Common use of Professional Leave of Absence Clause in Contracts

Professional Leave of Absence. a. A faculty member may be granted upon request, up to one year’s leave of absence without pay, and upon further request up to an additional year’s leave without pay, for advanced study, research and scholarship, exchange teaching, government service, travel, or any other professional experience which is related to the faculty member’s field of teaching or employment or which will improve the faculty member’s professional competence. b. A faculty member requesting a professional leave of absence must file with the appropriate Chairperson, and ultimately with the Xxxx of the college, a complete and precise statement of the purposes of the leave. This statement will include such essentials as the following: (i) the objectives of the leave; (ii) the activities to be undertaken; (iii) the values to be derived not only for the individual but also for the college and/or University. This statement must be filed at least one semester before the commencement of the leave. c. The Chairperson will forward a recommendation of the Department Personnel and Budget Committee to the Xxxx of the college by the end of the semester in which the request was submitted. The recommendation of the Department Personnel and Budget Committee shall include a provision as to whether seniority shall accrue during the term of the leave. The recommendation is subject to review and recommendation of the Xxxx and final review and determination by the Xxxxxxx. d. The faculty member assumes the obligation to remain in the employ of the University for a period equal to that of the professional leave of absence, after the completion of the professional leave of absence. e. Upon a faculty member’s return to full-time teaching at the University, the Administration may place the faculty member at the same position on the salary schedule that the faculty member would have been placed upon had the faculty member taught during the period of the leave. In no event, however, shall the faculty member’s annual contract salary be less than his/her annual contract salary immediately prior to the commencement of the leave.

Professional Leave of Absence. a. A faculty member may be granted upon request, up to one year’s 's leave of absence without pay, and upon further request up to an additional year’s 's leave without pay, for advanced study, research and scholarship, exchange teaching, government service, travel, or any other professional experience which is related to the faculty member’s 's field of teaching or employment or which will improve the faculty member’s 's professional competence. b. A faculty member requesting a professional leave of absence must file with the appropriate Chairperson, and ultimately with the Xxxx of the college, a complete and precise statement of the purposes of the leave. This statement will include such essentials as the following: (i) the objectives of the leave; (ii) the activities to be undertaken; (iii) the values to be derived not only for the individual but also for the college and/or University. This statement must be filed at least one semester before the commencement of the leave. c. The Chairperson will forward a recommendation of the Department Personnel and Budget Committee to the Xxxx of the college by the end of the semester in which the request was submitted. The recommendation of the Department Personnel and Budget Committee shall include a provision as to whether seniority shall accrue during the term of the leave. The recommendation is subject to review and recommendation of the Xxxx and final review and determination by the Xxxxxxx. d. The faculty member assumes the obligation to remain in the employ of the University for a period equal to that of the professional leave of absence, after the completion of the professional leave of absence. e. Upon a faculty member’s 's return to full-time teaching at the University, the Administration may place the faculty member at the same position on the salary schedule that the faculty member would have been placed upon had the faculty member taught during the period of the leave. In no event, however, shall the faculty member’s 's annual contract salary be less than his/her annual contract salary immediately prior to the commencement of the leave.