Sabbaticals Awarded for 2025-26

April 1, 2025
A PNW Lion statue with purple flowers blooming behind it

Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce that the following faculty have been awarded a sabbatical leave during the 2025-2026 academic year.

One Semester Leave

  • Ying Luo – Computer Information Technology
  • Assen Kokalov – Spanish
  • Hubert Izienicki – Sociology
  • Colette Morrow – English
  • Jane Thomas – Human Resource Management

Academic Year Leave

  • Weihua Ruan – Mathematics
  • James Higley – Mechanical Engineering Technology

Please join me in congratulating our colleagues and wish them well as they pursue progress in their research and scholarship.

Sincerely,

Marie Mora

Marie T. Mora, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs