Faculty Responsibilities Teaching Responsibilities Faculty designated with full-time status are expected to teach the equivalent of 16 semester hours each academic term (this is typically four 4- credit hour undergraduate courses). Instructors are on a 16 semester hour contract (four courses). According to the annual contract, each faculty member should maintain regular office hours and is expected to be on campus five hours each day unless facilitating approved field work in a K-12 school setting. Flexibility for faculty teaching in the Executive Cohort Model of delivery and those with obligations in the surrounding schools are taken into consideration. It is expected that faculty engaged in other research projects, grant initiatives and online course delivery will make prior arrangements with the dean as to the expectations for their presence on campus throughout the week. Office hours should be communicated to students so they are able to locate faculty during those hours outside of classroom instruction. Faculty who plan to be off campus for extended meetings or conference attendance should notify the Dean or Associate Dean in advance of these trips. This is particularly important if the absence is during any days when campus meetings (School of Education faculty meetings, university faculty meetings, Teacher Education Council, etc.) are scheduled. Any faculty member who does not plan to attend a regular full-faculty meeting (usually scheduled the third Friday throughout the year of every month), must notify the Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs’ office prior to missing the meeting. Additionally, the School of Education holds regular full-faculty and departmental meetings. For the 2020-2021 academic year, SOE faculty meetings will be held, as needed, on the third Friday of the month alternating with full university faculty meetings. Departmental meetings will be regularly scheduled for the 1st Friday of each month. All faculty are expected to maintain regular and prompt attendance. University committees typically convene on the 2nd Friday of each month. All faculty are expected to attend Friday meetings and must notify the Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean in the event that s/he plans to miss a university full faculty meeting. Advising Responsibilities Faculty are expected to advise both undergraduate or graduate students beginning in their second year of tenure with the university. Sometimes first year faculty and those with instructor status will be asked to assume an advisee load due to the numbers of students in certain licensure areas. Most often, advisees will be assigned based on their major area of study and the background of the faculty member. Faculty advising responsibilities typically include holding pre-registration conferences to plan students’ schedules for the upcoming semester, monitoring academic progress and attendance. According to research on student retention, the relationship established by faculty advisors, particularly early in the student’s program of study, has a tremendous impact on overall academic success. Advisors may wish to counsel students regarding practica and internship selection, discuss options within the educator preparation program and, in some cases, recommend that an advisee consider other career choices besides teaching.
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