Faculty Development Committee: FAQs

Submit one (1) paper and one (1) electronic copy of your Profile, three (3) paper and one (1) electronic copy of your Plan, and three (3) paper and one (1) electronic copy of each Proposal to the Chair of the Faculty Development Committee. The committee chairperson is Dr. Jennifer Barna, Counseling and Psychology Department, McGowan 1028. Profiles and Plans only need to be submitted one time each three year period. They do not need to accompany every Proposal.

The deadlines for submitting Profiles, Plans and Proposals for the 2011-2012 academic year are:

September 13
October 11
November 15
January 17
February 14
March 13
April 17

Yes. Faculty should submit their original receipts, expense form, and Faculty Development approval to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Recipients of Faculty Development funds will also be required to complete an outcomes assessment survey about their professional activity.

Usually within 2 - 3 weeks after the submission deadline. The committee generally meets 7 - 10 days after the submission deadline. Recommendations are made to the Vice President for Academic Affairs soon after that meeting. Faculty can expect to receive word about their Proposals from that office in a week to 10 days after that.

Individual faculty and their department chairperson must sign all Faculty Development documents, including Profiles, Plans and Proposals.

Faculty may receive up to $800 for travel to a conference, scholarly or creative endeavor. The limit is $1200 if the faculty member is presenting their scholarly or creative work at a domestic conference (or participating in other research activities such as fellowships and grants). Faculty presenting their work at international conferences outside the USA, or at a domestic conference outside of the continental US, can receive up to $1700 in reimbursement.

Yes. Handwritten submissions will be returned to faculty without committee review. Faculty may type directly on the downloadable forms or enter text in the provided fields using Microsoft Word.