Term Faculty Implementation

New titles for term faculty have been approved by the Faculty Senate, senior vice president and provost, and president, and became effective July 1, 2019. The Senate worked with the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost to communicate these changes and assist with their implementation.

Changes to the Faculty Handbook

• Handbook section 3.3: Faculty Appointments
• Handbook section 5.4: Evaluation, Renewal, and Advancement of Term Faculty Appointments

Key dates

• December 1, 2018 – college governance documents due to the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost
• March 15, 2019 – department governance documents due to the academic colleges
• June 1, 2019 – title changes will be communicated to faculty

Resources

• Implementation of term faculty policies FAQ (PDF, 70KB)
• Implementation principles (PDF, 51KB)
• Implementation timeline (PDF, 27KB)
• Governance document checklist (PDF, 106KB)
• Guidelines for adding term faculty language (PDF, 99KB) - This document, prepared by CDDR and Governance Council, details the changes needed to align governance documents with Faculty Handbook sections about Term Faculty.

Governance Document Checklist

• Governance document checklist - Qualtrics version - Complete this checklist after the Term Faculty revisions to your governance document have been approved:
  • Colleges: on or about December 1, 2018
  • Departments: on or about March 15, 2019