The President reviews all supporting materials and makes a final decision. If approval is granted, the President instructs the AVPHR to contact the employee to discuss total amount of potential contribution, TRS allowable earnings, desired salary, and amount(s) to be deposited into the endowment(s). Based on the discussion, the attached form is completed and distributed to the appropriate parties. The Provost (for faculty) or AVPHR (for staff) prepares a letter from President to the employee detailing the salary and conditions for his/her voluntary service. The Business and Financial Affairs Office provides to the employee monthly statements showing deposits into the endowment fund(s) and the current balance(s).
The Provost and HR Offices maintain a plaque of Isbell Scholars on display in Cramer Way.
Policies for Faculty Isbell Scholars Since faculty members serving as Isbell Scholars are officially retired and volunteering services, they do not have voting privileges within the department, nor do they serve on university committees. They do not participate in activities such as tenure and promotion reviews, curriculum decisions, or other departmental matters that involve voting actions. Typically, faculty members are expected to teach a full load of classes and assist where needed with advisement and other instructional duties. In all cases, teaching assignments and duties rest with the department chair in consultation, as needed with the departmental faculty and/or college dean. Teaching assignments are for the fall and spring semesters only. In rare and unusual cases, requests for exceptions to teach in the summer may be considered but must be approved by the department chair, college dean, and Provost. It is strongly recommended that a faculty member desiring Isbell Scholar status meet with the department chair at the beginning of the process to clarify job responsibilities.
Approved by Executive Council on 11/15/2010 Last Revision, Amended by Executive Council on 8/25/14
JURY DUTY Employees receive their full pay, based on normal hours worked, while absent from the University to serve on jury duty. The hours spent serving on jury duty will be considered hours worked. Additionally, the employee is entitled to keep his/her remuneration for serving on jury duty in addition to his/her pay from the University. A copy of the court summons should be given to the employee's immediate supervisor for submission to the Office of Human Resources. Jury duty should be reported on the bi-weekly timesheet for non-exempt employees and the monthly leave report for exempt employees. The employee should report to his/her immediate supervisor whenever he/she is excused from jury duty during hours that he/she normally would have been working for the University.
OMBUDSMAN The Ombudsman provides an internal avenue for grievances and complaints. The responsibilities of the Ombudsman include resolving faculty, staff, and student complaints through involvement of all concerned parties; informing all parties of their rights that are established by law; seeking to resolve problems internally;
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