[Vpaaetal] Call for Faculty Development Leave Proposals - Action Required by January 18, 2005

[vpaaetal@TAMU-Commerce.edu]

		The Faculty Development Leave Committee invites all
full-time faculty members (1) whose full-time duties, as contractually
specified, are teaching and/or research and (2) who have served as members
of the A&M-Commerce faculty for a minimum of two consecutive, full-time
academic years to apply for a Faculty Development Leave for the 2005-2006
academic year (fall semester at full pay, spring semester at full pay, or
fall and spring semesters at half-pay). FOUR Faculty Development Leaves will
be awarded for the 2005-2006 academic year.
		A copy of this Call for Proposals; an explanation of the
Faculty Development Leave Criteria, Procedures, and Funding; the Faculty
Development Leave Application Form; the A&M Commerce Faculty Development
Leave Procedure; the Faculty Development Leave Legal Agreement; and an
explanation of the procedure for selecting the members of the Faculty
Development Leave Committee as well as a list of its current members are
available on The Faculty Development Leave web page at:
		http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/vpaa/fdl0506/fdlhomepage.htm
<http://www7.tamu-commerce.edu/vpaa/fdl0506/fdlhomepage.htm> 
		Application forms and instructions can also be mailed to you
through campus mail by contacting Ms. Jan Swart in the Office of the Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs/Student Affairs at 886-5022, or
Jan_Swart at tamu-commerce.edu <mailto:Jan_Swart at tamu-commerce.edu> . 
		Seven complete copies of your proposal (one file copy and
one for each committee member) should be submitted to the Provost's Office.
Each proposal must include (1) the Faculty Development Leave Application
Form (available from web site), (2) an explanation of your Faculty
Development Leave project (including an abstract, project description,
timeline, and bibliographic or background sources), and (3) a current vita.
This year's deadline for submitting proposals to the Provost's Office is
5:00 p.m., January 18, 2004. 
		The Faculty Development Leave program at Texas A&M
University-Commerce is designed to assist teaching and other academic
professionals to develop and pursue worthy academic study, research,
writing, field observation, or other suitable purposes that require
significant time and the absence of distractions. Faculty Development Leaves
are subject to the laws of the State of Texas and to the regulations and
rules of the Texas A&M University System.
		Questions about the proposal preparation and review process
should be directed to donna_dunbar-odom at tamu-commerce.edu or by calling Dr.
Odom at 903-886-5264 or to another member of the Faculty Development Leave
Committee (see web site for list).  



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