Section 7.4  Educational, Conference, Research, and
 Bereavement Leaves
     Subdivision 7.41  Short-term Leaves
          Paragraph 7.411
          The university may grant paid, short-term leaves
           for faculty members to be absent from campus duties
           for educational and research purposes, conferences,
           and other professional activities.  Short-term
           leaves are normally for periods of a week or less,
           though they may be longer at the discretion of the
           university.
          Paragraph 7.412
          The university may grant short-term paid
           bereavement leaves.
          Paragraph 7.413
          Leaves for purposes of consulting or for
           professional activities, for which remuneration is
           received, may average no more than one (1) day per
           week during an academic term.
     Subdivision 7.42  Long-term Leaves
     The university may grant paid or unpaid leaves of up to
      one (1) calendar year to carry out research and/or
      educational activities supported under grants,
      contracts, fellowships, or university research awards. 
      The university, at its discretion, may renew such a
      leave.
     Subdivision 7.43  Summer Research Fellowships
          Paragraph 7.431
          For the 1997-98 and 1998-99 appointment years, the
           Board agrees to allocate not less than one hundred
           nineteen thousand six hundred dollars ($119,600) each year as
           stipends for summer research fellowships.
          Paragraph 7.432                                                
          Summer research fellowships shall be either full-
           time (eight weeks) or half-time (four weeks). 
           Full-time summer research fellowships shall carry a
           stipend of at least four thousand six hundred
           dollars ($4,600) for the 1997-98 and 1998-99
           appointment years.  The stipend for fellowships of
           a shorter duration shall be prorated.
     Subdivision 7.44  Military Leave
          Paragraph 7.441
          Military leave is granted in accord with Section
           29A.28 of the Code of Iowa.
          Paragraph 7.442
          Military leave shall be without pay except as
           otherwise provided by the laws of the state of
           Iowa.
     Subdivision 7.45  Public Office Leave
     Faculty Members elected or appointed to a full-time
      public office shall be granted an unpaid leave of
      absence for a maximum of four (4) years.
 
 
     Subdivision 7.46  Terminal Degree Leave
     Any tenured faculty member who lacks a terminal degree
      or equivalent in his or her current area of teaching and
      research specialization may be granted, upon request, a
      year's leave without pay for the purpose of working
      toward that degree.  Such leave of absence may be
      renewable for a second (2nd) year, if necessary, for the
      completion of the degree.
     Subdivision 7.47  Professional or Personal Leaves
     Faculty members may be granted paid or unpaid leaves of
      absence for professional or personal reasons with the
      consent of the Board.
     Subdivision 7.48  Child Care Leave
     A faculty member shall be granted an unpaid leave of
      absence, for a period not to exceed one semester, when a
      faculty member becomes a parent through childbirth or
      adoption of a child of less than 13 years of age.  The
      University shall not be obligated to grant the leave to
      more than one parent, if both parents are employed by
      the University.  To be eligible for this leave a faculty
      member must provide 60 calendar days of written notice
      whenever practicable.