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LTI-CUL-025

Allocate contractually designated out-of-class support hours for faculty advising

Two-year to four-yearappliesFour-year to two-yearappliesFour-year to four-yearapplies

Mechanism

Out-of-class support hours are written into the faculty contract, 30 a semester in one case, and paid. It removes the load argument against faculty acting as transfer champions.

Preconditions

A bargaining agreement or senate policy defining workload components separately.

Owner, by role

Faculty Union Representative / Vice President of Academic Affairs

Who can act

One institution alone

Effort

Large, 12 months to first visible effect

Outcome metric

Logged out-of-class advising hours; tutoring center usage

Failure modes

Faculty may use contractually designated hours for generic administrative duties rather than direct student transfer advising or Learning Commons tutoring.

Contra-indications

None stated