教师发展奖学金政策

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目的:

To provide excellence in education the 内布拉斯加大学 at Kearney recognizes the need to grant 教师 Development Fellowships to faculty members for the purpose of encouraging scholarly and professional development for the mutual benefit of the University and the employee.

教师发展奖学金政策:

视资金情况而定, the demonstrated benefit to the institution in terms of professional development, 以及机构的能力, its colleges and departments to maintain programs and program emphasis and to thereby achieve their mission and meet their enrollment demand, any Unit Member on Continuous Appointment who has completed six years of full-time service at bet36365体育 at any academic rank shall be eligible to apply for a 教师 Development Fellowship, either for a full year at half pay and full benefits or for a half year at full pay and full benefits. Each six-year period of full-time service shall renew eligibility to apply for a 教师 Development Fellowship.

Such leaves shall not be considered to be an entitlement or an automatic reward for years of service. The substantive decision of the Board or 政府 to approve or disapprove applications for 教师 Development Fellowships shall not be grievable. 

符合条件的教职员工必须提交书面申请, at a date specified each year by 负责学术事务的高级副校长 and bet36365体育投注, 获得FDF, (见 程序). 申请(见 形式) MUST explain in detail the purpose and expected benefits of the proposed leave. The application shall be reviewed by the applicant's department and must be approved by the appropriate Dean, 负责学术事务的高级副校长, 总理和总统. All granting of leaves of absence shall be contingent on satisfactory replacement or other arrangements having been made to ensure that instruction and research in the department involved will not be disrupted.

Applications for FDF's are competitive and will be ranked based upon academic merit. When there are insufficient funds to support all FDF requests, 优先考虑, in priority order to (1) applicants who have not had previous leaves of absence (2) applicants with the most years or service to bet36365体育 and (3) applicants with the highest academic rank. 在审核自由基金的申请时, consideration may be given to any previous leaves granted to the applicant during the six preceding appointment years.

教师 members on a 教师 Development Fellowship may accept scholarships, 奖学金, 奖助金, 或在FDF期间受雇, 提供此类奖学金, 奖学金, 奖助金, or employment relate to experiences which serve the purpose of the faculty member's leave.

Outside funds may be used to supplement the faculty member's income while on leave up to the level, subject to increases for travel and higher cost of living expenses, 教职工的正常薪酬. Each employee in his/her FDF application shall inform the University of related salaries, 奖助金, 奖学金, or financial support which the employee will receive while on leave. If notice of support is received after the proposal is submitted, the employee shall notify the appropriate Dean and 负责学术事务的高级副校长. If the proposed financial support is deemed to be inappropriate, the FDF may be canceled.

If, 在FDF被批准后, it becomes apparent that the specific proposal for that leave cannot be implemented, the award may be continued on the basis of an alternative proposal, 或递延, 或撤销, at the discretion of the faculty member or 负责学术事务的高级副校长.

回到正常的学术岗位后, FDF recipients must file a written report with the appropriate Dean and 负责学术事务的高级副校长 which compares the faculty member's actual activities with those outlined in the faculty member's application.

The time period of the FDF shall be considered service to bet36365体育 for all purposes, including salary adjustments on the same basis as other faculty members. No faculty member on FDF shall be required to contribute to the compensation of any substitutes to perform all or any part of that faculty member's assigned workload.

The recipient of a FDF agrees to resume his/her duties at bet36365体育 upon termination of the leave and to continue such duties for a period of at least one academic year. 如果教员没有这样做, he/she agrees to reimburse the University for all pay received during the leave of absence, 除非校董会或其指定人员放弃.

The Senior Vice Chancellor for 学术事务 will utilize current Regents Policy to determine the number of FDF's to be made each year. 正常情况下, the total number of awards will not exceed the Regent's present target number of one to ten eligible members of the faculty.

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资料来源:摄政政策 4.2.3，《bet36365体育投注》，54页. 13 1, April 8, 1989; Regent Bylaw 3.4.3、学术休假、 Bylaws of the Board of Regents of the 内布拉斯加大学， 2006年6月15日，1992年6月13日).