In 2001, the IU Board of Trustees created a three-year initiative to replace part-time faculty positions with full-time lecturer positions across the eight campuses of Indiana University. At IUPUI, the initiative added 35 full-time positions to the Schools of Science and Liberal Arts in 2001-2002 and 43 positions across the campus in 2002-2003. In 2003-2004, an additional 22 positions will be established. Because the purpose of the initiative is to expand the number of undergraduate course sections taught by full-time faculty, new full-time lecturers may not be used to reduce participation of other full-time faculty in undergraduate teaching. The initiative has already resulted in substantial increases in undergraduate course sections taught by full-time faculty members.
