Professor’s choice of sabbatical leave

Courtesy of Bob Carey

by Ellen Laws

For any college or university, any member of faculty with the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor, may be granted a sabbatical leave of absence with pay, for the pursuit of study or research.

According to Gardner-Webb’s Faculty Handbook, “Sabbatical leave is available to full-time faculty of Gardner-Webb University. Applicants need to have completed five years of full-time faculty service at Gardner-Webb University before the sabbatical begins.”

Bob Carey, Chair of the Communication and New Media Department, is doing a sabbatical project on travel by way of train. He will be taking a three week trip around America on Amtrak.

He has created a blog entitled, “Great American Railroad Adventure”, to keep track of all his research. According to Carey’s blog, “While on this trip, I will be attending the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas and working with a student seminar, sharing my planning and experience of taking on a personal project like this.”

Carey will be using the hashtag #gara15 on social media sites such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, YouTube, and Vimeo. Follow his journey on his blog GARA15.com or any of the social media websites.