Faculty Life Committee
Sabbatical Application Procedure
"The right to expect a sabbatical leave is a contingent, not an absolute right. The granting of sabbatical leaves is not, therefore, automatic. In exercising its discretion in deciding whether to grant sabbatical leaves, the College will normally consider, in addition to other factors deemed relevant by the College, the following minimum requirements consistent with the basic intent of the sabbatical leave program:
The faculty member must apply for a sabbatical leave in order to be considered. The application is a two-stage process. On or before September 25th of the year preceding the leave, the faculty member must notify the department chair, the associate dean, the Dean of the College, and (if applicable) the program director of his/her intent to apply, including the dates of the leave. Once this is done an application form will be sent from the Office of the Dean of the College. The final application form will be submitted to the department chair with a request for a recommendation; the chair will then forward the application along with this recommendation to the Dean of the College on or before December 1st for a leave to begin during the following academic year.
The applications for sabbatical leave shall be reviewed by the Sabbatical Leaves Subcommittee of the Faculty Life Committee and the Dean of the College. The Sabbatical Leaves Subcommittee shall consist of members of the Faculty Life Committee who shall be appointed by the chair of that committee; these appointments shall be ratified by said committee. The Sabbatical Leaves Subcommittee shall be broadly representative and composed of tenured members who have had sabbatical leaves. Their recommendations shall be made to the Faculty Life Committee which, in turn, makes recommendations to the Dean of the College. Final approval is the prerogative of the President."
In the Provost's Sabbatical Series, presenters are asked to comment on what they did to plan and prepare for their leaves, and on how they have managed the transition back to the classroom (including ways in which they have integrated their sabbatical work with their teaching). These informational lunches are co-sponsored by the Faculty Life Committee and CILA [the Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts].
