MOA: WORKLOAD ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1. Faculty Workload Advisory Committee. Changes in assignments, technology, pedagogy, and expectations for campus-wide engagement create a number of workload issues. Given the size of the task of coming to terms with workload issues and the expectation that such issues will continually arise, a Faculty Workload Advisory Committee has been established (in this Agreement called the Committee).

1.1 Purpose. The Committee will facilitate the clarification and definition of workload benchmarks, general principles, and workload issues/concerns. The committee will also conduct meetings to facilitate resolution of workload issues which may be brought by any party with an interest in the issue, including the College and Association.

1.2 Membership. The Committee will consist of three faculty representatives and three management representatives, each group broadly representing the diversity of college divisions/departments. They shall be appointed by the Association president and the Instructional vice-president(s) respectively.

1.3 Meetings. The Committee will meet sufficiently to carry out its charge.

2. Investigation and Review. The Committee will establish an investigative process that will result in a timely recommendation regarding workload issues brought before it.

2.1 College and Association Review. Before a recommendation can be considered final, it must be submitted to the College and Association for timely input from these parties so that the recommendation adequately takes into account implications of consistency and labor relations throughout the college in order that the recommendation sufficiently stands on its own.

2.2 Recommendation. The final recommendation must be submitted by the Committee to the College and Association for their timely decision on approval. The College and Association may fully or partially agree with the recommendation.

2.3 Interest Arbitration. Issues for which there is disagreement may be submitted to interest arbitration by either the College or Association .

3. Non-teaching Workload. Issues of benchmarks and principles of non-teaching workload may be brought to the Committee.

3.1 Association Cooperation. The Association will be available to address faculty participation in Association work, which may constitute valid non-teaching campus governance work.

3.2 Part-time Ancillary Work Dispute Resolution. Allegations of improper assignment of ancillary work to part-time faculty and their compensation shall be first dealt with through the grievance process.

4. Department/Division Workload Review. According to their own procedures, each department and division shall engage staff of the department in a yearly review of workload issues. Planning of the review shall involve the department/division chairs and the department/division Association representatives. A summary of the review will be given to the Committee.

5. Immediate Specific Issues. Principles regarding office hours and on-campus time and faculty compensation for independent study courses shall be established by Fall 2000 by the College and Association after an investigation and report by the Faculty Workload Advisory Committee.