6. Benefits - Faculty

6.1. Program for Sabbatical Leave

The granting of sabbatical leaves of absence is intended for the mutual benefit of the University and the person granted such a leave. Sabbatical leaves may be granted faculty members in order to provide a period of creative activity for the purpose of furthering professional competence. The granting of such leave will in no case be automatic, and each request for sabbatical leave will be judged on its own merits.

1. To be eligible for sabbatical leave, a faculty member must have (1) been granted tenure at the university, and (2) served for at least six years as a faculty member at the university. Eligibility for subsequent sabbatical leaves requires a minimum of six years of service since the completion of the previous sabbatical leave.



2. Sabbatical leaves may be granted for either one or two consecutive semesters. For this purpose, spring and the following fall semester will be considered to be consecutive. Compensation for faculty on sabbatical leave will be as follows:

Duration of Leave	Rate of Pay while on Sabbatical Leave
1 Semester	100% of academic year rate
2 Semesters	50% of academic year rate

3. Faculty may not accept full-time employment during the course of their sabbatical leave, with such exceptions as the President of the University, with advice from the University Sabbatical Leave Committee, may permit. Persons receiving sabbatical leave must agree to return to their position for the following year, with  such exceptions as the President of the University, with advice from the University Sabbatical Leave Committee, may permit.

Faculty members on sabbatical leave of absence may receive money from fellowships, grants, or other sources.

This policy shall be administered in accordance with procedures recommended by the Senate and approved by the President.