LFA Committee Annual Report Fiscal Year: 2025-2026

Committee Name: Sabbatical Leave and Post-Tenure Review Committee

Committee Chairs: Carmen Orth-Alfie and Tami Albin

Committee Secretary: Sara E. Morris

Members (with terms): Tami Albin, (2024-2026), Erin Wolfe (2024-2026), Sara E. Morris (2025-27), Amalia Monroe-Gulick (2025-2027)

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/Accomplishment Summary:

• The committee reviewed one sabbatical file in fall 2025.
• SLPTR held an open post-tenure-review open informational meeting for the Libraries in fall 2025.
• The committee reviewed two post-tenure-review files in early 2026.

Special Charges:

none

Special Charges Progress/Accomplishment Summary:

none

Other Activities or Accomplishments:

As suggested by the previous committee, the co-chairs in consultation with Library HR reviewed the process calendars for the submission and review of sabbatical leave and post-tenure review files.

Although one member of the committee was on sabbatical leave during Spring 2026, the required minimum of three members needed to vote on a PTR case (Article II. LFA line 326) was met by the remaining members. Therefore, the committee did not seek a replacement.

Sara Morris (chair) submitted minutes for the eleven meetings held during the FY. The Minutes have been posted on the SLPTR website, https://lfsa.ku.edu/slc.

Potential Charges for Future Committees/Recommendations:

none

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

Prepared By: Carmen Orth-Alfie and Tami Albin, Co-Chairs of SLPTR