College Offices
Offices will open no later than 8:30 a.m.
Offices will not close before 4:30 p.m. during the academic year and will not close before 4:00 p.m. during the summer (i.e., between commencement day and the first day of the fall semester).
In unusual circumstances and only with the approval of the appropriate Vice President/Provost, specific services may be available only at certain times, so that the office can concentrate on the major priorities. However, the office must remain open and the hours during which the limited services are offered must be posted.
In offices in which there is more than one clerical employee, work schedules are to be arranged to provide continuous coverage over the lunch period.
Classified service employees are entitled to two fifteen minute breaks per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. This break time cannot be used to extend the lunch hour or to change arrival or departure time. The scheduling of office coverage and the limiting of specific services within the above policies is the responsibility of the office supervisor in consultation with the immediate supervisor.
Teaching Faculty
All teaching faculty are expected to maintain a regular schedule of office hours for consultation with students. Office hours must be held on campus regardless of teaching modality, e.g., whether courses are face-to-face, hybrid, or online. The number of hours and the particular schedule are determined by the faculty member with the condition that they are sufficient enough and convenient enough to assure accessibility to students. Thus, for faculty teaching twelve contact hours a minimum of four hours spread across at least three days is required. The time of such hours should be distributed throughout the week as far as possible. Special provision should be made through appointments for students unable to meet with instructors at announced times. The schedule of office hours should be posted outside the instructor's office and announced in class. Department chairs will work with school deans to assure that faculty members fulfill this responsibility.
Department and School Meetings
Full-time faculty members are expected to attend department, school, and college Full Faculty Meetings. This includes faculty members who are teaching distance learning courses as part of their full-time load. Department chairs will work with school deans to assure that faculty members fulfill this responsibility.
