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Applications will open September 2 - October 3, 2022 for FDLs to occur the following AY 2023-24.
FDL Committee Charge
The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Leaves and Awards Committee will review FDL research leave requests and other faculty research award competitions for College of Liberal Arts faculty. The full committee or a sub-set of the committee will be tasked with reviewing the following programs:
- UT-FDLs
- COLA -DLs
- External Fellowship-FDLs
- Littlefield and Ransom Faculty Fellows
- Editorial Graduate Research Assistantships Awards
- Subvention Grants
- Other University-level or College-level awards as needed
FDL Committee Election
Committee Membership
- The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Leaves and Awards Committee will be compromised of six elected faculty members and three appointed faculty members plus ex officio members, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
- To ensure appropriate representation, each of the nine faculty representatives must hold appointments in different departments.
- Elected and appointed faculty will serve two-year terms, serving no more than two consecutive terms.
- Criteria for nominee eligibility:
- Tenured faculty members who hold primary or joint appointments in the College of Liberal Arts
- Nominees cannot intend to apply for an FDL while serving on the committee
Nomination and Election Process
- A call for nominations will go to Department Chairs in August. Chairs may submit up to one nominee each, based on eligibility criteria above.
- Each candidate will be entered into a college-wide election. Open elections will occur in late August-early September.
- Anonymous voting will be conducted via Qualtrics survey under the following conditions:
- All College of Liberal Arts tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible to vote.
- Faculty may only vote once.
- Faculty may vote for up to three candidates.
- The six top-ranked candidates will be invited to serve on the committee. The Dean's Office will appoint three more faculty to serve, selected from remaining nominees of other eligible faculty. Dean's Office appointments will balance committee representation based on discipline and department size.
FDL Committee Review Process
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More information about the FDL process can be found on the EVPP website.
Updated 2022-2023 Guidelines can be found here:
UT-FDL Criteria and Application Materials
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