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SABBATICALS

SABBATICALS. www.grcc.edu/sabbatical. Background.

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SABBATICALS

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  1. SABBATICALS www.grcc.edu/sabbatical

  2. Background • Since 1998, the College has granted 18 sabbatical leaves to faculty members from 11 different departments. In 2010 the Academic Governing Council (ACG) Sabbatical Review Committee was created to evaluate applications on a yearly basis against AGC approved criteria

  3. Sabbaticals awarded since 1998 • 1998-1999: Gary Burbridge, Social Sciences (Fall 98) • 1999-2000: Le’Vota Fuller, Counseling (Fall 99) and Mary Scanlan, Music (Winter 00) • 2000-2001: Robin VanRooyen, Visual Arts (Fall 00) and NickieAlexander, Math (Winter 01) • 2001-2002 • 2002-2003 • 2003-2004: Alejandro Saldivar, Math (Winter 04) • 2004-2005: Terri Burt, Counseling (Fall 04) • 2005-2006: Linda Spoelman, English (Winter 06) • 2006-2007: Margaret Bowles, Nursing (Fall 06) • 2007-2008: Marcia Rango, Culinary Education (Fall 07) and Kim Wyngarden, English (Winter 08) • 2008-2009: Barbara Saunier, English (Fall 08) and Luann Keizer, Computer Applications (Winter 09) • 2009-2010: Mary Barnum, Business (Fall 09) • 2010-2011 • 2011-2012: Katrina Kalisz, English (Winter 12), Kay Ramer, Nursing (Winter 12) and Laurie Arnswald, Nursing (Winter 12) • 2013-14: Oscar Neal, Mathematics (Fall 13), Maryann Lessert(Winter 14)

  4. Purpose • To align Policy and Contract language regarding membership • Update roster • Remove reimbursement language from policy

  5. Membership Policy Contract The Sabbatical Review Committee shall include the academic deans and at least one department head/program director from each school. • The committee shall be comprised of five to seven full-time faculty members representing different academic areas of the college and shall include the academic deans and at least one department head/program director from each school. Committee members serve two year terms with no term limit impositions. The Executive Committee of the AGC, or the committee members themselves may nominate a Chair to serve a two year renewable term.

  6. Current Roster • Fátima Nieves – Chair - Faculty • Miriam Thompson – FMLA - Faculty • Katrina Kalisz – Faculty, past recipient • Keith St. Clair - Faculty • LynnaeSelberg – Program Director, Faculty • Fiona Hert – Associate Dean • Laurie Chesley – Associate Dean • Sandra Lancaster - Faculty • Luann Keizer – Faculty, past recipient

  7. ReimbursementsFollowing language will be removed from policy: • Faculty members successfully completing a sabbatical leave may apply for reimbursement through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fund managed through the College Advance Office. • Reimbursements must be made within six months of sabbatical leave completion. • Reimbursement requests must include receipts and explanations that connect the expense to the sabbatical leave. • *Reimbursement amounts depend on fund balance but will not exceed $1000 for a semester sabbatical leave and $2000 for a year-long sabbatical leave. • *NOTE: The SoTL Fund was established by faculty as a response to inquiries for financial support of sabbatical leaves. The fund will support both approved sabbatical leaves and other activities that contribute to public scholarship work that advance teaching and learning.

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