Flint Campus Example Lecturer Faculty Offer Letter

May 2013

Name Address City, State Zip

Dear Name:

Required Paragraph: I am pleased to present you a contingent offer as in . This offer is contingent upon a successful criminal and credential background check consistent with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Upon receipt of your acceptance of the position, our University Human Resources Office will contact you in order to complete the background check.

Required paragraph: This offer of employment is also contingent upon evidence of identity and employment eligibility as required by the Immigration and Reform Act of 1986. You are required to bring proof of identification with you. Please refer to our website at http://umflint.edu/hr/I-9_Form.htm for a list of acceptable original documents that you must present to us on your first day in order to complete the second part of the I-9 employment eligibility process.

Required Paragraph: The basic elements of your appointment are:

Title: LEO Lecturer I Appointment Period: (dates such as Jan. 1 through April 30) Appointment Effort: Full Time Rate (FTR): Term Salary: at

Required information, department choice related to wording of the courses. You are scheduled for the following courses:

Required paragraph: These courses, and hence your appointment, are contingent on sufficient enrollments as established in the course enrollment policy , or on program and scheduling changes. Your department Chair will contact you with any such changes as soon as possible.

Duties and Responsibilities as a Lecturer in the department, as well as the date and time for your courses, should be coordinated with the department Chair or Program Director. Typically, benefit eligible appointments are at 50% effort with a funding period of four months or more. Please contact Karen Arthur, Benefits Representative, at (810) 766-6658 or [email protected] to discuss your benefit eligibility and schedule an orientation session. Information outlining the University of Michigan’s available benefit programs can be found at the following website: http://www.umflint.edu/hr, under “Employee Benefits”.

As a condition of your employment, you are expected to complete and submit annual reports to your department Chair, , by . Please consult the website at for information regarding the annual report. This website also contains information related to other required reviews such as Interim, Major and Continuing Renewal Reviews.

For Lecturers with an appointment of 80% or greater, the University considers your primary professional commitment to be at the University of Michigan. As such, you are contractually required to disclose for pre-approval any additional employment outside of the University during the semester(s) you are teaching, prior to accepting such an arrangement. Please consult your department Chair or Program Director should you have any questions.

Your continued employment as a Lecturer is subject to the terms and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement between the University of Michigan (the “Employer”) and the Lecturer’s Employee Organization (the “Union”), AFT Michigan Local 6244 AFL CIO. Your signature below indicates your understanding that payment of union dues or representation fees is a condition of your employment. Employees may satisfy this condition of employment by either authorizing the deduction of dues or representation service fees from their paycheck by an Authorization for Payroll Deduction of Union Dues/Service Fee card, or by making a direct payment to the Union prior to the beginning of teaching in the appointed term. The card, if completed should be returned directly to the Union at the address on the card. Subsequently, should you wish to change your membership status, you may do so by filling out a new card and submitting it to the Union. Information on the dues or representation service fee rate, and a downloadable copy of the Authorization for Payroll Deduction of Union Dues/Service Fee card may be obtained from the Union’s website at http://www.leounion.org/about- leo/member-info . Please direct any additional questions or concerns about Union Security to the LEO Union at (734) 995-1813.

Required paragraph: Your signature on this letter constitutes acceptance of the terms of this offer. If you have any questions or wish to discuss any of the items of the offer, please feel free to call me at (810) XXX-XXXX. I would be happy to talk to you about any aspects of this letter, the position, or the University in general. Your response to this offer is needed by for its terms to take effect.

If you have questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

College/School or Department Dean/Associate Dean/Department Chair or Director

Cc: Dean’s Office Human Resources I accept the Lecturer appointment as set forth in this letter:

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