Faculty and Academic Staff Handbook
19th Edition, 2008
Chapter V: Compensation Procedures and Issues
5.10 Faculty Sabbaticals - Compensation Procedures
5.10.1 Purpose
The purpose of the faculty sabbatical program is to enable recipients to be engaged in
intensive study in order to become more effective teachers and scholars and to enhance
their services to the University. The sabbatical program should also be understood as
recognition of past and continuing academic contributions of the recipients in keeping
with the Select Mission of UW-River Falls.
5.10.2 Types
Two types of sabbatical leaves are available to faculty members.
1.A faculty member may take a sabbatical leave for an academic year and receive from
the institution financial support at any level up to 65% of his or her full compensation for
that period.
2.
A faculty member may take a sabbatical leave for one semester of the academic year
and receive from the institution financial support at any level up to a maximum of 100%
of his or her full compensation for that period.
Details of selection criteria and other procedures for Faculty Sabbaticals are found in
Chapter IV (4.12) of this Handbook.
NOTE: WRS Retirement Credit--Creditable service for retirement is based on the
percentage of time a person is on the payroll. For more specific information, contact the
Staff Benefits person in the Human Resource Office. For further information regarding
the UW System Sabbatical Program, see UW System Academic Planning Statement #3.3
and Wisconsin Statutes 36.11(17).