All faculty absences from classes or any other scheduled teaching activity must be approved in advance by the Director of the GKSOM. Faculty cannot miss classes or applied lessons other than for approved professional reasons and personal emergencies such as illness, death in the family, etc. If duty requires absence from teaching, a Memorandum of Absence form must be completed beforehand and approved by the Director. The form is available in the Director’s Office and in BOX. Provisions must be made for the missed classes and/or lessons and outlined on the Memorandum of Absence.
The rights and obligations of faculty not on tenure track are governed by the appropriate sections of the rules, by-laws, and documents specified in the Introduction to this Handbook, as well as by any additional language not in contradiction to the aforementioned documentation that is included in the letter of hire or appointment. To the extent possible, policies toward faculty not on tenure track will follow the relevant guidelines of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Staffing decisions concerning non-tenure-leading faculty are made by the Director. This authority pertains to routine temporary and part-time appointments but not necessarily to special appointments such as those of visiting experts.