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Non-Tenure Track Faculty

Non-Tenure Track Faculty. August 26, 2013. Big Picture Numbers. UM is like most other universities nationwide: 1,600 Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty 3,200 Non-Tenure Track Faculty Rough breakdown of NTT Faculty: 1,000 Instructional Faculty 1,800 Research Faculty

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Non-Tenure Track Faculty

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  1. Non-Tenure Track Faculty August 26, 2013 OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS

  2. Big Picture Numbers OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS UM is like most other universities nationwide: • 1,600 Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty • 3,200 Non-Tenure Track Faculty Rough breakdown of NTT Faculty: • 1,000 Instructional Faculty • 1,800 Research Faculty • 400 Service / Extension Faculty

  3. NTT Faculty: OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS Deliver 40% of undergraduate credits, equal to that delivered by T/TT faculty (staff and GAs account for remaining 20%) Bring $100,000,000 in research awards to campus annually Connect campus to local, state, and federal agencies through appointments and outreach efforts off campus

  4. “NTT” Not Homogenous OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS • Instructional Faculty • 300 Full-time • 350 “Adjuncts”, i.e. one course/semester or year • 350 Part-time, teaching is primary career • Research Faculty • 600 post-docs, a.k.a. “Research Associate” • 400 Research faculty (e.g. “Research Scientist”) • 800 Faculty Research Assistants (FRAs)

  5. “NTT” Not Homogenous OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS • Service • 300 Extension across the state • 100 Clinics and teacher certification programs • “Faculty Research Assistants” • Students with Bachelor’s degrees • Researchers with PhDs as Co-PIs on grants • Everything in between

  6. Campus Initiatives OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS USM (University System of Maryland) Policy on Adjunct Faculty, amended to apply here New Director position in the Office of Faculty Affairs tasked with addressing NTT issues Senate-Provost Task Force charged with determining NTT faculty concerns and recommending changes to policies and practices

  7. Report: Areas of Concern OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS • Compliance with existing policies • Appointment system that doesn’t serve faculty or institutional needs • Inadequate system of titles leads to mismatches between titles and responsibilities --- and thus to unclear expectations

  8. Areas of Concern (cont.) OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS • Poorly defined and inconsistently applied standards for evaluating and promoting NTT faculty • Little to no support or recognition for participation in professional development activities or professional accomplishments • Inadequate opportunities for participation in shared governance at all levels

  9. Task Force Report Summary OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS Current policies and procedures hinder NTT faculty efforts to contribute to the institution. Inconsistent compliance with existing policies is detrimental to both NTT faculty and the institution. 21 recommendations for addressing concerns. The University of Maryland can become a leader in creating a new model for how a major research institution fully engages all members of its faculty regardless of their tenure status.

  10. Immediate First Steps OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS • In the Senate: The Senate’s Faculty Affairs Committee has been charged with formulating a new policy on titles, appointment criteria, performance evaluations, and opportunities for both professional development and promotions for NTT faculty. • From the Provost: New templates from Legal Affairs are designed to reduce number of semester-to-semester contracts.

  11. Next Steps OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS • Contract tracking system under development • Campus protocol for making policies available on department and college web sites • Plans of Organization • Unit level guidelines for evaluations and promotions • Development of campus-wide awards for NTT faculty • Re-apportionment in Senate

  12. Panel Discussion OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS • Given your experience as NTT faculty and as administrators, what can new NTT faculty do to reduce the difficulties that NTT faculty tend to experience? • What advice would you give new NTT faculty about technology support services on campus? • What are some ways new NTT faculty can judge the professional development opportunities in their units?

  13. Panel Discussion OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS • For NTT faculty supported by grants, what would you say are the biggest issues new faculty should be aware of? • What resources on campus are particularly important for new instructional faculty to be aware of?

  14. Resources OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS Office of Faculty Affairs Center for Teaching Excellence Counseling Center BETA – Behavior Evaluation and Threat Assessment Student Conduct Faculty Ombudsperson

  15. Contact Information OFFICE OF FACULTY AFFAIRS Peggy Antonisse – Linguistics – mja@umd.edu Mark Arnold – Faculty Affairs – mdarnold@umd.edu Cindy Clement – Economics – clement@econ.umd.edu Devin Ellis – Government and Politics – ellisd@umd.edu Eric McKenzie – Astronomy –eric@astro.umd.edu

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