Purpose:
The purpose of this policy is to provide assistance to faculty members at Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) in continuing their professional development.
Scope:
This policy applies to all DSCC full-time faculty members.
Policy:
While all faculty members are responsible for their own continued professional development, DSCC recognizes the need to provide its full-time faculty with professional development opportunities. Each year, DSCC provides planned and organized faculty development programs. In addition, funds are made available through the Faculty and Staff Development Fund to attend conferences, develop and improve new learning strategies, improve instructional technology skills, learn about other new developments, and gain knowledge in academic disciplines.
To utilize the funds available from the Faculty and Staff Development Fund, faculty members must complete a Faculty/Staff Development Funding Request and submit it to the Faculty/Staff Development Committee. After the conclusion of the development activity, the faculty member must report the results by completing a Report on Professional Development Activities form.
The forms are available in MyDSCC on the Employee Tab under Employee Forms.
Compliance:
All faculty members wishing to use DSCC funds for professional development are expected to comply with this policy.
Definitions:
N/A
Revision History:
Policy written May 2005. Policy revised October 2012; approved by Administrative Council on 12/14/2012. Policy revised October 2016; approved by Administrative Council October 28, 2016.