U.W.C. Department of History

Professional Development Policy 

Goals:  The mission statement of the U.W. Colleges, the U.W.C. Department of History, and the U.W. Administrative Code require the promoting of professional activities that enhance teaching and the profession’s and public’s understanding of the past.  These activities include, but are not limited to, research and writing and participation in professional organizations at international, national, regional, and community levels.  The goal of this policy is to support professional activities that benefit the (1) entire department; (2) support those with limited funding resources; (3) supplement those who can draw on multiple resources; (4) promote participation at professional meetings; and (5) promote attendance at professional meetings.  To assist these activities the department establishes the following procedures and priorities for the expenditure of departmental professional development funds.

Policies:

1.   All monies budgeted for professional development will be used for that purpose.

2.   Recipients of department professional development monies must file a final   

      report on their project by the end of the fiscal year that will be reviewed by the

      Professional Development Committee.

            3.   All grant proposals will be submitted to the Executive Committee, which

                  acting as the Professional Development Committee will:

                        a.   Establish deadlines for proposal submission.

                        b.   Review all proposals.

                        c.   Make funding recommendations to the department chair.

                        d.   Assess the results of all funded professional development projects to

                              see that they further the department’s professional development goals.

                        e.   Every two years review these policies and priorities.

                        f.   Assist the chair in developing the professional development budget.

Expenditure Priorities:

            1.   Priority 1:  Proposals, which will benefit the professional development of

      the whole department.  (This may include, but is not restricted to, conferences,      

      attendance at conferences as a group, or speakers).

            2.   Priority 2:  Research activities by tenure-track faculty.  Priority will be given

                  to department members who have not received funding in the past academic

                  year.

            3.   Priority 3:  Research by Teaching Academic Staff.  Priority will be given

                  to department members who have not received funding in the past academic

                  year.

            4.   Priority 4:  Supplementing campus professional development funds for

                  tenured and tenure-track faculty to present a paper at a professional meeting.           

            5.   Priority 5:  Supplementing campus professional development funds for

                  tenured and tenure-track faculty attending professional meetings.

            6.   Priority 6:  Supplementing campus professional development funds for

                  Teaching Academic Staff to present a paper at a profession meeting.

            7.   Priority 7:  Supplementing campus professional development funds for

                  Teaching Academic Staff to attend a professional meeting.

Approved:  August 26, 1999

Webpage Updated: April 16, 2005