We have lecturers which are full-time teaching positions that include benefits. After 3 years, they become part of our bargaining unit/union. Generally, their teaching load is 4-4. We also have adjuncts/contingent faculty. They receive no benefits. I think most of ours teach 1-2 classes per semester for us, but some also teach at other schools. I believe there are restrictions on how many classes they are allowed to teach per year at our school. I think this is because if they teach over a certain amount, then we are supposed to give them benefits? I'm not sure about that. On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 11:17 AM Rita Manning <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I started out as an adjunct (CSU calls them "lecturers") in the CSU system > in 1978. By 1985, I managed to secure a tenure track position at another > CSU campus. In the early years lecturers, along with the "regular" > faculty, fought to unionize, and by 1983 we were unionized. Lecturers > gained protections, including a three year contract for lecturers with 6 > consecutive semesters of over half time teaching in 2002. I think many, if > not most, lecturers would prefer to be full time. In our college, > lecturers are not usually allowed to teach a full time load, for reasons > which I don't really understand. Benefits are only available when you > teach at least a .4 load. Getting into the pension system is possible if > you teach at least a .6 load. I struggled as chair to try to get as many > lecturers as possible into the pension plan and eligible for health > benefits, but this was not something that the CSU guaranteed to all > lecturers. Right now, about 59% of all faculty in the CSU are lecturers. > About 11% of lecturers system-wide have been teaching in the CSU for over > 20 years, so the term "temps" doesn't capture the reality. I don't know > the percentage who also teach at other schools, but being a "Roads scholar" > is a common experience. Our union, California Faculty Association, has a > Lecturer Handbook on the website. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.calfac.org_&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HUp8-bkYMlNgd3ZJBxWBKsBsFAFGHrEZg21p9gxugJA&m=cIKslYUk1MTwMcE8O0j60oXfExE2r3q0B_bp2354cBM&s=OCJPfTIaUMl7F2BA12Eru1zQly5LOtRbELXZxxSwvCs&e= > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shay Welch > Sent: Feb 11, 2019 5:59 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Adjunct experiences? > > Hi folks, > > I'm doing some work for the APA regarding adjunct guidelines vis a vis > teaching loads. However, my experience is limited. Typically, at Spelman, > our adjuncts are either grad students at other schools or are people who > are not doing adjunct work as full time employment. Can you please share > your knowledge of the experiences and needs of adjuncts in the field > related to teaching loads and, if possible, recommend issues related to > teaching loads? Please note that my task is specifically limited to > teaching loads. > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following > link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1 > > > Rita Manning > > > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following > link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1 > ############################ To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1