Sabbatical Leave Committee Report to the Faculty Senate

Sabbatical Leave Committee Report to the Faculty Senate AY-2020 -2021

Membership 2020 -21 (9 members) • • • • AMMON COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FINE ARTS: Brian Flinn (Art) 22 (0) Co-Chair HUMANITIES: Eric Leonidas (English) 21 (1) SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES: Paramita Dhar (Economics) 22 (0) SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Gregory Berry (Management & Organization) 21 (0) SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Sally Drew (Special Education & Interventions) 22 (0) SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY: Paul Resetarits (Manufacturing & Construction Management) 21 (1) Co-Chair NATURAL, MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER SCIENCES: Mark Jackson (Biology) 21 (1) AT LARGE Maria Mitchell (Mathematical Sciences) 22 (0) LIBRARIANS, COUNSELORS AND COACHES Susan Slaga-Metivier 22 (0)

Mission • The Committee receives all sabbatical requests and proposals as submitted to the University President by the various departments and areas, and makes recommendations to the President on the basis of merit and in conformity with the current BOT/CSU/AAUP contract.

13. 7 Sabbatic Leave • is educational leave. • is granted for the benefit of Connecticut State University. • is granted for purposes of scholarly and creative endeavors that strengthen the professional competence or enrich the teaching of members. • All proposals for such leave must merit approval on the basis of these standards.

The Process • Sabbatical Leave application is a competitive process (NIH, NSF) • It is an outcomes based process • Sabbatical Leave Guidelines, approved by the Faculty Senate April 30, 2012 • https: //web. ccsu. edu/facultysenate/scccsuf_slc. asp • By AAUP Contract there are only 75 sabbatical leaves spread across the four CSU campuses • CCSU was awarded 24 of the 75 for AY 2021 -2022 • There were 30 applications for AY 2021 -2022

Sabbatical Leave Committee Criteria • Purpose and objectives of the project proposed during our sabbatical leave. • Preparation: existing knowledge and/or work to date. • Proposed activities and methodology. • Potential value to the university, to your discipline, to your students. • Expected outcomes. • Outcome of your past sabbatical leave. (if within the past 10 years)

Resources for Feedback • Serve on the Sabbatical Leave Committee • Attend the Sabbatical Leave Workshop April 27, 2021 11: 00 am 12: 30 pm on Web. Ex • Have your DEC or Department Sabbatical Leave Committee review your application prior to submission • Speak with other successful candidates • Speak with former committee members

Statistics • There were 30 applications • There were 24 sabbatical leaves available • All 24 were awarded with the following breakdown; • • • 11 to College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 3 to School of Business 9 to School of Engineering, Science and Technology 1 to School of Education and Professional Studies 0 to Library

Recipients Dr. Dr. J. D. Dr. Mr. Dr. Dr. Ms. Dr. Helen Stephen Marian David Daniel Sourav Sixia Diana Cheryl S. Darius Theodore Bob Timothy Vicente Ivan Drew L. Michelle M. John Barbara Elizabeth Oscar Linda Louise Leanne Abadiano Adair Anton Blitz Broyld Chakraborty Chen Cohen Crespi Dziuda Efremoff Emiliani Garceau Garcia Gotchev Harris Kusaila Mitrano Nicholson Olson Perdomo Reeder Williams Zalewski