Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICS(c) Compensation – The University recognizes that the professional effort of the faculty member mayresult in compensation in addition to the guaranteed base salary provided by the University. Theconditions of such compensation are set out in each college's Professional Practice Plan and/orFaculty Compensation Plan.(RM, 7-15-96, p. 25019; 12-3-02, p. 28355; 01-27-04, p. 28924)Appointment PeriodMost faculty appointments at the Health Sciences Center are 12-month appointments for the academicyear, July 1 through June 30. However, the instructional periods may not correspond precisely to thefaculty appointment dates. Some faculty members are appointed on a 9- or 10-month basis. Theappointment period for the second semester begins January 1, even though the semester may begin at adifferent time. Summer session appointments for the regular eight-week period are effective June 1through July 31.It is the responsibility of the appropriate chair or dean to notify each faculty member of the date tostart work.(RM, 7-15-96, p. 25019; 01-27-04, p. 28924)Tenure-Track, Tenured, Consecutive Term, and Temporary Appointments(a) Full-time tenure-track or tenured appointments are regular appointments.(b) Consecutive term appointments are regular appointments. All consecutive term appointments arenon-tenure-track. There are no restrictions placed on the number of renewable consecutive termsthat may be served.Eligibility for consecutive term appointments shall be determined by the academic unit, the dean, theSenior Vice President and Provost, and the University administration. This understanding shall bespecified in the contract. The length of the consecutive term appointment shall end with the academicyear.No individual may be appointed to a regular faculty appointment until all Affirmative Actionrequirements have been completed.(c) Temporary appointments begin and end at specified times, and do not extend beyond the end of eachacademic year. Temporary appointments do not require approval by the Board of Regents forsalaries under $60,000. No notice of non-reappointment is required for temporary appointees.Temporary faculty may not appeal non-reappointment to the Faculty Appeals Board. Except asnoted in Section 3.3.7(c) all appointments less than 1.0 FTE are classified as temporaryappointments.Temporary appointments are indicated by titles such as instructor, lecturer, or associate, or are modifiedby such prefixes as visiting, adjunct, clinical, or acting. Other temporary titles are referred to in Section3.2.1(b). Faculty on temporary appointments are not eligible for tenure and their letters of offer shall sospecify.Full-time faculty may serve a maximum of seven years in a temporary rank. Additional appointmentsmust be regular (see 3.3.3(a)). The seven-year limitation on temporary appointments may be waived bythe Senior Vice President and Provost, upon the application of the Dean and with the approval of the chairof the academic unit involved and the concurrence of the individual faculty member affected.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 22