This message outlines the responsibilities that all faculty members and Teaching Fellows (TFs), now part of the Local 33-UNITE HERE union, are expected to fulfill when they collaborate to teach. This memo contains new information as of January 2024; please read through the materials below so you are aware of current policies. You will find details on (1) in-person instruction, (2) responsibility for instruction, (3) course materials, (4) grading and examinations, and (5) professional development for TFs; there is also information about (6) part-time acting instructors.

This message provides links to information on the 2023 FAS winter party, including information on raffle prizes, raffle winners, and vendors and suppliers of the event.

This message outlines the Faculty Activity Report submission process for FAS instructional faculty for 2023.

This message outlines the Faculty Activity Report submission process for FAS ladder faculty for 2023.

FAS and SEAS faculty are invited to submit proposals for cross-divisional, co-taught courses that bridge the humanities and sciences, broadly defined. Courses must be taught by teams of two ladder faculty members, each from a different academic division of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences or the School of Engineering & Applied Science. Courses are to take place during the Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 academic terms. The deadline for proposals is December 11, 2023.

Eligible full-time instructional faculty on multi-year appointments are invited to apply for Professional Development Leave (PDL). The application procedure is outlined below. Applicants should submit a written proposal with a current CV to their department or program by December 1, 2023.

Assistant professors and associate professors on term governed by FASTAP 2007 may be eligible for a one-year leave at full salary while appointed in each rank. The details of leave eligibility and the procedure and schedule for leave applications are outlined below. To begin the application process, eligible faculty should submit their CV and leave proposal to their department/program in November 2023.

Non-tenured ladder faculty governed by FASTAP 2016 are eligible for three semesters of leave at full salary. The details of leave eligibility and the procedure and schedule for leave applications are outlined below. To begin the application process, eligible faculty should submit their CV and leave proposal to their department/program in November 2023.

JBPO meetings for the 2023-24 academic term will take place at 4:00 PM on December 7, 2023, January 25, 2024, February 29, 2024, April 11, 2024, and May 16, 2024.

This message encourages instructors to provide mid-semester feedback on student work and to record and back up all current grades.