Meeting Time
5th and 6th Friday of each semester and TBA
Members 2023-2024
Committee Co-Chairs
Anastasia Panagakos and Mun Kang
Faculty
- Naomi Bahm (SBS)
- Lisa Beebe (AME)
- Iris Dimond (LRCFT)
- Kurt Erickson (AME)
- Markus Geissler (BCS)
- Patty Felkner (AME)
- Michael Frigm (AFNR)
- Norman Hom (ELS)
- Lap Ly (SME)
- Ray Mapeso (SSC)
- Kathryn Mayo (AME)
- Sarah Pollock (SME)
- Mike Yarbrough (SME)
Annual Reports to the Academic Senate
- 2022-23 Annual Report to Academic Senate
- 2021-22 Annual Report to Academic Senate
- 2020-21 Annual Report to Academic Senate
- 2019-20 Annual Report to Academic Senate
- 2018-19 Annual Report to Academic Senate
- 2017-18 Annual Report to Academic Senate
Committee Charge
Purpose and Area of Responsibility
The Professional Standards Committee receives and reviews the applications of faculty members desiring Type A and B Professional (Sabbatical) Leaves. Every semester the College President sends a letter to all full-time faculty describing the application procedures and timelines for these leaves. The committee reviews the proposals using an approved rubric and interviews the applicants. Following established equitable guidelines, each committee member is given an opportunity to ask questions of applicants during the interview process as well as voice opinions and concerns during the deliberation phase. The committee then makes recommendations to the College President who sends recommended leaves to the Board of Trustees for approval (Please see current Article 11 of the LRCCD/LRCFT Agreement for information on purpose and criteria). The committee chair refrains from casting a vote during deliberation or voicing an opinion regarding an application but can vote to break a tie if one should arise. Within three months of completion of approved sabbatical leaves, the committee collects reports, reviews and then assesses them by an approved rubric.
Committee Membership
Faculty Membership
All areas/units shall be represented. At least ten faculty members shall be appointed. The chair and chair elect shall be designated by the Academic Senate President, in consultation with the College President.
Administrative Membership
The Vice President for Instruction and Student Learning serves as an ex-officio, non-voting member.
Approved 2002-03
Reviewed 2010-11
Reviewed 2018-19
Purpose and Area of Responsibility
The Professional Standards Committee receives and reviews the applications of faculty members desiring Type A and B Professional (Sabbatical) Leaves. Every semester the College President sends a letter to all full-time faculty describing the application procedures and timelines for these leaves. The committee interviews the applicants and then makes recommendations to the College President, who sends a list of his/her recommended leaves to the Board of Trustees for approval. (Please see current Article 11 of the LRCCD/LRCFT Agreement for information on purpose and criteria).
Sabbatical Information
Sabbatical Forms
- Sabbatical Information and CRC Application
- LRCCD Sabbatical Application
- Evaluation Rubric for Sabbatical Applications
Understanding the Sabbatical Process
In this FLEX presentation the Professional Standards Committee discusses Type A, B, and C sabbaticals; project types; and the application process.
Recent Reports and Committee Minutes
Meeting minutes and most recent sabbatical reports can be found on the CRC Academic Senate BoardDocs page.
Examples of Successful Type A Proposals and Reports
- Successful Type A Proposal - example 1
- Successful Type A Proposal - example 2
- Successful Type A Report - example 1
- Successful Type A Report - example 2