1. Workload Agreements New Faculty Orientation Patricia Linton Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

2.  Process of proposing, approving, and updating workload agreement  Importance of fulfilling workload agreement  Service component

3. Annual Workload agreement Annual Activity Report Review File

4. Workload Agreement Proposal initiated byWorkload assigned by FacultyDeptDean Chair

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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 – common Requires revision if anything substantial is deleted from the signed agreement. Activity Report will be more detailed.

10. 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

11. Time Demands  Teaching – relatively predictable, especially as a faculty member gains experience  Research /Creative activity – less predictable  Service – less predictable

12. 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

13. Service  Departmental (not department meetings or general advising)  College/University  Professional  Public Service (non-remunerative, drawing on professional expertise; not general good citizenship)

14. 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

15. 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.