Sabbaticals, Fellowships, and Awards

Applications for 2025-2026

Fellowship Applications for 2025-26 (<----Click Here) 

Last Year's Sabbatical Application 2025-26 (<-----click here)

• E-Signature Page information due Early Fall
• Applications due Early Fall 2025
• Eligible faculty (full-time): Hired 2020-2021 or earlier, last sabbatical 2019-2020 or earlier

Sabbatical FAQs

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What are Sabbaticals? 

A sabbatical is a one semester project for full-time faculty that takes the place of one semester of teaching and is intended to improve instruction. 

"Sabbaticals are intended to improve instruction; therefore, a wide variety of sabbatical programs will be considered, such as, institutional research, travel, independent study, and industrial research" (Board Policy 7341). 

Who can apply? and when am I eligible? 

Tenured faculty members may apply during or after their sixth consecutive year of full-time service for a first sabbatical leave to take place in the following academic year.  During or after their sixth consecutive year of full-time service following a sabbatical leave, faculty members may apply for a subsequent sabbatical to take place in the following academic year.  A year of full-time service is defined as 75% of the days in an academic year and 100% of the regular assignment.

Specifically, if you started your teaching full-time at SMC in 18-19, you are eligible to apply. If you took a sabbatical in 17-18 or before, you are eligible to apply. (Note, if you took an unpaid personal leave, your 6 years starts over when you return to teaching full-time)

Will I lose retirement or step advancement? 

No, you will continue to accrue retirement, and you will continue to advance in your steps as if you were working normally. 

Can I work overload or teach a class during a sabbatical? 

No, you cannot work overload assignments during a sabbatical nor can you teach any class during your sabbatical. 

Fellowship FAQs

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What are Fellowships?

One semester projects related to new course development, course materials development, or research related to teaching or student services within the faculty member’s area of discipline expertise, for which you will receive $1500.

Who can apply for Fellowships?

Both full-time and part-time faculty are eligible for fellowships

How much work should a Fellowship encompass?  

The Faculty Association uses $65 per hour to calculate work done beyond our teaching assignments. So, if your proposal is all your own time, 23.5 hours will cover the $1500. 

Members

George Davison, Chair (English)

Tre'Shawn Hall-Baker, Vice Chair (Dean of Human Resources)

Angie Misaghi, English

Oriana Kim, Life Science

Lauren Movius, Communications and Media Studies

Mary Eshaghian, CSIS

Reggie Ellis, Athletic Director

Dorothy Chin, Psychology

Scope

The Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees the awarding of leave time and financial stipends to support individual faculty as they pursue worthwhile professional development.

    Agenda for 10-16-24 Meeting

Agenda for 5-24-23 Meeting (opens in new window)

Agenda for 3-3-23 Meeting (opens in new window)

Agenda for 10-28-21 Meeting (opens in new window)

Agenda for 5-26-22 Meeting (opens in new window)

Agendas & Minutes

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2020-21

Date	Documents
May 20, 2021	05-20-2021 Minutes 05-20-2021 Agenda (opens in new window)
April 29, 2021	04-29-2021 Agenda (opens in new window) 04-29-2021 Minutes (opens in new window)
March 18, 2021	03-18-2021 Agenda (opens in new window) 03-18-2021 Minutes (opens in new window)
November 19, 2020	11-19-2020 Agenda (opens in new window) 11-19-2020 Minutes (opens in new window)
October 8, 2020	10-08-2020 Agenda (opens in new window) 10-08-2020 Minutes (opens in new window)

2019-20

Date	Documents
April 23, 2020	04-23-2020 Minutes (opens in new window)
November 09, 2019	11-09-2019 Minutes (opens in new window)
September 19, 2019

2018-19

Date	Documents
May 2, 2019	05-02-2019 Agenda (opens in new window) 05-02-2019 Minutes (opens in new window)
February 28, 2019	02-28-2019 Agenda (opens in new window) 02-28-2019 Minutes (opens in new window)
November 1, 2018	11-01-2018 Agenda (opens in new window) 11-01-2018 Minutes (opens in new window)
September 20, 2018	09-20-2018 Agenda (opens in new window) 09-20-2018 Minutes (opens in new window)

2017-18

Date	Documents
May 10, 2018	05-10-2018 Agenda (opens in new window) 05-10-2018 Minutes (opens in new window)
November 30, 2017	11-30-2017 Minutes (opens in new window)
October 26, 2017	10-26-2017 Agenda (opens in new window) 10-26-2017 Minutes (opens in new window)
September 21, 2017	09-21-2017 Agenda (opens in new window) 09-21-2017 Minutes (opens in new window)

2016-17

Date	Documents
May 18, 2017	05-18-2017 Agenda (opens in new window) 05-18-2017 Minutes (opens in new window)
March 9, 2017	03-09-2017 Minutes (opens in new window)
December 1, 2016	12-01-2016 Minutes (opens in new window)

2015-16

 

2014-15

Date	Documents
May 14, 2015	05-14-2015 Agenda (opens in new window) 05-14-2015 Minutes (opens in new window)
December 11, 2014	12-11-2014 Agenda (opens in new window) 12-11-2014 Minutes (opens in new window)
November 20, 2014	11-20-2014 Agenda (opens in new window) 11-20-2014 Minutes (opens in new window)
November 6, 2014	11-06-2014 Agenda (opens in new window) 11-06-2014 Minutes (opens in new window)

Sabbatical Application and Related Information

• Sabbatical Application Pointers (opens in new window)  (October, 29, 2015 Presentation, click the link)

• Sabbatical reports should be sent to the sabbatical chair no later than the eighth week of the semester following a sabbatical. Reports may vary from person to person, but a basic report should include: the objectives outlined in the proposal, how those objectives were met and any supporting documentation.

Sabbatical Recipients

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2021-2022 

Marisol Moreno, History

Lea Hald, Psychology

Matthew Hank, Kinesiology,

Kim James, English

Eleni Hioureas, English

Delphine Broccard Jimenez, Communication and Media Studies

Maribel Lopez, Mathematics

Craig Mohr, Photography

Tram Dang, Physical Science

2020-2021

Mark Tomasic, Dance

Lauren Movius, Communication and Media Studies

Rebecca Romo, Philosophy and Social Sciences

Chante DeLoach, Psychology

Sara Brewer, Communication and Media Studies

Garen Baghdasarian, Life Science

Janelle DeStefano, Music

Andrew Espinosa, English

Xiaozhou Wu, Modern Languages

2019-2020

Dana del George, English

Tim Cramer, English

Jihyeon Cha, Modern Languages

Kayli Weatherford, English

Hari Vishwanadha, English

Heather Smith, Communication and Media Studies

2018-2019

Miguel Aparicio, Modern Languages

David Shirinyan, Psychology 

Shannon Herbert, English

Amber Katherine, Philosophy and Social Sciences

Laura Manson, Education/ECE

Thomas Chen, Life Science

Lin-San Chou, Music

2017-2018

Alex Tower, Life Science

Kevin Menton, English

Dorothy Chin, Psychology

Sandra Hutchinson, Life Science

Cristina Von der Ohe 

Brandon Lewis, Earth Science

Yvonne Ortega 

Dianne Berman 

Ebrahim Jahangard, Mathematics

2016-2017

George Davison, English

Yulia Kozlova, Music

Andrew Nestler, Mathematics

Jae Young Lee, Music

Vicki Rothman, Counseling

Marc Trujillo, Art

Sabbatical Proposals and Reports

Faculty Member	Documents
Craig Mohr, Photography 2021	Craig Mohr Proposal
Maribel Lopez, Mathematics 2021	Maribel Lopez Proposal
Delphine Broccard Jimenez, Comm/Media 2021	Delphine Broccard Jimenez Proposal
Dianne Berman, Political Science, Spring 2018	Dianne Berman Proposal (opens in new window)
Ebrahim Jahangard, Math, Spring 2018	Ebrahim Jahangard Proposal (opens in new window)
Mark Trujillo, Art, Fall 2016	Mark Trujillo Report (opens in new window)
George Davison, English, Fall 2016	George Davison Report (opens in new window)

Fellowship Information

• Fellowship Application Pointers (opens in new window)

Fellowship Proposals and Reports

Faculty Member	Documents
Hari Vishwanadha, English, Spring 2018	Hari Vishwanadha Proposal (opens in new window)
Shanon Zusman, Music, Spring, 2018	Shanon Zusman Proposal (opens in new window)
Siel Ju, Fall, 2016	Siel Ju Report (opens in new window)

Hayward Award 2018 Nominations Awards

• 2017 SMC Faculty of the Year and Nominee for Hayward Award for Teaching Excellence: Professor Laura Manson!

• 2015 Nominee for Hayward Award for Teaching Excellence: Professor Lorrie Ivas, Business

• 2012-13 SMC Faculty of the Year: Professor Eric Oifer

• 2012-13 Nominee for Hayward Award for Teaching Excellence: Professor Eric Oifer, Social Science