Rule Administrator: Provost and Chief Academic Officer
The following responsibilities of the department head are to be accomplished, insofar as possible, within budget and policy/rules restraints. PART 1: ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP The department head is expected to be the academic leader of the departmental faculty. The department head is responsible for ensuring that highly qualified faculty are employed. Also, the department head…
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PART 1: FACULTY AVAILABILITY During each academic semester, faculty will be available, physically or virtually, for meetings called with reasonable advance notice and for assignments by the department head or appropriate academic administrator. The academic semester begins on the faculty return date identified on the academic calendar and ends on the date final grades are…
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PART 1: DEFINITIONS The following definitions, policies, and procedures will be applied to all Full-Time faculty members: University: New Mexico State University. Consulting: Services for compensation, not disbursed by the University, in an employee’s area of specialization. Consulting Time: That time afforded a faculty member during the faculty member’s normal working hours. Full-Time and Part-Time:…
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Employing units will offer salaries to prospective college faculty on the basis of qualifications, availability of funding, and supply vs. demand, subject to the administrative approval procedures in effect for prospective tenure-track faculty. Salary scales for non-regular part-time, non-tenure-track faculty will be set each year for the Las Cruces campus and for the community colleges…
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PART 1: PURPOSE To establish a process for faculty compensation adjustments that address changes in cost of living, reward productivity and achievement, and correct market or equity disparities. PART 2: CONTINGENCY Salary increases are contingent upon the availability of funding. The availability of funds for salary increases is typically determined each year after the…
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It is the policy of the university that providing life-long learning through continuing education is an important part of its mission. In order to encourage faculty to participate in these activities, the faculty may earn extra compensation for teaching in continuing education programs in lieu of consulting. The extra compensation will normally be paid at…
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PART 1: PURPOSE To reward and incentivize faculty progress along the academic ranks, and assist the university with the retention of talented, capable and experienced faculty through the award of promotional increases to base salary. PART 2: INCREASE TO BASE SALARY FOR PROMOTION BETWEEN FACULTY RANKS Funds Availability: Subject to the contingencies described in ARP…
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PART 1: TEACHING For faculty at campuses whose faculty members have a normal teaching load of 24 credits during the regular year, summer teaching is paid at the rate 11.11% of annual salary for a 3 credit class or 3.70% of annual salary per credit hour. For faculty at campuses whose faculty members have a…
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Due to the larger scope of responsibility of most administrative positions, the reassignment of an administrator with faculty rank to a faculty position normally results in a reduction of salary. Several factors are considered in making the salary determination, including the level of faculty salaries in the department where the reassignment occurs. Normally, department heads…
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PART 1: ANNUAL LEAVE Annual leave for full time 12-month department Heads is accrued and/or paid out pursuant to ARP 8.41 – LOA — Annual. Department heads must complete monthly leave reports indicating annual leave usage, and the dean’s office must maintain accurate leave records for each department head. Department heads will accrue annual leave beginning…
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