Report of the Committee on Faculty Workloads School of Music, Western Carolina University April 30, 2014 Respectfully submitted by workload committee members Andrew Adams, Terri Armfield, Dan Cherry, and Shannon Thompson. The committee would like to thank Dr. Elizabeth Heffelfinger for her guidance. The recommendations below reflect the committee’s investigations and discussions throughout this semester. It is vital that the faculty as a whole also considers these issues and offers ideas that will lead to solutions acceptable to both the faculty and the administration. The Charge to the Committee The School of Music has never seated a committee to study faculty workloads. One semester was too short a time in which to accomplish the broad scope of the committee’s charge. The work on these questions will have to continue throughout the 2014-15 academic year and beyond. Our recommendations reflect the outcomes of our investigations into the committee’s charge that are noted in quotation marks below: “Please review Music faculty loads at Western and, so far as is possible, provide meaningful comparisons with loads at sister schools in the UNC system as well as our official WCU peer institutions.” Our study of thirteen institutions showed a broad array of approaches to work loads—a partial list of these schools includes Morehead State University, Western Illinois University, Central Washington University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, and Appalachian State. Most of these schools are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM); nonetheless, their approaches to assigning workload are widely divergent and, as will be noted below, reflect the very loose parameters in the NASM guidelines. “…compare various methods of determining faculty loads with NASM standards…” As noted below, the standards suggested by NASM are guidelines that do not determine workloads at the institutions for which they provide accreditation. “Make a recommendation to the faculty as to whether a change in the method of determining faculty loads should be made, what system the committee would recommend, and provide a clear explanation of how it would affect teaching loads of current faculty.” 1 The WCU Faculty Handbook states: “Each college/school has a standard load expectation for its faculty that is built upon student credit hour targets approved by the Provost” (p. 176). Continuing points for discussion include the equal assignment of 4/4 and 3/3 loads throughout the College of Fine and Performing Arts; the loads of faculty who teach only academic courses and their load assignments with regarding to NASM policy; and the assignment of release time in the School of Music. “Release time is a part of the picture, so please review the last ten years of Music faculty loads to see where release time is given and its relation to overload…” See the discussion under section 7 below. 1. This committee should be a standing committee from this time onward to review workloads in the School of Music, workload policies at Western Carolina University, and workload policies at regional and national institutions. The workload committee reflects WCU Policy on workload formulation as passed by the Faculty Senate in April 2014: Individual faculty teaching loads are best managed at the department and college/school level. Faculty teaching loads will be determined through consultation among faculty, department heads, and deans. Given the complexity of faculty professional work activities, teaching loads may vary from one faculty member to another and over the course of an academic year. Equivalency in load should be decided by the department/school head in consultation with the dean. In addition to reflecting University policy, ongoing discussion among the faculty with regard to workload is a healthy part of shared governance. The committee urges faculty members to study the sections on workload from the WCU Faculty Handbook and the NASM Guidelines that are attached to this report. 2. Reflecting University policy, the committee recommends the following statement be placed on workload assignments: “Workloads in the School of Music are determined through consultation among the Dean, Department Head, and Faculty. The Guidelines of our accrediting agency, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM), are also valuable criteria.” The last page of assigned loads includes Guidelines and Explanations that state in part: “The School of Music calculates faculty loads following the guidelines of our accrediting agency, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).” NASM does not consider its guidelines to be determinative or restrictive. The 2013-14 Handbook of the National Association of Schools of Music addresses load standards on half of page 63 and one sentence on page 64—in total, half of one page in a 270 page document. NASM gives wide leeway for each institution to determine its own load policies; for example, “b. Guidelines, Recommendations, and Comment (1)” states: 2 “Institutions use a variety of methods for calculating teaching loads. The choice of method is the prerogative of the institution.” Later, in its discussion of the relative load weight of classroom versus studio teaching, the Handbook notes: “The following statements about two types of instructional responsibilities, therefore, provide indicators, not rules.” The NASM guidelines describe studio and classroom activity as part of the wider responsibilities of the faculty. Before any discussion of actual time in the classroom or studio, the Guidelines note (p. 63): a. Standards (1) Faculty loads shall be such that faculty members are able to carry out their responsibilities effectively. (2) Faculty members, according to their title and job description, shall have adequate time to provide effective instruction, advise and evaluate students, supervise projects, research, and dissertations, continue professional growth, and participate in service activities. b. Guidelines, Recommendations, and Comment (4) Music faculty teaching only classroom/seminar courses should have their load determined in the same way as faculty in other departments of the institution. (5) All faculty should have sufficient time for artistic, scholarly, and professional activity in order to maintain excellence and growth in their respective areas of expertise. Arguably, “adequate time to provide effective instruction” includes time for preparing each course (including choosing ensemble repertoire and preparation of parts); grading tests and papers; and testing individual students in theory, aural skills, and piano classes. Each of these valuable components of classroom and studio pedagogy should be considered as an intrinsic part of the workload assignment. The stipulation that “Music faculty teaching only classroom/seminar courses should have their load determined in the same way as faculty in other departments of the institution” is among the only true directives in the NASM guidelines. The School of Music should consider course loads in the Department of English as suggestive of loads for purely academic instructors in the School of Music. 3 The NASM Guidelines also note in Section 4.b. (p. 63): 2. Policies concerning loads should be clearly developed and published with regard to the variety of educational, artistic, and administrative duties undertaken by music faculty, and any conversions between clock hours and credit hours. 3. …Normally, the upper limit for a full load for classroom instruction in a lecture/seminar format is approximately 12 clock hours per week; for private studio instruction, approximately 18 clock hours per week. The committee noted the importance of considering clock hours in assigning faculty loads, especially in the unique workloads of those with both studio and academic assignments. Finally, the consistently high workloads and overloads (discussed below) have, arguably, been a factor in the School of Music not appointing a new full professor in over a decade. 3. The committee recommends that the School of Music follow the Faculty Handbook with regard to assigning overloads, including the Dean’s approval in certain situations; a maximum overload of three credits per semester; and the monetary compensation of overloads. The following policy, advocating that overloads should be “assigned carefully,” is given on page 179 of the WCU Faculty Handbook: Since faculty have scholarship and service responsibilities as well as teaching assignments, overloads should be assigned carefully so that faculty do not become over-extended and can meet their regular responsibilities. The Provost’s Office distinguishes between two types of overload: those funded out of the general fund and those funded through self-supported revenue courses through Educational Outreach. Regardless of type, faculty may teach a maximum of one course overload (3 credits) per semester with the approval of their dean. Overloads funded via Educational Outreach may be taught by faculty members at their election with the concurrence of the department head and dean. However, overloads funded via general funds shall be authorized only by the dean when it is impossible or impractical to hire part-time faculty because of last minute staffing problems due to emergencies or unexpected high enrollment. Deans shall notify the Provost’s Office whenever they approve an overload funded by the general fund. The notification should include a brief explanation consistent with this policy. Overloads exceeding three hours will be approved only in the rarest circumstances. Overloads, and other exceptions to this policy, must be approved in advance by the Provost. There is a particular need to address the concept of non-monetary compensation in the form of a heavy-load semester being followed by a low-load semester. As the current 4 WCU policy on overloads is vague, the workload committee has contacted the Faculty Senate regarding the need for clarification and revision. The policy that is followed by NC State University in Regulation 05.20.37 (Faculty Teaching Workload) can serve as a model: 2.2 Course Overload: a workload assignment that exceeds the expected teaching load for the discipline/department or the teaching load defined in the faculty member’s Statement of Mutual Expectations; faculty may receive additional pay or alternative compensation (such as a subsequent course reduction) for overload assignments. In its study of workloads in the School of Music from the past several years, the committee calculated the following semester averages based on assignments distributed to the faculty and on revised loads submitted to this committee: Spell Sink West Schallock Peebles 13.73 13.48 13.38 13.34 13.25 D. Cherry Frazier Pearson 13.16 (13) 13.15 (13) 12.96 (13) 17 semesters 17 semesters 4 semesters Bauer Lancaster Thompson Adams Ulrich Armfield Reitz Wohlrab M. Baker Starnes Wlosok 12.83 12.75 12.74 12.73 12.72 12.69 12.66 12.61 12.6 12.58 12.58 (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3) (12 2/3) (12 2/3) (12 2/3) 17 semesters 6 semesters 17 semesters 15 semesters 17 semesters 17 semesters 12 semesters 17 semesters 2 semesters 6 semesters 17 semesters Gonko W. Martin A. Cherry Jeffress 12.53 12.43 12.38 12.26 (12 1/3+) (12 1/3+) (12 1/3+) (12 1/3) 9 semesters 17 semesters 16 semesters 13 semesters Solomon Bennett Henson 12.2 (12) 12.11 (12) 12.06 (12) (13 2/3+) (13 1/3+) (13 1/3+) (13 1/3) (13 1/3) 17 semesters 4 semesters 17 semesters 17 semesters 17 semesters 4 semesters 15 semesters 13 semesters 5 B. Martin Gaetano 12.03 (12) 11.93 (12) 17 semesters 17 semesters In multi-semester averages of 31 faculty, 5 current faculty have an average load of 13 1/3 hours or higher (that is, an overload as an average load); 3 have 13 hours; 11 have 12 2/3; 4 have 12 1/3; and 6 have 12. The average load is 12 2/3. These average high loads demonstrate that heavy-load semesters are rarely balanced by low-load semesters. In addition, the Faculty Handbook states: “Overloads exceeding three hours will be approved only in the rarest circumstances.” In the School of Music, there have been seven instances of 16 credit-hour semesters since the fall of 2005 in addition to numerous 15 credit-hour semesters. Unless overloads are monetarily compensated or balanced by low-load semesters, the meaning of the word “overload” is unclear. 4. The current School of Music workload guidelines state: “A full-time load is considered to be 11-13 hours.” For clarification and for a common frame of reference, the committee recommends that the School of Music adopt the following wording: “A full-time load is considered to be 11-13 hours: 11 credit hours or below is a low load; 12 credit hours is a standard load; 13 credit hours is a high load; 13 1/3 credit hours and above are an overload. An academic year average of 24 is considered a standard load.” The word “overload” is used on workload assignment sheets but is not defined and is subject to both omission and to a variety of applications. On the three revised workloads submitted for the committee’s review (2011-12; 2012-13; and 2013-14), two loads were listed nearly identically and were noted as models for the above recommendation: 2013-2014 Lancaster Fall 2013 Spring 2014 13 1/3 (designated as overload) 13 (not designated as overload) 2011-2012 Wlosok Fall 2011 Spring 2014 13 1/3 (designated as overload) 13 (not designated as overload) These two loads are consistent with the statement that “A full-time load is considered to be 11-13 hours” and with the precedent that 13 1/3 and above is an overload. However, there were notable discrepancies in the use of “overload.” In the spring of 2013, Dr. Bauer’s 13 credit-hour load was marked as “overload.” On three occasions loads of 12 1/3 were noted as overloads: Dr. Armfield and Dr. Peebles in the spring of 2014, and Dr. D. Cherry in the spring of 2013. More explicit definitions of 11, 12, 13, and beyond 13 credit hours would help to address this confusion. An assignment of 13 1/3 hours one semester (an overload) should be balanced by 11 hours the next. When this is impractical, an academic year average of 26 credit hours should be balanced by a succeeding academic year at 22 credit hours. 6 Ultimately, it is the responsibility of faculty members to monitor their workload assignments and to advocate for balanced loads. This oversight could also be among the recurring duties of the workload committee. A credit-hour load of 24 per academic year has been stated in WCU policy: “…WCU established 24 credit hours as the standard load for all tenure-track faculty in departments offering undergraduate only or undergraduate and graduate courses.” (“Monitoring Faculty Teaching Loads. Western Carolina University. 1996-97” currently available on the WCU website.) 5. The committee recommends that the load credit for all academic courses be determined uniformly by the number of hours in the classroom. The justification for load credit for “lecture” vs. “labs” courses is inconsistent in School of Music policy. The current School of Music workload guidelines state: Lecture Classes: The faculty load assigned follows the University policy of one credit for each hour in class per week. A three-unit load reflects three contact hours per week… Laboratory Classes: Almost all of these classes meet for two fifty-minute periods a week. A load credit of 1 1/3 units is given for each class… The workload committee was unable to find a University policy that articulates a lecture class should receive “one credit for each hour in class” while a lab class receives less. The Committee requests clarification on this point on behalf of the faculty. If there is an overarching “University policy of one credit for each hour in class per week,” then approximately thirty courses in the School of Music are not given the proper load credit. The list of “Load Credit for Undergraduate Music Courses” provided to the workload committee (included with this document) states: For traditional academic courses, faculty load hours equal the number [of] hours of instructional time (and the number of course credits). For classes that meet for one more hour than the number of credits and involve significant in-class work for development of skills analogous to the laboratory experience of science courses, faculty load is figured at 2/3 the number of instructional hours per week. So a 1-hour course meets twice and earns 1 1/3 load hours while a 2-hour course meets three times and earns 2 load hours. In the sciences, lecture and lab courses are two interdependent parts of one pedagogical unit; it is confusing to use the terms “lecture” and “lab” separately to describe courses in music. Another argument used to justify a lower course load for some classes is that preparation and grading tests and papers in academic courses is more time consuming than in “skills” classes. Again, there is little if any justification for this argument. The 7 need for frequent and individual testing in aural skills and keyboard skills courses is equally time consuming and equally dependent on instructor expertise. To reflect a lowered teaching load, piano class and aural skills instructors might consider lecturing on one class day and devoting the second class to individual practice with little or no organized instruction. In the absence of University policy, a lesser course load for core music skills classes is determined by subjective arguments that have not been codified as policy and that minimize the importance of the work of some faculty. This important question deserves continued faculty-wide discussion. The distinction between “lecture” and “lab” course is not recognized by NASM. The NASM Handbook states: Institutions vary significantly in the amount of time they expect faculty to devote to instructional and other responsibilities such as composition and performance, research, and community service. The following statements about two types of instructional responsibilities, therefore, provide indicators, not rules. Classroom instruction in lecture/seminar format is weighted differently from private studio lessons in calculating the teaching component of faculty loads. Normally, the upper limit for a full load for classroom instruction in a lecture/seminar format is approximately 12 clock hours per week; for private studio instruction, approximately 18 clock hours per week. This passage, the only one that addresses this topic, juxtaposes “lecture/seminar” courses with “studio lessons.” It does not compare “lecture” courses with “seminar” courses nor does it suggest disparities in the course load assigned to each type of class. Again, NASM Guidelines state: “Institutions use a variety of methods for calculating teaching loads. The choice of method is the prerogative of the institution.” According to NASM, the WCU School of Music is at liberty to determine the load credit for these courses as its own faculty deems appropriate. 6. The workload committee recommends that the course load for all major ensembles be identical to the clock hours that they rehearse and that release time for directors of major ensembles be equally assigned. As with the distinction between load credit for “lecture” vs. “lab” courses, current School of Music policy with regard to load credit for major ensembles is inconsistent as is the release time given to directors of major ensembles. The current School of Music workload guidelines state: Large ensembles generally receive 1 load unit per contact hour. For some small ensemble classes only 2/3 unit is given. This reflects the amount of preparation time needed to rehearse these ensembles and the relationship between the ensemble and the mission of the School. 8 It is not clear how the mission of the School of Music relates to workload assignment. The Mission states: The School of Music is a unit in the College of Fine and Performing Arts of Western Carolina University, a comprehensive state university. The School supports the general objectives of the university by providing nationally accredited curricula in music with professional and liberal arts emphases. The School of Music serves as a primary advocate for the arts in the area, and as a source of musical culture and education for the region through performances, clinics, workshops, festivals, and consultant work. A commitment to excellence of scholarly and creative activity in music performance, pedagogy, research, and composition prepares students for the professional world. A highly active performance agenda both on and off campus provides students with many opportunities to use their musical training in direct service to the local and regional community. The School of Music primarily serves North Carolina, but students are recruited nationally. The phrase “A highly active performance agenda both on and off campus provides students with many opportunities to use their musical training in direct service to the local and regional community” upholds the equal importance of all ensembles and performing opportunities. The guidelines also note: “Large ensembles generally receive 1 load unit per contact hour…this reflects the amount of preparation time needed to rehearse these ensembles.” However, University Choir rehearses for three hours per week but is given 2 1/3 hours credit. Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band receive “4 hours load for 3-4 hours weekly rehearsal.” As all ensembles should be equally valued under the School of Music Mission, Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band should receive load credit equal to the number of hours they rehearse no matter the semester in which they are offered. The list of “Load Credit for Undergraduate Music Courses” provided to the workload committee states [the italics are original]: Faculty load hours for Large and Small Ensembles vary according to several factors. Load hours generally equal the number of hours of rehearsal for large groups and 2/3 the number of hours of credit for small ensembles, unless they have a significant off-campus performance agenda or significant set-up requirements. Large ensembles typically perform on two concerts per semester, while small ensembles often share a concert with other small ensembles. This policy states that “Load hours generally equal the number of hours of rehearsal for large groups…” The workload guidelines noted above state: “Large ensembles generally receive 1 load unit per contact hour.” As noted above, these policies are inconsistent with regard to past load assignments for at least three ensembles. 9 Finally, as a matter of equity, large ensemble directors should receive equal release time. Both the Director of Bands and the Director of Choral Ensembles should receive equal release time. 7. As release time forms a large part of some faculty loads, the committee recommends that the School of Music formulate a method to evaluate release time as part of the AFE, TPR, and PTR processes. The comparisons of release times below should be considered with regard to several variables. The reporting of release time for supervision of student teachers was not uniformly recorded and, understandably, was subject to necessary adjustments. Workloads of faculty in the marching band were not included in the 2006-07 loads; since that time there have been additions to the band staff that are largely based on release time. Finally, special releases are sometimes given that are of short or relatively short duration, such as the release through the Provost’s office in the spring of 2014 for Dr. Adams. Beyond these variables, it is evident that release time has increased since 2007. In the fall of 2006 there were eight faculty members with a combined 40.3 hours of release time; in the fall of 2013 there were fifteen faculty members with a combined 63.8 hours of release time. In the spring of 2007 there were ten faculty members with a combined 48.9 hours of release time; in the spring of 2014 there were seventeen faculty members with a combined 69.8 hours of release time. Release Time Fall 2006 Bauer Frazier Gonko Kehrberg B. Martin Pearson Peebles Spell Grad Program Comm./Elect. Coord. CAT studio SOM Head Coach MT Music dir. Accompanying Dept. Head Sound 3 3 6 9 3 3 3 9 1 1/3 Total 40.3 Release Time Spring 2007 Adams Bauer Frazier Gonko Kehrberg B. Martin Accompanying Grad Program Comm./Elect. Coord. Belk creative CAT studio Interim Dean Coach MT 3 3 3 3 6 9 3 10 Pearson Peebles Schallock Spell Music dir. Accompanying Dept. Head Student teachers Sound 3 3 9 2 2/3 1 1/3 Total 48.9 hours 2 1 1/3 3 1 1/3 3 3 3 3 3 0 2 9 1 1/3 1 1/3 3 3 0 2/3 1 1/3 6 2 2 6 0 2/3 3 Total 63.8 hours Release Time Fall 2013 Adams Bennett A. Cherry D. Cherry Frazier Henson Lancaster B. Martin Peebles Schallock Sink Spell Starnes Ulrich West Accompanying SMBQ Assist. Dept. Head SMBQ Comm./Elect. Coord. Belk Creative Drumline Asst. Tech. Support Bands Assts. Dir. Bands Director of choirs Accomp. faculty Dir. SOM SMBQ Supervise teachers Program coordinator SOM tech. support Concert attendance Recording Dir. Athletic bands Supervise teachers SMBQ Associate Dean Supervision teachers Director of bands Release Time Spring 2014 Adams Bauer Bennett A. Cherry D. Cherry Frazier Henson Lancaster Accompanying Digital Measures Opera SMBQ Assist. Dept. Head SMBQ Comm./Elect. Coord. Belk Creative Tech. Support Bands Assts. Dir. Bands Director of choirs 1 9 2 1 1/3 3 1 1/3 3 3 3 3 0 11 B. Martin Peebles Schallock Sink Spell Starnes Ulrich West Accomp. faculty Dir. SOM SMBQ Supervise teachers Program coordinator SOM tech. support Concert attendance Recording Dir. Athletic bands Supervise teachers SMBQ Associate Dean Supervision teachers Director of bands 2 9 1 1/3 1 1/3 3 3 0 2/3 1 1/3 6 1 2 6 0 2/3 3 Total 69.8 hours There are currently no processes outlined in the School of Music Collegial Review Document by which release time is assessed, either by individual faculty or through a peer review process in the same manner as classroom activity. Some releases are 3 hours while many academic courses are given 1 1/3 credit. This means that a three-hour release would require approximately 4 to 5 hours of work per week to be comparable to a 1 1/3 credit course. If a release activity is to be given more than twice the load credit of an academic course it is imperative that both activity and outcomes are clearly documented, reviewed, and assessed. Those receiving release should systematically document their work through a weekly log; catalogue of emails that document activities; and/or submission of a final report with documentation. Conclusion The workload committee has had engaged and meaningful discussions on these questions throughout this semester. The ideas in this report, like those to be discussed in the future, will undoubtedly prompt vigorous debate. For the committee, simply exploring these issues in an open forum has been enormously helpful. The committee members recognize that giving value to faculty activities and assigning workloads and release time are challenging undertakings. We examined practices from numerous regional institutions and from institutions around the country. One general rule can be stated as a result of this investigation: no two institutions approach these challenges in exactly the same ways. This is undoubtedly why NASM states that “The choice of method is the prerogative of the institution” and why the WCU Handbook states that “Individual faculty teaching loads are best managed at the department and college/school level.” 12 As noted above, the committee looks forward to receiving ideas from the faculty as a whole. Suggestions already offered to address the question of loads and overloads include: • • • • • • • • • enforcing the policy of limiting applied lessons to enrolled music majors or minors and no longer offering minor lessons students not in the music program; in some instances, smaller applied studio sizes would allow academic courses to be assigned more uniformly; not offering musical theatre majors voice lessons or access to School of Music core musicianship courses; limiting the number of small, single-instrument ensembles to once per academic year and encouraging mixed ensembles; fewer faculty recitals or limiting faculty to one recital per year would require less release time for faculty accompanists; undertake a program prioritization in the School of Music to assess the place of the BM in performance in relation to the historic success of the program in music education. all major ensembles should be given equal load credit as they all reflect the School of Music’s mission equally ensemble directors could be given release time in semesters in which they tour or give special performances rethinking the pedagogy of large classes (such as large sections of music appreciation) and low-credit courses to more accurately reflect the course credit assigned them. This may include fewer written assignments in music appri or more in-class practice time for keyboard skills courses. This report mainly focuses on those who teach a split load of applied lessons and academic courses. Next year, the committee should closely examine equity within the College of Fine and Performing Arts and across the University with regard to purely academic loads. In addition, it should be noted that salaries in the School of Music tend to be lower than those across the WCU campus as is evident by comparing salaries listed by the Charlotte Observer with the Chronicle of Higher Education’s AAUP Salary Survey (http://chronicle.com/article/2013-14-AAUP-Faculty-Salary/145679/#id=200004). Heavy loads and overloads in the face of low salaries have factored into the generally low morale among the School of Music faculty. Calculating from the fall of 2005, overloads reached their peak in the 2010-2011 academic year with 22 faculty members on overload; in the 2013-14 academic year that number had dropped to 10. Overloads have fallen as the number of students has decreased and as trailer courses have been reduced. It is possible that the increase in release time in the past several years has contributed to the increase in the number of overloads. The faculty can only hope that the downward trend in overloads will continue so that loads allow faculty time not only for committed teaching but also for scholarship and 13 service. In particular, the demands for scholarship commensurate with promotion to full professor are challenging and require a great investment in time to attain. If the School of Music is committed to mentoring associate professors to the rank of full professor, it must also be committed to assuring that faculty have the time to devote to attaining national and international recognition. By continuing and expanding this discussion, the School of Music can be a leader on campus for a University-wide approach to loads and overloads that allows a healthy balance between teaching, scholarship and creative activity, and service. 14 Overloads and Release Time in the School of Music Fall 2005 to Spring 2014 Faculty Overloads 2014 2013 Spring Fall 7 faculty on overload 4 AY = 11 faculty on overload 186 students 2013 2012 Spring Fall 6 9 AY = 15 194 students 2012 2011 Spring Fall 8 9 AY = 17 203 students 2011 2010 Spring Fall 10 12 AY = 22 212 students 2010 2009 Spring Fall 7 13 AY = 20 205 students 2009 2008 Spring Fall 5 9 AY = 14 199 students 2008 2007 Spring Fall 3 5 AY = 8 203 students 2007 2006 Spring Fall 4 3 AY = 7 203 students 2006 2005 Spring Fall Not available 9 AY = 9 198 students Note: Revised loads were provided for Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, and Spring 2014. For these semesters, the first loads emailed to faculty and the revised loads are shown separately. Numbers of overloaded faculty are based on the revised load assignment. 2005 to 2006 Academic Year Fall 2005 23 full-time faculty Bauer 14 Frazier 16 1/3 Holquist 16 Mattingly 16 Pearson 13 2/3 9 on overload 15 Doc. Date: 8x05 Schallock 13 2/3 Spell 15 West 13 2/3 Wohlrab 13 2/3 0 low Spring 2006 Not available 2006 to 2007 Academic Year Fall 2006 23 full-time faculty Armfield 14 Spell 13 2/3 West 13 1/3 3 on overload Doc. Date: 1-16-06 4 on overload Doc. Date: 9-20-06 5 on overload Doc. Date: 2-27-07 3 on overload Doc. Date: 11-21-07 1 low: Frazier 10 2/3 Spring 2007 23 full-time faculty Holquist 14 Spell 13 2/3 Thompson 13 2/3 Wohlrab 13 1/3 1 low: D. Cherry 10 2/3 2007 to 2008 Academic Year Fall 2007 24 full-time faculty D. Cherry 13 1/3 Peebles 13 2/3 Thompson 13 1/3 Ulrich 13 1/3 West 13 1/3 0 low Spring 2008 28 full-time faculty D. Cherry 15 1/3 Frazier 14 2/3 Peebles 14 1/3 1 low: Bennett 10 2/3 2008 to 2009 Academic Year 16 Fall 2008 28 full-time faculty Adams 13 1/3 D. Cherry 14 Gonko 13 2/3 Jeffress 13 2/3 B. Martin 13 1/3 Peebles 14 1/3 Spell 13 1/3 Thompson 13 1/3 Wohlrab 14 9 on overload Doc. Date: 07-18-08 5 on overload Doc. Date: 12-18-08 0 low Spring 2009 28 full-time faculty Adams 14 2/3 Frazier 13 1/3 W. Martin 14 Peebles 13 1/3 Wlosok 14 1/3 3 low: Bennett 10 1/3; Jeffress 10 2/3; Thompson 10 2/3 2009 to 2010 Academic Year Fall 2009 27 full-time faculty Adams 13 1/3 Armfield 13 2/3 Bauer 13 1/3 Buckner 13 1/3 D. Cherry 14 2/3 Frazier 14 Henson 13 1/3 B. Martin 13 2/3 W Martin 13 1/3 Peebles 13 1/3 Schallock 15 Thompson 13 1/3 Wlosok 13 1/3 13 on overload Doc. Date: 8-14-09 7 on overload Doc. Date: 9-9-09 0 low Spring 2010 27 full-time faculty Adams 13 1/3 Bauer 14 1/3 Buckner 13 1/3 D. Cherry 14 17 Jeffress 13 1/3 Spell 14 Thompson 13 1/3 1 low: Solomon 10 2/3 2010 to 2011 Academic Year Fall 2010 26 full-time faculty Armfield 13 1/3 Bennett 13 1/3 Buckner 13 1/3 D. Cherry 14 2/3 Frazier 13 1/3 Gonko 13 1/3 Peebles 13 1/3 Reitz 14 Robin 13 1/3 Schallock 15 2/3 Spell 14 2/3 Wlosok 13 1/3 12 on overload Doc. Date: 7-8-10 10 on overload Doc. Date: 1-10-11 9 on overload Doc. Date: 1-09-12 0 low Spring 2011 27 full-time faculty Armfield 14 1/3 Bauer 13 2/3 Buckner 14 1/3 D. Cherry 13 1/3 Gonko 14 Robin 15 Schallock 14 Thompson 13 1/3 West 13 1/3 Wohlrab 14 1/3 1 low: Henson 10 1/3 2011 to 2012 Academic Year Fall 2011 26 full-time faculty Adams 15 2/3 Armfield 13 2/3 D. Cherry 13 2/3 Frazier 13 2/3 Schallock 14 1/3 18 Skvorec 13 2/3 Spell 15 1/3 Ulrich 15 West 15 1 low: Henson 10 Fall 2011 26 full-time faculty 9 on overload Doc. Date: 1-23-12 Adams 15 2/3 Armfield 13 2/3 D. Cherry 13 1/3 Frazier 13 2/3 Schallock 14 1/3 Skvorec 13 2/3 Spell 15 1/3 Ulrich 15 West 15 2/3 [revision from 1-09-12; addition of supervision student teachers] 1 low: Henson 10 Spring 2012 26 full-time faculty Henson 13 2/3 Peebles 15 1/3 Schallock 14 Skvorec 14 Spell 14 2/3 Thompson 13 1/3 West 14 Wlosok 13 1/3 8 on overload Doc. Date: 1-09-12 1 low: Gaetano 10 2/3 Spring 2012 26 full-time faculty 8 on overload Doc. Date: 1-23-12 Henson 13 2/3 Peebles 15 1/3 Schallock 13 2/3 [revision from 1-09-12; supervision teachers lowered by 1/3] Skvorec 14 Spell 14 2/3 Thompson 15 1/3 [revision from 1-09-12; addition of WW pedagogy] West 14 Wlosok 13 1/3 1 low: Gaetano 10 2/3 2012 to 2013 Academic Year 19 Fall 2012 26 full-time faculty D. Cherry 13 2/3 Gaetano 13 1/3 Jeffress 13 1/3 Lancaster 13 1/3 Pebbles 15 Schallock 16 Thompson 14 2/3 West 15 1/3 8 on overload Doc. Date: 8-9-12 1 low: B. Martin 10 1/3 Fall 2012 26 full-time faculty 9 on overload Doc. Date: 4-5-13 D. Cherry 13 2/3 Frazier 13 1/3 [revision from 8-9-12; addition of internship] Gaetano 13 1/3 Jeffress 13 1/3 Lancaster 14 1/3 [revision from 8-9-12; Mu. Ed. Seminar raised to 1 from 1/3] Pebbles 15 Schallock 16 Thompson 14 2/3 West 15 1/3 1 low: B. Martin 10 1/3 Spring 2013 26 full-time faculty Frazier 14 1/3 Henson 13 1/3 B. Martin 13 1/3 W. Martin 13 1/3 Sink 13 1/3 5 on overload Doc. Date: 8-9-12 2 low: Bennett 10 2/3; Jeffress 10 2/3 Spring 2013 26 full-time faculty 6 on overload Doc. Date: 4-5-13 Frazier 14 1/3 Henson 13 1/3 W. Martin 13 1/3 Peebles 14 Sink 16 [revision from 8-9-12; MIDI/Synth Studio enrolment increase] Spell 14 1/3 [revision from 8-9-12; addition of major; flute quartet; flute lit.] 1 low: Jeffress 8 2/3 20 2013 to 2014 Academic Year Fall 2013 26 full-time faculty 6 on overload Doc. Date: 6-4-13 D. Cherry 14 [revised 1-14-13; two fewer majors = 12 2/3] Gaetano 13 1/3 Lancaster 13 1/3 Spell 14 Thompson 13 1/3 [revised 1-14-13; one fewer majors = 12 2/3] West 15 0 low Fall 2013 26 full-time faculty 4 on overload Doc. Date: 1-14-13 Gaetano 13 1/3 Lancaster 13 1/3 Spell 16 [revision from 6-4-13; addition of two majors] West 15 0 low Spring 2014 26 full-time faculty 6 on overload Doc. Date: 6-4-13 Armfield 13 2/3 [revised 1-14-13; aural skills 1 1/3 credit, not 2] D. Cherry 14 [revised 1-14-13; fewer majors = 12] Frazier 13 1/3 Henson 13 1/3 Peebles 15 [revised 1-14-13; Music theory IV omitted] Sink 13 1/3 0 low Spring 2014 26 full-time faculty 7 on overload Doc. Date: 1-14-13 Adams 13 2/3 [addition of Digital Measures release] Frazier 13 1/3 Henson 14 [revised, addition of 482:01] Schallock 14 Spell 15 [revised, addition of two majors, grad. recital; ind. Study] West 13 2/3 [revised, addition of supervised teaching] Wohlrab 13 1/3 [revised, add two majors and one minor] 1 low: W. Martin 10 2/3 Average Semester Workload by Faculty Ranked by Total: Fall 2005 to Spring 2014 [Robin [Skvorec Spell 14.15 (14) 13.8 (13 2/3+) 13.73 (13 2/3+) 2 semester average] 2 semesters] 17 semesters 21 Sink West Schallock Peebles 13.48 13.38 13.34 13.25 (13 1/3+) (13 1/3+) (13 1/3) (13 1/3) 4 semesters 17 semesters 17 semesters 17 semesters D. Cherry Frazier Pearson 13.16 (13) 13.15 (13) 12.96 (13) 17 semesters 17 semesters 4 semesters Bauer Lancaster Thompson Adams Ulrich Armfield Reitz Wohlrab M. Baker Starnes Wlosok 12.83 12.75 12.74 12.73 12.72 12.69 12.66 12.61 12.6 12.58 12.58 (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3+) (12 2/3) (12 2/3) (12 2/3) (12 2/3) 17 semesters 6 semesters 17 semesters 15 semesters 17 semesters 17 semesters 12 semesters 17 semesters 2 semesters 6 semesters 17 semesters Gonko W. Martin A. Cherry Jeffress 12.53 12.43 12.38 12.26 (12 1/3+) (12 1/3+) (12 1/3+) (12 1/3) 9 semesters 17 semesters 16 semesters 13 semesters Solomon Henley Bennett Henson B. Martin Gaetano 12.2 12.15 12.11 12.06 12.03 11.93 (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) (12) 4 semesters 13 semesters 15 semesters 13 semesters 17 semesters 17 semesters Academic Year Workload Totals in Alphabetical Order: Fall 2005 to Spring 2014 AY totals above 24 are shown in bold. Adams 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F N/A F 12 2/3 F 13 1/3 F 13 1/3 F 11 2/3 F 15 2/3 F 11 F 12 1/3 S 12 S 12 2/3 S 14 2/3 S 13 1/3 S 11 2/3 S 11 S 12 2/3 S 13 2/3 22 Total 12 Total 25 1/3 Total 28 Total 26 2/3 Total 23 1/3 Total 26 2/3 Total 23 2/3 Total 26 Armfield 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 13 F 14 F 12 2/3 F 12 2/3 F 13 2/3 F 13 1/3 F 13 2/3 F 11 1/3 F 12 S N/A S 12 1/3 S 12 S 13 S 12 S 14 1/3 S 12 1/3 S 11 1/3 S 12 2/3 Total 13 Total 26 1/3 Total 24 2/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 27 2/3 Total 26 Total 22 2/3 Total 24 1/3 M. Baker 2006-07 2007-08 F N/A F 12 2/3 S 12 2/3 S N/A Total 12 2/3 Total 12 2/3 S. Baker 2007-08 F 12 S N/A Total 12 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 14 F 13 F 13 F 13 F 13 1/3 F 12 F 12 2/3 F 12 2/3 F 12 S N/A S 12 2/3 S 12 1/3 S 13 S 14 1/3 S 13 2/3 S 11 2/3 S 13 S 12 1/3 Total 14 Total 25 2/3 Total 25 1/3 Total 26 Total 27 2/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 24 1/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 24 1/3 Bennett 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F N/A F 13 F 12 1/3 F 12 F 14 F 12 2/3 F 12 F 12 1/3 S 11 S 10 2/3 S 10 1/3 S 12 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 11 2/3 Total 11 Total 23 2/3 Total 22 2/3 Total 24 Total 26 Total 25 2/3 Total 25 Total 24 A. Cherry 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 F 12 F 12 F 12 F 12 F 13 F leave S N/A S 12 S 12 S 12 S 13 S 13 Total 12 Total 24 Total 24 Total 24 Total 26 Total 13 Bauer 23 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 13 F 13 F 13 S 12 S 12 S 12 Total 25 Total 25 Total 25 F 13 F 13 F 13 1/3 F 14 F 14 F 14 2/3 F 13 1/3 F 13 2/3 F 12 2/3 S N/A S 10 2/3 S 15 1/3 S 12 2/3 S 14 S 13 1/3 S 12 1/3 S 12 1/3 S 12 Total 13 Total 23 2/3 Total 28 2/3 Total 26 2/3 Total 28 Total 28 Total 25 2/3 Total 26 Total 24 2/3 2005-06 2006-07 F 11 2/3 F 12 S N/A S N/A Total 11 2/3 Total 12 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 16 1/3 F 10 2/3 F 13 F 12 1/3 F 14 F 14 1/3 F 13 2/3 F 13 1/3 F 12 1/3 S N/A S 11 1/3 S 14 2/3 S 13 1/3 S 11 2/3 S 12 2/3 S 13 S 14 1/3 S 13 1/3 Total 16 1/3 Total 22 Total 27 2/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 27 Total 26 2/3 Total 27 2/3 Total 25 2/3 Gaetano 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 11 1/3 F 12 2/3 F 12 2/3 F 12 F 12 F 11 1/3 F 12 F 13 1/3 F 13 1/3 S N/A S 11 1/3 S 12 S 11 1/3 S 12 S 12 S 10 2/3 S 11 1/3 S 12 Total 11 1/3 Total 24 Total 24 2/3 Total 23 1/3 Total 24 Total 23 1/3 Total 22 2/3 Total 24 2/3 Total 25 1/3 F 12 F 11 2/3 F 13 2/3 F 12 S N/A S 11 S 13 S 11 1/3 Total 12 Total 22 2/3 Total 26 2/3 Total 23 1/3 D. Cherry 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Connor Frazier Gonko 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 24 2010-2011 F 14 1/3 S 14 Total 28 1/3 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F N/A F 12 F 12 F 12 F 12 F 12 F 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 13 S 12 S 13 Total 12 Total 24 Total 24 Total 24 Total 25 Total 24 Total 25 Henson 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F N/A F 11 1/3 F 13 1/3 F 12 F 10 F 11 2/3 F 12 1/3 S 12 S 11 2/3 S 11 2/3 S 10 1/3 S 13 2/3 S 13 1/3 S 14 Total 12 Total 23 Total 25 Total 22 1/3 Total 23 2/3 Total 25 Total 26 1/3 Holquist 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 F 16 S N/A Total 16 F 12 1/3 S 14 Total 26 1/3 Phased retirement through spring 2011 Jeffress 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F N/A F 13 2/3 F 13 F 12 F 12 2/3 F 13 1/3 F 13 S 13 S 10 2/3 S 13 1/3 S 12 2/3 S 12 1/3 S 8 2/3 S 11 2/3 Total 13 Total 24 1/3 Total 26 1/3 Total 24 2/3 Total 25 Total 22 Total 24 2/3 Lancaster 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 12 1/3 F 14 1/3 F 13 1/3 S 12 2/3 S 11 S 13 Total 25 Total 25 1/3 Total 26 1/3 Lanford 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 F 11 2/3 F 13 F 12 S N/A S 12 S 12 Total 11 2/3 Total 25 Total 24 B. Martin 2005-06 F 12 S N/A Total 12 Henley 25 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 11 2/3 F 12 F 13 1/3 F 12 2/3 F 12 2/3 F 13 F 10 1/3 F 11 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 12 2/3 S 11 1/3 S 12 1/3 S 11 S 13 Total 23 2/3 Total 24 Total 25 1/3 Total 25 1/3 Total 24 Total 25 1/3 Total 21 1/3 Total 24 W. Martin 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 13 F 13 F 12 2/3 F 12 2/3 F 13 1/3 F 11 2/3 F 12 2/3 F 13 F 12 S N/A S 12 1/3 S 11 2/3 S 14 S 12 S 12 2/3 S 11 1/3 S 13 1/3 S 10 2/3 Total 13 Total 25 1/3 Total 24 1/3 Total 26 2/3 Total 25 1/3 Total 24 1/3 Total 24 Total 26 1/3 Total 22 2/3 A. Mattingly 2005-6 2006-07 F 16 F 13 S N/A S N/A Total 16 Total 13 J. Mattingly 2005-06 2006-07 F 12 F 12 S N/A S N/A Total 12 Total 12 F N/A F 12 S 12 S 12 Total 12 Total 24 Pearson 2005-06 2006-07 F 13 2/3 F 12 1/3 S N/A S 13 Total 13 2/3 Total 25 1/3 Pebbles 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 12 2/3 F 11 F 13 2/3 F 14 1/3 F 13 1/3 F 13 2/3 F 12 1/3 F 15 F 13 S N/A S 12 1/3 S 14 1/3 S 13 1/3 S 13 S 12 S 15 1/3 S 14 S 12 1/3 Total 12 2/3 Total 23 1/3 Total 28 Total 27 2/3 Total 26 1/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 27 2/3 Total 29 Total 25 1/3 Miller 2007-08 2008-09 26 Reitz 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 13 F 12 F 14 F 13 F 13 F 13 S 12 S 13 S 13 S 12 S 12 S 12 Total 25 Total 25 Total 27 Total 25 Total 25 Total 25 2010-11 F 13 1/3 S 15 Total 28 1/3 2007-08 F N/A S 12 2/3 Total 12 2/3 F 13 2/3 F 12 1/3 F 13 F 13 F 14 F 15 2/3 F 14 1/3 F 16 F 12 2/3 S N/A S 12 S 11 2/3 S 12 2/3 S 12 1/3 S 14 S 13 2/3 S 12 1/3 S 14 Total 13 2/3 Total 24 1/3 Total 24 2/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 26 1/3 Total 29 2/3 Total 28 Total 28 1/3 Total 26 2/3 2012-13 2013-14 F 12 2/3 F 12 1/3 S 16 S 13 Total 28 2/3 Total 25 1/3 Skvorec 2011-12 F 13 2/3 S 14 Total 27 2/3 Solomon 2008-09 2009-10 F 13 F 12 2/3 S 12 2/3 S 10 2/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 23 1/3 F 15 F 13 2/3 F 12 2/3 F 13 1/3 F 12 F 15 F 15 1/3 F 12 2/3 F 16 S N/A S 13 2/3 S 12 2/3 S 11 1/3 S 14 S 12 2/3 S 14 2/3 S 14 1/3 S 15 Total 15 Total 27 1/3 Total 25 1/3 Total 24 2/3 Total 26 Total 27 2/3 Total 30 Total 27 Total 31 Robin Rolls Schallock 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Sink Spell 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 27 Starnes 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 12 F 12 2/3 F 12 2/3 S 13 S 13 S 12 1/3 Total 25 Total 25 2/3 Total 25 Thompson 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 11 2/3 F 13 F 13 1/3 F 13 1/3 F 12 2/3 F 13 F 12 F 14 2/3 F 12 2/3 S N/A S 13 2/3 S 11 S 10 2/3 S 13 1/3 S 13 1/3 S 15 1/3 S 12 S 11 2/3 Total 11 2/3 Total 26 2/3 Total 24 1/3 Total 24 Total 26 Total 26 1/3 Total 27 1/3 Total 26 2/3 Total 24 1/3 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 12 F 12 2/3 F 13 1/3 F 13 F 13 F 13 F 15 F 12 1/3 F 12 2/3 S N/A S 12 2/3 S 12 1/3 S 12 1/3 S 12 2/3 S 12 1/3 S 12 1/3 S 12 2/3 S 12 2/3 Total 12 Total 25 1/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 25 1/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 25 1/3 Total 27 1/3 Total 25 Total 25 1/3 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 13 2/3 F 13 1/3 F 13 1/3 F 12 F 12 F 12 F 15 2/3 F 15 1/3 F 15 S N/A S 12 2/3 S 13 S 13 S 13 S 13 1/3 S 14 S 13 S 13 2/3 Total 13 2/3 Total 26 Total 26 1/3 Total 25 Total 25 Total 25 1/3 Total 29 2/3 Total 28 1/3 Total 28 2/3 Wlosok 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 F 13 F 12 F 13 F 12 1/3 F 13 1/3 F 13 1/3 F 13 S N/A S 12 1/3 S 11 2/3 S 14 1/3 S 13 S 12 S 13 1/3 Total 13 Total 24 1/3 Total 24 2/3 Total 26 2/3 Total 26 1/3 Total 25 1/3 Total 26 1/3 Ulrich West 28 2012-13 2013-14 F 11 2/3 F 11 2/3 S 12 1/3 S 12 Total 24 Total 23 2/3 Wohlrab 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 F 13 2/3 F 12 F 12 1/3 F 14 F 11 2/3 F 13 F 12 2/3 F 13 F 12 S N/A S 13 1/3 S 11 S 11 2/3 S 12 2/3 S 14 1/3 S 12 1/3 S 12 S 13 1/3 Total 13 2/3 Total 25 1/3 Total 23 1/3 Total 25 2/3 Total 24 1/3 Total 27 1/3 Total 25 Total 25 Total 25 1/3 29