Committee on Sabbatical Leaves (CSL)


Committee Organization

  • Dean's Office Liaison: Maria E. Orive, Associate Dean, morive@ku.edu
  • Administrative Support: Mercedes Bounthapanya, Project Manager of Associate Deans, m.bounthapanya@ku.edu

Description

According to the Bylaws of the College Assembly » (Article VII.B.4), the Committee on Sabbatical Leave (CSL) shall:

  1. Consider all recommendations for the award of sabbatical leaves to members of the College faculty. The recommendations along with those of the dean shall be reported to the University Committee on Sabbatical Leaves and shall remain otherwise confidential.
  2. Address itself to matters of policy pertaining to the sabbatical leave system and to leaves without pay, and report its recommendations to the dean.

Membership (last updated May 27, 2025)

Membership
NameDepartmentDivisionTerm Ends
(Spring of …)
Eric ConradVisual ArtSchool of the Arts2028
Ian CrossfieldPhysics & AstronomyNatural Sciences & Mathematics2028
Sean SeyerHistoryHumanities2028
Kate DeJarnetteSpeech-Language-HearingSocial & Behavioral Sciences2026
Susan EganMolecular BiosciencesNatural Sciences & Mathematics2027
Jin FengMathematicsNatural Sciences & Mathematics2026
Sherry FowlerHistory of ArtHumanities2027
Cynthia HunterSpeech-Language-HearingSocial & Behavioral Sciences2027
Elizabeth MacGonagleHistoryHumanities2026
John Yiran ZhuEconomicsSocial & Behavioral Sciences2028
James YekuAfrican & African American StudiesInternational & Interdisciplinary Studies2027