Article 15

Office Space and Safe Conditions

15.1 Office Space.

(a) To the extent possible, The University shall provide each faculty member with office space and office equipment commensurate with assigned responsibilities. Such equipment shall normally include a telephone, a computer, and an internet connection.

(1) Each tenured or tenure-accruing full-time faculty member shall be provided with an enclosed individual office that has a door lock, except in a circumstance where to do so would not be reasonably possible.

(2) Non-tenure-accruing faculty members and part-time faculty members in a department or equivalent unit may be provided office space on a shared basis if it is not possible to provide individual offices, or if such faculty volunteer to share office space.

(3) Full-time faculty members who provide confidential counseling services with the title psychologists, psychiatrists, student counseling specialists or other mental health clinical faculty shall be provided with an enclosed individual lockable office, except in a circumstance where to do so would not be reasonably possible.

(b) Each faculty member shall, consistent with building security, have reasonable access to the faculty member’s office space and laboratories, studios, music rooms, and the like used in connection with assigned responsibilities. This provision may require that campus security provide access on an individual basis.

(c) Change in Office Space. A faculty member shall be notified, if practicable, at least one (1) month prior to a change in the faculty member’s office location or a planned alteration to a faculty member’s office that impedes the faculty member’s work effectiveness. The faculty member shall be provided the reason(s) necessitating the change or alteration. The University shall provide assistance in moving University supplies and equipment.

15.2 Safe Conditions.

Whenever a faculty member reports a condition that the faculty member feels represents a potential violation of safety or health rules and regulations, the appropriate administrator shall investigate such conditions. Upon conclusion of the investigation, the appropriate administrator shall inform the faculty member of what action is being taken, if action is necessary. No faculty member shall suffer an adverse employment action for making a report under this section.