S A B B A T I CGAULI D E L I N E S
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T H EU N I V E R S IOTFYW I S C O N S
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BACKGROUND
The purposeof the UW SystemFacultySabbaticalProgramis to providein-depthstudy
opportunities
for facultymembers.Sabbaticals
offeropportunities
for facultyin all disciplines
to
acquireand/ordevelopnew knowledgein their fields and incorporatethem into their classroom
activities.In Decemberof eachyear,a formalannouncement
of thosefacultymembersreceiving
sabbatical
opportunities
is madeby UW Systeminstitutionsto the Boardof Regents.
Everyfew yearsthe EducationCommitteeof the Boardof Regentsreviewsguidelinesfor
theUW SystemSabbatical
Program.Thepurposeof theguidelinesis to enablethe Boardto
prioritiesfor institutionalsabbatical
recommend
decisions
withoutcontinuallyrevisingthe
policycontainedin AcademicPlanningStatement
sabbatical
#3.3(ACPS3.3), TheFaculty
Program.
Sabbatical
At the December
4,2008 meeting,theEducationCommitteedecidedto maintainthe
recommendations
from the 2007-09guidelinesandto incorporateinto them the UW System's
SharedLearningGoals,endorsedby the Boardof Regentsat the Decembermeeting. The UW
SystemSharedLearningGoalsprovidea frameworkto communicatethe meaningandvalueof a
collegeeducation
parents,
to students,
andthe broadercommunity. Developedfrom extensive
discussions
amongfaculty and staff representing
everyinstitutionwithin the Universityof
WisconsinSystem,the five sharedlearninggoalsrepresent
the synthesis
andessence
of the
instructionalgoalsof thesevariousinstitutions.The UW SystemSharedLearningGoalsprovide
supportto faculty,instructional,and academicstaffto be more intentionalin their teachingand
learningactivities.
S A B B A T I C AGLU I D E L I N E S
For thebienniumcovering2010-12,the Boardof Regentsrecommends
the followingto
UW institutionsasthey determinetheir annualsabbaticalassignments:
UW institutionsshouldcontinueto give consideration
to projectsthat supportthe
missionof the institution,in recognitionof the fact that sabbaticalleavesare
supportedby the institutionandareto serveinstitutionalpurposes.
The following areasof emphasisareencouraged
to faculty asthey develop
sabbaticalproposals:InterdisciplinaryActivities; Scholarshipof Teachingand
Learning;CollaborativeProgramActivities;InternationalEducation;and
Applicationof Technologyto InstructionandDistanceEducation.
proposalsareencouraged
Sabbatical
that takeup the teachingand learningofany
of the five UW SystemSharedLearningGoals,includingthe developmentof
curriculaand assessable
obiectivesfor studentachievement:
K n o w l e dogfeHu m a nC u l t u r easn dt h eN a t u r aWl o r l di n c l u d i n g
breadthof knowledgeandtheabilityto think beyondone'sdiscipline,
major,or areaof concentration.
C r i t i c a la n d C r e a t i v eT h i n k i n gS k i l l si n c l u d i n ign q u i r yp, r o b l e m
reasoning.
solving,andhigherorderqualitative
andquantitative
EffectiveCommunication
Skillsincludinglistening,
speaking,
reading,
writing, and informationliteracy.
Intercultu
r a l k n o w l e d gaen d c o m p e t e n ci n0 c l u d i n tgh ea b i l i t yt o
interactand work with peoplefrom diversebackgrounds
andcultures;to
leador contributesupportto thosewho lead;andto empathizewith and
understand
thosewho aredifferentthanthey are.
I n di v i du a l ,S o c i aal n d En v ir o n m e n t aRl e s p o n s i b i l iitnyc l u d i n cgi v i c
(both localand global),ethicalreasoning,and
knowledgeand engagement
action.
The Provostat eachinstitutionshouldtakeresponsibilityfor ensuringthat the
guidelinesareobservedaspart of the institutionalapprovalprocess,while also
supportingthe effortsof facultymembersto pursueand developtheir individual
areasofresearchandteachingexpertise.