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Office of the Provost
Sabbatical Application

Proposals for Sabbatical leave during an academic year (fall semester, winter semester or academic year) must be submitted and approved during the previous academic year. Proposals shall be developed following the format described in the Faculty Handbook. Proposals for Sabbatical leave for the following academic year will be submitted to the Dean and to the Chairperson of the Faculty Council by Monday, November 2, 2026. The Dean will send a listing of the proposals with titles and duration to the Provost by Friday, December 5, 2025.

  • The Faculty Council will review each application and provide to the Dean a letter of recommendation for or against the sabbatical leave application, providing reasons for the recommendations. If there are multiple applications from the college, the Faculty Council shall also rank the proposals from the college in its recommendations to the Dean. The Faculty Council will make its recommendations to the Dean by Friday, November 13, 2026.
  • The Dean will make his/her recommendation and ranking by Friday, December 4, 2026 and forward a copy of each proposal to the Faculty Senate and the Provost including the Faculty Council recommendations and ranking.
  • The Faculty Senate shall review the proposals from each college and provide a ranking of the proposals with reasons for the conclusions. The Faculty Senate shall follow the Faculty Handbook. The senate will make its recommendations to the Provost no later than January 16, 2027.
  • Each faculty member will be notified of the outcome of his or her Sabbatical Proposal after the spring Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, March 16, 2027, on or before Friday, March 19, 2027.
  • The number of sabbatical leaves available each year will be limited and merit-based.

Faculty Development

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.