MISSION STATEMENT

1. The Professional Development Committee shall consist of at least seven members appointed by the Faculty Executive Committee.  A member of the administration shall be an ex-officio member of the committee.  Members shall serve two-year terms with a limitation of two consecutive terms.

2. The Faculty Professional Development Committee shall elect its own chairperson.

3. The Committee shall be concerned with:
   A.  Professional Development
       1. Encourage instructional development by the faculty in order to ensure excellence in the teaching/learning environment.
       2.  Create and administer a comprehensive series of faculty development workshops designed to allow individual faculty to
            improve their skills or knowledge.
       3.  The committee shall disseminate to the faculty information concerning external workshops or conferences that are
            relevant to their professional lives.
       4.  The committee shall solicit from the faculty proposals for either internally presented or appropriate externally given
            workshops and conferences.