Article
33. SABBATICAL LEAVES
Section
1. Sabbatical leaves should be granted when it can
be shown that the faculty member will use the time in a
manner which will provide increased service to the institution
either through study and research, writing, advanced study,
or travel related to the applicant's field or professional
activities.
Section
2. A faculty member who has more than ten (10) years
continuous full-time service since the last sabbatical
leave may be given highest priority for the award of sabbatical
leave.
Section
3. A faculty member on academic-year appointment is
eligible for sabbatical leave after six (6) years of continuous
full-time service. For the purpose of calculating eligibility
a member shall be deemed to have served full-time during
any academic year when, for the benefit of the University,
set out in writing the member's employment is less than
full time, provided that the total FTE for the academic
year plus the FTE from Summer employment during either
the immediately preceding or immediately following Summer
term is at least .81 of the academic year FTE.
Section
4. If split sabbaticals are approved, eligibility for
sabbatical shall be calculated as if the terms of leave
were
taken consecutively starting with the first term of said
sabbatical.
Section
5. In cases where it is necessary to choose between
several applications for sabbatical leave from the same
department or unit, preference will not be given based
on salary.
