Faculty Obligations . The principles of academic freedom shall be accompanied by corresponding principles of faculty responsibility. Students are central to the mission and very existence of the University. Their needs may vary by department, and by the level of the degree program in which they are involved. However, in all cases they shall receive from members of the faculty and others, according to the students' needs as individuals and within the context of the program in which they are enrolled, help outside the classroom in the form of mentoring, special help sessions, information on career possibilities, and other activities meant to promote retention, time to degree, career placement and other aspects of professional development.
Faculty have an obligation to meet all scheduled contact hours in their work assignment.
If for any reason the faculty member cannot be present at a regularly scheduled session, the faculty member shall notify his Chair or Director as soon as possible, and the faculty member must, under all circumstances, make arrangements for the contact time with students to be compensated for. Options for doing so may include, but are not be limited to, substitute instructors, alternative meeting times, or special assignments. Its contents must include, at minimum, course goals and readings, instructor expectations, at least a tentative schedule of topics, a list of assignments, and the means to be used in evaluation. Additionally, the instructor is to provide his office hours, office location, and telephone number as well as, if available, an e-mail address. The number of office hours held each week will not be less than the faculty member's assigned number of contact hours a week.