RSCA Assigned Time Information

WILL BE UPDATED SOON

2026 RSCA Assigned Time Information

Review of 2024-2025 Process

The Dean’s Office held several meetings with the Department Chairs and the RSCA Advisory Committee during summer and fall 2024 to simplify and clarify the RSCA Assigned Time assessment process. The new rubric, implemented in spring 2025, is simpler and provides an opportunity to share the amount of time dedicated to RSCA activities and items. The CoSS RSCA Adivsory Committee will assess strengths and gaps in the 2024-2025 process to identify areas for clarification and improvement.

Timeline: All RSCA Assigned Time Applications/Renewals/Reports due Friday, March 27, 2026 by 5 pm Pacific

• Workshops via Zoom: 

  • February 7, 2025 9-10 am, recording link

  • February 14, 2025 12-1 pm, recording link

  • 2026 TBA

• March 27, 2026 by 5 pm Pacific – application/report due (including uploading PDFs of RSCA items to folders with links in the Google Sheet)

• May 8, 2026 – CoSS recommendations to Research and Innovation

• May 15, 2026 – decision memos distributed to applicants/faculty

• May 22, 2026 – faculty accept award terms and conditions

RSCA Assigned Time Terms and Conditions

Who Needs to Register/Apply/Report

• REGISTRATION 

  • Probationary faculty completing their second year/entering their third year must “register” for the RSCA Assigned Time program; given productive RSCA activity and available funds, probationary faculty will continue in the RSCA Assigned Time program until tenured.

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• APPLICATION

  • Probationary Faculty who are candidates for tenure should apply for the RSCA Assigned Time program (tenure is effective August).

    • Instructions

• • Tenured faculty who are not currently on the RSCA Assigned Time program may apply for the RSCA Assigned Time program.

    • Instructions

• • Tenured faculty who are ending a 3 or 5 year RSCA Assigned Time award must reapply for renewal for up to 3 years of RSCA Assigned Time.

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• REPORT

  • Annual Report

    • Tenured faculty who are ending year 1 or 2 (for 3- or 5-year RSCA Assigned Time award) or ending year 4 (for 5 year RSCA Assigned Time award) must submit a completed rubric/productivity report and materials to continue on the program; having a current 3-year or 5-year RSCA Assigned Time award does not guarantee continued program awards.

    • Probationary faculty who are registered for RSCA Assigned Time who are not yet candidates for tenure must submit a completed rubric/productivity report and materials to continue on the program; being on RSCA Assigned Time does not guarantee continuation on RSCA Assigned Time.

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• • 3-year Report

    • Tenured faculty who are ending year 3 in a 5-year RSCA Assigned Time award must submit a rubric/productivity report and narrative report about the previous 3 years and an agenda for the remaining 2 years of RSCA Assigned Time activities; having a current 5-year RSCA Assigned Time award does not guarantee continued program awards.

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RSCA Assigned Time Program FAQs (updated for chair refresh situations)

All awards are subject to budget availability; there is no guarantee at this time that awards will be funded.