LibraryC4 Enablers4c Workforce and staffing
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