Office of the Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Office of the Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs
The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) helps define roles and responsibilities for faculty members and administrators. It is an agreement entered into by the Commissioner of Higher Education, as agent for the Board of Regents, on behalf of The University of Montana, and the University Faculty Association. It covers a number of topics, including faculty rights and working conditions, academic freedom and responsibility, faculty evaluation procedures, faculty contract obligations, compensation, leave of absence, grievances, and more.
The University Faculty Association (UFA) is the bargaining unit that represents the interests of the majority of UM faculty members in negotiating the terms and conditions of their contract with the UM administration.
Faculty members play a significant role in shared governance at the University of Montana through participation in the Faculty Senate and numerous committees (Academic Standards and Curriculum Review Committee, Graduate Council, Writing Committee).
The Faculty Development Office (FDO) provides opportunities for faculty members to grow professionally and personally, and serves as a resource for faculty on matters such as:
The University of Montana–Missoula provides to all people the equal opportunity for education, employment, and participation in University activities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, creed, service in the uniformed services (as defined in state and federal law), veteran status, sex, age, political ideas, marital or family status, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. Responsibility for effecting equal opportunity accrues to all University administrators, faculty, and staff.
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EO/AA) is available to provide you with more information about the application of this policy.
The Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Office website provides a list of resources for faculty members.
This office ensures program access to UM by students with disabilities, and provides advice to faculty members about teaching students with disabilities as well as valuable information about how to help students with disabilities succeed academically.
Please take the time to familiarize yourself with policies related to your role as a faculty member, such as:
The ORSP assists the University community in administering external funding for research, instruction, and public service activities, and ensures that all sponsored projects comply with appropriate University guidelines and policies, as well as federal, state, and sponsor regulations, in an effort to protect institutional eligibility for external funding. The ORSP website provides helpful information for Principal Investigators. Other useful links from the ORSP website are given here.
UM faculty members can participate in a number of international activities, such as faculty exchange and international activity funding, through the Office of International Programs.
This Academic Affairs office offers advising and tutoring services to students in areas such as writing and math. This office also helps students determine whether they meet prerequisites for their courses.
This Academic Affairs office helps students choose and engage in extracurricular activities such as study abroad, internships, civic engagement, undergraduate research & creative scholarship, and field experience.
The Registrar’s Office provides information to faculty about course catalogs, schedules, classroom assignments, and grading deadlines.