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Name 
Address
City, State  Zip

Dear ____:

I am pleased to confirm your appointment as a full-time (100%) Lecturer in the Department/School of ______ at Eastern Michigan University for the 2022-23 academic year (fall and winter semesters) in accordance with Article XII.B.1. of the Eastern Michigan University Federation of Teachers (EMU-FT) Collective Bargaining Agreement. You will be appointed at the rank of ______ with a salary of $xx,000.00 for the academic year (fall and winter semesters).

Your official hire date is August 29, 2022.  You will be eligible for fringe benefits, including medical and dental insurance, life and accidental death insurance, tuition waiver, temporary disability paid leave days (sick leave), and travel insurance. EMU will host a New Employee Orientation (date TBD), which you are required to attend. Lecturers must be available for any necessary departmental meetings, university functions and preparation for classes one week prior to the start of classes.  Notice of such meetings will be sent to you under separate cover. Fall semester classes begin on Monday, August 29, 2022

Your tentative teaching assignment for the fall semester is as follows:
	Course			Meeting Time			Credit Hours	
(Insert teaching assignment)

Optional Language, if appropriate to the situation:
In addition, you are being accorded ___ credit hours for (provide details of the duties and responsibilities that are being extended to the employee).

Eastern Michigan University strongly encourages all employees to complete their COVID-19 vaccination series such that they may be deemed “fully vaccinated” as defined by the Centers for Disease Control or other federal, state, or local health department guidance.  As a condition of employment, all candidates who are extended offers of employment are required to submit information as to their vaccination status on or before their first day of employment pursuant to University Policy.  Vaccination status must be submitted via the University’s website (https://www.emich.edu/emusafe/reporting.php).  

Additional information about these policies and procedures may be found via https://www.emich.edu/emusafe/.  The terms and conditions of employment as described above shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the University, in its sole discretion, amends its Policy. This includes all instructional staff, regardless if you are teaching on-campus or remote.

The specifics of this teaching assignment, as well was the appointment itself, are subject to modification based on a decline in student enrollment, availability of tenured and tenure-track faculty, programmatic changes, or other events not currently foreseen.  In addition, this offer of appointment does not carry any presumption of reappointment beyond the period set forth in this letter.

Your acceptance of this position is with the understanding that the final appointment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation.  The University policy dictates that all full-time lecturer appointments are subject to formal approval by our Board of Regents.  As a Full-Time (100%) Lecturer, you will be covered by the terms and conditions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University and the Eastern Michigan University Federation of Teachers (EMU – FT). 

If this is your first semester of employment at EMU, within the first two weeks of your employment you are expected to complete the Sexual Harassment Prevention Training located at https://emuetraining.bridgeapp.com/learner/courses/416a78df/enroll.

If the terms of this offer are acceptable, please indicate your approval below and return this letter to me by no later than (insert date).  

I am very pleased to be able to make this offer.  If I can be of assistance, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Department Head / School Director

CC	Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

I accept the offer of employment as set forth in this letter, subject to the terms and conditions outlined herein.

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