Change-of-Status

The following process is used when making a change to a current faculty contract or when extending an Academic Faculty Appointment to a current MTU staff member. Situations are given for:

Academic Faculty

• Tenure Track
• Non-Tenure Track

Research Faculty

For each given situation, the materials listed need to be forwarded through the Dean's Office to the Provost's Office.

Academic Faculty

Tenure Track (Professors: Full, Associate, Assistant)

1. Leaves of Absence (for all leaves except sabbatical)
   • Employee Status Change Form (Gold)
   • Faculty request for leave (letter or memo)
   
   
2. Administrative Appointments
   • Employee Status Change Form (Gold)
   • Draft appointment letter
   • Affirmative Action (when applicable)
   
   
3. Other
   1. Add Adjunct Appointment
      
      • Employee Status Change form
      • Draft appointment letter
   2. Rank Change with no PhD Completion
      
      • Employee Status Change Form (Gold)
   3. Rank Change with PhD Completion
      
      • Employee Status Change Form (Gold)
   4. Discipline/administration title (uncompensated)
      • Employee Status Change Form (Gold)
   5. Return from Leave of Absence
      • Employee Status Change Form (Gold)
        Note: Send directly to Human Resources

Non-Tenure Track (Lecturer Ranks, Professor of Practice, Instructor, Adjunct, Visiting, ROTC Faculty, Emeritus)

Faculty

1. Change in current contract
   • Employee Status Change Form (Gold)
     Note: If you are extending the end date on an existing contract, it must be processed as a reappointment. Complete a Form A for temporary instructors, adjuncts, visiting. Complete a Form L for lecturers.
2. Compensating Adjunct Faculty
   • Employee Status Change Form (Gold)
   • Draft appointment letter

Staff

1. Academic Appointment or Reappointment
   • Position Authorization Form (blue)
   • Employee Status Change Form (Gold)
   • Draft appointment letter (if applicable)

Research Faculty (Professor, Associate, Assistant)

1. Change in current contract

NOTE: This may include a concurrent appointment, such as an adjunct appointment in the same department or another department while having a research faculty appointment.

• Employee Status Change Form (Gold)
  Note: If you are extending the end date on an existing contract, it must be processed as a reappointment.
• Appointment Letter