Leaves of Absence for External Activities Sample Clauses

Leaves of Absence for External Activities. There will be times when it is considered desirable for faculty members to engage more extensively in outside activities than is possible while they perform their University duties. A full-time unpaid leave of absence or a partial leave, with corresponding reductions in University responsibilities, may then be appropriate. Such a leave of absence is subject to the same guidelines and requirements for approval as other unpaid leaves. Any such leave will be granted for a specified period of time. (See §4.2.) So long as the University is willing to grant the leave of absence there is no necessary alteration of faculty rank or tenure status; however, a leave of absence may affect an employee’s eligibility for University benefits, the timing of the next review, or the timing of the next sabbatical. Where such external activities extend beyond the leave of absence, faculty members may pursue their outside interests by resigning their University positions.