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SECTION 3

FACULTY CONTRACTS, RANKS, SEARCH PROCEDURES, AND BENEFITS

The academic year is the nine-month period between August 16 and May 15.  When a Handbook-specified date or deadline falls on a weekend, a holiday, or during a University recess, the operational date or deadline in all instances will be the first University business day after that weekend, holiday, or recess.

3.1  Types of Contracts

3.1.1  Tenured 

3.1.2  Tenure-Track (Probationary)

3.1.3  Renewable Term Appointments

3.1.4  Limited Term Appointments

3.2  Definition of Tenured or Tenure-Track Faculty Ranks

3.2.1  Instructor

3.2.2  Assistant Professor

3.2.3  Associate Professor

3.2.4  Professor

3.3  Renewable Term Faculty Ranks

3.3.1  Lecturer

3.3.2  Senior Lecturer

3.3.3  Policies and Procedures Applying Specifically to Renewable Term Appointments

3.4  Visiting Ranks

3.5  Rank of Adjunct Instructor

3.6  Description of  Faculty Status for Persons in Other Positions

3.6.1  Administrators with Faculty Rank

3.6.2  Administrative and Professional Faculty

3.6.3  Classified and Hourly Employees

3.7  Search Procedures for Faculty Positions

3.8  Faculty Appointment Procedures

3.8.1  Letter of First Appointment

3.8.2  Establishment of the Personnel File

3.8.2  Statement of Principles Regarding Salaries for Newly Hired Faculty

3.9  Orientation for New Full-Time Faculty

3.10  Employment Conflict of Interest

3.11  Personnel Records

3.11.1  Pre-employment Dossiers

3.11.2  Personnel Files

3.11.3  State Personnel File

3.11.4  College Personnel File

3.11.5  Review of Personnel Files

3.11.6  Grievance File

3.11.7  Public Relations File

3.11.8  Promotion and Tenure Files

3.11.9  Personal Files

3.11.10  Working Papers of the President and Other Confidential Files

3.12  Faculty Leave Policies

3.12.1  Sick Leave

3.12.2  Disability Leave

3.12.3  Infant-Care Leave

3.12.4  Sick Leave Due to Family Emergency and Bereavement Leave

3.12.5  Sabbatical Leave

3.12.6  Civil Leave

3.12.7  Annual Leave

3.12.8  Leave of Absence Without Pay.

3.13  Extension of Probationary Period

3.14  Fringe Benefits

3.14.1  Social Security (OASDI) and Medicare (HI)

3.14.2  Retirement Plans

3.14.3  Group Life Insurance

3.14.4  Health Care Plans

3.14.5  Disability Insurance

3.14.6  Optional Payroll Deductions

3.14.7  Other Benefits

3.15  Separation

3.15.1  Faculty Exit Procedures

3.15.2  Resignation

3.15.3  Retirement

3.16  Non-reappointment (Notice, Reasons, Appeal)

3.16.1  Notice of Nonreappointment

3.16.2  Layoff (Program Redirection, Whole or Part; Financial and/or Enrollment Emergency; Financial Exigency)

3.17  Discharge for Cause

3.17.1 Determination of the Need for Immediate Action

3.17.2 Bases for Termination of Employment for Cause

3.17.3 Procedures for Termination of Employment for Cause