Leave Benefits for Faculty

Academic administrators, 12-month faculty and 9-month faculty

All full-time 12-month administrative and professional employees who hold faculty rank are entitled to paid vacation and sick leave benefits described in this policy. The 12-month academic employees include executive/administrative, deans, academic department heads, and other administrative and professional employees. Leave benefits take effect at the time an employee is appointed to an eligible 12-month position. Generally, a 12-month academic appointment coincides with the fiscal year (July 1 to June 30).

Additionally, effective August 1, 2016, 9-month faculty (including 9-month clinical faculty) will be considered “full-time employees” who are eligible to accrue paid sick leave under this Section 7.5.

Vacation leave accrual and use

Full-time 12-month administrative and professional employees who hold faculty rank may be eligible to accrue and use vacation leave in accordance with University policy. Vacation leave accrual, use, carryover, and applicable limitations are outlined in Section 7.5.2, Vacation Leave Accrual and Use and Section 7.2, Leave Benefits, of the University’s Leave Benefits policy.

Nine-month faculty, including 9-month clinical faculty, do not accrue vacation leave under Section 7.5.2 of the Employee Handbook.

Sick leave accrual and use

Eligible employees accrue and may use sick leave in accordance with University policy and applicable handbook provisions. Sick leave may be used for qualifying absences related to an employee’s illness or injury, medical or dental care, and to provide care and personal attention to eligible family members due to illness, injury, childbirth, or adoption, consistent with Section 7.7 of the Employee Handbook, University Leave Benefits Policy.

For complete information regarding sick leave, including eligibility, accrual, and use, please refer to Section 6.6.6, Faculty Sick Leave, of the Faculty Handbook, as applicable, or Section 7.2, Sick Leave, of the Employee Handbook, University Leave Benefits policy.

Long-term paid sick leave for faculty

Springfield, Mountain Grove and West Plains campuses

All full-time faculty, including both clinical faculty and instructors, are eligible for up to one semester of paid sick leave, contingent upon recommendation by the faculty member’s department head and college dean, and approval by the provost (Springfield and Mountain Grove) or chancellor (West Plains).

For information regarding the procedure for requesting this benefit, please refer to the Office of the Provost website for the Springfield and Mountain Grove campuses or the Academic Affairs website for the West Plains campus.

Additional information regarding faculty sick leave and discretionary paid medical leave is available in Section 6.6.6, Faculty Sick Leave, and Section 6.6.7.1, Discretionary Paid Medical Leave, of the Faculty Handbook, as well as Section 7.2, Leave Benefits, of the Employee Handbook, University Leave Benefits Policy.