Information About LEO at U-M

Q & A

Q. How many instructional staff members are represented by LEO and where do they work?

A. A distinct count as of March 11, 2010 shows 1,445 LEO Lecturers and LEO Adjunct Faculty, distributed as follows:

Ann Arbor Campus
College of Architecture and Urban Planning 33
School of Art and Design 41
Stephen M. Ross School of Business 46
School of Dentistry 0
School of Education 50
College of Engineering 65
School of Information 16
Division of Kinesiology 14
Law School 21
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts 450
Medical School 9
School of Music, Theatre and Dance 44
School of Natural Resources and Environment 7
School of Nursing 43
College of Pharmacy 1
School of Public Health 17
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 12
School of Social Work 40
TOTAL – Ann Arbor 909

Dearborn Campus
College of Arts, Sciences & Letters 175
College of Business 28
School of Education 29
College of Engineering and Computer Science 17
TOTAL – Dearborn 249

Flint Campus
College of Arts and Sciences 171
School of Education & Human Services 33
School of Health Profession Studies 70
School of Management 13
TOTAL – Flint 287

(LEO members are counted only once on all three campuses, based on the appointing department group of their LEO job title. For those with an appointment in a LEO job title in more than one appointing department group, they are counted in the appointing department group and job title where the university indicator = 1. Counts also include those with only overload appointments in a LEO job title and those on leave at the time of the snapshot.)

Q. How much do LEO members teach?

A. LEO members teach about 31% of all student credit hours at the undergraduate level on the Ann Arbor campus. They teach about 33% of the lower-level undergraduate student credit hours (freshman- and sophomore-level courses) and about 28% of the upper-level undergraduate student credit hours. They teach approximately14.8% of graduate-level student credit hours on the Ann Arbor campus, mostly in the professional schools.At Dearborn, LEO members teach about 59% of lower-level undergraduate student credit hours, about 32% of upper-level undergraduate student credit hours, and about 20% of graduate-level student credit hours. At Flint, LEO members teach about 60% of lower-level undergraduate student credit hours, about 34% of upper-level undergraduate student credit hours, and 28% of graduate-level student credit hours.

Q. What proportion of LEO members work full-time in a LEO title?

A. Out of all LEO members on all three campuses, a total of 37% work at or close to full-time (that is, they hold a .90 or greater appointment). Another 23% of the LEO members are employed at half-time or greater, up to a .90 appointment. The other 40% of LEO members work at appointment levels that are less than half-time. Approximately 15% of the LEO members have another paid appointment in a non-LEO job title.