The Sabbatical & Faculty Development Leave Committee considers applications from faculty who are interested in taking a leave for the purposes of furthering studies and/or research.

6.13 The Sabbatical & Faculty Development Leave Committee shall review applications of those persons eligible for a sabbatical and faculty development leaves and make recommendations to the President through the Executive Vice President and Provost.

Not only does the committee approve leaves, it receives reports from individuals granted leave. The committee reviews these reports and generates a summary for the provost on the results of said leaves. Members serve a two-year term.

Members

COMMITTEE CHAIR AND REPRESENTATIVE FROM COLLEGE OF URBAN AFFAIRS

Dave Nourse
dave.nourse@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2025

REPRESENTATIVE FROM SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Sheng (Monica) Wang
sheng.wang@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2026

REPRESENTATIVE FROM SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE

Frank Jones
francis.jones@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2025

REPRESENTATIVE FROM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Xue Xing
xue.xing@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2025

REPRESENTATIVE FROM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Benjamin Cisneros
oswaldo.cisnerosmerino@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2026

REPRESENTATIVE FROM COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

Vacant

REPRESENTATIVE FROM COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY

Bobbie Barnes
bobbie.barnes@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2026

REPRESENTATIVE FROM SCHOOL OF INTEGRATED HEALTH SCIENCESh

Graham McGinnis
graham.mginnis@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2026

REPRESENTATIVE FROM SCHOOL OF LAW

Vacant

REPRESENTATIVE FROM COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Ying Bao
ying.bao@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2026

REPRESENTATIVE FROM UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Richard Saladino
richard.saladino@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2025

REPRESENTATIVE FROM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Vacant

REPRESENTATIVE FROM SCHOOL OF NURSING

Jennifer Vanderlaan
jennifer.vanderlaan@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2025

REPRESENTATIVE FROM SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Vacant

REPRESENTATIVE FROM COLLEGE OF SCIENCES

Satish Bhatnagar
satish.bhatnagar@unlv.edu
Term expires June 30, 2026