Sabbaticals
Guild members are eligible for a sabbatical leave after six years of continuous service at the College and shall become eligible for subsequent sabbatical leaves after each subsequent six-year period of continuous full-time service at the College. Upon return from a sabbatical leave, the employee agrees to remain in a full-time position for a minimum of one year. Please read the following document on Sabbaticals for Guild of Administrative Officers and the Guild Sabbatical Review Rubric.
Applying for sabbatical leave:
1. Send your Guild Sabbatical Request Form electronically to Deborah Mahony (mahonyd@sunysuffolk.edu) in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The due date is Monday, October 17, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Clark, Co-Chair of the Sabbatical Committee.
2. The sabbatical committee is co-chaired by the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Vice President of the Guild of Administrative Officers (non-voting members). The voting membership of the committee will consist of the Executive Dean of each campus along with three Guild committee members approved by the President of the Guild. This committee will determine by vote if the Sabbatical request submitted should be recommended to the President of Suffolk County Community College for final approval or denied moving forward. In either case, the Chairs of the committee will provide feedback supporting or declining the recommendation. Recommendations are made based upon merit, with all applications reviewed blindly.
3. The committee makes a recommendation on the period of the sabbatical (which may differ from the period requested by the applicant), with two four month sabbaticals to be at full pay, two eight month sabbaticals at 75% pay, and two one year sabbaticals at half pay. Alternatively, the sabbatical can be awarded with released time of up to 50 days with the expectation that the Guild member would maintain primary responsibility for carrying out his/her duties.
4. If a sabbatical recommended by the committee is not forwarded to the Board by the College President, the Committee will be so advised in writing.
Neither the committee nor the president, are obligated to recommend the full number of sabbaticals if there are not enough that meet the merit criteria. In addition to existing criteria, the applicant must demonstrate that the proposal will involve activity at least equivalent to a full time administrative work load and is beyond the professional activity expected to be performed concurrent with full time duties.
An administrator granted and accepting a sabbatical who fails to complete the sabbatical as awarded, or modified or waived with committee approval, shall be required to reimburse the college for all monies paid under this provision to the administrator during the period of said leave.
Guild members are eligible for a sabbatical leave after six years of continuous service at the College and shall become eligible for subsequent sabbatical leaves after each subsequent six-year period of continuous full-time service at the College. Upon return from a sabbatical leave, the employee agrees to remain in a full-time position for a minimum of one year. Please read the following document on Sabbaticals for Guild of Administrative Officers and the Guild Sabbatical Review Rubric.
Applying for sabbatical leave:
1. Send your Guild Sabbatical Request Form electronically to Deborah Mahony (mahonyd@sunysuffolk.edu) in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The due date is Monday, October 17, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Clark, Co-Chair of the Sabbatical Committee.
2. The sabbatical committee is co-chaired by the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Vice President of the Guild of Administrative Officers (non-voting members). The voting membership of the committee will consist of the Executive Dean of each campus along with three Guild committee members approved by the President of the Guild. This committee will determine by vote if the Sabbatical request submitted should be recommended to the President of Suffolk County Community College for final approval or denied moving forward. In either case, the Chairs of the committee will provide feedback supporting or declining the recommendation. Recommendations are made based upon merit, with all applications reviewed blindly.
3. The committee makes a recommendation on the period of the sabbatical (which may differ from the period requested by the applicant), with two four month sabbaticals to be at full pay, two eight month sabbaticals at 75% pay, and two one year sabbaticals at half pay. Alternatively, the sabbatical can be awarded with released time of up to 50 days with the expectation that the Guild member would maintain primary responsibility for carrying out his/her duties.
4. If a sabbatical recommended by the committee is not forwarded to the Board by the College President, the Committee will be so advised in writing.
Neither the committee nor the president, are obligated to recommend the full number of sabbaticals if there are not enough that meet the merit criteria. In addition to existing criteria, the applicant must demonstrate that the proposal will involve activity at least equivalent to a full time administrative work load and is beyond the professional activity expected to be performed concurrent with full time duties.
An administrator granted and accepting a sabbatical who fails to complete the sabbatical as awarded, or modified or waived with committee approval, shall be required to reimburse the college for all monies paid under this provision to the administrator during the period of said leave.