Leave Without Pay

• A full-time faculty member may be eligible for Leave of Absence without pay for a maximum of one full academic year after the completion of at least three academic years of successful continuous full-time employment at the University. The leave shall not adversely affect the academic and administrative work of the Faculty. Applications for a Leave of Absence shall be submitted to the BOD for consultation at least 3 months prior to the leave, and after consulting with the VP.
• Upon the recommendations of the Department Chairperson, Dean, VP for Academic Affairs, and the BOD, the President may grant a leave of absence without pay for the full-time faculty member concerned. The leave shall not be considered as equivalent to actual service at the University as far as continuity of employment, tenure, seniority, salary increase, fringe benefits, promotion, sabbatical leave, and academic development leave are concerned.
• A full-time faculty member who is on leave of absence without pay must inform his/her respective Dean, in writing, of his/her decision to return on time to his/her full-time position at the University not later than May 1st of the same academic year. Otherwise, he/she may lose his/her full-time position at the University.

Maternity Leave

A full-time faculty member who is an expectant mother shall be eligible for full pay of maternity leave for a period of at most forty days including the periods of time preceding and immediately after delivery. Maternity leave shall be granted upon an official written report from a physician.

Sick Leave

Normally, a full-time faculty member shall be eligible for a paid sick leave of 10 working days per academic year. A maximum of 30 working days may be accumulated from previous years. Any class lost and made up by a full-time faculty member shall not count as sick day? No money can be paid by the University for unused sick days at any time. A leave of more than 5 working days must be verified by a medical report, and must be reported in writing by the Department Chairperson concerned to the University administration. The University may begin to deduct money from the salary of the faculty member concerned, if he/she has no disability coverage, for all class time lost above that.

Disability Leave

A full-time faculty member who is partially or permanently disabled due to illness, accident, or injury shall be protected by the provisions of the disability insurance plan that he/she is associated with through the University.

Compassionate Leave

It shall be recognized that some circumstances may arise in the faculty member's personal or family life which require absence from the University for a limited period. Written notification of such absence, with indication of the reasons, shall be presented before departure to the appropriate Department Chairperson for consideration with the Faculty Dean. Normally such a leave shall not exceed 2 working days.