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Requested sabbatical leave should fall within a single academic year (7/1 – 6/30, annually) and start dates should align with UW’s payroll quarter start dates (autumn 9/16, winter 12/16, spring 3/16, summer 6/16). Ideally, librarians will apply for sabbatical in the academic year preceding the academic year in which the leave occurs.
Sabbatical leave. The Dean's Office distributes information and application instructions concerning sabbatical leaves (formerly paid professional leave) to departments at the beginning of Autumn Quarter. The total percentage of leaves with pay in any one year is limited by the Legislature. Applications are prepared by the individual faculty ...
By University policy, a faculty member is eligible for sabbatical leave (formerly paid professional leave) not earlier than the seventh year of service to the University or not earlier than the seventh year after return from a previous sabbatical leave with pay.
Jul 8, 2020 · An alternative to long sabbatical leave is to provide the pastor with an annual two-week (or a month) personal leave, in addition to regular employment leave, away from church affairs for rest and refreshment.
- What Is A Sabbatical?
- Why Pastors Should Take Sabbaticals
- How Can Churches Help?
A sabbatical—from the word for sabbath—is a permitted time away for an employee to rest and reset. It is a time to focus on personal, emotional, and/or educational development in preparation for their next season of employment or ministry. Although becoming more popular in the secular marketplace as mitigation of burnout, sabbaticals are customaril...
The first reason pastors, like everyone, should regularly rest is because the Lord commands it. We are finite creatures with limited capacities. We are not made to run 24/7, 365 days a year. But the main reason pastors should take a substantive break (like a sabbatical) is because pastoral ministry takes an enormous emotional toll. Ministry is spir...
What does it benefit churches to have a pastor who is exhausted and on the verge of burnout? What might it benefit churches to have a pastor who feels not only refreshed and renewed, but extraordinarily cared for by his congregation? This is exactly the language the author of Hebrews uses when exhorting the church to not contribute to the groaning ...
Sep 9, 2024 · SABBATICAL APPLICATION AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES. Sabbatical applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are due to the Dean by Monday, September 9, 2024. See the “Deadline” section (below) for additional information about the schedule for reviewing sabbatical applications.
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Questions regarding leaves without pay, sabbaticals, or other personal leaves can be directed to the Academic HR team in the Office of Academic Personnel at apleaves@uw.edu. For all questions regarding medical, parental, military, and domestic violence leaves of absence, contact UWHR at hrleaves@uw.edu.
