When a person receives an award, grant, fellowship, or scholarship from an outside funding agency, the College shall hold this achievement as a point of pride and as an affirmation of faculty scholarship and creative activity from the larger academic community. The final decision on appeals rests with the Dean. If the departmental bylaws so provide, the faculty member on sabbatical or leave can vote in departmental decisions. The faculty member on sabbatical or leave shall retain voting privileges in faculty assembly decisions either in person or by absentee ballot, as guaranteed in the college bylaws. The review is based on how well the goals of the project were met.
Sabbaticals are the university's investment in the future.
Because of our diverse faculty, there are a wide range of possibilities in sabbatical undertakings. Professional Leave may be approved for research, for creative activities, for professional development, for teaching development, or for a number of other reasons directly related to a faculty member's growth or contribution to the profession. If a proposal for Professional Leave is contingent upon the receipt of an award, grant, fellowship, or scholarship, then approval or denial of the request shall also be contingent on receipt of the award. If the award is granted, this acceptance is considered to be adequate evaluation of the project, and the College will do everything necessary to ensure that the applicant be able to accept. If the award is denied, the leave need not be granted.