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Policy & Procedure - Provost's Office Professional Development Funds 2020.pdf

Click here for the Faculty Professional Development Fund Disbursement Request form. 

*EMU faculty are full- or part-time faculty who hold tenure-track or continuing three-year faculty positions.

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Annually faculty are asked to report on their professional development activities by updating their personnel page on EMU’s website and completing a goals report in which they evaluate goals for the past year and set new goals for the next year. Faculty on three-and six-year contracts are requested to submit copies of these documents to the department chair/ program director, as well as to the provost’s office for filing in the faculty member’s personnel file. Faculty on one-year contracts should submit copies to the dean and the provost. Departments/clusters are encouraged to review these documents as a team in order to consider how individual faculty contribute to the goals of the department/cluster as a whole.

Faculty on one-and three- and six-year contracts are expected to meet annually with the department chair/ program directors to review their annual professional development report and goals. This meeting is to take place by August 31.

Annual Professional Development Reports-Goals form

Leaves of Absence

EMU tenure-track faculty are eligible for a leave of absence without pay. Leaves of absence are designed to contribute to the faculty member’s future contribution to EMU through opportunities for professional development. These include advanced study, research, writing or other scholarly activities, as well as cross-cultural experiences and church-related assignments.

Faculty requests for a leave of absence are submitted in writing to the department chairprogram director, who  who recommends the leave to the respective dean for approval in consultation with the provost.    Leaves of absence are generally granted for one year but may be longer in certain cases (see below). If a non-sabbatical leave exceeds three years, the dean and provost may consider withdrawal of tenured or tenure-track faculty status. Years on leave do not count toward sabbatical or contract years.

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• The applicant submits a letter of request to the department chair, program director, or seminary dean by September 15. The letter of request includes activities to be pursued and how EMU responsibilities will be covered.
• If the department chair or program director approves the request, s/he submits a letter of recommendation, along with the applicant’s letter, to the dean by October 1.

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