{"id":1632,"date":"2015-08-25T11:24:44","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T18:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/new-facultysenate\/?page_id=1632"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:20:28","slug":"facultydevelopment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/facultysenate\/committees\/facultydevelopment\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Development Funds & Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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View your awards, balances, and spending; apply for new awards.<\/p>\n

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The committee consists of faculty representatives from all divisions, a Provost representative (ex officio), and an elected committee chair.<\/p>\n

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Faculty Development Funds are provided for in Article 23 of the\u00a0WOUFT Collective Bargaining Agreement<\/a>\u00a0(CBA).<\/p>\n

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Comparison of Award Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Funding Type<\/th>\nStandard Distribution<\/th>\nMajor Project<\/th>\nInstructional Workload Reassignment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Purpose<\/th>\n“[T]o advance
<\/div> scholarship, creative activities, instruction and\/or career development, including through the pursuit of professional development opportunities”<\/td>\n
Major projects, as defined by the Major Projects rubric<\/td>\n“[E]ngagement in scholarship, creative activities, instruction and\/or career development”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total Available<\/th>\n$255,000 \/ year<\/td>\n$45,000 \/ year<\/td>\n23 awards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Per Award<\/th>\nTotal available divided by total eligible faculty<\/td>\nCommittee determines a max-amount-per-award each year; currently $4,500 per award<\/td>\n4 workload units (WLUs)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
How to Receive<\/th>\nAll eligible faculty receive automatically – no application needed<\/td>\nApply in dashboard<\/a>; award decisions made by the Faculty Development Committee<\/td>\nApply in dashboard<\/a>; award decisions made by the Faculty Development Committee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rubric<\/th>\nn\/a<\/td>\nMajor Projects Rubric<\/a><\/td>\nWorkload Reassignment Rubric<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CBA Reference<\/th>\nArticle 23, Section 2<\/td>\nArticle 23, Section 3<\/td>\nArticle 23, Section 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timelines and Due Dates<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Applications Due<\/th>\nn\/a<\/td>\nEarly in Winter term
(Jan 30, 2026)<\/td>\n		Mid fall term
(Nov 7, 2025)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Notifications Sent (via email)<\/th>\nEarly fall term<\/td>\nMid winter term<\/td>\nLate fall term<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Funds Expire<\/th>\nEnd of third fiscal year
(e.g., 6\/30\/2028 for funds awarded in Fall 2025)<\/em><\/td>\n		End of second fiscal year
(e.g., 6\/30\/2027 for funds awarded in Fall 2025)<\/em><\/td>\n		Reassignment WLUs must be used in the regular academic year following the application year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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