Tuition Waiver
To encourage professional growth, the university extends 100% tuition waiver to faculty members pursuing higher degrees. This subsidy is valid throughout the length of their study, but should not exceed five (5) years for those pursuing a master’s degree and seven (7) years for those pursuing a doctorate.
Likewise, children of faculty and staff who are currently enrolled in the university can enjoy free tuition during the entire duration of their study. Such privilege is valid only if they continue to enroll at PNU and have no failing grades. Besides, this privilege is good until they have finished college at the university.
Sabbatical Leave
A sabbatical is a privilege that may be granted to an individual who has demonstrated by publication, teaching, exhibition or performance an above average ability in scholarship, research, or other creative accomplishment.
The program aims to maintain and improve the quality of the educational programs of the university by creating opportunities for the faculty to broaden outlooks and to improve professional competency and stature through study, investigation and research, and other professional development activities.
Eligibility
A faculty member with the rank of at least Associate Professor who has rendered a minimum of six (6) years of continuous service is entitled to a sabbatical leave of one full school year (2 terms and 1 summer).
Services outside the university are considered part of the six-consecutive-year requirement, provided that they are rendered by the applicant on secondment to a government institution either locally or abroad and that the year immediately before the filing of the applicant is spent in the university. The required continuous service for the subsequent leave shall be counted from the date of return. In cases where the sabbatical leave applied for in writing is deferred due to scheduling difficulties, years of continuous service for the next leave shall include the period of deferment
A sabbatical leave for not more than one year with full payment of salary may be granted to a faculty member, if in the judgment of the President and the Board of Regents of the University, the applicant’s record as a teacher or research in the university shows reasonable assurance of fulfilling the aforecited sabbatical leave. No person shall receive a sabbatical leave more often than once in seven years.
Priority Categories
- To do post-graduate studies on a particular discipline. For those requesting a leave for study leading to advanced terminal degrees, recent and consistent effort toward the attainment of the degree should be shown.
- To conduct research. The completed research study shall be published in reputable journals within or outside the University;
- To write/translate a book in relation to one’s field of specialization;
- To write and produce a play or engage in any artistic production. In case of publication of outputs of the sabbatical leave, rules and regulations on publication, stipulated in the University code must be observed.
Procedures
Application for sabbatical leave should be submitted to the office of the President, through channels, at least one semester before intended leave. Those who apply for sabbatical leave should submit their plan at least one (1) term before the intended leave to the Vice-President for Academics for approval. The merit of the sabbatical plan will be looked into by the Sabbatical Leave Award Committee composed of the following:
- Vice-President for Academics Affairs – Chair
- Vice-President for Planning, Research, and Extension, Member
- Vice-President for Administration, Finance and Development, Member
- Dean of the College where the applicant belongs, Member
The chair and committee members may also choose:
- 1 representative from Full Professor rank
- 1 representative from Associate Professor rank
The Committee’s recommendation/decision shall be forwarded to the Office of the President for appropriate action. Unless the research to be undertaken requires teaching, a faculty on sabbatical leave should not be engaged in teaching in PNU or outside of PNU.
Obligations
A faculty member granted a sabbatical leave assumes a professional obligation to return and render service to the University for a period of at least two (2) full academic years subsequent to his/her leave.
Within three (3) months of the completion of a sabbatical leave, the faculty member must file a written report with the Office of the President, through channels. This report should detail the accomplishments of the sabbatical leave specifically in terms of benefits accruing to the University and the specific activities proposed in the original sabbatical proposal/ s/he may be required to present her/his report in a appropriate forum.