Gratis appointments are courtesy appointments which acknowledge those individuals who provide services to the University at no pay. These appointments carry neither the rights of collective bargaining agreements nor the benefits and privileges of the University’s ByLaws. For the purpose of regularizing gratis appointments and to validate that these professionals are acting under the University’s auspices, departments must complete an appointment letter and route it in the usual manner with the required signatures. These appointments carry neither the rights of collective bargaining agreements nor the benefits and privileges of the University’s By-Laws.