aA ABS ALY RR y GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY Dithect Provost and Executive Viee President (04) A0GABG Dieslie@gardnerwebb eda De Bante March 8, 2016 Dr. Jeff Hartman Campus Box 7216 Dear Dr. Hartman: 1am pleased to provide this formal notification that you have been granted a Sabbatical for the Fall 2017 Semester. This approval comes after careful review of your proposed project by the President, the Provost, your Associate Provost and a committee of your peers, Please accept my warm congratulations for this recognition of ability by your peers and opportunity to make a significant contribution to your field of study. I wish you great success with your project and look forward to hearing your report at Faculty Retreat In addition tothe presentation at Faculty Retreat, the Handbook requites that all recipients of a sabbatical submit a brief written report to the Provost's office at the conclusion of the sabbatical project. This brief (approx. 500 words) report is maintained on file as an institutional record of sabbatical projects and includes the following elements: a) A summary of the sabbatical proposal ») A brief report on the achievement of the sabbatical goals ©) An evaluation of the sabbatical process 4) Any suggestions for enhancing sabbatical leaves that might be beneficial The report may be submitted digitally or in hard copy. Sabbatical recipients are reminded that under University Policy the utilization of a sabbatical obligates the recipient to two years of continued service tothe University upon completion of the sabbatical. Again, congratulations on this significant achievement. Warm regards, Cha xd. Ben Leslie Ce: Dr. Heather Hudson Dr. Franki Burch GARONERWWERS.EOU P.O. 8OX997 | BOILING SPRINGS, NC 26017 704-406-400