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POLICY STATEMENT CONCERNING
FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

FAM 515

FSD 88-11.R2
Faculty Affairs Committee
April 1997

1. Preamble:

The California State University, San Bernardino is firm in its commitment to support a comprehensive program of Faculty Professional Development. The program encourages academic activities related to research, instruction, library projects, development of grant proposals, creative and other appropriately related work which will assist in helping faculty members improve their competence as teachers and scholars. To coordinate this program and assist in its expansion, a Faculty Professional Development Coordinating Committee shall be organized.

2. Faculty Professional Development Coordinating Committee Composition

2.1	Six tenure-track faculty members, one from each School/Library. These shall be appointed by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee in consultation with the appropriate Constituent Unit Election Officers.
2.2	Faculty members shall serve two-year terms. Terms shall be staggered.
2.3	The following persons shall serve as ex-officio members of the committee.

2.3.1	The Associate Vice President for Academic Personnel
2.3.2	The Dean of Graduate Studies
2.3.3	The Director of Sponsored Programs

3. Functions of the Faculty Professional Development Coordinating Committee

The Faculty Professional Development Coordinating Committee shall coordinate all faculty professional development activities which fall within the following areas: Grants, Teaching Resource Center, and School-Based Support. (See Attachment 1). Specifically, the committee shall:

3.1	Recommend the distribution of campus faculty professional development funds for the categories of mini-grants awards, teaching excellence activities and school miscellaneous support.
3.2	Recommend the distribution of Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities funds among the categories of Mini-grants, Paid-Term Leaves, and Summer Fellowships.
3.3	Recommend funding needs for faculty professional development.
3.4	Explore and recommend additional sources of funding, both on and off campus, for faculty professional development.
3.5	Request data from appropriate parties on all expenditures for faculty professional development purposes. Such data shall be used to submit required campus reports to the Chancellor's Office.

The recommendations indicated above shall be made to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Approved by the Faculty Senate
Teresa Morris, Chair 4/22/97
Reviewed by the Council of Academic Deans
Louis Fernandez, Vice President 5/13/97
Academic Affairs
Approved by the President
Anthony H. Evans 5/27/97

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