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.  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.  Overall proportions (ex. 3:1:1 or 4:1) generally stable. Variations require approval by Dean/Provost.  Teaching: very specific  Research: less specific  Service: less specific

7.  Proposed changes in actual workload require revision of workload document and formal approval by the dean  Changes should be discussed with chair and dean before commitment

8.  Proposed change in proportions – very substantial issue. Requires specific approval of the Dean.  Change in specific courses – common, but workload agreement should be corrected

9.  Modification of research /creative activity – generally no workload revision. Activity Report will be more specific.  Change in Service – common Revision if anything substantial is deleted from the signed agreement. Activity Report will be more detailed.

10.  Avoid Overloads, if possible  Make choices – if you propose an addition, consider subtracting or narrowing something else  Protect research time

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

12.  Often minimal and vague in the first year of service  “To be determined”; “As requested” – only in first year  Proposal for service activity must be more specific in workloads proposed by faculty member

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

14.  Requests / invitations for service often come after submission of the original workload proposal.  Stay within the specified proportion of the workload  Make choices

15.  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.