To enhance the knowledge and support the professional development of  Teaching and Research Faculty members to the mutual benefit to the University and its employees. 

Eligibility

All full-time teaching faculty who have been in full-time service to the University for at least seven years are eligible to apply for Sabbatical Leave. After a period of seven years of full-time service subsequent to the return, the faculty will be eligible for another sabbatical leave.

Policy Statement

Sabbatical leave is a privilege to be applied for in each case and is in no instance to be considered an earned right. Such leaves may be granted (on application) for the purpose of advancement of knowledge or professional improvement of mutual benefit to the University and the individual. 

Application Procedure

1. All applications for sabbatical will be made at least one year prior to the date when the leave is to begin.

2.   The applicant should file a specific written application accompanied by a statement as to how the leave is to be used. The application should state clearly how the leave articulates, and promotes, the achievement of current goals of the University. The application shall contain:
 

a.  A description of the activities to be pursued and the objectives to be achieved while on sabbatical, including adequate supporting information and specific  details.

b.  A statement of the relationship between the planned activities and the advancement of knowledge or professional improvement of the individual.

c.  A statement of the relationship between the planned activities and the current goals of the University which they will promote.

d.  Where appropriate, documents should be appended to the request, such as letters of acceptance or appointment, proposed courses of study, etc.
 

1.   The application shall be submitted to the Division Chairperson who will review it in consultation with the Chancellor.

2.  The Chairperson and the Chancellor shall make a formal written presentation to the Sr. Vice President/Provost concerning the merits of the proposal.

3.  The Sr. Vice President/Provost, in turn, will review the application and the recommendations of the Division Chairperson and the Chancellor and make his or her recommendation to the President.

4.   The President will make a final decision on the request.

Notification
 

If a sabbatical leave is granted by the President, the terms of the leave shall be stated in writing by the University.  The successful grantee will receive notification that the leave is granted at least three months before the end of the semester previous to the one in which the leave is to begin.

Duration of Leave
 

Faculty members may request up to two semesters of sabbatical leave.

Compensation
 

Sabbatical leave may be for one semester with full pay, or two  semesters with half pay.

Benefits

Group Health and Life Insurance

Faculty Members on sabbatical leave may continue to receive all group health and life insurance benefits for the duration of the time that they are receiving a pay check from the University.  Upon going on Leave-Without-Pay status, arrangements maybe made with the Human Resources Office to continue benefits by making premium payments at the beginning of each month.

Leave Benefits

Leave benefits will continue to accrue as long as the Faculty member is receiving a pay check.

Resumption of Duties

Sabbatical leave, except for a retiring member of the faculty who receives a waiver as described below, is granted with the expectation that the recipient will resume his or her previous duties at the end of the leave and will continue his or her service to the University.  He or she will return at last at the same rank and salary which he or she had when the leave began.  The grant of leave does not change the tenure status of the recipient.  A person on leave who decides not to return, but to resign, is expected to give notice by April 1st of the year on leave, and to return the compensation received from the University during his or her sabbatical leave.

Retirement Sabbatical

A retiring faculty member who meets the eligibility for sabbatical leave may apply for a waiver of the requirement to return to duty at the end of the sabbatical.  All other terms of the sabbatical leave policy will apply.

Upon return from sabbatical, the faculty member will be required to submit a report which indicates the extent to which the proposed goal of the leave we accomplished.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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