The College expectation is for faculty to teach students as assigned and outlined in individual contracts and within the College calendar. In the rare case an unforeseen situation requires a faculty member to be absent from work for a personal event that cannot be taken care of utilizing contracted leave time, the faculty member must submit an employee absence request in E-trieve to their Dean prior to the event, explaining the need for the absence. The requested absence will be subject to the approval of the supervising Dean and when possible, must be requested at least five (5) working days in advance of the absence.