Dear Faculty,
The updated college /department level workload policy with workload meeting notes from Dr. Shipley.
Laura Earleywine
Assistant to the Vice Provost
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Office of
Vice Provost for Strategic Educational Partnerships &
Dean of the College of Education and Human Development
One UTSA Circle, MB 3.304
San Antonio, Texas 78249
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From: Laura Earleywine <Laura.Earleywine@utsa.edu>
On Behalf Of Margo DelliCarpini
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2020 8:30 AM
To: coehd@lists.it.utsa.edu
Cc: Heather Shipley <heather.shipley@utsa.edu>
Subject: [Coehd] college /department level workload policy
Dear Colleagues,
I want to update you on the development of the college /department level workload policy. As you know, in the fall 2019 term colleges were asked to develop a local policy that implemented the
institutional workload policy ( attached) . We created a college committee with faculty representation from all departments, Department Chair representation, and Associate Dean representation. Liliana Gutierrez is staffing the committee. The committee met
over the fall ,and also engaged their respective departments in providing feedback, asking questions, and suggesting additions to take into account discipline specific variation. Further clarification was provided by Dr. Shipley during the fall based on
feedback and questions ( attached) . By the end of the fall 2019 semester, the COEHD committee provided feedback on the policy . Currently, that feedback is being incorporated, and a draft document will be shared with the committee so that they may continue
their work in developing a policy that documents the full professional responsibilities of faculty and provides a policy that defines the ways that faculty workload is determined, evaluated, and implemented to meet university goals and foster student success.
Once the policy draft is complete, it will be distributed college-wide for additional feedback ( it is expected that department representatives continue engagement within the department as the policy continues to evolve) . Revisions will occur where appropriate
, and once all input has been provided and the policy is aligned with institutional guidelines, it will be sent for approval to the Provost. Once approved, the next stage will be align workload policy, annual evaluation, and tenure and promotion.
I thank the committee for their continued work on this, and I look forward to the further development of the policy.
Regards,
Margo
Margo DelliCarpini, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Strategic Educational
Partnerships and Dean of the College of Education and Human Development
President's Distinguished Professor
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
T: 210.458.4370
F: 210.458.4487
From: Heather Shipley <heather.shipley@utsa.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 7:06 AM
To: Heather Shipley <heather.shipley@utsa.edu>
Cc: Chad Mahood <Chad.Mahood@utsa.edu>; Kimberly Andrews Espy <kimberly.espy@utsa.edu>
Subject: Further Guidance on College Workload Guidelines
Dear Colleagues,
You should have received from your college Dean the following information from Provost Espy last week, I have attached it here again for your convenience. For additional clarity, on the work you are conducting to develop the Workload
Guidelines for your college, she asked that I provide each committee member the additional instructions below regarding the specific application of this information.
The College Workload Guidelines being developed by your Committee should address the full range of college-specific activities currently conducted by faculty and not require new or additional resources to implement. Please note that
“adjustments, additions, deletions, adaptations, deviations and other changes from the Guidance (attached)” means that each college is expected to develop their own specific College Workload Guidelines tailored to the unique aspects of their college. Each
college is comprised of faculty of different disciplines that vary in the specific activities, expectations, scholarly products, outcomes and valuation, and differ in the faculty execution of their instructional, research, and service missions. As a result,
the draft College Workload Guidelines developed by your Committee should include tables with the college-specific elements and values that reflect these differences and these tables may deviate from the original guidance provided by Academic Affairs.
Please contact me if you have any questions as you work through this process. I will distribute additional information that may emerge during your work to all committee members to ensure transparency and broad dissemination of this information.
Thank you again for your time and work on this very important shared governance process.
Best,
Heather