Georgetown University

Faculty Affairs

Guidelines and Reference Documents

• Georgetown University Faculty Handbook
• Guidelines on Supplemental Compensation (October 2009)
• Tenure Clock Management (October 2009)
• Rank and Tenure Dossier Preparation Guidance
  • Main Campus Supplement (November 2006, revised October 2007)
  • Update (November 2007)
• Statement of Leave and Teaching Reduction Policy for the Main Campus  (October 2006)
  • Revisions (December 2008): Research Leave Salary and Benefits Supplement, Buyouts, Internal Transfer 
• Some Remarks on the Tenure Clock (October 2005)
• New Parent (Primary Caregiver) Leave Option for Ordinary Faculty effective November 2004
• Guidelines on Joint Appointments (November 1994)

Sabbatical Leave Applications

Applications should be submitted through the chair of the department and the appropriate deans to the Provost by December 1 of the academic year preceding your sabbatical leave (i.e., by December 1, 2009 for 2010-2011 leave). Please contact your department chair or Dean's office for interim deadlines. For more information, please consult the Faculty Handbook, "Sabbatical Leave."  To download a copy of the sabbatical application form in Microsoft Word, click on the following link: Sabbatical application form.

About Faculty Annual Reports (September 2009)

All faculty members who held full-time appointments during the 2008-09 academic year should prepare annual reports for the period including the 2008-09 academic year and summer 2009. View Provost's letter, download annual report form, or access the Faculty Annual Report System Online (FARS).  The online system is available at https://www4.georgetown.edu/admin/provost/fars/.