Chapter 3: Responsibilities of Faculty Members

The University of Tampa strives for instruction of the highest quality in an atmosphere of academic freedom and integrity. The University reaffirms its commitment, expressed in earlier faculty Handbooks, that faculty members “are entitled to teach the truth as they see it, to full freedom in research, and to participation as responsible citizens in community activities.” In reaffirming this commitment, the University endorses the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, formulated by the Association of American Colleges (AAC) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The University also endorses the 1970 Interpretive Comments approved by the Council of the American Association of University Professors (April 1970) and subsequently endorsed by the AAUP as Association policy. So important are these documents to the University and its Faculty that they are incorporated in full in Chapter Five of this Handbook. Other rights, privileges, and benefits accorded to the Faculty are also presented in that chapter.

This chapter details the responsibilities of faculty members at the University of Tampa. In general, faculty members are expected to be supportive of the mission of the University and the "UT Educational Experience" strategic plan. They are also expected to perform specific responsibilities as outlined below.