Faculty Personnel Items

The Sabbatical Leave Committee invites all tenured faculty members to apply for next year's round of sabbatical leaves. The deadline is 4 p.m. on Monday, September 15, 2025.

Please note that applying for sabbatical is a highly competitive process. The University has base funding set aside each year for 23 sabbaticals. While the Provost's office does try to award a few additional sabbaticals as funding allows, demand far exceeds availability. In 2024, the Sabbatical Leave Committee received 46 applications.

All documents related to sabbaticals may be found below under Resources. There you will be able to access the sabbatical policy, application, budget form, and examples of successful applications from past years.

Review of proposals occurs only during the fall semester. A proposal submitted in Fall 2025 can apply for a sabbatical in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027. Because sabbatical applications must be submitted at least two semesters in advance, faculty members cannot apply in the fall semester for a sabbatical to be taken in the spring semester immediately following submission of the application.

Electronic Submission Process

The faculty member is responsible for obtaining Chairperson's and Dean's comments and signatures for the completed proposal in order to submit to the Provost's office. Please provide your Chairperson and Dean adequate time to review your application. ALL sabbaticals will be submitted electronically and therefore e-signatures will be accepted. All completed applications will be submitted as an electronic PDF via email to Provost@wcupa.edu. Please put "Sabbatical Application" in the subject line. All emails are due by 4 p.m. on Monday, September 15, 2025. All applications must be complete, including all pages of the form, all required signatures, and the applicant's CV. Incomplete applications or applications received after the published deadline will not be reviewed by the SaLe Committee. The committee will not review any supplementary materials submitted after the deadline.

Sabbatical leave applications are reviewed using the following rating scale:

1. Up to 70 points for the quality of the project
2. Up to 20 points for meritorious service
3. Up to 10 points for years of service

The SaLe Committee scoring guide can be found below under Resources.

By December 15th, the President or his/her designee notifies the faculty of sabbatical leaves granted.

Members of the 2025 SaLe Committee who can help answer questions about the application process include.

College of Arts and Humanities

• Kate Stewart - Art and Design
• Innhwa Park - Languages and Culture

College of Business and Public Management

• Matt Saboe - Economics and Finance
• Kikyung Song - Accounting

College of Education and Social Work

• Jenn Raskauskas - Literacy
• Jade Burris - Early and Middle Grades Education

College of Health Sciences

• Harry Holt - Health
• Vacant - election will be run fall 2025

College of Sciences and Mathematics

• Daria Nikitina - Earth and Space Sciences
• Bob Gallop - Mathematics

Non-Classroom Faculty

• Rachel McMullin - University Libraries

Sincerely,
Sabbatical & Leave Co-Chairs

Rachel McMullin, University Libraries
rmcmullin@wcupa.edu

Kate Stewart, Art + Desing
kstewart@wcupa.edu