The author finds that as faculty members, professors are susceptible to an excess of university committee work. He explains that new hires know they need to busy themselves with scholarship, teaching, and service in order to build a strong case for tenure. Eager to make a good impression, they volunteer for committees, task forces, and other forums of busyness to fill the hours of their workday not spent in the classroom. Then there are those who truly care. For many faculty members, having a stake in the college and its programming turns on the issue of job security. Once they have tenure, their interest in committee assignments wanes. But those who care beyond their own self-interest will never find themselves short of committee work.