Planning Guidelines
- Summer Term & Fiscal Year Considerations
Beginning 2019-20 carry-over loading options between fiscal years has been retired. Work with deans offices to settle any remaining load concerns.
Which fiscal year are wages allocated?
Faculty annual contract wages are allocated August 1 - July 31
Annual faculty contracts calculated on loading for FA & SP terms
Summer loading will be processed using adjunct contract process: Summer term holds the most unknowns, resulting in more changes and exceptions. Utilizing adjunct contract process allows more flexibility to handle these changes closer to activity.
Adjunct contracts follow fiscal year July 1 - June 30
Processed prior to each term
Program Admins/Directors with Faculty loads follow July 1 - June 30.
- Summer Term Planning
Summer term is ALWAYS the last term of a fiscal year loading [FA, SP, SU].
Summer contracts may reflect LD (in load), OL (over-load) or AD (adjunct) based on budget and target load status for the fiscal year.
Guidelines approved by Provost Council, October 2018
Quick start > myEMU > Academics Tab > Faculty Loading
1.Select a department. (Click to animate.)
This filters the list of courses and sorts faculty teaching those courses to the top. All faculty are available through search.
3. Add a section. (Click to animate.)
- Select a Term
- Select a Course
- Add Section [A - K for Harrisonburg, L - S for Lancaster]
- Click the + to save
2. Select a faculty member. (Click to animate.)
Annual Load Target is determined in collaboration with deans, associate provost, department chairs and program directors. Target Loads are entered in EX by UG /GR deans and associate provost offices.
4. (Optional) Delete a section. (Click to animate.)
- Click the X to the right of the section you wish to delete.
NOTE: Do not DELETE or EDIT a section added by someone else without appropriate communication and / or approval.
Faculty pane (left)
- All faculty are available through search. Any Faculty loaded for a course in department X will "float to the top of the list.
- Inactive faculty--e.g. adjuncts off-contract--are shown in the list with no loading target.
- Total load is shown for each faculty member. The bar changes color--blue (under target), green (on target) , red (over target)--as they approach and pass the expected target load for that faculty member.
- Faculty loading may be 'locked for edit' for a given faculty if someone else is entering load/section for the given faculty. The "lock for edit" limit will clear after 4 hours of inactivity.
- If you think a faculty member is missing from the list please contact your dean's office.
Section pane (center)
- Default course load value is set to student credit hours for the course. You can adjust it.
- As soon as you save a section it's reflected in the faculty and course columns.
Course pane (right)
- All active courses listed in the EX Course Catalog are available.
- Only courses within the department will be shown.
- Each course listing shows the total number of sections loaded. Expand any listing to see load details.
- If you think a course is missing from the list please contact your dean's office.
FAQs
Where do I access Faculty or Department prior year Loading History?
myEMU >Academics Tab > Faculty Loading > Load Reports
Load by Individual
Load by Deparment
Load by Individual on Home Department
Faculty member or course I need is not in the lists ?
Contact the deans or associate provost offices
How do I know what section letter to use?
All VA courses begin with section letters A - K
All PA (Lancaster site) courses begin with section letters L - S
Field is required but, final section assignments will be reviewed by Registrar's Office.