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. freshman advising and/or advising students who have not declared a
major;
c. serving as a departmental advisor in the student's major area to assist the
student in setting academic goals, and to ensure that University and
departmental requirements are met and understood by the student, and
that electives are planned to coincide with the student's personal and
career objectives; and
d. recognizing when the student needs professional assistance with
problems of a personal nature or resulting from academic skill
deficiencies and directing the student to the appropriate office or person
from whom such assistance is available.
12.3.1.2 Faculty Availability: Full-time Faculty
It is considered essential that each student have sufficient opportunity to consult with
faculty members. The University recognizes that dedicated scholars and researchers must
on occasion be absent from campus pursuing justifiable personal and professional
activities. Full-time faculty members may be off campus for one day during each class
week; however, they are expected to be available for on-campus activities at least four of
the days a week when regular classes are scheduled.
Each faculty member must establish regular and adequate office hours so distributed
throughout the week as to be of maximum convenience to the students. A minimum of
five hours per week must be scheduled, although a greater amount of time may need to be
allocated by a faculty member if the number of academic advisees so warrants it.
Additional office hours will normally be needed during registration and examination
periods. Established office hours and/or procedures for appointments must be brought to
the attention of the students and a copy filed with the Office of the Dean.
12.3.2 Teaching Components
12.3.2.1 Academic Work Year
Faculty members are expected to be available at the location of their teaching duties
throughout the time periods specified by the program(s) in which they are involved.
In Regis College, the academic year begins at the start of freshman orientation in the fall
and ends on the day spring semester grades are due or the day of Regis College
commencement, whichever comes later. Faculty members are expected to be on campus
to perform their faculty duties and responsibilities throughout this time period, except
during scheduled University vacation periods and holidays. Faculty who teach at other
times (e.g., in Summer Session) will be available on a basis appropriate to the duties for
which they have agreed to serve.
A measurable portion of the faculty workload is the teaching load. The following
measures pertain only to calculation of workload for teaching members. On occasion,
there may be exceptions to these general guidelines. At Regis College, the teaching load
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