The new Collective Bargaining Agreement established a program to “provide assigned time to faculty employees who are engaged in exceptional levels of service that support the CSU’s priorities, but who are not otherwise receiving an adjustment in workload to reflect their effort” (CBA 20.37). Humboldt State anticipates having approximately 9-12 WTUs to award each semester, generally awarded in 3 WTU blocks. Because the CBA applies retroactively to the current academic year, this year’s call will include awards recognizing service provided during academic year 14/15 AND 15/16. Assigned time awarded under this call may be used in either fall 2015 or spring 2016.

 

The following activities may be supported under the program:

• Student mentoring, advising, and outreach, especially as these activities support underserved, first-generation, and/or underrepresented students.

• The development and implementation of high-impact educational practices; curricular redesign intended to improve student access and success.

• Service to the department, college, university, or community that goes significantly beyond the normal expectations for faculty.

• Assignment to courses where increases to enrollment have demonstrably increased workload.

• Other extraordinary forms of service to students.

• Note that activities currently receiving assigned time will not be considered.

 

The following Application materials must be submitted as a single, electronic PDF file to academicpersonnel@humboldt.edu by Friday, March 13, 2015. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

1) a narrative proposal, not to exceed two pages;

2) a current curriculum vitae (CV), limited to two pages;

3) a letter from an HSU employee, not the proposer, who can speak to the credibility of the project in support of the application; and

4) certification from the College Dean or VP for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs (cc’d to the Department Chair) that the applicant is not currently receiving assigned time for the same general activity.

 

Evaluation criteria are as follows:

• Demonstrated or hypothesized impact on student success and/or educational experience; impact includes the quality of the activity as well as the number students served. (40%)

• Demonstration that the impact on and/or quality of student experience could not be maintained without an increase in workload and that it is above and beyond the faculty member’s work assignment/regular duties (30%)

• Demonstrated impact on first-generation, underrepresented, or historically underserved populations (20%)

• Quality of the letter of support (10%)

 

Faculty receiving assigned time under this program shall provide a final report to the

 

Provost no later than the last day of the semester immediately following the use of the assigned time.

 

The complete policy can be reviewed at http://www2.humboldt.edu/senate/sites/default/files/14-Final.pdf.