Request for Sabbatical Leave

*Sabbatical Leave Policy

Your Name*

First NameLast Name

Your Email*

Provide your @wiu.edu address.

Period of requested sabbatical:*

FallSpringBoth

Department/School*

Your department/school

Date of appointment at WIU*

Month/Year

Rank*

Associate Professor/Professor

Number of years at current rank*

Associate Professor/Professor

Education*

Highest degree earned, institution and date

Your chair/director's WIU email*

An approval email will be sent to this address. ENSURE THAT THE EMAIL ADDRESS IS CORRECT.

Your college dean's WIU email*

A secondary approval email will be sent to this address. ENSURE THAT THE EMAIL ADDRESS IS CORRECT.

Have you received other sabbatical leaves from WIU?*

NoYes (if yes, please indicate when below)

Prior sabbatical leave

Please provide year and semester (example: spring 2015)

Have you had other leaves from WIU?*

NoYes (if yes, please indicate details below)

What type of leave did you take and when.

Other leaves from WIU and date.

According to Article 27.2.a. of the 2023-2026 agreement, sabbatical leaves are granted “for the purpose of encouraging scholarly and professional development for the mutual benefit of the University and the employee.” The article also states that “a sabbatical leave may be used for the purpose of acquiring new professional skills and updating existing professional skills as well as for research.” A major purpose of the sabbatical leave is to provide the faculty member with a substantial block of time for research and study unencumbered with instructional and service responsibilities attendant to their regular assignment. Therefore, sabbatical recipients are to divest themselves of all committee and council responsibilities in the department, college, and University during the period of the sabbatical.

Provide a summary of your proposed project for the sabbatical leave.*

Describe your plan of activity to complete the project. Include documentation in the space provided below (drag and drop files) of a formal invitation by a sponsoring agency if the sabbatical is to be completed elsewhere.*

Please provide your formal invitation here.

Please provide your current vita.*

If appropriate, provide evidence of your background or preparation in the topic area of the project.

Indicate the expected result or outcome of the project, e.g., publication, recital, art show, new professional skills acquired, etc.*

Attach the report from your previous sabbatical, if applicable.