Faculty Development Committee: FAQs

• one (1) paper and one (1) electronic copy of your Profile
• three (3) paper and one (1) electronic copy of your Plan
• three (3) paper and one (1) electronic copy of each Proposal to the Chair of the Faculty Development Committee. 

The committee chairperson is Sr. Angela Kim, akim@marywood.edu, LAC 81, extension 2394.

*Profiles and Plans only need to be submitted one time each three year period. They do not need to accompany every Proposal.

The deadlines for submitting Profiles, Plans and Proposals for the 2012-2013 academic year are:

September 14, 2012: For activities in the months of July-September 2012
Receipts are due by: January 4th

November 1, 2012: For activities in the months of December, January, February
Receipts are due by: April 5

February 1, 2013: For activities in the months of March, April, May
Receipts are due by: June 14

April 5, 2013: For activities in the months of June, July, August, September
Receipts are due by: September 30

Yes. Faculty requesting funding for conference presentations must provide documentation of acceptance along with their proposal.  Faculty should also submit their original receipts, expense form, and Faculty Development approval to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Finally, recipients of Faculty Development funds will also be required to complete an outcomes assessment survey about their professional activity.

The Continential U.S. and Canada

• $800-         Conference Attendance
• $1,000-      Commentator, panel, roundtable, poster, presiding, etc.
• $1,000-      Materials, supplies, research fees, etc.
• $1,200-      National Presentation

International Presentation

• $1,300-      International Attendance
• $1,500-      International commentator, panel, roundtable, poster, presiding, etc.
• $1,700-      International Presentation

Any presentation that is outside the contiguous United States and Canada is considered an international presentation.

Designation of an international presentation will be made based on the location of the event rather than the title of the conference (i.e., an international conference held in the contiguous US or Canada is eligible for funding at the Continential US/Canada levels ONLY).

Usually within 2 - 3 weeks after the submission deadline. The committee generally meets 7 - 10 days after the submission deadline. Recommendations are made to the Vice President for Academic Affairs soon after that meeting. Faculty can expect to receive word about their Proposals from that office in a week to 10 days after that.

Individual faculty and their department chairperson must sign all Faculty Development documents, including Profiles, Plans and Proposals.

Yes. Handwritten submissions will be returned to faculty without committee review. Faculty may type directly on the downloadable forms or enter text in the provided fields using Microsoft Word.