4.2.25 Procedures for the Awarding of Sabbatical Leave

A sabbatical is defined as a period of release to provide an opportunity for the faculty member to learn, develop or enhance understanding or skills that will improve the applicant’s teaching, scholarly/creative and/or professional competence beyond their normal workload (as described in Section 3).  休假是一种 part of the University's responsibility in relation to faculty growth 和发展. Such leaves contribute to the accomplishment of these ends by enabling the faculty to undertake specific, planned activities involving study, research, or creative work of mutual benefit to the applicant and to the University.  的 providing of resources necessary for 公休假s is a high priority for the University.

的 Provost shall be responsible for the approval of the 公休假 review process subject to this 第四节.2.25. 的 Provost will review recommended sabbatical proposals and will issue a written 决定 normally by January 31. 的 Provost forwards 决定s to the President and informs 迪安s. 的 Provost will inform the 校董会 of the titles and authors of 批准的建议.

1 .   资格.  By March 15 each year, the Human Resources Office will provide the academic deans with the names of the faculty members eligible to 应用 at the beginning of the Fall 学期. 的 deans then send a notice to each eligible person as a reminder, offering assistance in refining plans and indicating sources 有关资料. If a Fulbright or other comparable competitive scholarly grant is being sought separate from a sabbatical leave, the faculty member must ensure that the grant award will not be made for the year prior to a sabbatical nor the year immediately following a sabbatical (as specified in Section 2.30.4.C.).

Subject to the provisions listed below (Section 9), sabbatical leave may be granted after six years of service. 这样的休假可能不是 awarded to the same person more than once in seven years and leave 时间不得累积. Up to two years of service prior to serving in a tenure track faculty position at the rank of instructor or above, or its equivalent, at the University or other accredited institutions of higher education may count toward fulfillment of the 资格时间. Only tenured University faculty members are eligible to receive a sabbatical.

In computing consecutive years of service for the purpose of establishing eligibility, periods of vacation leave and periods of sick leave with salary shall be included; periods of leaves of absence other than vacation leave and sick leave will not ordinarily be included but shall not be deemed an interruption of 其他连续服务.

If a current full-time faculty member previously served part time, then their sabbatical will be delayed until the equivalent of six years of full-time service has been accrued.  A part-time regular faculty member is eligible for a sabbatical after six years of service at or above their current appointment rate; a part-time regular faculty member will receive their current appointment rate while on sabbatical.  在教师的情况下 member on leave from a faculty position to hold an administrative position at the University, the provisions of 第二节.11 应用.

2 .   报酬.

教师 shall receive full salary when on leave one academic 学期 and fifty percent of base salary when on leave two academic 学期s (or up to three academic 学期s for faculty (合约为期12个月).  Applicants for 公休假 must specify other salaries, grants, fellowships, or financial support they expect to receive (or do receive) during the period of the leave.  的 combined incomes from such sources and the sabbatical grant shall not exceed the faculty member's normal salary plus expenses incurred because of the 公休假.  的 recipient is expected to return to a regular appointment with the University for at least one academic year (or twelve months in the case of faculty on twelve-month appointments) after the sabbatical period.

3.   目标.

的 scope of the sabbatical project should require the faculty member to have one or two (or three in the case of faculty with 12-month contracts) 学期s of continuous release from normal teaching and service responsibilities.  休假计划 should not be accomplishable in shorter intervals with other forms of 协助提供.  A request for 公休假 must be accompanied by a well-developed proposal for use of the leave time. 的 proposal shall conform to one or more of the objectives listed below:

1.   Promise of a significant contribution to a new or existing subject under study or problem undertaken.

2.   Expansion of skills that deepens or extends the applicant’s professional capabilities related to teaching (or for librarians, professional effectiveness), research, or creative activity.

3.   A planned effort to retrain professionally, in a manner appropriate to the applicant’s discipline and the unit’s 以及大学的需求.

4.   资金不足.

In the event that the University anticipates that the number of recommended sabbaticals requires funds greater than the amount available for support, the Provost will communicate with faculty governance and shall follow a process determined by the Provost to select proposals for funding.

申请者 are not awarded sabbaticals because of inadequate funding should re应用 to be reviewed the 第二年.

5.   人员配备问题.

的 决定 not to award a sabbatical because of staffing problems will be made by the Provost after review of the 迪安's recommendation of inadequate staffing concerns. 申请者 are not awarded sabbaticals because of staffing problems will receive a written explanation from the 迪安.  如果申请人被推荐 sabbatical is delayed because of staffing problems, the applicant will be given priority for the 第二年, assuming the applicant’s proposal has been recommended and approved by the Provost.  一个教师 member whose sabbatical is delayed because of staffing problems will not be required to wait an additional 6 years from the later date 之前 becoming eligible to 应用 for another sabbatical, but will be eligible to 应用 6 years from the previous eligibility year.

6.   推迟休假.

An applicant whose sabbatical was awarded but must be delayed for reasons other than staffing problems, as approved by the Provost, will not have to resubmit their proposal for review and will automatically be recommended for a sabbatical the following year without reapplication or review of their sabbatical, provided the project has not altered (see Section 7). 一名教员 sabbatical is delayed, as approved by the Provost, will not be required to wait an additional 6 years from the later date 之前 becoming eligible to 应用 for another sabbatical, but will be eligible to 应用 6 years from the delayed eligibility year of the 推迟休假. An applicant whose sabbatical was awarded but has not been approved for delay by the Provost, must re应用 for sabbatical.

7.   项目变更.

If a faculty member finds it necessary to alter the original project approved for the 公休假 by the Provost, 然后是三个月 之前 the sabbatical would have commenced the faculty member must submit a revised proposal to their College 迪安. 这个最后期限 may be waived in unusual circumstances by the 迪安.  如果 迪安 supports the revised proposal, the 迪安 will recommend the revised proposal to the Provost for review and a 决定.  如果 proposed alteration is judged to significantly change or weaken the spirit of the original proposal, then the Provost shall decide that the proposed alteration is not accepted. 在这个 event, the faculty member can either fulfill the original approved sabbatical or cancel the project. In the event that an alteration is proposed after the sabbatical has already commenced, the 迪安 will recommend a course of action to the Provost. 取决于性质 and the extent of the alteration, the University may take action as it deems appropriate, including repayment to the University for time 花在休假上.

8.   项目取消.

If a faculty member decides not to take a 公休假 which has been approved by the Provost, then the faculty member must inform the 迪安 of the appointing unit at least three months 之前 the sabbatical would have commenced. 院长 shall inform the Provost of the cancellation. 如果教职员工 cancels a 公休假 less than three months 之前 the start of the leave, the 迪安 shall be free to deny the request. 这个最后期限 may be waived in unusual circumstances.  这位教职员工 cancels will be eligible to 应用 for sabbatical the 第二年.

9.   最后报告及发布.

Each faculty member returning from sabbatical leave shall prepare a final report of the sabbatical activities and accomplishments in accordance with the guidelines on the sabbatical 网站.  的 faculty member must submit the report electronically via 休假网站.  This final report shall be filed no later than the end of the first 学期 after return to campus and shall include an account of the financial remuneration received during the 公休假.  的 Provost will review the final report. 如果 Provost does not approve the final report as submitted, the faculty member may revise and resubmit it. 的 Provost will notify the faculty member, the 迪安, and the 人力资源 Office whether or not the 最终报告已获批准. 资格 for the next sabbatical leave shall be calculated from the academic year in which the Provost 批准最终报告.