By extension, any group of faculty, departments, or colleges not fully supported by these sources of income are dependent on other groups of faculty, departments, or colleges exceeding the minimum number of students taught required to sustain the program. The intent of this policy is not to require the same level and type of activity of every faculty member but to recognize that differentiation of roles is necessary to allow departments to carry out their mission. Distribution of Effort Teaching, research, and service, each broadly defined, constitute the three major areas of faculty responsibility. The educational responsibility of faculty includes more than the hours directly spent in classroom instruction and scholarship. Service includes assistance to the public and the profession and the community in the form of professional activities external to the University.
Research includes a variety of professional, scholarly, and creative activities.
At its best, these three dimensions of faculty effort are mutually reinforcing. Quantitative standards for teaching, research, and service may be weighted for individual faculty upon recommendation of chairs and directors and approval by the dean to reflect the particular strengths and interest of faculty. For example, a faculty member may have a higher percentage of effort directed toward teaching, with a corresponding decrease in research and service expectations. Faculty with major research commitments may negotiate reductions in the other areas of faculty responsibility in order to devote more effort to research or scholarly and creative activities. The college policy should allow for flexibility and for ranges in teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity, and service expectations.