Sabbaticals

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Sabbaticals

• When? Why? How?

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When?

• After 6 years of full-time instructional service
  or its equivalent
• Plan ahead, discuss with home department

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When?

• Write proposal 2 summers before planned
  sabbatical (due in September)
• Use senior colleague as reviewer
• If preliminary review/comment desired, submit to
  ORSP gt3 weeks early

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Why?
The purpose of the University of Wisconsin System
Faculty Sabbatical Program is to enable
recipients to be engaged in intensive study while
on leave of absence in order to become more
effective teachers and scholars and to enhance
their services to the University.

• Enliven teaching and scholarship
• Learn something new
• Work with new people, new environment
• Get some rest, achieve personal goals
• Avoid burn-out

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Proposal

• Cover page
• Abstract (paper AND electronic)
• Narrative
• Background data
• Curriculum vitae (paper AND electronic)
• Letters of endorsement (chair, colleagues)

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Narrative

• Goals
• Location
• Schedule
• Procedures
• Needs/benefits
• Evaluation

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Background Data

• Years of service
• Leaves of absence
• Grants applied for
• Significant contributions to teaching,
  scholarship
• Qualifications for project
• Semester or year sabbatical?

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Department/CollegeCertification Form

• Chair determines needs for replacement
• Collegial coverage vs. ad hoc replacement
• Dean certifies
• To ORSP, but not to review committee

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Review Process

• Screening Committee members read independently
  and rank proposals
• Rankings discussed in review meeting,
  recommendations made to Provost
• Deans and Provost meet to consider Screening
  Committees rankings and financial logistics
• Provost forwards recommendation to UW-System
  Administration
• Announced December B.O.R. meeting

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Screening Committee

• Sabbatical Review Committee
• Tenured faculty from URCA Council
• Tenured faculty from CETL
• Chaired by AVCRSP

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Screening Criteria

• Rate only on merit
• Will it afford the applicant significant
  professional growth/renewal?
• Goals clearly stated/hypotheses supported?
• Does vita suggest activity is appropriate and
  possible? Can it be accomplished?
• Potential for enhanced professional recognition
  for applicant and UWEC?
• How will accomplishment of goals be assessed?
• Does it address any of the Regents priorities?
• What is major benefit?
• Numerical rating tallied, discussed in meeting

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Some Key Rules

• Come back or pay back
• Final report (October following)
• Sabbatical salary grants/awards lt salary
• Exception extra costs (travel, additional living
  expenses, etc.)
• No paid employment, including Winterim unless
  stipulated as condition of leave

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Funding

• Extramural sources
• Internal sources
• URCA (February 15)
• Every other year
• 3000 travel, services, supplies
• 1250 stipend
• Other options in some circumstances
• Small Research Grant (any time)
• Workshops and Special Projects Travel (first of
  month)