Dear colleagues:

Following are our institutional priorities for professional development for 2023-2024.

It is encouraged to link your sabbatical and professional development leave proposals to one or more of the college strategies and/or the college mission

Faculty Sabbatical Leave Requests – Faculty must submit endorsed requests electronically to the Center for Instructional Excellence (CIE) by January 31, 2023.  Endorsements required: three peers and the appropriate academic chair.  The application form can be found here.

By February 15, CIE forwards the applications to the Vice President for Educational Services for prioritization by ESIMT. The Vice President of Educational Services will then make a recommendation to the President no later than March 1, 2023.

Staff Sabbatical Leave – Salaried staff must submit endorsed requests to Hollie DeWalt, Interim Associate Vice President of Human Resources, by January 31, 2023.  Endorsement required: appropriate executive staff officer.

The Interim Associate Vice President of Human Resources will review staff applications in consultation with executive staff by March 1, 2023, and make a recommendation to the President.

For more information regarding sabbatical and professional development policies and procedures see Staff HR Policies D-753.00, D-753.01, and D-753.02, and Faculty Chair and Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreements..

Any additional questions can be addressed to Human Resources (ext. 5-2612) or the Center for Instructional Excellence (ext. 5-1046).

Additional Resources:

President’s Office
1701 E. Front Street
Traverse City, MI
Phone: (231) 995-1010