Dear Faculty,

 

I hope you are enjoying the warmth and colors of this wonderful San Antonio Winter!

 

I am writing you regarding important updates related to the Faculty Development Leave (FDL) Program.

 

In the guidelines, it was not clear if faculty with active sponsored grants (e.g., from the NSF) were eligible to apply. We checked with several people at the College and University level, including the Provost, and they confirmed that faculty with such external grants are indeed eligible to apply.

 

We are therefore reopening the application for the FDL Program. Please work with your Department Chair in order to have the files submitted to the FDL Committee by Friday February 15, 5:00pm.

 

For clarity, the revised sentence in the guidelines now includes “COEHD/UTSA”:

 

A faculty member who has received a COEHD/UTSA Faculty Research Award/Grant for the period from June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020, is not eligible for a Faculty Development Leave

 

Per the HOP (http://www.utsa.edu/hop/chapter2/2-25.html), 2.25.IX.C.2.b.i:

A faculty member who has active sponsored grants, contracts or other agreements must include a written plan for covering their sponsored program duties when participating in the Program. A copy of this plan must be approved by the vice president for research or designee.

 

If you have a sponsored grant, please make sure to include this file in your application.

 

I want to thank Dr. Michael Karcher for bringing to our attention this important matter and working closely with the FDL Committee throughout the process.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at anytime.

 

We look forward to receiving and reviewing your applications!

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Vittorio