What is a Service
Sabbatical?
Why has this program been started?
How will students be involved in
these Service Sabbaticals?
Must I be a member of the faculty to
apply for a Service Sabbatical?
How can I apply for a Service
Sabbatical?
Is this a one time program or will
these Service Sabbaticals continue beyond this
year?
What role will my supervisor or
chair play in this process?
How closely must I work with an
agency in submitting my application?
Can I work with any organization
during my Service Sabbatical?
What should I do if I don't
understand part of the application or if I am unsure how
to answer some of the questions?
Where can I find information about
previous Service Sabbaticals?
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Frequently Asked
Questions
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Q. What is a Service
Sabbatical?
A. A Service
Sabbatical will make it possible for you to work
full time for a community organization for one
month or less while still drawing your regular
paycheck from Elon University. During your
sabbatical you will perform some task or complete a
project that will benefit your organization.
Sabbatical applications are now accepted on
a "rolling" time frame and can be as
short as one week.
Q. Why has this
program been started?
A. Project Pericles is committed to many
interrelated goals. The common theme of these goals
is to raise the level of civic engagement of social
responsibility among all members of the Elon
University community. By making possible Service
Sabbaticals to all full-time
employees with two or more years of service to
Elon, we hope that not only will some worthy causes
benefit, but, importantly, our students will have
more and more visible role models from which to
learn the ethos of service.
Q. How will students be involved in these
Service Sabbaticals?
A. Those employees who are awarded
sabbaticals will be encouraged to work with one or
more student interns. The details of how this will
work will be dealt with on a case by case basis
working with all parties involved. To restate,
having interns in line before the application is
completed is not necessary.
Q. Must I be a
member of the faculty to apply for a Service
Sabbatical?
A. No, every full-time Elon University
employee with two or more years of service to Elon
is welcome to submit an application.
Q. How can I
apply for a Service Sabbatical?
A. Simply complete a brief application
form and submit it to Campus Box 2610. The
application is available from Tom Arcaro at
extension 6442 or via email at arcaro@elon.edu.
The application will ask you to describe briefly
the work you plan to do with your organization, and
to answer a few additional questions related to
your project.
Q. Is this
a one time program or will these Service
Sabbaticals continue beyond this year?
A. Project Pericles is committed to this
program into the future, and applications are
accepted on a rolling time frame.
Q.
What role will my supervisor or chair play in this
process?
A. Since Elon University is committed to
this program, your chair or supervisor will be
supportive of your plans to submit an application
for a Service Sabbatical. It is important that you
let your chair or supervisor know that you are
submitting an application so that the two of you
can agree to schedule your sabbatical when it will
be least disruptive to the institution.
Q.
How closely must I work with an agency in
submitting my application?
A. Generally, we assume that those
submitting an application for a Service Sabbatical
will have a record of service to a community
organization and an idea of how their full-time
service will benefit that organization in a
significant way. To ensure that your idea is
coordinated with the agency's needs as closely
as possible, we ask that you designate a contact
person at the agency with whom you will work on
your sabbatical.
Q. Can I work with any
organization during my Service
Sabbatical?
A. We expect that the goals and
principles of the organization you will work with
are consistent with those of the Elon University
Mission Statement.
Q. What
should I do if I don't understand part of the
application or if I am unsure how to answer some of
the questions?
A. Please contact Tom Arcaro at the
number or e-mail address listed above. He will be
glad to answer your questions and to provide
assistance in completing the application.
Additionally, the services of the Writing Center
(located in Belk Library) and El Centro (located in
Carlton building) are available for additional
assistance.
Q.
Where can I find information about previous Service
Sabbaticals?
A. The
Pericles Web site has a section devoted the
Service Sabbaticals. Please go there to learn more
about what your colleagues did for their
projects.
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