Refer to the Faculty Grants section under Academic Policies and Procedures in the Faculty Handbook for a description of the grant and leave policies. Particular
references to involvement and duties of the department chairs include the
following items.
- Chairs
do not sign requests for faculty travel grants or faculty project grants. As a courtesy, faculty should always inform
chairs of travel and project grant plans.
- Chairs
do sign requests for faculty sabbatical and externally-funded leave
requests. Chairs are asked to assess the
impact of the proposed leave on the department and describe possible
arrangements for replacement staffing.
Justification is particularly important when requesting full-time
replacement faculty. The Committee on
Faculty takes into account any of the chair’s recommendations before approval
of the requests.
- Chairs
are asked to sign requests for faculty grant proposals to the Odyssey Program,
the Hendrix-Murphy Programs, AND the Miller Center. These signatures are requested as a courtesy
to the chair who may find the information helpful in evaluating faculty and in
considering faculty time commitments to the department that could be affected
by these grants.
Chairs do sign requests for external grant and
foundation support. The Provost takes
into account any of the chair’s recommendations before approving the grant
requests.