Employees are not permitted to engage in any other employment or private business or profession during hours in which they are normally employed by BAMSI. Outside employment that constitutes a conflict of interest is also prohibited. Employees may not receive any income or material gain from individuals outside the Institute for materials produced or services rendered while performing their jobs.
All outside employment must be declared in writing and cleared first with the Executive Director or the Board before an employee engages in work outside of his or her employment with the Institute. This work must not interfere with the faculty member’s responsibilities to the Institute.
Outside employment should not be a discredit to the Institute, nor should an employee use the institute’s position, name or assets to acquire such employment or to promote business. BAMSI equipment, supplies, and facilities are not to be used in connection with outside employment.
Faculty members who receive remuneration from grants work done during the academic year must notify Executive Director before beginning this work. Faculty members who receive remuneration from grants, contracts, or professional consulting work, administered by BAMSI and done during the summer, must notify Executive Director before beginning this work.
Faculty Release Time Procedure: Release time is granted only for activities that benefit the Institute and improve instruction – including grant administration, approved special projects, and instructional innovation. Release time must be documented using the appropriate request form. Release time activities must be clearly stated with projected outcomes and method/frequency of evaluation documented. Guidelines a) Applicants must submit the Faculty Special Assignment Request Form to the Executive Director at least four weeks in advance of the projected assignment start date. The Executive Director will consider exceptions to the form submission timeline on a case-by-case basis. The form must be signed by the requesting faculty member and endorsed by the appropriate supervisor or unit head prior to submission to the Executive Director. b) Each request will be considered individually. Approval will be made by the Executive Director and is based on the benefits to the Institute. c) A maximum of six (6) credit hours per semester may be granted. Requests in excess of six (6) credit hours per semester may be considered by the Executive Director, with appropriate justification and documentation .d) The Executive Director will receive a written summary of the activities performed within 30 days of the end of the release time assignment. The summary will be attached to the annual performance appraisal for documentation purposes, and will be retained for a period of one (1) year following the end of the release time period. e) All faculty release time is awarded contingent upon the ability of the Institute to fund the request(s). f) The Executive Director may also award release time to appropriate faculty members for administrative duties, and other program consistent with policies and BAMSI mission.
Faculty Work Day: If a faculty member is absent a portion of a scheduled work day, the actual number of hours missed will be charged as leave. Work days prior to, following, and between semesters are 8-hour days, i.e. faculty work days.
Mandatory Faculty Attendance:Faculty are expected to attend all BAMSI functions including graduation, student orientation, official visits, faculty seminars and workshops, faculty meetings, special call meetings, and other such events and initiatives.