Sabbatical Leave

Sabbatical leaves of either one semester with full pay or one academic year with half pay are available for full-time teaching faculty members. Those applying for sabbatical leave must have completed, by the time of leave, six years of full-time teaching at the College or six years of full-time teaching after the completion of a previous sabbatical leave. Faculty members granted leave will be obligated to continue employment at the College for at least one year after the leave or to repay the full amount of the sabbatical support received.

(Policy Statement from the 2009-2010Faculty Handbook, §3.6.5, Sabbatical Leave.)

Deadline for 2010-2011

September 14, 2009

Application Procedures for Sabbatical Leaves

A written application for sabbatical leave, together with a letter of acknowledgment from the program director, must be submitted to the Dean by the second Monday in September of the academic year prior to the academic year for which the leave is requested. The application must include a proposal for a project to be undertaken during the sabbatical period.

(Policy Statement from the 2009-2010Faculty Handbook, §3.6.5.1, Application Procedures for Sabbatical Leaves.)

Announcements of Sabbatical Leaves

Recommendations regarding sabbatical leaves are announced by the Dean no later than the second Monday in October, and final action on these recommendations is taken by the Board of Visitors at its next meeting, generally in November or December. While it is the hope and intention that all eligible applicants with appropriate proposals will be able to receive sabbatical leaves every seven years, financial and staffing constraints limit the actual number of leaves granted. Allocation of sabbatical awards shall be comparable on both campuses of the University of Mary Washington.

(Policy statement from the 2009-2010Faculty Handbook, §3.6.5.2, Announcements of Sabbatical Leaves.)