E.5.2 Faculty Sabbatical Leaves
Date Approved/Updated: February 2011
Approval Body: Chancellor's Operations Team
Applicable Board Policy: E.5.2 Faculty Sabbatical Leaves
Faculty Sabbatical Leaves - See Board Policy
E.5.2.1 Faculty Sabbatical Leave Guidelines
Each spring semester, the VCIN announces dates for faculty Sabbatical Leave applications. The forms and criteria for the applications are posted on the Faculty Administrative Support website under Instructional Support. To select among the applicants, the VCIN assembles a committee which he/she chairs consisting of at least one Dean from each of the academic and workforce Deans’ Councils, the Faculty Senate President, and at least one faculty member from each of the HCC colleges. Preference for faculty committee membership is given to prior awardees of Faculty Sabbatical Leaves. The selection committee meets twice, once to receive the applications and discuss the scoring rubric and guidelines, and secondly to compare scores and finalize the selections. The selection committee is also tasked with review of the forms/criteria and any modifications as might be deemed necessary. The VCIN then recommends the selections to the Chancellor for funding the following year, based upon approval of the overall budget. Faculty Sabbatical Leave awardees are required to turn in a Sabbatical Leave report within one month of returning to regular service. Further, faculty Sabbatical Leave awardees are required to commit to at least one year of service to HCC following the leave or to return an amount of funds equal to that of the leave award.
