FACULTY EMPLOYMENT
LEAVES
Sabbatical leaves for professional development may be made available to unit members with a tenure track or tenure appointment who meet the requirements set forth below. Sabbatical leaves shall be granted for study, formal education, research and other scholarly and creative activity, or other experiences of professional value that meet the objectives of sabbatical leave and may include associated travel. The objective of such leave is to increase the unit member's value to the University and thereby improve and enrich its programs. A sabbatical leave shall be granted as a privilege, not a right. Such leaves shall be granted only when it is shown that the applicant is capable of using the time in a manner that shall increase the unit member's value to the University.
Article 16.6 UNAC Collective Bargaining Agreement
Article 5.7 ACCFT Collective Bargaining Agreement
Format for Sabbatical Leave Proposals: Sabbatical leave proposals shall be prepared in a typed memorandum of application of no more than five double-spaced pages and contain the following information:
1. How faculty member meets eligibility (include length of service, date since returning from last sabbatical leave, if any, and subject(s) of previous sabbatical leave(s)).
2. Term of leave requested.
3. Title and description of proposed study, investigation, or other effort:
a. Description.
b. Goals and/or objectives.
c. Schedule (timetable) of activities.
d. Funding information (include specific information on all applications for non- University funds and all other income related to or derived from activities carried out while on leave).
4. Contributions and/or benefits (please discuss each of the following in sufficient detail to evaluate the merit of your proposal):
a. What new skills, learning, or accomplishments are likely to result from successful completion of the sabbatical?
b. How important are these skills to the professional development of the faculty member?
c. What benefits will accrue to the University from these skills or accomplishments in future teaching, research or creative activity, and public service?
5. Necessity of the sabbatical for the proposed activities (please discuss in sufficient detail to evaluate the merit of your proposal):
6. Ability to accomplish objectives of proposal:
a. Current vita.
b. Letters indicating support from collaborating institutions (where applicable), investigators, or individuals.
c. Other materials that support the proposal.
Leaves other than Sabbatical
Article 8 ACCFT Collective Bargaining Agreement
Article 16 UNAC Collective Bargaining Agreement
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