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Adjunct Faculty vs Volunteer Faculty

 

CSU Volunteer Policy HR2015-10 

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Adjunct Faculty

APM 310: Defines "Adjunct" is any individual who is serving as a "Volunteer Employee" for a specified period of time, whether full-time or part-time.  Visiting Scholars and Professors may be appointed to this position. Adjunct faculty are not members of the Unit 3 (Faculty) Bargaining Unit. There are no teaching assignments, nor compensation for Volunteers.

The most common Adjunct Faculty are Visiting Scholars or Professors, others include individuals who perform work or provide services to the university without compensation.

All Adjunct Faculty are required to apply to an internal PageUp link.

  • Departments/Colleges requesting an Adjunct will need to email Faculty Affairs RBA for the appropriate PageUp link.
  • Departments completes both:
    • The Adjunct Faculty Form Workflow in Adobe Sign, updated 2/2026
    • A Nomination using the same Nomination Google Doc for the semester in which the adjunct is to be appointed.
  • The department should provide some specifics on his interaction with Fresno State, for example: working relationship with department, conducting grant related research, collaborating with members of the department (specific).
  • Simultaneously:The Department will submit a Nomination using the same Nomination Google Doc for the semester in which the adjunct is to be appointed.
    • Adjunct Faculty candidates are required to apply to an internal PageUp link. The Department requesting a new appointment needs to email Faculty Affairs RBA for the appropriate PageUp link.
    • The candidate application through Internal Adjunct Link will complete the required Base Form, this is to obtain personal information to obtain a Fresno State ID, request Bulldog ID Card, access to request email and MyFresnoState.
  • The appointments can be by semester or academic year. Renewal is requested via email for Adjunct to be extended.

Aerospace Studies, Air Force ROTC
Military Science, Army ROTC

  • Provide the Approval letter/memo: Be sure it is approved by the Dean and the AVP and includes specific Start Date and how long appointment is expected to last. 
  • The appointments can vary, normally up to 5-years. Renewal is requested via email for Adjunct to be extended.
  • Simultaneously:
    • The Program will submit a Nomination using the same Nomination Google Doc for the semester in which the adjunct is to be appointed.
    • ROTC candidates are required to apply to an internal PageUp link. The Program requesting a new appointment needs to email Faculty Affairs RBA for the appropriate PageUp link.
  • The candidate application through Internal Adjunct Link will complete the required Base Form, this is to obtain personal information to obtain a Fresno State ID, request Bulldog ID Card, access to request email and MyFresnoState.

Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty, MPPs, or Staff Volunteers

Definition of Volunteer: individuals who perform work or provide services to the university without compensation. 
Use of the Faculty Volunteer Form: the form for CSU employees that do not have a faculty (Unit 3) appointment, including MPPs.

  • Department completes the Faculty Volunteer Form Workflow in Adobe Sign Updated 2/2026
  • Using the workflow ensure that all who are required to approve are included to sign the Adobe Sign.

Do not use this form for faculty overload or excessive units outside normal duties, this is considered Additional Work and the additional pay request is applied.

rev: 02/11/2026

 

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