SLPTR Annual Report - 2020-2021

LFA Committee Final Report 

Committee Name: Sabbatical Leave and Post Tenure Review 

Committee Chair: Scott McEathron 

Members (with terms): Tami Albin (2019-2021); Lea Currie (2019-2021); Scott McEathron  (2019-2021); Becky Schulte (2020-2022); Sarah Goodwin Thiel (2020-2022) 

Fiscal Year: FY21 

Standing Charges: 

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. 

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  reports its recommendations to the Dean. 

Standing Charges Progress Summary  

∙ SLPTR reviewed one sabbatical proposal which was successful for spring 2022. ∙ SLPTR developed standard language for the Evaluation Procedures section that can  be used in future initial evaluations. 

∙ We were scheduled to review four faculty for PTR. However, all faculty chose to  delay one year per the policy below.  

∙ In response to the pressures and disruptions caused by COVID-19, the Provost office will exclude the 2020-2021 academic year from the seven year period for post-tenure review. This exclusion will delay each faculty member’s post-tenure review by 1 year, including for those faculty who had  been scheduled for review in the 2020-2021 year, excepting those faculty  who have already had the 2020-2021 academic year excluded from their  review period due to leave or administrative appointment as described in  the University policy on post-tenure review. 

Special Charges: none 

Special Charges Progress Summary 

Progress on Previous Year’s Recommendations (if applicable, please describe any progress or  work towards last year’s committee recommendations): 

Other Activities or Accomplishments:  

∙ SLPTR updated the SharePoint site and posted the PTR forms and Post-tenure  Review Criteria and Procedures with changes that where approved by LFA in May  2020. 

Recommendations: none 

Potential Charges for Future Committees: 

Prepared By: Scott McEathron