Great News! 
The State has provided some money to fund professional development activities during 2008-2009 for faculty, classified employees, and administrators.  After a great deal of discussion, the Professional Development Committee has defined some parameters to guide us as we consider applications for this funding.

Should you desire funding for a professional development activity (training session, conference attendance, colloquium travel, etc.), you may apply to the committee for funding support.  In an effort to be fair to all, given a limited budget, the following guidelines have been established:

      Full time employees: Up to $500/request/fiscal year
      Part time employees: Up to $250/request/fiscal year

• In order to apply for these funds, please submit to your dean/supervisor a completed Request for Attendance at Off-Campus Activity form (see link below) along with a copy of the conference or training schedule or some other formal notification of the event.
• This paperwork must be submitted to your dean/supervisor at least 3 weeks prior to the event in order to assure sufficient time to go through the approval process.
• When you submit the form, be sure to check "yes" for the question that asks, “Is this a Staff Development Activity?” 
• Once your dean/supervisor has approved the activity, the packet will be sent forward to the Staff Development Committee for review.
• Retroactive requests will NOT be considered