Work Assignment Guidelines for TTF

As stated in the PSU-AAUP collective bargaining agreement (Article 4), Members of the bargaining unit shall be available to perform duties during the period of their contractual appointments, as defined by the Notice of Appointment and the position description. Duties are normal duties of University faculty members. Among those duties are scheduled and unscheduled teaching; academic advising of students, including provision for regularly scheduled office hours; scholarly activities; professionally related public service; administrative activities, including assistance in the admission, orientation and registration of students, and service on committees; student support service activities; attendance at spring commencement by all tenured faculty (which shall be conducted as a secular activity); and course and curriculum planning.

Faculty assignments are determined according to the provisions noted below: 

All tenure-track faculty begin with a 27-credit-per-year teaching and/or supervision  assignment for full-time appointments. Releases may be granted for program coordination,  specific scholarly or service work, or special projects. Releases instruction for such  purposes must have designated funding. 

The Department Chairperson has responsibility to assign faculty work. Chairs will consult  with faculty as department assignments are developed. Releases from instruction must  have designated funding. 

Supervision 

The 27-credit teaching assignment can include supervision of field experiences. Faculty  members who supervise are expected to have regular and intensive contact with the  student and/or their cooperating practitioner or supervisor. Length and number of  visits may vary somewhat by program depending on the nature of the field experience,  program standards, and accreditation requirements. 

Department Chair 

All Department Chair appointments will follow the chair appointment procedure and stipend amounts established by OAA in 2024. Department Chairs are on 9-month faculty salaries with a summer appointment that is negotiated with the Dean based on OAA’s guidance. The department chairperson stipend will be determined using OAA’s stipend worksheet. The remaining portion of the chair’s full-time assignment is designated to teaching, supervision, scholarship, and/or program coordination.

Advising 

Academic advising and meeting with students is an essential part of supporting students in  the COE. Faculty serve as advisors to prospective students and to students enrolled in their  classes and in their programs, and are expected to maintain availability for those students  and to be responsive to them in a timely way. Availability can take several forms including:  traditional office hours, one-on-one appointments, before- or after-class meetings, phone, email or other online communication. Full-time faculty should plan for approximately four  hours per week of availability; half-time faculty should plan for approximately two hours  per week of availability. Open advising may be counted as fulfilling part of this expectation. Faculty should include information for students in every syllabus about how they can make arrangements for consultation. Information on specific availability of faculty  for meeting with students should be updated quarterly, maintained with the COE front office receptionist, posted outside the faculty member’s office, and shared with Department  Chairs. 

Scholarship 

All tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to maintain an active scholarly agenda.  Untenured tenure-track faculty receive a 3-credit release per year for five years to pursue  their scholarly agenda. (See Promotion and Tenure Guidelines for additional information.) 

Other Service 

All faculty are expected to serve actively on department and COE committees. In keeping  with the university’s motto (Let knowledge serve the city), faculty are expected to  participate in community service by maintaining relationships and consulting with local  and state agencies/organizations.