Effective: 10/7/1974 |
Revised: 7/1/2011 |
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ACD 202–02: Academic Professional Responsibilities |
To define academic professional responsibilities
Arizona Board of Regents Policy Manual - 6–301
Office of the Provost of the University
Academic professionals
Academic professionals are involved with research, academic support, and/or teaching programs. Academic professional duties are specific to each position, however, there are general categories of responsibility that are applicable to all positions and which are the foundation for performance evaluations. Each of these categories must be addressed in the academic professional’s job description, although the assigned proportion of responsibility in each category may vary.
Position effectiveness is related to the specific expertise of the academic professional in the performance of a particular position’s duties and responsibilities. Position effectiveness may include but is not limited to:
and
Professional contributions comprise a wide range of endeavors that draw upon the academic professional’s expertise, talents, and interests and represent a commitment to the profession or to the discipline that extends beyond the scope of assigned responsibilities.
Professional contributions may include, but are not limited to:
and
Academic professionals with continuing or probationary appointments are to actively serve the institution, the profession, and the community; fixed-term academic professionals may also have service requirements.
Service may include such activities as membership on academic unit committees, roles in shared governance, contributions to campus committees, and/or similar activities within professional organizations. Service may also include community activities that draw upon professional expertise or subject knowledge and/or advance the university by meeting the needs of the greater public.
ACD 505–03, “Academic Professional Status, Ranks, Titles, and Appointment Categories.”