Common use of Summer and Intersession Workload Clause in Contracts

Summer and Intersession Workload. A. Summer and intersession teaching is not part of a FTNTT Faculty member’s academic year employment contract, is not a right, and no FTNTT Faculty member is required to accept a summer or intersession offer of employment. It is also understood and recognized that programmatic need is a primary consideration in the selection of courses to be offered during a summer session or intersession and, therefore, that expertise relevant to the programmatic need will often be a factor in determining the assignment of specific courses to be offered in such a session. It is further understood and recognized that all courses at the regional campuses and specified courses at the Kent Campus are offered on an enrollment-contingent basis. B. The University, in its sole discretion, may offer summer courses on an enrollment contingency basis. The specific minimum enrollment for an enrollment contingent course will be communicated to the FTNTT Faculty member at the time the course assignment is offered. In the event that the student enrollment does not reach the minimum established by the University and with the written agreement of the bargaining unit member, the University may provide compensation proportionate to the number of students enrolled in the class by the relevant census date as determined by the University. In the event that the student enrollment does not reach the minimum established by the University and the FTNTT Faculty member does not agree to compensation proportionate to the number of students enrolled in the class, the University may offer the course to someone else or the University can cancel the course. If a course is canceled after its first meeting, the FTNTT Faculty member shall be compensated proportionate to the number of class sessions and number of students, if applicable, conducted prior to the cancellation decision and notice. In no case, will a new section of a course that has been canceled due to low enrollment be opened after the cancellation and offered to a different instructor. The maximum summer school workload for which compensation may be made available to a FTNTT Faculty member shall not exceed fifteen (15) hours for Summer Sessions I, II and III in any combination from all sources. However, the full fifteen (15) hours cannot be assigned to the FTNTT Faculty member during one Summer Session. Exceptions to the fifteen (15) hour maximum summer workload that are necessitated by extraordinary circumstances deriving from demonstrable programmatic need shall be made only on the basis of a written recommendation and rationale from the academic unit administrator or Regional Campus ▇▇▇▇. In the case of departments or schools, such exceptions shall also require the explicit authorization of the College ▇▇▇▇. In the case of colleges without departments or schools, University Libraries and Regional Campuses such exceptions require the explicit authorization of the recommended exception by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or his/her designee. C. Normally, FTNTT Faculty members will receive notification of the cancellation of an assigned course section which is included in a summer session assignment no later than noon on Friday of the week prior to the first day of the class. ▇. ▇ FTNTT Faculty member who is offered a summer assignment outside the academic unit or regional campus of his/her appointment will get approval from his/her unit administrator or regional campus ▇▇▇▇ prior to accepting any such assignment(s) in another academic unit(s) or at another campus(es).

Summer and Intersession Workload. A. Summer and intersession teaching is not part of a FTNTT Faculty member’s academic year employment contract, is not a right, and no FTNTT Faculty member is required to accept a summer or intersession offer of employment. It is also understood and recognized that programmatic need is a primary consideration in the selection of courses to be offered during a summer session or intersession and, therefore, that expertise relevant to the programmatic need will often be a factor in determining the assignment of specific courses to be offered in such a session. It is further understood and recognized that all courses at the regional campuses and specified courses at the Kent Campus are offered on an enrollment-contingent basis. B. The University, in its sole discretion, may offer summer courses on an enrollment contingency basis. The specific minimum enrollment for an enrollment contingent course will be communicated to the FTNTT Faculty member at the time the course assignment is offered. In the event that the student enrollment does not reach the minimum established by the University and with the written agreement of the bargaining unit member, the University may provide compensation proportionate to the number of students enrolled in the class by the relevant census date as determined by the University. In the event that the student enrollment does not reach the minimum established by the University and the FTNTT Faculty member does not agree to compensation proportionate to the number of students enrolled in the class, the University may offer the course to someone else or the University can cancel the course. If a course is canceled after its first meeting, the FTNTT Faculty member shall be compensated proportionate to the number of class sessions and number of students, if applicable, conducted prior to the cancellation decision and notice. In no case, will a new section of a course that has been canceled due to low enrollment be opened after the cancellation and offered to a different instructor. The maximum summer school workload for which compensation may be made available to a FTNTT Faculty member shall not exceed fifteen (15) hours for Summer Sessions I, II and III in any combination from all sources. However, the full fifteen (15) hours cannot be assigned to the FTNTT Faculty member during one Summer Session. Exceptions to the fifteen (15) hour maximum summer workload that are necessitated by extraordinary circumstances deriving from demonstrable programmatic need shall be made only on the basis of a written recommendation and rationale from the academic unit administrator or Regional Campus ▇▇▇▇. In the case of departments or schools, such exceptions shall also require the explicit authorization of the College ▇▇▇▇. In the case of colleges without departments or schools, University Libraries and Regional Campuses such exceptions require the explicit authorization of the recommended exception by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or his/her designee. C. Normally, FTNTT Faculty members will receive notification of the cancellation of an assigned course section which is included in a summer session assignment no later than noon on Friday of the week prior to the first day of the class. ▇. ▇ D. A FTNTT Faculty member who is offered a summer assignment outside the academic unit or regional campus of his/her appointment will get approval from his/her unit administrator or regional campus ▇▇▇▇ prior to accepting any such assignment(s) in another academic unit(s) or at another campus(es).