Faculty Handbook
Summer SessionLast updated: 7/26/1991
The following policy was approved by the Board of Trustees on July 26, 1991.
Faculty members appointed on an academic year basis may be assigned teaching, research or public service duties for the summer term in addition to fall and spring terms. Summer instructional appointments will normally be limited to the equivalent of one regular summer session. Faculty members may also elect to pursue additional teaching, research or service assignments up to a total maximum effort not to exceed 3/9 of the previous academic year appointment. Regular summer instructional appointments for a summer session, either Summer A or Summer B, will be compensated at the rate of 2/9 (22.2%) of the previous year's salary, with a maximum earning level of 3/9 of the previous academic year's salary. (No benefit premiums or base retirement contributions are made on this pay.) Faculty members appointed on an academic year basis may perform summer duties involving teaching, research and public service in exchange for one of the other semesters providing:
Faculty members serving on the Academic Council or on standing committees of the Academic Council are expected to be available fall and spring terms unless specific alternative arrangements have been approved.
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