Faculty Policies

Outside Employment

The College of Liberal Arts adheres to the Handbook of Operating Procedures policies regarding outside employment:

• Outside Employment Policies

• Provost's Office Outside Activity Portal

COLA Faculty Tenured and Tenure-Track Workload Policy

The College of Liberal Arts adheres to the following policies on Workload for tenured and tenure-track faculty:

• Revised COLA Tenured Faculty Workload Policy (effective Sept. 1, 2022)

• COLA Faculty Workload Policy 2016-Aug. 31, 2022 (PDF)

• Provost's Office Faculty Workload Policy (PDF)

COLA Professional-Track Faculty Policies

The College of Liberal Arts adheres to the following policies on Term of Appointment and Teaching Loads for non-tenured and professional-track faculty:

• COLA Professional-Track Faculty Length of Contract Policy (effective AY 2025-26)

• 2021 COLA Professional-Track Faculty Titles Policy

• COLA Professional-Track Faculty Workload Policy (effective Jan. 1, 2024)

• COLA Non-Tenure Term of Appointment Policy (Fall 2011-Fall 2023)

• COLA Non-Tenure Teaching Load Policy (Fall 2013-Fall 2023)

CLASP Policies

The College of Liberal Arts adheres to the following policies on teaching loads for faculty:

• COLA CLASP Principles 2022-23

Mentoring Policies

The College of Liberal Arts adheres to the following policies on mentoring for faculty:

• COLA Policy on Faculty Mentorship