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>> WE'RE BACK.
REMEMBER US?
WE'RE HERE TO REMIND YOU ABOUT THE SABBATICAL OPPORTUNITY
YOU HAVE AVAILABLE THROUGH GRCC.
WITH A LITTLE LUCK, YOU WERE INSPIRED BY AN IDEA
THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PURSUE WITH DEEPER STUDY,
SOMETHING THAT RESONATES WITH YOUR PASSION
FOR THE DISCIPLINE YOU TEACH.
>> HAVING A SABBATICAL IS VERY GOOD.
IT GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY LOOK INTO MY TOPIC,
TO REALLY DIVE IN, HAVE DEDICATED TIME
WITHOUT HAVING TO SAY, "OKAY, LET'S SPLIT UP THE TIME
"AND DO THIS AND DO THIS."
IT WAS AMAZING HOW MUCH TIME I HAD WHEN I WASN'T TEACHING.
>> EVERY YEAR, GRCC OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW YOU,
OUR FULL-TIME FACULTY, TO DELVE INTO A SUBJECT AREA
OF YOUR CHOOSING.
RECIPIENTS INCLUDE PROFESSORS FROM MATHEMATICS, NURSING,
CULINARY ARTS, DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION, AND MANY MORE.
THE DEADLINE IS JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AWAY--
THE SECOND THURSDAY IN MARCH.
>> YOU WANT TO PICK A TOPIC THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN,
OR SOMETHING YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT,
AND IT GIVES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE REALLY REFLECTIVE ABOUT IT
WITHOUT HAVING TO TRY TO RUSH THROUGH IT.
SO, IT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DIVE INTO THINGS
AND STUDY IT, UNDERSTAND IT,
DIGEST IT, AND CREATE SOMETHING.
>> DON'T LET ANOTHER YEAR PASS BY WITHOUT APPLYING.
VISIT GRCC.EDU/SABBATICAL
FOR THE FORMS YOU NEED TO MOVE YOUR IDEA FORWARD.
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