Faculty Handbook & Constitution - Lee University

_________________LEE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK & CONSTITUTION_________________must be requested to teach Directed Studies by the department chair with the approval ofthe dean. No faculty member may supervise more than one Directed Study. No facultymember may supervise more than three students in a Directed Study on the same topic.Faculty may volunteer for non-required Directed Studies for no compensation.Summer SchoolThe maximum load for any session of summer school should not exceed eight hours,and any load in excess of six hours should be approved by the department chair. Thisload should include all teaching activities such as Summer Honors and Music, Dramaand Art Camp. Load credit for Summer Honors will be 1.5 hours; and credit for Music,Drama and Art Camp will be 1 hour.Summer school compensation will be based on the scale below. Enrollment will bedetermined at the end of the final day to add a class. Students who are auditing courseswill not be counted in the enrollment number.Faculty Summer School Compensation ScaleTraditional 1 hr 2 hrs 3 hrs 4 hrs0-3 students $0 $0 $0 $04-7 students $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,0008-12 students $667 $1,333 $2,000 $2,66713-18 students $833 $1,667 $2,500 $3,33319-28 students $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,00029+ students $1,167 $2,333 $3,500 $4,667Excluded from new compensation model:• GNST 250-253 sections• Internships and practica• Summer Honors sections• Non-course work (Major and general field testing, service hours, etc.)• Directed studies• Music Applied lessons• All Division of Adult Learning classes* Online sections taught in the Business department during the summer will be includedin the new compensation model.Overload PolicyIf the needs of the department make it necessary for a faculty member to surpass theguidelines for the selected profiles, the dean or department chair may request that thefaculty member accept an overload. If the faculty member agrees, the terms of theoverload should be submitted to the dean and academic vice president for approval.Overloads will be compensated at the rate of $600 per credit hour on a semester basisfor faculty with a doctorate in the discipline or $500 per hour for faculty with a master’sdegree. Faculty may volunteer for additional service or teaching, but additional pay will bereserved for overloads requested by the administration. Hours will be calculated, andcompensation will be based on each individual teacher’s overall load.5 - 5 Responsibilities of the Faculty