Scholarship Release Time for SNL Full Time Faculty
SNL faculty who are tenure-­­track or tenured may apply to PPDC for Scholarship Release Time.
Faculty may apply for release from either a) teaching a content course; or b) mentoring their
advisees for a period of one quarter.
Faculty may not apply for release from teaching the following SNL core courses: Foundations
of Adult Learning in the undergraduate program and or Foundations-­­equivalent courses in the
graduate program. Faculty may not take overload during the quarter in which release time is
granted.
Awards of Scholarship Release Time are competitive and are meant to support faculty who
need extra time to work on scholarly or creative projects. A maximum of two such awards are
granted in a given year. (“Year” here means the academic year: Fall quarter -­­ Summer quarter.)
Applications for Scholarship Release Time are made by completing and submitting the
application form (below) along with an updated cv to PPDC Chair John Kimsey at
jkimsey@depaul.edu. Applications must be received six months prior to the start of the
quarter in which the proposed release time will be taken. Thus:
For Release In:
Fall qtr
Winter qtr
Spring qtr
Summer qtr
Apply by:
March 7
July 7
September 7
December 7
Applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
-­­-­­ Clarity of the project description and its expected outcome(s).
Applicants should place the project in the context of related scholarship via references and citations.
(Note: Applicants are discouraged from cutting and pasting overly long sections from related proposals
submitted elsewhere.)
-­­-­­ Relation of the project to the faculty’s scholarly or creative agenda.
-­­-­­ The faculty member’s status in relation to the tenure process.
That is, in the case of a tie, priority will be granted to faculty who are 1) untenured; 2) tenured, but going
up for full professor; and 3) full professors. In the case of a tie among untenured faculty, priority will be
granted to the faculty member who is closest to the tenure decision year.
-­­-­­ The faculty member’s status in relation to Scholarship Release Time awards.
That is, priority will be given to faculty who have not received this particular award previously.
Faculty who receive Scholarship Release Time are expected to report on their work at the
next regularly scheduled PPDC Scholarship Summit. In applying for release time from
mentoring duties, faculty should be mindful of the challenges that might arise for graduating
students in certain quarters. (Thus, if the faculty has numerous mentees set to graduate in
Spring, then the faculty might want to apply for release time in a different quarter.)
Please note that PPDC reviews, votes to award or not, and reports its decision to the dean. The
final decision on a Scholarship Release Award rests with the dean.
Application for Scholarship Release Time
Complete application must include:
1 The completed application form
2 An updated curriculum vitae
Name
Rank
If untenured, projected date of tenure application
Type of Release Time
Content Course reduction
Quarter
Name of course
Mentoring release
Quarter
Prior SNL Scholarship Release Time Awards
Have you received an SNL Scholarship Release Time Award before?
Yes
No
If yes, when?
Project
1.
Project Title
2.
Project Summary
Give a brief summary (one-­­paragraph) of the project and its objectives in non-­­technical terms
understandable to a colleague from another discipline.
3.
Project Classification:
Research
Artistic Work
4.
Specific Goals:
Article
Artistic Work
Book
Presentation
Other (explain)
5.
Project Description
Please provide a description of your project that addresses the following questions:
-­­-­­ What is the importance of the project, why does it need to be undertaken, and what it is
connection with related efforts in your field?
-­ -­­ What methods and approaches will be used?
-­ -­­ What are the expected outcomes, the future research or artistic directions the project points to,
and the timetable for completion of the project?
Applicant’s Signature
Date
Personnel and Professional Development Committee Recommendation:
Chair of PPDC Signature
Date
Dean’s Recommandation:
Dean’s Signature
Date