A twelve-month or one-year appointment shall be for twelve (12) months or one (1) year and may be renewed annually.

 

A nine-month appointment shall be for nine (9) months and may be renewed annually.

 

A restricted appointment is (1) an appointment to a position that is funded in whole or in part by revenues accepted under special conditions or which is identifiable as non-continuing in nature, and/or (2) an appointment for less than nine months.

 

If a faculty member’s appointment is to be renewed, a letter shall be sent to each faculty member on or before April 15 of each subsequent year specifying the position, faculty rank, the salary, and period of service for the upcoming university fiscal year.

 

The Director of Human Resources will prepare a letter of appointment under the direction of the President.  The letter of appointment shall be offered by the President and shall include the beginning and ending dates.  The faculty member shall accept his/her appointment by signing the letter of appointment.  Acceptance of the appointment by the faculty member includes acceptance of the general conditions of employment set forth in the Cumberland University Faculty Handbook and policies of Cumberland University.

 

Year of Service – For purposes of eligibility for promotion, a year of full-time employment for both nine-month and twelve-month faculty personnel is full-time employment for first (Fall) and second (Spring) semesters, the salary for which is chargeable to a single fiscal year’s budget.  Employment of less than this period shall not constitute a year of full-time employment.