Office of the Provost &
Vice President for Academic Affairs

West Chester University

Contact Info
Dr. Linda Lamwers
Philips Memorial Hall
Room 103
700 South High Street
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-3405


Sabbatical Memo from SaLe

To: All Faculty

Subj: Sabbatical Applications

The Sabbatical Leave Committee invites all tenured faculty to apply for this year’s round of sabbatical leaves. The guidelines and criteria for judging sabbatical leave proposals, as well as deadlines, are stated in the WCU Statement of Sabbatical Policies and Procedures approved by President Weisenstein and Lisa Millhous, President, Local APSCUF and dated November 11, 2011.

All documents related to sabbaticals may be found by going to the Office of the Provost website at this link: http://www.wcupa.edu/_admin/provost/. You will find the Sabbatical Tab on the left margin and there you will be able to access the Sabbatical overview, policy, and forms.

Please be advised: all applications MUST BE complete (including checklist) and submitted electronically to Marguerite de Wet; no hard copies will be accepted.

Timetable - the following are important dates during the sabbatical review process:



  • Date
  • March 15
  • May 10
  • July 1
  • Action
  • Faculty member submits sabbatical application to Provost’s Office using the interactive form available on the Provost’s webpage (electronically, to the Provost’s office)
  • SaLe Committee submits recommendations to the President or his/her designee
  • The President or his/her designee notifies faculty of sabbatical leaves granted

The Faculty member is responsible for obtaining Chairperson's and Dean's comments and signatures and for delivery of the completed proposal to the Provost's office via electronic submission. Incomplete applications or applications received after the published deadlines will not be reviewed by the SaLe Committee.

Review of proposals will occur only during the spring semester of each academic year. Because sabbatical applications must be submitted at least two semesters in advance, faculty members cannot apply in the spring semester for a sabbatical to be taken in the fall semester immediately following submission of the application. Applications for leave for any fall semester must be submitted 3 semesters in advance. For example, a proposal submitted in the spring of 2012 could apply for a sabbatical in spring of 2013, fall of 2013 or spring of 2014. A faculty member may not submit a proposal in spring 2012 for leave to be taken in fall 2012.