教师 & 员工发展及资助机会

教务院于2014年6月13日通过 
总统于2014年7月16日通过 
总统内阁于2014年7月30日通过 

十大正规网赌平台 seeks to create professional development opport单位ies that are consistent both with the needs of the faculty and staff and with the mission 在大学里. The rapid expansion of knowledge across many 学科 attests to the increasing importance of lifelong learning to achieving career success. 作为一个 employer, 十大正规网赌平台 can play a vital role in assisting its employees 进一步发展他们的知识和技能. 通过促进an的发展 energized and confident team of employees, the college’s presence in the comm单位ies 它的服务反过来又充满了能量. 

The following objectives will provide the focus for the college’s development activities: 

1. 1. 教师 and staff are encouraged to participate in those development activities that will renew their enthusiasm, vitality, and spirit of inquiry. 
   2. Because 十大正规网赌平台 is an access institution, its primary mission is to deliver effective teaching to the comm单位ies it serves. 因此，首要目标 在大学里’s development plan is to facilitate improvements in teaching. 教师 and staff may apply for financial support to improve teaching methods and introduce 新的教学技术应用于课堂. 
   3. 教师 and staff may apply for financial support to stay abreast with developments in their 学科 and to take advantage of opport单位ies for interdisciplinary 学习与研究. 
   4. 教师 and staff may apply for financial support to develop expertise beyond their specific 学科 when these efforts enable 十大正规网赌平台 to respond with more flexibility to the needs of the comm单位ies in its service area. 

教师 and staff 成员s bear the primary responsibility for their own development. This includes completing the requirements for the appropriate graduate degree in their 学科. 

Beyond this point, continued development is accomplished through a partnership between the individual faculty or staff 成员 and 十大正规网赌平台. 学院 will give priority to supporting those development activities that most directly enhance its ability to deliver educational 程序s appropriate to the needs of its service area and to its status as an access institution. 

学院 will support development efforts through state 资金 and through internal and external grant funds to support development. 此外，学院将提供协助 faculty and staff in taking advantage of the University System’s 程序s for tuition 减免及发还款项.

The efforts of faculty and staff in participating in development activities will be 是年度考核的重要组成部分. 此外，专业发展 activities are used in the tenure, promotion, and post-tenure review process. 

There are a variety of opport单位ies for faculty development. 合适的车辆 开发方面包括 

1. 1. Attending off-campus addresses by guest speakers on specific topics of importance. 
   2. Participating in research projects and foreign travel. 
   3. Participating in workshops, seminars, and institutes that either update technical skills or provide a fresh perspective on a topic of interest to the individual faculty 成员. 
   4. Participating in the activities of the Center for Teaching and Learning. 
   5. Completing course work that enhances the preparation of faculty 成员s to perform their duties, but cannot be funded through the tuition 减免及发还款项 程序. 
   6. Pursuing additional degrees if this 活动 can be shown to contribute to the college’s ability to respond to the needs of the comm单位ies it serves, but cannot be funded through the tuition 减免及发还款项 程序. 

Each 单位 as part of the annual budget request and approval process will request professional 为他们的单位提供发展资金. 教师 and staff may be asked to assist in the development of request for professional development 资金. 

教师 and staff should submit their applications for professional development 资金 给他们单位的主管. Each 单位 will develop a process to screen requests 为资金. This may involve a peer review committee and/or input from outside the 单位. The result of the review process may include full, partial, or no development 资金. At the completion of the 单位 review process, the 单位 head will review the request to determine if 资金 is available and make final determination 为资金 该活动. If approved, the 单位 head will follow the proper budget procedure to 部分或全部资助活动. 对于那些无法获得资金的计划， applicants should be informed as to why their 活动 was not funded. 在某些情况下， in which 资金 is not available, faculty and staff may request time for an unfunded 活动. 

Depending on the duration of the development activities, faculty and staff may be required to provide progress reports to their supervisors. 发展目标 achieved by the activities completed during the year should be used in completing 对教职员工的年度评估.