Personal and Professional Development Leaves

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Last Updated: Feb 25, 2026, 03:04 PM

Policies and guidance regarding leaves of absence, including sabbaticals, are available for review at the following links:

Personal Leaves (for Faculty and A/P)

To request personal leave, including Educational Leave and Leave without Pay, faculty or A/P staff should submit a memo to their unit director via email, for further review and consideration by their dean's office.

Written requests must include all relevant information in support of the leave request:

  • type of request;
  • reason for the request (with letter of support, if applicable);
  • beginning date of request; and
  • end date of request.

Upon review by the dean, a request for approval should be submitted to the Associate Provost for Academic Administration (via email to pvcsabbatical@siu.edu), which includes the employee's request and recommendation memos from the director and dean. For faculty, one or both of the recommendation memos should include information regarding how the school/unit will cover the faculty member’s absence.

All personal leave requests require approval at the Provost level. The Provost will issue a formal decision to the dean after the determination has been made.

Personal leave requests are accepted for review year-round.

Professional Development Leave Applications

Requests for professional development leave should be submitted through the director to the dean’s office using the Application for Sabbatical/Professional Development Leave form. A current CV must be included along with the completed application.

Upon approval by the dean, the request should be submitted to the Associate Provost for Academic Administration (via email to pvcsabbatical@siu.edu). The submission should include the faculty member’s application form, any applicable attachments, and recommendation memos from the director and dean. One or both of the recommendation memos must include information on how the school/unit plans to cover the faculty member’s absence.

All professional development leave requests provisionally approved at the Provost level require final review and ratification from the Board of Trustees. The Provost will issue a provisional recommendation to the faculty member, school, and college after review; a fully executed copy of the application or a notice of non-approval will be issued once the Board has made their determination.

Professional Development Leave requests are accepted for review year-round.

Professional Development Leave Reports

A written report summarizing the outcomes of the leave shall be submitted to the Associate Provost for Academic Administration (via email to pvcsabbatical@siu.edu), using the Sabbatical/Professional Development Leave Report form, within six months following the completion of a professional development leave.