{"id":546,"date":"2020-01-31T19:13:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T19:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/suoaf\/?page_id=546"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:17:29","slug":"professional-development-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/suoaf\/professional-development-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-185\" src=\"\/suoaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2019\/09\/WCSU-Logo-e1568905283544-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"116\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/suoaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2019\/09\/WCSU-Logo-e1568905283544-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/suoaf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2019\/09\/WCSU-Logo-e1568905283544.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\">WCSU SUOAF-AFSCME<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<h1>Article 22.6 Professional Development Funds<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is the policy of the Board of Regents and SUOAF-AFSCME to encourage administrative faculty members to advance professionally. The Board agrees to provide a system to allow members to participate in educational or professional programs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Professional Development Committee<\/h1>\n<p>All completed applications should be submitted to the Professional Development Committee. Supporting documentation <strong>must<\/strong> be submitted with your request.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 10px;width: 60.9993%;border-collapse: collapse\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;width: 30px;height: 10px;text-align: left\">\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Amanda Favale <a href=\"mailto:favalea@wcsu.edu\">favalea@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/>\nOld Main 107<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;width: 30px;height: 10px;text-align: left\">\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Amy Shanks <a href=\"mailto:shanksa@wcsu.edu\">shanksa@wcsu.edu\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Berkshire Hall 132<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;width: 30px;height: 10px;text-align: left\">\n<h5><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Erica Thompson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:thompsone@wcsu.edu\">thompsone@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/>\nOld Main 106<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Professional Development Application Guidelines<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>The maximum award for each member under the SUOAF-AFSCME CBA $1,500 per fiscal year.<\/li>\n<li>Applications must be received minimally, two weeks in advance of the event for which funds are requested.\n<ul>\n<li>Applications will be reviewed as long as there are funds available to award to membership.<\/li>\n<li>Funding will not be granted for requests when the event has occurred.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Funds are awarded on a first come, first served basis.\n<ul>\n<li>Timeliness and proper completion of the application are both important factors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>All applications must be for professional development that directly enhances a member&#8217;s position at the University.\n<ul>\n<li>Fees for particular conference (registration, travel, lodging, per diem, mileage, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Computer based training, subscriptions to appropriate publications, or other appropriate items related to your professional development.<\/li>\n<li>Funds will not be granted for memberships, licensing fees, or the like.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Completed applications should be emailed to the Professional Development Committee members.\n<ul>\n<li>Please contact the committee if you have questions regarding your application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.powerapps.com\/play\/e\/default-e1622dbc-94ba-48ad-87bb-a7f28074ee3d\/a\/45ad6892-f4f7-4206-be5b-3af460ae80b4?tenantId=e1622dbc-94ba-48ad-87bb-a7f28074ee3d&amp;hint=ae7d72c5-d257-459f-b9fa-9258478a154d&amp;sourcetime=1755103556749&amp;skipMobileRedirect=1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Professional Development Funds Application &#8211; For SUOAF and MRMC<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WCSU SUOAF-AFSCME Article 22.6 Professional Development Funds It is the policy of the Board of Regents and SUOAF-AFSCME to encourage administrative faculty members to advance professionally. 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