Professional Development and Scholarship. Professional Development is defined as those activities of a faculty member in his or her formally recognized area of expertise which contribute to the following:
Professional Development and Scholarship. (based on courses of study, independent study, creative work, publications, participation in professional workshops and conferences, conference presentations, and membership and participation in professional organizations);
Professional Development and Scholarship. Each year the Administration allocates a reas- signment from teaching duties equal to one-half (1/2) TH for each member of the bargaining unit as of October 1 for allocation in the following year. Faculty on Term, Visiting, or Post-Doctoral con- tracts are not eligible for reassigned time under this article. By December 15, the xxxx shall issue a Call for Proposals for this reassigned time to faculty members in the college. The reduction of teach- ing load shall be prorated among the undergraduate colleges based upon the percentage of FTE bar- gaining unit members in each college. Applications for Professional Development and Scholarship shall be sent to the respective xxxx’x office not later than January 20 of the academic year preceding the year in which the reassignment from teaching duties is to be granted. Cross-appointed faculty may compete for workload reassignments in any colleges to which they are assigned. The amount of reassigned time granted by a college to cross-appointed faculty shall not exceed 4 WH times the percentage of his/her total workload assignment in that college as reflected in the annual contract of appointment. In each undergraduate college, the reduction in teaching load shall be assigned to members of the bargaining unit in increments of two (2) to four (4) RH to assist faculty who are engaged in (a) professional development; (b) advising; (c) scholarship, including the scholarship of teaching and learning; or distance education projects. Applicants for this teaching load reduction shall be screened by a five (5)-member committee in each college composed of two (2) members of the faculty appointed by the Administration, two (2) members of the faculty appointed by the president of the Association, and the xxxx of the college, who shall chair the committee. The xxxx shall announce the names of those faculty receiving teach- ing load reductions no later than February 15, and his/her decision shall be final and binding. The xxxx shall send this announcement to faculty members in the college, with copies to the xxxxxxx and to the Association. Faculty members receiving a professional development workload reallocation will, within sixty days of the end of the academic term, submit to his/her department chair, xxxx, and the xxxxxxx a report of his/her professional development or scholarly activities conducted during the term.
