Frequently Asked Questions
Adjunct Faculty | Human Resources

I was given a last minute class assignment and have yet to receive an appointment letter, will this affect my pay?

No. Appointment letters, or lack there of, in no way affect your pay. Payroll and appointment letter generation are two completely separate processes.

My class was cancelled prior to receiving an appointment letter, am I still eligible for the class cancellation fee of $250?

Yes. We recognize a verbal offer and acceptance as qualifying you for the class cancellation fee should a course be cancelled and a suitable replacement not made available.

Is there a way to express my interest in teaching a particular course?

Yes. Follow the link below and your course preference will be sent to the appropriate individual.
http://www.roosevelt.edu/adjunct/course-pref.htm

I’m new this term, when will I become a union member under the new contract?

If you have taught at least one three-semester hour course within the previous five terms (including summer) and are currently teaching, you are automatically a member. You are also a RAFO member if you have taught in two of the previous terms, once again, this now includes summer. Please be aware that it is possible to fall out of the unit if neither of these requirements are met, in which case your pay will drop to the non-RAFO rate should you teach again.

Do summers now count towards salary steps?

While under the new contract summer does count towards initially entering the bargaining unit, summers are not counted towards salary steps.

I hold a terminal degree, why am I not receiving the additional $50/credit hour?

There could be a few possible reasons for this. It could be that the terminal degree is not within the same discipline that you are teaching in. Whether or not a terminal degree applies to a particular subject is at the discretion of that particular program director, please contact him or her with these types of questions. It may also be that your particular college or department does not have official transcripts showing that you do indeed hold a terminal degree. Another possibility would be that they simply forgot to place the additional amount on the payroll sheet. Either way, please contact your respective department should this question arise.

When do I become eligible for tuition remission?

An adjunct faculty member who has previously taught for at least two terms and taught at least six semester hours of academic work, shall be eligible for one hundred percent (100%) tuition remission on each semester hour taken at Roosevelt for each semester hour subsequently taught, up to a maximum of six semester hours per academic year. What this essentially means is that upon completion of your third three-semester hour class you will then be eligible to for the tuition remission benefit. The first two terms qualify you for the benefit and each class subsequently taught allows you to take one under the plan for a maximum of six semester hours per academic year.

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