Guidelines

for

Secondary Appointments

for

Tenure-Track Faculty

within

The Creighton College of Arts and Sciences

Adopted April 3, 2003

A secondary appointment permits a tenure-track faculty member to offer courses in a department or program other than that in which she or he holds her or his primary appointment and to participate in research opportunities arising from the related nature of the two departments.

1. The proposal for a secondary appointment within the College may originate either at the original time of hiring or subsequently. In the first case, the original contract may specify a primary appointment in one department and a secondary appointment in another department or program. In the latter case, the recommendation for a secondary appointment is made in writing to the Dean of the College (hereafter, “the Dean”) by the Chair of the secondary department or program, who must attach a written statement of approval from the Chair of the primary department.

2. A secondary appointment is created by a letter of understanding signed by the faculty member, the Dean, and the chairs of both the primary and secondary departments or programs. This letter of understanding must include explicit agreements concerning:

· teaching and service requirements required in the secondary department;

· whether the faculty member is expected to attend and has voting rights at department meetings in the secondary department;

· the role of the chair of the secondary department in annual evaluations of the faculty member;

· the role of the faculty member in evaluating the chair of his or her secondary department or program;

· policies regarding absences due to sabbatical leave granted by the College;

· financial arrangements (if any) between the departments resulting from the assigned duties of the faculty member;

· the starting date and duration of the appointment. [Secondary appointments will have a stipulated term of no more than five years, but may be renewed by the Dean with the approval of all parties to the original letter of understanding.]

3. The faculty member’s primary appointment, including her or his full-time faculty responsibilities as set out in the University’s Handbook for Faculty and pertinent College materials, is unaffected by the making of a secondary appointment.

4. Any of the parties involved in the letter of understanding that creates a secondary appointment may recommend to the Dean at any time that the secondary appointment be terminated. Such a recommendation, as well as the Dean’s action upon that recommendation, shall be communicated to all the other parties in a timely manner.

5. Rights and Responsibilities Concerning Primary Department

i. The Annual Performance Review shall be conducted by the primary department, with input from the secondary department or program. The form of such input shall be agreed upon by the faculty member and the two department Chairs in the original letter of understanding.

ii. The faculty member will normally offer the majority of his or her courses each academic year in the primary department. Teaching responsibilities in the secondary department or program must be assigned with the concurrence of the Chair of the primary department.

6. Rights and Responsibilities in the Secondary Department or Program

i. A faculty member holding a secondary appointment within a department or program is expected to understand and subscribe to the mission of that department or program.

ii. The faculty member may attend regular meetings of the secondary department. The letter of understanding shall stipulate whether or not the faculty member has voting rights in the secondary department or program.

iii. The secondary department or program shall notify the faculty member of all meetings and other activities.

iv. Service responsibilities within the secondary department or program may be expected of the faculty member and will be undertaken as agreed to by the faculty member and the chairs of two departments involved.

7. Secondary appointments existing at the time of the adoption of this policy shall be brought into conformity with this policy.