SLPTR Annual Report - 2021-2022

LFA Committee Final Report 

Fiscal Year: 2021-2022

Committee Name: Sabbatical Leave and Post-Tenure Review Committee

Committee Chair: Tami Albin, 2021-2023

Members (with terms): Michiko Ito, 2021-2023, Jon Giullian, 2021-2023, Becky Schulte, 2020-2022, Sarah Goodwin Thiel, 2020-2022

Standing Charges: 

3.3.5.1 The Library Sabbatical Leave and Post-Tenure Review Committee shall review and evaluate the merit of each applicant for sabbatical leave and of his or her proposal. It shall notify each applicant in writing of its recommendation and shall forward each recommendation to the Dean of Libraries, who will review and evaluate the merit of the applicants and their 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).

 

3.3.5.2 The Library Sabbatical Leave and Post-Tenure Review Committee shall address itself to matters of policy pertaining to the sabbatical leave system and report its recommendations to the Dean.

 

3.3.5.3 The Library Sabbatical Leave and Post-Tenure Review Committee shall review the qualifications and performance of all members of the Library Faculty who are scheduled to be evaluated for Post-Tenure Review. Once the Library Sabbatical Leave and Post-Tenure Review Committee completes its review, a copy will be shared with the faculty member, who may submit a written response for inclusion in the file before it is forwarded to the Dean of Libraries.

 

3.3.5.4 The first meeting of each year shall be called by the Library Faculty and Professionals Assembly Executive Committee no later than the first week of August; the first order of business shall be to select a presiding officer and a recording secretary.

Standing Charges Progress/Accomplishment Summary:

  • SLPTR reviewed one sabbatical proposal which was successful for spring 2023.
  • SLPTR reviewed two PTR files.

Special Charges:

none 

Special Charges Progress/Accomplishment Summary:

 

Other Activities or Accomplishments:

 

Potential Charges for Future Committees/Recommendations: 

none

 

Please review the Committee’s portion of the Library Governance website and the Code.  http://lfsa.ku.edu/code-versions  Does it need updating/correcting?

 

 

Prepared By: Tami Albin, Chair of SLPTR