Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Bob Francis wants to breathe new life into a position targeted at supporting professional development for faculty members, the Faculty Professional Development Officer.
On Friday, Nov. 14, Francis posted this message to the faculty listserv:
Colleagues,
As part of the College’s renewed efforts to support faculty professional development, I am pleased to invite you to apply for the position of Professional Development Officer. I hope those of you interested in helping to facilitate ongoing professional growth consider applying for this position. The position offers 2/3 release time for remainder of the academic year and will work closely with faculty, division deans, students, and the VPASA to develop meaningful professional development opportunities. I’ve attached the job description. The application deadline is 8:00 am December 1, 2014.
I look forward to working with the new ProD officer.
Best Regards,
Bob
Francis has acknowledged the concern that the announcement is coming at a time when some faculty members who might be interested in serving have already committed to teaching loads in winter and spring quarters that would preclude them from participating.
“I understand and agree the timing isn’t perfect,” Francis said. “However, we felt it would be better to put something out for the remainder of the year rather than wait for eight more months to go by without having a coordinated professional development program.”
The ProD officer announcement comes just one day after a college-wide announcement of an employee recognition program that will add $200 to the existing funds available to all full- and part-time faculty members for use on professional development. Administrative employees will also get the $200 professional-development allocation. Classified employees will receive $200 added to their paycheck before the end of the calendar year.
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