1. Workload Agreements New Faculty Orientation Patricia Linton Professor of English 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 May be initiated byAssigned 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 submission. 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. It is expected that the 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. It is expected that the 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 Departmental (not department meetings or general advising) College/University Professional Public Service (non-remunerative, drawing on professional expertise; not general good citizenship)

13. 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

14. 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.