College Instructions and Deadlines for Completing the Sabbatical Leave Application

 

Faculty/Staff Member:

• Sabbatical leave applications for the period Fall Semester 2009 through Spring Semester 2010 are due to Unit Leaders no later than August 29, 2008.
• All applications for sabbatical leave must be on the Application for Leave of Absence with Pay (Sabbatical) form dated OHR 8/31/07 and be typewritten. The application can be downloaded from http://www.ohr.psu.edu/forms/sabbat_application_master.pdf.
• The University's document, Preparing Sabbatical Leave Applications, A Guide for Faculty is available on-line at http://www.psu.edu/vpaa/pdfs/sabbatical_guidelines.pdf.
• Attach a curriculum vita, or biographical data form (dated 4/21/06) sheet including a complete publication list and a list of professional activities and accomplishments.
• Indicate clearly the purpose, justification, work to be accomplished and the anticipated outcome(s) of the leave.
• Include letters of invitation or support from relevant institutions (if applicable).
• Please review for grammatical and typographical errors. Mistakes will not be corrected at the deans level.
• Inform your undergraduate advisees that you will be gone on leave and who to contact in your absence.
• Faculty members who have opted for the 36-week salary plan should pay particular attention to Appendix 8 and the College Work Schedule Guidelines for 36-Week Faculty Planning Sabbatical Leave.

 

Unit Leader:

• Review eligibility of candidate and the purpose, justification, work to be accomplished and the anticipated outcome(s) of the leave.
• Complete and sign the Recommendation and Comments of Department Head section on the Application for Leave of Absence with Pay (Sabbatical).
• Attach a statement of your assessment of the proposed project and the projected benefits to the applicant and the University.
• Address how any teaching assignments will be covered during the sabbatical leave.
• Ensure candidate has informed advisees of the pending sabbatical.
• Salary savings, which may be generated by sabbatical leaves, have not been returned to the units. Only in extreme and exceptional cases, where units cannot manage gaps in delivering resident education courses or extension programs, will requests for salary savings be considered. Requests for salary savings by a unit leader must accompany the sabbatical leave application.
• The original plus 8 copies are due in the Office of Human Resources, 306 Agricultural Administration no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 5, 2008.
• Place the sabbatical request in the following order. Do not staple.

Application

Unit Leader Letter of Support

Applicant's statement of sabbatical purpose

Letters of invitation or support from relevant institutions

A curriculum vita or biographical data sheet

List of publications and professional activities list

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