Common use of WORKLOAD ACTIVITIES OF LECTURER FACULTY Clause in Contracts

WORKLOAD ACTIVITIES OF LECTURER FACULTY. 12.1 Lecturer faculty workloads will contain a combination of Teaching and Service. There shall be no requirement of scholarly work for Lecturer Faculty.2 Lecturer Faculty appointments may be full-time or part-time at the discretion of the ▇▇▇▇ consistent with curricular needs and consistent with this Collective Bargaining Agreement. 12.1.1 A 1.0 FTE workload is eight (8) "units" of Teaching and Service. Of those “units”, either one (1) or two (2) will be assigned to Service. The definition of a "unit" is associated with the time, energy, and actions it takes to teach one standard 3- or 4-credit course.3 12.1.2 A 0.88 workload equates to a total of seven (7) "units" of Teaching and Service. Of those units, either one (1) or two (2) will be assigned to Service. Alternatively, at the discretion of the ▇▇▇▇, a part-time workload may be six (6) “units” of Teaching and Service, which equates to 0.75 FTE. Of those units, one (1) will be assigned to Service. 12.1.3 Current Lecturer Faculty, as of the date of ratification, who are grandfathered at less than 0.75 FTE shall retain their FTE status, unless changed by mutual agreement. 12.2 The Department Chair assigns courses and duties to Lecturer Faculty, with approval from the ▇▇▇▇. Workload assignments must be fair and equitable, and will take into consideration the interests of the Lecturer Faculty member. 12.3 Faculty members can be most effective only if there is reasonable flexibility in determining the manner in which they carry out their responsibilities. In an effort to produce fair, balanced, and equitable workload assignments for Lecturer Faculty, workloads must be consistent with established policies and practices for workload assignment for faculty within each department and College. Within a department or College, discussion of policies and practices for faculty workload assignments must include Lecturer Faculty as fully participating members. 12.3.1 Not later than November 30, 2022 UNH and UNHLU will convene to collaborate to 1) review existing College workload guidelines, and 2) identify where revisions may be needed. 12.4 Any change in FTE status is by mutual agreement if intended to occur during an appointment period. If the change is to commence at the beginning of a new appointment period, the FTE status will be the prerogative of the ▇▇▇▇ and must be reflected in the reappointment letter, along with the reason(s) for the change. 12.5 Nothing in this article prohibits departments from granting or continuing course releases to Lecturer Faculty so long as they are consistent with policies and/or practices for faculty within a department. 2 While there is no requirement for scholarly work for Lecturer Faculty, they may engage in scholarship in accord with section 11 of Article 7: Lecturer Faculty Rights and Responsibilities.