Transcript Transfer Admissions - University of Florida

New Faculty Orientation
Sabbaticals and PDLs
Kathleen Ann Long, PhD, RN
Associate Provost
August 15, 2012
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SABBATICALS - GENERAL
• Available to all tenured faculty, 6 years in fulltime service or 6 years from any previous
sabbatical
• Programs vary depending on unit status
• Out of Unit (HSC, IFAS, Law) Faculty
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SABBATICALS - GENERAL
• Faculty on C&G can take if funding source
covers
• Requires competitive application
• Must return to UF for at least 1 year after
completion
• Income from other sources to cover salary
will reduce UF salary
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SABBATICALS - IN-UNIT
• Available to in-unit faculty only (all except Law*, HSC, IFAS)
• Three kinds are available:
• Full year (2 semesters) half pay
• Awarded unless there are staffing difficulties
• Half year (1 semester) full pay
• 1/20 eligible faculty, awarded competitively and no staffing
difficulties
• Full year (2 semesters) full pay (2011, 2012, 2013)
• 50 total, awarded competitively and no staffing difficulties
* Law funds their own.
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SABBATICALS - IN-UNIT
• Available sabbaticals apportioned to colleges by
percentage of total eligible faculty in college
• Faculty in admin unit smaller than 20 considered part
of the college closest in discipline (Provost Office
determines)
• Chair assesses and ranks and forwards to the college
• Faculty member may decline (and reapply) or
postpone (without reapplication) with Department
Chair approval
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAVE – IN-UNIT
• For untenured
• Regulations (CBA) allow these, but no
central funding
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAVE – IN-UNIT
• Number of available PDLs calculated at rate
of 1 for every 20 eligible faculty in-unit
• Available PDLs apportioned to colleges by
percentage of total eligible faculty in
college
• Faculty in admin unit smaller than 20
considered part of the college closest in
discipline (Provost Office determines)
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PROFESSIONAL DEVEVLOPMENT LEAVE – IN-UNIT
• Contents of request and criteria stipulated.
Granted if available unless “irresolvable
staffing problems” result
• Unit chair/director assesses and ranks,
provides brief rationale for the ranking and
forwards to college
• Leaves at full pay for 1 semester or mutually
acceptable alternative
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SABBATICALS - OUT-OF-UNIT
• Depends on funds available and processes in
college
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAVE
OUT-OF-UNIT
• Available to all eligible faculty
(untenured)
• Eligible after 6 years continuous, fulltime service and/or after 6 years from
any previous PDL
• Check with your chair and college
associate dean for procedures
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAVE
OUT-OF-UNIT
 Purposes and lengths vary
 Regulations allow these, but
not widely available; funds are limited
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FACULTY ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY (FEO)
• Three Year Pilot Project
• $2M/Year for Three Years
(2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11)
• From President’s Office
• With some support from Units
• Continued in 2011-12
for $1.5 million
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FACULTY ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY (FEO)
Goal:
• Advance Academic/Professional
Scholarly Abilities of Faculty Members
• Advance Individuals, Departments,
Colleges and UF
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FACULTY ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY (FEO)
Important to Know:
 FEO dollars are new. They are not in place of any
existing Sabbatical/PDL money
 FEOs are intended to be flexible; not limited to
traditional Sabbatical format (vary in length, dollar
amount, funding categories)
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FACULTY ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY (FEO)
Important to Know:
 Faculty members in all Units at UF are able to
participate in FEOs
 Faculty members are welcome to apply after three
years of full time service at UF.
 Faculty members can be awarded a FEO only once
every six years.
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FACULTY ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY (FEO)
Important to Know:
 FEO pilot project was reviewed by Senate Welfare
Council and Steering Committee
 Unit level Sabbatical Committees and Deans review
applications – then a seven-member central Task
Force reviews the forwarded proposals and
recommends to the Provost
 The original Task Force proposed the criteria for
FEO review
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FACULTY ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY (FEO)
Important to Know:
 The Task Force includes three members
appointed/elected by the Senate, two members
appointed by the Provost and two appointed by
VPs (1 from IFAS and 1 from HSC.)
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FACULTY ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY (FEO)
The current Task Force includes:
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Provost appointees:
Kathleen Ann Long, Associate Provost
Appointee to be determined
Faculty Senate appointees:
Ralf Remshardt, College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre and Dance
David Quillen, College of Medicine, Community Health and Family Medicine
Jack Mecholsky, College of Engineering, Dept. of Materials Science Engineering
Vice President appointees:
HSC: Jeannine Brady, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biology
IFAS appointee to be determined
FACULTY ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY (FEO)
See FEO Website at:
http://www.aa.ufl.edu/FEO
for Procedures and Application Materials
and samples of successful proposals.
Or contact:
Kathleen Long at [email protected]
or Ellen Sattler at [email protected]
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FACULTY ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY (FEO)
• UF has many opportunities for faculty
development – use them!!
• Sabbatical or PDL and FEO can be
combined if approved by review
committee/s, Chair and Dean
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