Faculty who are in tenure track positions and who seek to develop a new area
of expertise to meet the academic goals of the college/school to offer different
or new courses of study to meet changing needs and directions, may be given a
reduced teaching assignment which may necessitate the hiring of an adjunct
faculty to fulfill part of the normal teaching assignment or the reassignment of
existing faculty. If such arrangements are made, the following factors will be
taken into account.
The educational program being attended must be for the purpose of developing a
new area of expertise that has been determined to be needed to meet the goals of
the college/school and is subject to approval of the dean. Release time is not
permitted to pursue education that meets basic job requirements (such as
doctoral education).
The faculty member must be in a tenure track position and must have been on the
faculty for a minimum of two years.
The faculty member must make a commitment to remain at TWU for one year for each
semester in which an adjunct faculty is hired to fulfill part of that
individual's normal teaching load or other faculty assigned to pick up
additional courses. Normally, faculty release time may be no greater than one
half the normal teaching load.
The teaching assignment is to be negotiated with the assistant dean/department
chair. In making a decision, the assistant dean/department chair will consider
the impact of the individual's absence on the current program.
This arrangement can be made only when there are adequate funds available to
cover the cost of the adjunct faculty or reassignment of teaching
responsibilities among current faculty is possible.
APPROVED: 6/94
