A. The Annual Contract

Re‐appointment of faculty members is most often accomplished by the offer of a contract memorandum from the provost and the president, normally on March 1. The contract states the salary for the new academic year. Faculty contracts usually focus on the period of responsibilities in the fall and spring semesters, with any additional understandings concerning responsibilities and compensation added to the document. In order to provide all faculty with benefits for an entire twelve‐month period, however, it is understood that faculty are employed from the opening day of the fall semester (usually the day of the faculty workshop) through the day immediately preceding the opening of the next year’s fall semester. The period of teaching and other professional responsibilities for which compensation is offered, however, will be the period stated in individual annual contracts. For tenured faculty, the contract memorandum reaffirms the bond with the University. In the case of non‐tenured faculty members, the contract memorandum extends the relationship and may be accompanied by, or be replaced by, a detailed letter from the provost.