Humanistic scholarship tends to be carried out by individuals whose major resources are time and books. Artistic creativity refers to the literary, artistic, musical, and theatrical works that are conceived, executed and performed for or presented to the public. The products of original research become, in turn, teaching tools and extend the University's teaching mission beyond the boundaries of the local campus. The purpose of Extension is to extend teaching, research, and service beyond the boundaries of the campus. Extension provides services to the public that involves continuing education and making available research information to individual citizens and clientele groups.
Extension is part of the total team effort of faculty in research, teaching, and service.
Institutional service includes all those activities that are not directly related to teaching and research but that contribute indirectly to these missions. University administration and committee work are forms of institutional service. The work is often difficult and time consuming and important to the well-being of the entire intellectual community. Professional service usually refers to work done in support of the various academic disciplines at large. Faculty Workload Faculty workloads should be determined in clear accord with an institution's stated mission.