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2. FACULTY RECRUITMENT, APPOINTMENT,RANK, AND PROMOTIONCollegiate faculty members also receive payroll and/or benefit documents, which must be completed and submittedin a timely manner. Those who fail to do so may experience delays or other difficulties in the processingof their paychecks.2.4 Adjunct Faculty Appointment DocumentsAdjunct (that is, part-time) faculty members receive an appointment document for up to one year for eachcourse they teach; however, these documents do not specify the number of classes/credits to be taught or theamount to be paid. They receive a course assignment document for each class to be taught; this details thecourse, education center, salary for the course, and appointment period dates.Adjunct faculty members should read each appointment document carefully and promptly return it to theOffice of Human Resources once it has been signed. They also receive instructions by e-mail on how toprocess the course assignment document(s). If any of the information on these documents appears to be incorrect,faculty members should contact the regional manager immediately. Questions about rank may be directedto the Office of the Associate Dean.During the period stated in the appointment document, adjunct faculty members may receive one or moreassignments for each stated “service period,” that is, for a single academic session. The appointment as anemployee of the university is in effect until the employee is terminated. Teaching assignments may be modified,and the final assignment for a service period is listed in the course assignment document(s). These assignmentstake effect when all documents are signed and returned promptly, as instructed.2.5 Renewal of AppointmentThe provisions of UMUC’s general appointment, rank, and promotion policy do not apply to UMUC collegiatefaculty teaching with UMUC Asia with regard to renewal of appointment. UMUC collegiate faculty appointmentsin Asia are only for one calendar year or less. UMUC is under no obligation to extend an appointmentbeyond the expiration date of the individual faculty member’s appointment period.Adjunct faculty members are appointed for individual, specific academic sessions. When their appointment hasexpired, UMUC is under no obligation to offer an additional appointment for any period of time.2.6 Termination of AppointmentAlthough a faculty appointment is for a stated period, it may be subject to earlier termination, in accordancewith UMUC Policy 181.00 Faculty Appointment, Rank and Promotion (http://www.umuc.edu/policy/faculty/fac18100.shtml). Details on issues relating to leaving UMUC Asia are provided in Section II.4.16.2.7 Cancellation of CoursesAlthough UMUC Asia may attempt to notify a faculty member of a course being canceled, it is the facultymember’s responsibility to know the status of his or her course. Faculty members can determine if a course hasbeen canceled through the faculty portal in MyUMUC by following these links: Faculty Portal Menu > FacultySelf-Service > My Academics > Class Lists > View My Class Schedule. Canceled courses will not appear on thelist. Faculty members may also contact their regional manager’s office before the session starts.January 2011 www.asia.umuc.edu 29