Faculty Leaves of Absence

All faculty leaves of absence, sponsored or unsupported, personal or professional, are subject to the approval of the Director, the Dean, and the Provost.

Approved University faculty leaves of absence include but are not limited to:

  • Research leaves.
  • Medical, Military, Temporary Disability.
  • Approved Leaves of absence without pay.
  • Faculty Professional Improvement Leaves (Sabbaticals).
  • Research/Creative Activity appointments.
  1. Teaching Assignments and Workload Including Workload Equivalencies and Related Procedures
    1. Part-time Faculty Appointments
    2. Graduate Faculty Status
    3. Recruitment of Full-Time Faculty
    4. Faculty Roles, Responsibilities, and Operating Policies and Procedures
      1. Faculty Roles and Responsibilities
      2. Faculty Workload
      3. Workload Equivalents
      4. Teaching Assignments and Class Schedules
      5. Summer Teaching Assignments
      6. Other Faculty Duties
      7. Faculty Leaves of Absence
      8. Faculty Absence and Travel Policy
      9. Faculty Sick Leave
      10. Outside Employment and Other Outside Activities
      11. Faculty Code of Ethics
      12. Copyright Restrictions
      13. Academic Misconduct
      14. Sanctions
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