Faculty Leaves Sample Clauses
The "Faculty Leaves" clause defines the rules and procedures governing when and how faculty members may take time away from their professional duties. It typically outlines the types of leave available, such as sabbatical, medical, or personal leave, and specifies eligibility requirements, application processes, and any limitations on duration or frequency. By clearly establishing these guidelines, the clause ensures both faculty and the institution understand their rights and obligations, thereby minimizing misunderstandings and maintaining continuity in academic operations.
Faculty Leaves. 1.1. This Article covers the following faculty leaves: faculty exchange leaves; leaves with extramural salary paid through the University payroll system; unpaid leaves; leaves due to civic obligations; Family Medical Leave Act leaves; military leave and Ohio Military Family Leave Act (OMFLA); sick leave; parental leave; partial unpaid leaves; and paid vacation leave. Faculty Improvement Leaves are covered in Article 22.
1.2. The following provisions shall apply to all faculty leaves covered by this Article.
1.2.1. No leave granted shall be construed by the University as evidence that the affected department’s/school’s faculty should be reduced.
1.2.2. For 12-month contracted Bargaining Unit Faculty Members, one semester leave is equal to four and one half months (135 days).
1.2.3. With regard to salary level, the base compensation rate of BUFMs on leave shall be augmented by all across-the-board increases which they would have received had they not been on leave upon their return from leave.
Faculty Leaves. Adelphi University recognizes the need for family-friendly policies in the workplace. In addition to relevant federal and state statutes, the University, in order to promote such policies, will provide a number of leave opportunities for full time faculty members (hereinafter use of the word faculty shall mean “full time” faculty). In order to allow these leave opportunities to be utilized in as flexible a manner as possible, the University will allow faculty members to bank credit hours (work overload in a semester prior to the leave) and/or shift credit hours not worked during the semester a faculty member is on leave to future semesters. In addition, an untenured faculty member may extend his/her tenure period during his/her leave under certain conditions. Except as amended by the following provisions, all of the sections of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the parties relating to sick/disability leave and leaves of absence shall continue to apply.
Faculty Leaves