| Section: |
Academic Administration |
Section Number: |
2.1.3 |
| Subject: |
Academic Departments: Professional Development Funds |
Date of Present Issue: |
08/01/01 |
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Date of Previous Issues:
04/88 |
POLICY:
The contractual Agreement between Lake Superior State University and the LSSU
Faculty Association calls for an allocation of professional development funds
for each full-time faculty member and a pro-rated share for all regular part-time
faculty members.
Guidelines for use of these funds are spelled out in Section 15.3 of the Agreement.
PROCEDURE
| WHO |
DOES WHAT |
| Director of Budgets |
- Transfers carry-over balance from preceding year.
- Allocates allotment for the new year.
|
| Dean |
- Prepares Faculty Development Funds (form LSSU 371-984), Attachment
1, departmental control ledger for each faculty member.
- Makes entries for the use or transfer of funds during the year.
- At year end, distributes copies of the form as follows: White - Department;
Yellow - Faculty Member; and Pink - Executive Vice President and Provost
- Advises Director of Budgets of the year-end balances as shown on
the departmental records.
|
| Faculty Member |
- Prepares form LSSU 369-1180, Attachment 2, "Use or Reallocation of
Professional Development Funds" and submits it to the dean for approval.
|
| Dean |
- Approves or rejects request.
- If the request is a reallocation of funds, the recipient must sign
the form.
- If the request is for a purchase, prepares paperwork needed to complete
request of faculty member.
- Distributes copies of the form as follows: White - Department; Yellow
- Faculty Member; Pink - Executive Vice President and Provost; and
a copy to the recipient if it is a transfer of funds.
|
| Executive Vice President and Provost |
- Approves faculty member(s) request to take equipment, purchased with
Professional Development Funds, temporarily off campus.
- Advises the Human Resources Office and equipment inventory office
that equipment is being temporarily moved off campus.
|
| Faculty Member |
- Provides the Executive Vice President and Provost with a Certificate
of Insurance showing adequate insurance coverage for the equipment
taken off campus. Faculty member will also certify his/her understanding
that the equipment remains University property.
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