NON-TENURE TRACK FACULTY COMMITTEE
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Spring 2006
The University of Oregon Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF)
Committee has three functions: communication, representation, and advocacy for
non-tenure track instructional and research faculty to decision-making
institutions and individuals on campus. We work closely with the NTTF
Implementation Committee, a committee within Academic Affairs charged with
developing and implementing policy regarding NTTF members, to suggest and
collect feedback on policies that affect NTTF.
Communication
This committee helps to facilitate communication between NTTF and
university decision makers on matters of policy. Part of our long-term
agenda is to systematize communications and provide a clearinghouse for
information about and for NTTF. The most important element of this
function is our relationship with the Implementation Committee.
Representation
While non-tenure-track faculty members are quite diverse, we seek the common
areas of concern among them relating to their terms and conditions of labor. We
provide a structural means for representing their concerns on all levels (UO
Academic Affairs/President's Office/legislature/etc.) to improve compensation
and working conditions for all NTTF at the University of Oregon.
Advocacy
We work with the Implementation Committee as advocates for and representatives
of the interests of NTTF. These interests include but are not limited to:
- promoting clarity about hiring and rehiring processes
- ensuring appropriate assignments of FTEs that reflect expected workloads and balance institutional needs for flexibility, stability, and academic excellence
- encouraging administrative units to provide necessary support (offices, computers, access to training)
- maintaining benefits for NTTF equal to those of tenure-related faculty
- pressing for clear guidelines and the implementation of performance review processes for NTTF, advocating for more regularized salary augmentations
- promoting recognition, support, and respect by more of the University community for NTTF's critical work