Section 3.25
Date:  July 1984 (revised)

APPLICATIONS FOR SABBATICAL LEAVE FOR FACULTY

I.        PURPOSE:

           To set forth the procedures that will outline the procedures to be used by faculty when they are
           seeking sabbatical leave.

II.       APPLICABLE TO:

            Full-time, tenure-track/tenured faculty

III.      RESPONSIBILITY:

            1.    The applicant should supply a curriculum vita which is relevant to the sabbatical leave activity 
                   being proposed.

            2.    Specific arrangements which have been made for the use of laboratory space, studio space, or
                  library facilities should be noted.

            3.    The applicant should be specific about the intended outcome of the sabbatical leave activity proposed.
                  If the applicant intends to finish a book, for example, an outline of its contents should be provided.

            4.     A time frame for accomplishing sabbatical leave goals should be established.  The applicant should 
                    indicate what portion of the research, writing, or other scholarly activity he or she hopes to complete
                    during stated periods of the sabbatical leave.  This is especially important if it is time rather than
                    special facilities which an applicant requires to complete a project.

            5.    Supporting materials, including a bibliography relevant to the activity being proposed and, where
                  deemed appropriate by the applicant, evaluations of the project, should be appended.  The reason for
                  this request is to provide reviewers with a basis for evaluating the proposal.

IV.        POLICY:

            Section 20.1 of the University of Rhode Island AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement outlines the
            criteria and guidelines for sabbatical leave applications.  Forms for such applications are available in each
            Dean's Office.

            1.    The sabbatical leave activity should be one that is judged by the faculty member's Department Chairman
                   and Dean to be of value to the University.  The activity should be one which makes an important
                   contribution to the applicant's professional growth and/or to the applicant's field, as well as to the
                   University.

            2.    The sabbatical leave activity should be one that could not normally be pursued or pursued as 
                   expeditiously while the faculty member is engaged with his or her regular academic responsibilities.
                   The sabbatical leave is intended to provide an interrupted period of time for scholarly enrichment.

            3.    The location to where the sabbatical leave is to be taken must serve, and be related to, the purposes of
                   the leave.  The faculty member should comment on the importance of the location where the sabbatical
                   will be taken.

            4.    The sabbatical leave activity should be one involving original scholarship and research or one involving
                   retraining or updating to meet the goals and needs of the University.  In either case, the applicant should
                   indicate the thinking and preparation which have gone into the particular project being proposed.

            5.    In the judgment of the Department Chairman and Dean, the past performance of the applicant and/or
                  the applicant's potential for effectively using the sabbatical leave should make it likely that the applicant
                  will successfully complete the proposed project. The Department Chairman and Dean should pay
                  special attention to the applicant's past performance on sabbatical leaves and/or during periods when
                  the applicant was supported by summer faculty fellowships or research grants. In cases where past
                  performance may be lacking, the applicants need and potential for effectively using a sabbatical leave,
                  as well as the needs of the University, should be considered.

             6.    The sabbatical leave applicant's proposal must be sufficiently specific and detailed to demonstrate that
                    the applicant has a well thought out, viable plan for activity and reasonable assurance that this activity
                    can be completed within the time period set for the leave.

V.        PROCEDURE:

            Sabbatical leave applications (six copies) for the academic year preceding the leave should be forwarded
            to the Dean by September 15.