At the discretion of a Dean or director, and with the approval of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, a member of the faculty may be partially or wholly released from instructional duties in order to carry out a special assignment.

The amount of release time granted for a special assignment shall be mutually agreed upon by the faculty person, the appropriate Chairperson, Dean or Director, and the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. Faculty granted release time from regular instructional duties remain eligible for internal and external overloads within the limits permitted by the overload policy.

Participation in University-related activities beyond teaching and holding office hours, including service on a reasonable number of committees (usually listed on the DEA form), is a vital part of every full-time faculty member's duty. Any full-time faculty member who exhibits a pattern of refusal to attend and participate in required faculty meetings, committee meetings, and formal ceremonies is neglecting duty, and appropriate disciplinary measures can be sought and imposed by those with supervisory authority over that faculty member. This neglect of duty can also be cited as a basis for denial of tenure and or promotion.

Faculty members are to attend and participate in faculty meetings and other meetings called by the immediate supervisor, and to attend and participate in activities of those committees to which he/she is elected or appointed. Faculty members are to notify the appropriate committee chair or supervisor as soon as is feasible if they cannot attend a meeting or perform a duty due to an illness, irresolvable schedule conflict or officially approved absence from the University.

Attendance at all commencement exercises is expected. Faculty members are to participate in the Commencement Exercises, Opening Convocation and other formal ceremonies of the University in academic regalia. Faculty members are to notify the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs as soon as is feasible if they cannot attend a formal ceremony due to an illness or officially approved absence from the University.

The University has the obligation to provide for every student an academic advisor who is knowledgeable about young people, the academic programs available and the institution's academic regulations. Faculty members at KSU serve as academic advisors to students. The University expects faculty members to accept these advisory duties and to take them seriously, and to conduct them in a conscientious professional manner.

Each faculty member must complete a Distribution of Effort Agreement that includes the total annual workload.

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