The sabbatical class is determined, after tenure has been granted, by consultation between the faculty member and the appropriate chairperson and dean. Eligible faculty may elect to waive their sabbatical, or may elect sabbatical leave in either or both semesters of their sabbatical years. If sabbatical leave is sought, a sabbatical plan describing a significant program of scholarly self-development over the entire sabbatical term and calculated to enhance the teaching or other scholarly capabilities of the faculty member must be submitted to and approved by the Sabbatical Review Committee of the faculty. Submission must be over a year in advance of the sabbatical leave. Sabbatical plans must be submitted in the preceding March of the year before that in which the leave is taken.
Fringe benefits are unaffected.
In that event the excess is to be credited against the University's share of sabbatical salary. In the event that, without the consent of the University, a faculty member shall fail, except for reasons of physical or mental disability, to attempt in good faith to perform the sabbatical work described in the approved sabbatical plan, or to resume and continue Regular Faculty appointment and service at the University for at least one academic year following that in which sabbatical leave is granted, the faculty member shall be obligated to reimburse the University for all sabbatical compensation paid to or on account of the faculty member for the sabbatical period. The foregoing is merely a descriptive abstract of the principal features of the sabbatical plan. As such it does not indicate a number of terms, special conditions, or other important specifications of the official statement of the program, and should not be relied upon except as a general descriptive abstract. Interested faculty members are urged to examine the official statement available from the Office of Academic Affairs, and to consult with appropriate administrators in ascertaining their specific sabbatical opportunities and entitlements.