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Handbook Section D SCHEDULE, LOAD, AND FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Teaching Faculty Earlham assumes that its faculty is composed of mature and conscientious persons who fulfill their responsibilities without close supervision and meticulous rules. The primary responsibility of each faculty member is effective teaching, to the best of one’s ability. All are expected to gain a clear understanding of their particular responsibilities and to fulfill them on their own initiative in their own creative manner. The faculty are free to organize their courses as to content, method of teaching, length and number of meetings per week, and grading, according to their own best judgment, consistent with the College’s and the department’s aims. Normally, a three credit hour course will meet for three hours of class per week, and students should expect to do two hours of preparation/outside-class work for each hour of class time. Faculty members know best how to manage their own time and organize their own schedules. They are free to do so, consistent with fulfilling their tasks and meeting necessary deadlines. It is assumed that the services of every regular faculty member include teaching, advising, and committee work. Arrangements for significant blocks of time to do research during the academic year should be worked out with the Academic Dean and the department. A normal teaching load for an academic year is 18-21 credit hours of classes, which usually is comprised of 5 to 7 classes. Qualifications of this norm for laboratory courses, independent studies, tutorials, administrative responsibilities, research, and other special circumstances should be worked out with the Academic Dean. Advising students is a very important part of a faculty member’s responsibilities and all faculty are expected to be advisors. Many faculty are expected to advise entering students, which is especially important. Faculty members are expected to give their attention and energy to their advising tasks; those whose advising loads are small may be asked to teach an additional course in lieu of advising. Effectiveness in advising will be considered in making decisions on contract renewal and tenure. All faculty members are expected to attend Faculty Meetings. Faculty members are expected to serve the College on committees, as appointed by the Nominating Committee and the Faculty Meeting. For further information consult Committee Guidelines (distributed by the Nominating Committee). The academic year begins with Faculty Retreat in the fall and ends with Baccalaureate and Commencement. Faculty members are expected to attend the Retreat and the Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises. If scheduling conflicts make attendance at any of these events especially difficult, the faculty member should seek permission to be absent, from the Academic Dean. No classes or class meetings are to be scheduled or
held from 1-2:30 on Wednesdays. No classes or class meetings are to
be scheduled or held after 4 p.m. any day without the approval of
the Academic Dean or the Associate Academic Dean. Earlham faculty take a variety of approaches to office hours. No particular pattern is required. Our objective is to make ourselves available in a clearly stated way, so that students need not wait several days to consult with a faculty member when they are making appropriate efforts to do so. Teaching faculty are expected to meet classes during holidays when school is in session (Labor Day, Martin Luther King Day). They are also expected to be available for necessary meeting and other responsibilities without additional compensation during breaks during the academic year (though such meeting are not routine or frequent). Unless otherwise specified, a faculty member’s annual contract is for the academic year. Faculty members are asked to inform the Academic Dean about their special summer activities and where they can be reached. 2. Administrative Faculty Administrative faculty are expected and encouraged to participate in the governance of the College to the fullest extent possible, per the “contributions to the community” criterion for hiring and renewal. Administrative faculty can and should participate actively in Faculty Meeting and are eligible to serve as Clerk of the Faculty and Recording Clerk of the Faculty. Administrative faculty are eligible to serve on most College committees. A complete list committees and their membership is available on the College Website, and faculty members can determine from that list the committees that have administrative faculty members. The faculty member is encouraged to complete and return the Nominating Committee’s annual survey of interest sheet, which lets the Nominating Committee know of a faculty member’s interests in particular committees. Also, the faculty member can contact the Nominating Committee directly about particular interest. |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |