Part-Time Faculty Office Hours

Once again, according to the latest union contract, part-time faculty who teach credit students will be paid limited office hours. Article 15.4.8 of the latest contract states:

Part-Time Faculty Office Hours

Instructional part-time faculty members will be compensated for office hours earned in Fall and Spring semester only, according to the following criteria:

a) One (1) office hour per semester for faculty members teaching three (3) or fewer credit units.
b) Two (2) office hours per semester for faculty members teaching four to six (4-6) credit units.
c) Three (3) office hours per semester for faculty members teaching seven to nine (7-9) credit units.
d) Office hours shall be compensated at forty-five dollars ($45.00) per hour.
e) Participating part-time faculty shall provide written certification of office hours served on the appropriate District form (Appendix H).
f) Part-time faculty participation is voluntary.

Office hours shall be paid in the last paycheck for the semester in which the hours were earned.

Eligible colleagues who wish to take advantage of this offer this semester must submit a verification form to the dept. office by Dec. 1. The verification form, the deadline information, the entire union contract, and several other interesting bits of information can be found at this college link.