III. Service

Verification that the applicant has assumed department responsibilities as evidenced by:

1. Participation in department committees or subcommittees;
2. Involvement in departmental meetings and activities (e.g., Accepted Student Day);
3. Active participation in curriculum evaluation and reform;
4. Responsiveness to student and department needs;
5. Mentoring or acting as an advisor to a departmental activity (e.g., Honor Society; departmental event);
6. Grant writing for department or College initiatives;
7. Fulfillment of the responsibilities of the faculty.

Full-time instructional faculty have the following responsibilities:

1. To make the teaching assignment at the University of Mount Saint Vincent his/her main professional interest and to undertake full-time service during the contract period;
2. To accept the teaching assignment given by the Department Chair, after consultation;
3. To support fully the liberal arts tradition and the mission and goals of the College;
4. To promote the general interests and image of the College;
5. To observe and enforce the regulations of the College;
6. To accept non-teaching assignments to student advisement, membership on committees and moderatorship of extra and co-curricular activities;
7. To comply with regulations concerning syllabi, maintenance of the scheduled hours, submission of final grades, notification of absence, etc.

Approved May 15, 2014