SSoE Procedures for Requesting Paid Professional Development Leave

“Full-time appointment stream bargaining unit faculty members with at least twelve (12) terms of full-time service, exclusive of time spent on leave, shall be eligible for a one (1) term paid professional development leave.  The process for requesting a professional development leave (including timelines for submission) is the same as the process for requesting a sabbatical leave.”

See Article 30.2 of the Faculty Union Collective Bargaining Agreement for complete details on faculty eligibility and obligations.

The Office of the Provost has indicated that it “will require significant justification to approve hiring (temporary or otherwise) that is required due to leaves.” (Email 8/25/25)

 

Appointment Stream SSoE Faculty desiring to take a 1-term paid professional development leave must complete the SSoE Professional Development Leave Application.  After downloading and completing the application form, save it as a pdf file, and proceed to submit that file along with your current CV for processing via DocuSign.

Requests are due in the Dean’s office by October 15 of the year preceding the intended leave period.  Accordingly, faculty should submit their application via DocuSign by October 1 to allow sufficient time for the Chair to review the request, ensure minimal disruption to the activities of the Department, especially the teaching mission, and transmit the request with their approval to the Dean’s office by the October 15 deadline.