To answer a question:  “When are faculty obliged to be ‘on campus’” a.k.a. “what does ’10 month’ mean.”

It means:  10 whole months for 10 month faculty:  August 1^st through May 31^st 

Background:  

IUPUI Faculty Guide:

“Ten Month Appointments 

Faculty members who hold 10-month appointments may engage in compensated activities without accountability to the university during the two months they are not engaged in university business. Moreover, faculty should not be expected to participate in university activities when they are uncompensated but must act in accordance with university employee regulations.” 

“Summer Teaching Faculty members who teach during the summer are required to be actively engaged in course-related teaching activities from the first day of classes through the day grades are due.”  P. 65. IU policy does not address this specifically.  There is language in ACA-28 Faculty and Librarian Salary Policy relevant to payments:

IU Policy language applies specifically to prorating of pay, not on work day obligations:

“Those appointed for an academic year are paid on the basis of ten equal payroll checks (five for each semester). It is sometimes necessary to prorate pay because of resignation, termination, illness, or death. The calculation will be based on the number of calendar days falling within a semester. The relevant item is the ratio of calendar days prior to the cessation of work to the total in the semester. This policy is followed for determination of the precise span of time during which the mutual obligations of an employer/employee relationship exist for the purpose of proration of pay, when such proration is necessary, and for fringe benefit entitlements.

Appointments for the academic year and for the first semester begin seven days prior to the first day of classes on each campus. Appointments for the second semester begin seven days before the first day of classes at the campus but never earlier than January l. Appointments for the first semester terminate on December 31. Appointments for the academic year terminate on the day of commencement for the campus. 

Appointments for various summer sessions begin on the first day of classes and terminate on the last day on which final grades are due on each campus.”

This is sometimes interpreted to indicate ‘work day’ obligations, but the context is about payments and proration.  

In practice:

Most faculty enjoy significant flexibility in terms of personal, illness or work-related travel time, during the 10 month appointment.  Most units, in order to not disrupt teaching and other schedules, schedule unit-level activities in August before classes, and in May after classes.  Flexibility on both sides is usually best for a unit to accomplish its goals.

Summer resignations or retirements:

If a 10-month faculty member resigns or retires after May 30^th:  during the summer months they have an active AC1 appointment, and summer pay is added to that.  That active appointment ends upon the last class day.  They do not receive any regular / non-summer pay for August.  Regular pay for August is only for 10 month faculty working during that academic year.  

Reviewed/revised 7/9/2019