DUE DATE: DECEMBER 1, 2008\r\n
\r\nOne goal included within the Auburn University strategic plan is to “develop a sabbatical program and provide opportunities to eligible faculty consistent with policy.” The guiding policy for AU’s sabbatical program is found in the Faculty Handbook, chapter 8, section 6D, “Professional Improvement Leave.”
The Office of the Provost has limited funds available this year to provide a few sabbatical opportunities to tenured faculty members. Preference will be given to long-term faculty who (a) have had few or no sabbaticals during their tenure with Auburn University, (b) propose a structured professional development plan clearly related to their academic discipline, and (c) plan to serve their sabbatical at another institution, laboratory, or agency external to Auburn University.\r\n
\r\nInterested faculty are invited to submit a two-page proposal to the Office of the Provost by December 1, 2008, including the elements listed below. Proposals will be reviewed by a faculty committee appointed by the Provost, and awards will be made for professional improvement leave commencing Fall Semester, 2009.\r\n
\r\nProposals must include:\r\n
\r\n(1) The professor’s name, department, rank, and date of tenure, plus a listing of any previous sabbaticals taken while on the faculty of Auburn University.\r\n
\r\n(2) A structured plan for professional improvement within the faculty member’s discipline. The plan should specify starting and ending dates, location(s) external to campus and the periods of time to be spent on-site, nature of the work to be done, expected products, and a brief statement regarding how the sabbatical will provide the faculty member with high-quality professional development.\r\n
\r\n(3) Budgetary information including the cost of covering the faculty member’s duties while away from campus, travel, equipment and supplies, and other anticipated costs to be borne by the University. State any available matching money from grants or other sources. Provide letters of invitation from cooperating institutions or programs as appropriate.\r\n
\r\n(4) A plan, agreed to by the department head and dean, showing how the faculty member’s work assignments (including classes scheduled to be taught) for Fall Semester, 2009, will be covered. \r\n
\r\n(5) Signatures of the faculty member, the department head, and the dean indicating support for the proposal and willingness to grant leave with pay to support the proposed sabbatical. The faculty member must also provide a signed commitment to continue service at Auburn University for at least a year following the Professional Improvement Leave.
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