credits if it exceeds the enrollment limit by ninety (90%) percent. Notwithstanding the above, the Provost may designate courses with high enrollment limits for which additional faculty credits may be granted. Double sections are not affected by this article. 6.15
Classroom Observations. Any Chairperson who does a classroom observation shall follow the procedures in Section V (Observation Protocol) of FPS #46. Except in extenuating circumstances (e.g., complaints of a serious nature), any Dean who does a classroom observation shall inform the faculty member of their intent and shall arrange a mutually convenient time for the observation. The Dean shall provide the faculty member with a written summary of their assessment of the class by the end of the semester in which the observation takes place.
6.16
Faculty Defense and Indemnification. The University shall defend any faculty member who is made a defendant in any action or proceeding before any court or government agency involving the performance of their duties as such faculty member, including, but not limited to, teaching duties, acting as a committee member or faculty officer, from and against any losses or liability arising out of such action, unless such faculty member shall be found to have been guilty of intentional misconduct, gross negligence or to have acted in bad faith or outside the scope of their duties as a faculty member. This Article shall not be construed to limit or restrict any rights of indemnity to which any faculty member may be entitled by law.
6.17
Special Leaves. (a)
During the term of this Agreement and the next ensuing year thereafter, the number of special leaves granted by the University shall be equal to thirteen and one-half (13.5%) percent of the number of full-time faculty in the bargaining unit who have completed at least five (5) years of fulltime teaching at the University as of the commencement of the Fall semester in which the leaves are granted. The number of full-time faculty in the bargaining unit with at least five (5) years of full-time teaching at Hofstra shall include all current members of the bargaining unit who have five (5) or more years of continuous full-time service at Hofstra, including time served as a Department Chairperson but excluding time served as a full-time administrator. In calculating the number of years of full-time teaching for faculty who assumed an
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