2. The intention of this program is general faculty development, but preference will be given for the scholarly activities which have strong prospects for the leading to extramural funding, journal publication, and those activities which generally enhance the faculty member's and UNC Charlotte engineering's standing in the national and international professional community.  The program is not intended for course development, which is viewed as a normal activity for any faculty member.  Major curricular developments or professional upgrading of a faculty member is viewed as an appropriate activity for this program.  If such activities are shown to be critical to a department's achievement of its long-range goals in education.  It is not required that the reassignment period is spent off-campus but such relocation is encouraged.

3. The major criterion for selection of this award is the "technical" merit of the program as described in a short proposal.  For proposals of equal merit, preference will be given to those faculty members who have obtained outside support to allow for an academic year of reassignment at another institution or laboratory.  This program is not intended to enhance a faculty member's normal full-time salary and, therefore, a faculty member who obtains temporary full employment at an industry, educational or government laboratory at a salary equivalent to or greater than the UNC Charlotte salary is ineligible for the program.

4. Supplemental funds for equipment, supplies, travel, and relocation - A faculty member may request additional money beyond the salary stipend to support expenses associated with the travel to professional meetings, equipment and supplies necessary for conducting the program, and help in relocation expenses when such expenses are not covered by another institution or laboratory.

5. Faculty members planning to submit a proposal for a reassignment of duties should attempt to obtain extramural funding from foundations or other sources.  Evidence that such effort has been made will be a positive factor in the evaluation of a proposal.

6. Eligibility - All engineering faculty members holding regular tenure-track appointments at the rank of assistant professor or above are eligible for this program.  While no time in grade requirement exists, preference will be given to the faculty member with the longer UNC Charlotte tenure in the event of equal "technical" merit.  Lecturers and visiting faculty members are not eligible.

7. Evaluation procedures - Proposals for the reassignment of duties program will be evaluated by a committee consisting of four eligible members of the Engineering faculty.  The chairman of the committee will be elected at large by all voting members of the College while the other three will subsequently be elected by the individual departments.  Election is to take place in early September and no member of the committee may submit a proposal to the committee.  Terms of service are for one year but a member may stand for re-election without limit.  The committee serves as a recommending body to the Dean of Engineering who makes the final decision on awards.

8. Deadlines -  All proposals for the reassignment of duties program must be submitted to the Dean of Engineering in the fall of the year preceding the reassignment period.  Announcement of awards will generally be made by the start of the spring semester.   Check with the dean's office for the specific deadline schedule.

9.  Proposal Content - The proposal should contain the following:

a)  Cover page which gives name, rank, original appointment date, place of reassignment, dates of reassignment, and signature of the department chairman.

b)  Abstract which briefly describes the proposed reassignment.

c)  Narrative which describes the reassignment in greater detail with special emphasis on benefits to be accrued to the faculty member, his/her department and the College.  The proposal should describe the impact which the applicant's reassignment would have upon the department and what steps would need to be taken to satisfactorily accommodate the proposed reassignment.

d) Up-to-date curriculum vita.

e) Supporting documentation if the reassignment is at another institution, laboratory, or industry.

f) Evidence that outside funding has been sought.

g) Supporting letter from the department chairman (optional).

h) Stipend request for expenses supplies, equipment, travel, etc., if any.

10. Report - Within the first six months upon return* from the reassignment, a formal report describing activities of the reassignment with pertinent accomplishments is due in the Dean's office.  This report should contain reprints of publications, abstracts, manuscripts submitted, proposals, etc., which resulted from the reassignment.