An enhanced sabbatical program.
Nothing is more precious to the researcher than uninterrupted time.
We recommend an extension of the current program to include a number of full-year, fully funded sabbaticals. Such an extension was proposed by the Sabbatical Review Committee in 1998-99. A dedicated budget line for seed money, matching grants and start-up money for research projects. For those in experimental disciplines, especially, such funds are essential to the process of breaking new ground, whether for the newly hired or for the senior faculty member. Moreover, an investment in any of these directions has the potential to be returned many times over to the university through future grants, patents and royalties.