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Dean of Seaver College

Memorandum

TO: Seaver College Full-Time Faculty
FROM: Michael Feltner, Associate Dean of Seaver College
DATE: December 16, 2010
RE: Deadline for Sabbatical Applications: 12:00 noon, June 1, 2012
CC: Faculty Development Committee

 

This announcement concerns all full-time faculty of Seaver College who will have achieved at a minimum the rank of Associate Professor, tenure, and seven years of continuous service to the University at the conclusion of the 2013-2014 school year.  If you have been on the tenure track, or took your most recent sabbatical, in the academic year 2006-2007 or before, you are eligible to apply for a sabbatical.

If you are interested in a sabbatical, I strongly encourage you to discuss this process and your proposal with your division chairperson as soon as possible.   His or her support is vital, and he or she may be able to advise you on the components of a successful proposal.

The deadline for receipt of applications is noon, June 1, 2012.  Please submit the attached application to .   Please submit electronically. Dr. Feltner will forward the materials to the Faculty Development Committee. The application materials are available at http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/documentsandpolicies/sabbatical.htm

The Faculty Development Committee, with the administration's encouragement, especially invites applications from faculty members who are interested in curriculum improvement, course development, and professional re-tooling.

 

The criteria for evaluating sabbatical leave proposals include:

  • Direct benefit to the faculty member as a teacher and scholar.
  • Contribution to the Seaver College student and Seaver College.
  • Quality of the proposal.
  • The faculty member's years of service to the University.
  • Effect of the person's absence on teaching load in the division.

 

In your application, you should clearly state the value of your proposed activity relative to:

  • Your own professional development as a teacher and scholar at Seaver College.
  • Benefit to Seaver college students and Seaver College.
  • Expected products (book, articles, exhibitions, performances, syllabus revision, curriculum development, etc.)
  • Long-term benefits.

 

Sabbaticals are designed to enhance the quality of the work of faculty members in the variety of interconnected roles in which we serve.  Many of your colleagues who have recently taken a sabbatical leave can attest to the renewal that this "creativity contract" has brought to them.  Faculty members who have recently been granted sabbatical leave are:

Fall or Spring 2007-2008
Ron Batchelder, Joel Fetzer, Susan Helm, Ira Jolivet, Frank Novak, David Strong, Andy Yuengert.

Fall or Spring 2009-2010
Paul Contino, Stewart Davenport, Victoria Myers, Tim Willis, Dan Caldwell, Mike Folkerts.

Fall or Spring 2010-2011
Lincoln Hanks, Michael Ditmore, April Marshall, Kendra Killpatrick, Chris Heard, Ron Highfield, Khanh Bui, Rebecca Kim, Stewart Davenport

Fall or Spring 2011-2012
Cynthia Colburn, Ron Cox, Levon Goukasian, Kevin Iga, Brian Newman, Candice Ortbals, Robert Sexton, Darlene Rivas, Julianne Smith, James Thomas

Fall or Spring 2012-13
Bryan Givens, David Holmes, Gary Selby, Joseph Piasentin, Juanie Walker, Karen Martin, Melanie Emelio, Paul Begin, Priscilla MacRae, Regan Schaffer, Tom Reilly, Michael Sugimoto

Please feel free to consult with them regarding their experience with the application and sabbatical leave process.  In addition, please feel free to consult with the members of the Faculty Development Committee regarding this opportunity.

Faculty Development Committee Members:          

Dr.  Ron Batchelder (Social Science)
Dr. Ryan Board (Fine Arts)
Dr. Jon Burke (Business)
Dr. Caleb Clanton (Humanities and Teacher Education)
Dr. Dyron Daughrity (Religion)
Dr. Rodney Honeycutt  (Natural Science)
Dr. Ginger Rosenkrans (Communication)