Persons failing to return to the institution granting sabbatical leave shall refund all sabbatical pay. Sabbatical leaves are granted because it is recognized that there are some tasks essential to the educational mission of a distinguished university that cannot be pursued within the context of normal teaching loads and committee responsibilities. Scholars sometimes need periods for sustained research, advanced study or other experiences outside the normal classroom atmosphere. Sabbatical leaves are such periods. A strictly meritorious application for sabbatical leave will show that the proposed sabbatical activity will be of great value to the applicant's needs and goals, to the applicant's department's programs, and to the educational missions of the University.
Sabbatical leaves are an important means of promoting faculty development.
A strictly meritorious application for sabbatical leave will show that the sabbatical leave will indeed promote the intellectual growth of the applicant. Sabbatical leaves are rewards for a scholar who has fulfilled classroom duties, pursued research activities, and has served the University and community and nation in ways that reflect the excellence of a distinguished institution of higher learning. Sabbatical leaves are never automatic for a faculty or staff member. They must be earned. The call for applications for sabbatical leave shall be issued each fall by the dean of each school.