Missouri State University

Instructor Recruitment

GEP 101 is a two-credit hour, two-contact hour class.

  • All sections are full semester (two 50-minute periods per week for 16 weeks)
  • Some sections are "high- impact" educational practices. For example: Curricular Learning Communities, Service Learning, and Living Learning Communities.

Requirements to teach:

Summary of Preferred Criteria for GEP 101 Instructor Selection

  • Experience teaching first year students
  • Status as a returning GEP instructor (with at least average course evaluation scores)
  • Scholarly research or presentations related to the first-year experience. (E.g., pedagogy, learning communities, service-learning, etc.)
  • Involvement in retention, and/or student success related committee work or service
  • Current Master Advisor certification. For registration information: http://www.missouristate.edu/advising/    
  • Commitment to achieving the required course goals and objectives, including 1:1 meetings with students outside of class at least once during the semester
  • Willingness to follow up at mid-term with students in academic difficulty
  • First priority to full time faculty and staff   
  • Master’s Degree or higher                                      
  • Completion of mandatory Instructor Development Workshop—Saturday, April 14th, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Selection Process:

  • First priority to full-time faculty and staff who meet preferred criteria listed above
  • First-Year Programs will obtain written approval from department head/supervisor for faculty and staff before final selection.
  • Final selection determined by Director of First-Year Programs, and is approved by the First-Year Council.

Benefits for faculty and staff:

  • Opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and pedagogical innovation
  • Enhanced collegiality across disciplines
  • Increased awareness of students' academic and personal needs
  • Contributing to the success and retention of first-year students

Stipend Information:

GEP 101 Compensation Schedule, Effective Fall 2012

Classification of Faculty/Staff

Compensation per section

Professor

3,200

Associate Professor

2,800

Assistant Professor

2,400

Instructors/non-tenure track/per course

2,400

Staff with doctorate

2,400

Staff with masters

2,400

*Compensation schedule approved by Provost and President, December 2011

Faculty—Faculty may teach as part of load as determined by their departments, for stipend, or transfer of funds*. Faculty members must have department head or supervisor's approval (signature on Position Request Form).

*Note regarding “transfer of funds” to department option:  To avoid any tax issue, the instructor

  1. agrees before class begins by signature on Position Request form, and
  2. does not direct the use of the funds after transfer.
Staff—Staff who teach must have permission from their supervisor (signature on Position Request Form). They must make up the lost time on their jobs if teaching for stipend. It is not legal or ethical to receive money from two University sources for the same working hours.

Instructor Development Workshops

 Instructor Development Workshop. These workshops will address course goals and objectives as well as offering an opportunity to network with other faculty and staff who are dedicated to working with first-year students.

Mandatory Instructors' Workshop April 14th 9am to1pm
Learning Community Workshops are scheduled for  March 9th 3-5pm and April 20th 3-5pm. 
Service Learning Training: April 3rd 5-8pm or April 13th from 10am-3pm