Work and/or Office Hours
Regular hours of operation are Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00pm. Summer hours of operation will begin on the Monday following May graduation and continue until the first Monday in August when regular hours will resume. Summer hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On duty employees should not have guests or children in their office/class for prolonged periods during work hours.
Full-time faculty members are required to have a minimum of ten hours per week on campus office hours, part time (non-adjunct) faculty are required a minimum of five hours per week on campus office hours, for student conference periods. At least two hours of office time shall be scheduled each day (Monday through Friday) for a total of ten hours per week. Office hours will be determined by semester teaching assignments and should be scheduled to maximize accessibility for students, with a minimum of ten conference hours posted Monday through Friday. Additionally, outside of scheduled instruction, full-time faculty should be available on Fridays from 8:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. for scheduled departmental, division, committee and/or task force meetings.
Faculty unable to meet the two hours of office time per day due to the class schedules may increase office hours during other weekdays in order to meet the ten-hours-per-week obligation. Faculty office hours will be posted on faculty doors each semester.
Faculty, with direct student contact in a clinical area, will be exempt from office hours for that particular clinical day and will not be expected to make the hours up later in the work week. The clinical day must be six hours or greater to be excluded from office hours. (Ex. Nursing’s 6, 8, and 12 hours clinical)
Nine-month faculty teaching in the summer will post at least 1 office hour each day classes are in session. Internet faculty need to be accessible/available to the students.
Adjunct faculty should be available to their students before and after class or by appointment. The Vice-President of Instructional Services will determine office hours for Division Chairs with teaching assignments.
Division Chairs are to be available from 8:00 a.m. until at least 3:00 p.m. daily for scheduled appointments, Monday through Thursday. Deviations from this schedule must be approved by the Vice-President of Instructional Services.
Summer office hours commence the Monday following May graduation and continue until the first Monday in August. These summer hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
All regular employees who work less than full-time will be prorated to summer hours on the same scale as full-time employees. All full-time employees are actually working only 85% time during the summer months (34 hrs.) therefore the same should apply for those working 75% time (30 hrs X 85% = 25.5 hrs per week).
Work hours for grounds, maintenance, and housekeeping personnel shall be determined by the Director of Physical Plant or Director of Facilities.