Date							

Name 
Address
City, State  Zip

Dear ____:

I am pleased to confirm your appointment as a full-time (100%) Lecturer in the Department of ______ at Eastern Michigan University for the 2014-15 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.  Fall semester classes begin on Wednesday, September 3, 2014.  Lecturers are responsible for being available for any necessary departmental meetings, university functions and preparation for classes one week earlier, beginning on August 27, 2014.  Notice of such meetings will be sent to you under separate cover.  

Based on a preliminary review of your credentials, you will be appointed at the rank of ______ with a salary of $xx,000.00 for the academic year (fall and winter semesters).  This rank and salary are subject to verification by the Office of the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs.  

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 of teaching equivalency for ___(provide the detail of the approved equivalency that is being extended to the employee)___.

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).  Consequently, you will be required to pay either Union membership dues or, in the alternative, a service fee in amount no greater than the Union membership dues.  
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. In addition, 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.  The Division of Academic & Student Affairs, in conjunction with the Benefits Office, will hold orientation sessions to facilitate enrollment in these benefits, and to answer other questions.  Details of the orientation will be mailed to you under separate cover.

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

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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