Faculty Entry, Training & Professional Development Committee (FETPD)

Faculty Entry, Training, and Professional Development (FETPD): The committee addresses issues regarding continuing professional development of faculty, to include tenure-track faculty (TTF) and annually contracted faculty (ACF).  The committee establishes guidelines and procedures for allocation of faculty professional development funds (which by our CSEA union contract is considered a faculty benefit), and determines the distribution of discretionary professional development funds.  The committee reviews current practices, recommends new practices, as needed or appropriate and works within the guidelines set by Ohio Ethics Law. The committee works closely with the FPDi to achieve these goals. 

Requesting Professional Development Funds

Professional development funds are available to all tenure track and annually contracted faculty.  Funding is granted with the oversight of the faculty member’s department and the FETPD Committee.  These funds can be used by any tenure track or annually contracted faculty member to:

• Maintain/renew/establish the licensure/certification/credentials for offering/teaching/supervising a course/program
• Maintain/renew/establish course/program accreditation
• Gather/discuss ideas or generate support towards a curricular update or new course/program offering
• Obtain professional development or continuing education related to accreditation/curriculum
• Obtain professional development or continuing education related to pedagogy/techniques/technologies
• Gather/discuss ideas or generate support towards initiatives to promote student success and the College’s mission other

There are several possible ways that you can use your professional development funds including purchasing books or materials, journal or periodical subscriptions, professional memberships, fees (licensure, CEUs, or exams), local conferences, virtual conferences, webinars, and overnight travel for conferences.  

To apply for these funds follow the procedure in the PD request form guideline (also summarized in the application process overview that can be found below).  Any questions regarding this process should be addressed to profdevfund@cscc.edu.

Magna Mentor Subscription

This subscription gives everyone on campus access to over 400 videos on various professional development topics ranging from teaching pedagogy and diversity to curriculum issues and student success and leadership. There really is something for everyone! There are 3 parts to our access; 20 minutes Mentor commons, Magna Commons, and The Teaching Professor Newsletter. All three are accessed via the same log-in. Click here to access the Magna Digital Library.

Funding Form and Workday Tips Sheet

If you have any questions while completing your funding request form, please reach out to profdevfund@cscc.edu.

• PD Funding Request Form
• PD Requests and Workday - Tips Sheet
• Travel Request Worksheet

Committee Members

G. Matthew Adkins, A&S, Humanities
Tim Davis, A&S, Humanities 
Mark Earley, A&S, Mathematics (Co-Chair)
Elizabeth Hammond, A&S, Social and Behavioral Sciences (Co-Chair)
Adam Keller, A&S, Biological and Physical Sciences
Robyn Lyons-Robinson, A&S, English
Karen Rippe, A&S, Biological and Physical Sciences
LaSalle Jackson, BET, Business and Paralegal Programs
Yvette Johnson, HHS, Allied Health
Mandi Mauck, HHS, Nursing
Louis Ricciardi, HHS, Applied Sciences and Human Services 
Sara Yurkovic, HHS, Applied Sciences and Human Services 
Madeline Cardona-Lebron, IST, Information Systems Technology
Divya Lalitha Vydula, IST, Information Systems Technology