However, the contract, dated March 20, 2007, indicates "temporary assistant professor" Peters is "full-time" in the Department of Political Science. The contract also includes a provision stating: "As a full-time employee we expect you to give primary commitment to the duties of this assignment during the time of your appointment."

As a professor, Peters will teach one, three-hour class a week and organize one public policy forum a semester. He will also be expected to main office hours, serve as a student advisor, develop lesson plans, grade assignments and prepare examinations.

The contract

March 20, 2007

Mr. Gary Peters
2645 Bloomfield Crossing
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Dear Mr. Peters:

Upon the recommendation of Dr. Delbert Ringquist, Department Chairperson, and Dr. Pamela Gates, Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences, I am pleased to offer you appointment as Temporary Assistant Professor, full-time, in the Department of Political Science (PSC), at the CMU Mount Pleasant campus, for the 2007-08 academic year beginning August 20, 2007.  Your salary will be $65,000, which is your academic year full-time base salary.  This employment offer, if accepted and any other contracts as yet uncompleted constitute the University's only employment agreements with you (the temporary/visiting faculty member) and in no way do they promise or imply any future offers or ongoing commitments beyond the term(s) stated herein.

The professional responsibilities you will be expected to assume during your appointment will involve teaching and teaching-related duties such as student advising, where applicable.  Please contact the department chairperson for more information about your specific assignment.  As a full-time employee we expect you to give primary commitment to the duties of this assignment during the time of your appointment.  If you have made, or currently intend to make, any commitments to engage in other services or obligations for any other CMU department, including ProfEd, or for a college or university other than CMU, during the time you are employed to teach in the department of PSC at CMU, you must inform your department chairperson and dean prior to signing this appointment letter.  The extent to which you may commit yourself to duties, which might conflict with your commitment to PSC is limited by CMU policy and by College practice.  Once you sign this contract you are also required to inform your department chairperson and dean, prior to entering into an agreement to engage in other duties through CMU's ProfEd or any other CMU department, or for a college or university other than CMU, during the time you are employed to teach in PSC at CMU.  These provisions are designed to avoid any conflict of commitment that might result from any such engagements.

The details of CMU Choices, CMU's flexible benefit plan, have not been finalized for the 2007-08 year.  Enclosed is a summary of benefits that were available for the 2006-07 year.  When the details of CMU Choices are known, an updated summary of benefit programs will be available from the Faculty Personnel Services website at: http://www.fps.cmich.edu.  In addition, the Benefits and Wellness Office will be contacting you with information and enrollment forms for the various benefit programs available to you. If you have questions concerning non-benefit aspects of your employment, please contact Faculty Personnel Services (989-774-3368).

In order to accept this appointment, please sign and return the enclosed copy to the Office of Faculty Personnel Services by April 4, 2007.  We appreciate your association with Central Michigan University.

Sincerely,

E. Gary Shapiro
Interim Executive Vice President/Provost

cc: P. Gates
      D. Ringquist