SLPTR Annual Report - 2019-2020

Library Governance Committee Final Report

Fiscal Year: FY20

Committee Name: Sabbatical Leave and Post Tenure Review

Committee Chair: Sara E. Morris

Members (with terms): Elspeth Healey (2018-2020), Sara E. Morris (2018-2021), Tami Albin (2019-2021), Lea Currie (2019-2021), Scott McEathron (2019-2021)

Standing Charges:

Standing Charges Progress/Accomplishment Summary:

• Sabbaticals.
  • The SLPTR reviews and evaluates the merit of each sabbatical proposal. It notifies each applicant in writing of its recommendation and forwards each recommendation to the Dean of Libraries, who reviews and evaluates the proposal before transmittal to the Provost for referral to the University Committee on Sabbatical Leaves for evaluation (see 8.1.1-8.2.7 of the Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations).
  • SLPTR addresses itself to matters of policy pertaining to the sabbatical leave system and reports its recommendations to the Dean.
  • Accomplishments: The Libraries had no applications for Sabbatical
• Post-Tenure Review.
  • SLPTR also reviews the qualifications and performance of all members of the library faculty who are scheduled to be evaluated for PTR.
  • SLPTR addresses itself to matters of policy pertaining to the post-tenure review and 321 reports its recommendations to the Dean.
  • Accomplishments: SLPTR reviewed two PTR files

Special Charges: None

Special Charges Progress/Accomplishment Summary:

Other Activities or Accomplishments:

• The committee submitted to the body revisions of the PTR document. These suggestions, which were voted on and passed included making the document gender neutral, updating the names of various bodies, and the splitting of the directions from the form. The changes were passed by ballot.

Potential Charges for Future Committees/Recommendations:

Please review the Committee’s portion of the Library Governance website and the Code. Does it need updating/correcting?:

Prepared By: Sara E. Morris