serve on more than one campus committee or student club in any given semester. Such voluntary additional service does not constitute any type of overload or extra duty assignment. Service on hiring committees or on non-standing committees shall fulfill this requirement for unit members. Unit members who are vocational instructors are expected to serve on their department’s Advisory Committee, if one exists, as their committee assignment to fulfill their contractual requirement. The unit member may request to participate on any of the committees for which s/he has an interest, though some committees require formal appointment while some are elected. Interested unit members should inquire well in advance of the start of the new academic year if they wish to participate in an elected or appointed committee to determine the requirements. Each committee has a different meeting frequency and duration. Unit members who are teaching faculty should determine in advance that the committee of which s/he is a member meets at a time that does not conflict with scheduled class or office hours, as unit members will generally not be excused from these duty assignments to attend committee meetings. The Office of the Superintendent/President will provide to unit members the list of recognized committees and clubs with current membership at the beginning of each academic year, or more frequently if necessary. The President of the Academic Senate will verify committee assignments, and the Academic Senate will confirm such assignments at the beginning of each academic year. Unit members may change their committee assignments at the beginning of each academic semester, or when elected to an elected committee, or when joining a newly formed committee or club. Participation as a member of the Executive Committee of the Association is also recognized as fulfilling the committee requirement of the contract.

Committee Assignments. ‌ All unit members as part of contract requirements are required to serve on one (1) recognized campus committee or as the advisor to a recognized, active student club or organization, during each academic year. Unit members may choose to serve on more than one campus committee or student club in any given semester. Such voluntary additional service does not constitute any type of overload or extra duty assignment. Service on hiring committees or on non-standing committees shall fulfill this requirement for unit members. Unit members who are vocational instructors are expected to serve on their department’s Advisory Committee, if one exists, as their committee assignment to fulfill their contractual requirement. The unit member may request to participate on any of the committees for which s/he has an interest, though some committees require formal appointment while some are elected. Interested unit members should inquire well in advance of the start of the new academic year if they wish to participate in an elected or appointed committee to determine the requirements. Each committee has a different meeting frequency and duration. Unit members who are teaching faculty should determine in advance that the committee of which s/he is a member meets at a time that does not conflict with scheduled class or office hours, as unit members will generally not be excused from these duty assignments to attend committee meetings. The Office of the Superintendent/President will provide to unit members the list of recognized committees and clubs with current membership at the beginning of each academic year, or more frequently if necessary. The President of the Academic Senate will verify committee assignments, and the Academic Senate will confirm such assignments at the beginning of each academic year. Unit members may change their committee assignments at the beginning of each academic semester, or when elected to an elected committee, or when joining a newly formed committee or club. Participation as a member of the Executive Committee of the Association is also recognized as fulfilling the committee requirement of the contract.