Faculty Handbook 2020-2021

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2020-21

Additional Sick Leave The College president may grant an employee sick leave in addition to that provided by Article 23.4 of the UUP contract 2. Vacation Leave and Holidays Academic year employees accrue no vacation leave beyond those periods during which they are permitted to be absent by reason of their professional obligation. Calendar year employees are entitled to accrue vacation leave. The accrual rates are the same as those outlined above in the section on sick leave. Accumulation of vacation leave credits may exceed 40 days, however on January 1st each year an employee's vacation accrual record will be adjusted, if necessary, to reflect a maximum of 40 days. Upon termination, resignation or retirement, or upon change of the professional obligation (e.g. a change in commitment from the calendar year to the academic year), an employee is compensated for vacation credits up to a maximum of 30 days. Vacation requests should go to department heads. Holidays that fall within a vacation are not charged as leave. College observed state holidays are as follows: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Lincoln's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. Traditionally, the day after Thanksgiving has been viewed as a holiday in lieu of Lincoln's Birthday. A calendar-year employee required to work on a holiday will receive an equivalent day off. For further information on sick leave and vacation leave, refer to the Policies of the Board of Trustees and the UUP Agreement. 3. Sabbatical Leave (Approved by President, 9/1/2009) Sabbatical leaves are for formal or informal study, research, scholarly-related travel, writing, formal education or other experience of professional benefit. The objective of such leave is to increase a faculty member’s value to the College and thereby improve and enrich its programs. (Also see UUP Agreement, Article 23.6, or SUNY Policies of the Board of Trustees, Article XIII - Title E) Eligibility is restricted to faculty with continuing appointment (tenure) who will have completed six consecutive years or more of University service as well as six consecutive years or more of service since returning from any prior sabbatical. Sabbatical leave may be granted for one year at rates not to exceed one-half basic annual salary or for periods of one-half year at rates not to exceed full basic annual salary. Academic employees on sabbatical leave may, with the prior approval of the College President, accept fellowships, grants-in-aid, or earned income to assist in accomplishing the purposes of their leaves. In such cases, the College president may adjust the sabbatical leave salaries to reflect

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