Workload Agreements

New Faculty Orientation

Patricia LintonAssociate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Process of proposing, approving, and

updating workload agreement

Importance of fulfilling workload agreement

Service component

Annual Workload agreement

Annual Activity Report

Review File

Workload Agreement

Proposal initiated by Workload assigned by

Faculty Dept Dean

Chair

Workload Proportions

Tripartite (Teaching + Research /Creative activity + Service)

3:1:1 2:2:1

Bipartite (ex: Teaching + Service) 4:1

Workload type (tripartite or bipartite) approved by Dean & Provost prior to hire

Specificity in Workload Proposal

Overall proportions (ex. 3:1:1 or 4:1) generally stable. Variations require approval by Dean/Provost. Proportions unlikely to be modified midyear.

Teaching: very specific Research: less specific Service: less specific

Midyear Revision of Workload

Changes in actual workload require revision of workload document and formal approval by the dean

Faculty evaluation is based on the approved workload agreement

Changes should be discussed with chair and dean before commitment

Revision of Workload Agreement

Proposed change in proportions – very substantial issue; should be discussed with chair & dean prior to revision of the document. Requires specific approval of the Dean.

Proposed change in teaching assignment (specific courses) – common, but workload agreement should be corrected

Revision of Workload Agreement

Modification of research /creative activity – generally does not require workload revision. Activity Report will be more specific than the Workload Agreement.

Change in Service – commonRequires revision if anything substantial is deleted from the signed agreement. Activity Report will be more detailed.

Fulfillment of Workload Agreement

1. Avoid Overloads

2. Make choices – if you propose an addition, consider subtracting or narrowing something else

3. Protect your research time

Time Demands

Teaching – relatively predictable, especially as a faculty member gains experience

Research /Creative activity – less predictable

Service – less predictable

Service

Often minimal and vague in the first year of service

“To be determined”; “As requested”

Proposal for service activity must be more specific in subsequent workloads proposed by faculty member

Service

Departmental (not department meetings or general advising)

College/University

Professional

Public Service(non-remunerative, drawing on professional expertise; not general good citizenship)

Service

Requests / invitations for service often come after submission of the original workload proposal. Something must be specified in the original proposal, but something more interesting or valuable may come along later.

Stay within the specified proportion of the workload

Make choices

Summary - Avoiding Problems

Faculty performance is evaluated against the signed workload agreement

Not fulfilling part of the signed workload agreement can lead to problems in review

Faculty cannot self-assign revised workloads. Consult your chair and dean.