Responsible Body: Office of the Provost
Date of Last Review: June 25, 2021
Faculty members are expected to meet classes and attend faculty meetings, except in cases of emergency. Reasons which may justify missing a class or faculty meeting may be attendance at professional meetings, scholarly research away from the campus, speaking engagements that benefit the university, sickness or death in one’s family, and other reasons subject to the chair’s approval. All such absences should be approved in advance.
In addition to reporting to and/or obtaining the approval of the chair, faculty members must report all absences of more than five consecutive days because of illness to the departmental/school administrative coordinator for entry on the monthly report for lost time.
If a faculty member wishes to miss a day or two of classes for professional reasons, he or she should submit a travel request to the department or school chair. Each such request will be considered through the university travel approval system on its merits and in terms of its value to the university as an educational institution. Such absences will not impact the faculty member’s pay. If a faculty member wishes to be away from classes for personal reasons, such absences must be approved in advance by the chair and dean.
A faculty member should be punctual in meeting all classes. It is important to be in the classroom ready to begin at the appointed time.