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16. Faculty – regular plantilla-based set of people of the Isabela State University
appointed to a faculty rank who are directly engaged in teaching, including
research, production and extension services.

17. Faculty Rank - the classification of faculty into Professor, Associate Professor,
Assistant Professor, and Instructor, which is further classified into sub-ranks
pursuant to applicable laws, rules and regulations.

18. Faculty Retooling – redirecting the field of specialization of a faculty in an
overstaffed discipline, (e.g., usually due to decreasing student enrolment in such
discipline, faulty recruitment in the past) to other disciplines which are
understaffed and overloaded instead of recruiting new faculty for such
understaffed discipline.

19. Fellowship – a financial grant given to a faculty member on study leave, either by
the University itself or by other donors (usually through bilateral agreements
with foreign countries). Long training (more than one month) abroad under the
sponsorship of foreign donors are included in this category.

20. Financial Assistance – refers to the provision of monetary assistance to enable the
recipient to attain his/her objective for professional growth.

21. First Level Position – shall include clerical, trades and crafts, and custodial service,
which involves sub-professional work in a non-supervisory or supervisory
capacity.

22. Full Timer – regular faculty members occupying permanent plantilla positions
and rendering an equivalent of forty (40) hours of work a week. The 40 hours
may consist of academic full load plus quasi-teaching administrative duties
(consultation, preparation of lesson, checking of papers, and research and
extension services).

23. Full Load - consists of a number of hours spent in teaching or academic units plus
quasi-teaching/administrative duties (consultation, preparation of lesson,
checking of test papers, and research, extension services), the total of which is 40
hours of work a week.

24. Governing Board – refers to the highest policy-making body of a chartered SUC.
For chartered state universities, it is called the Board of Regents (BOR). For
chartered state colleges, it is called the Board of Trustees (BOT). In ISU, the
governing board is the Board of Regents.