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2009-2010 Professional Development Opportunities

SUNY Plattsburgh continues to engage and create professional development opportunities for all academic, professional, and support-staff employees. Here is a brief synopsis of current programs, with application deadlines.

Unless noted otherwise, please obtain and submit applications to SUNY Plattsburgh's Office of Sponsored Research, 8th floor, Kehoe Administration Building.

SUNY Plattsburgh Programs

Redcay Teaching Enhancement Award

This award honoring the memory and contributions of Edward "Doc" Redcay supports full-time faculty who wish to design projects and programs to significantly enhance and improve their growth as teacher-scholars and SUNY Plattsburgh's teaching and learning environment. Individual requests may not exceed $4,000; collaborative requests may not exceed $5,000 per proposal.

Presidential Research Award

This award program supports full-time faculty who wish to design projects and programs to develop and conduct research-based activities that will enhance their growth as scholars and SUNY Plattsburgh's research environment. Support includes interdisciplinary/collaborative research programs and single-focused research programs. Individual requests may not exceed $4,000 and collaborative requests may not exceed $5,000 per proposal.

Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Teaching Fellows Award

This award supports full-time tenure-track or continuing faculty members, with at least two years teaching experience, in their achievement of excellence as teaching professionals and in their contribution to the advancement of SUNY Plattsburgh as a premier teaching institution. It provides one-year (academic) appointment to CTE with a one-course release each semester and a modest budget to carry out a teaching research project.

Ethics Institute Fellowships

This program is a competitive fellowship to study and incorporate ethical issues into the curriculum. It provides course release time for one semester (fall or spring) for up to three full-time faculty members per semester.

Teaching & Technology Software Tools Grant

This grant provides up to $250 towards the purchase of software to support the creation of teaching and learning materials at Plattsburgh.

Individual Departments

All Departments, Centers and Programs have limited monies available to partially support faculty travel for presentations and attendance at state and national profession­al association conferences.

In-House Grant Programs

In-House Mini-Grants are periodically available to provide "seed" money to initi­ate a new, or continue a current, externally sponsored project. In-House Program Development Grants support activities that seek to enhance the College's visibility through special programmatic activities. The size of both grant programs is generally modest. In-House Mini-Grants and Program Development Grants must be linked to either a new or continuing project that will/has been submitted to an external sponsor; the projects may focus on research, education, and/or public-service activities.

College Auxiliary Services (CAS)

College Auxiliary Service manages, via a Grant Committee, funding that is awarded for various initiatives throughout the academic year. The program, activity or event should promote educational growth, development and advancement; foster a sense of community; be open to all members of the campus community; and be held on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus. For more information on the program guidelines and application process, contact College Auxiliary Services at (518) 564-2035.

Sabbatical Leaves for 2010-2011

Visit the Provost's Office Sabbatical Leave for more information about how to apply, policies, and timelines.

New York State and United University Professions Programs

Availability is based on a negotiated and signed collective bargaining agreement.

Professional Development Individual Award Program (PDIAP)

The State of New York/United University Professions Professional Development & Quality of Worklife Committee's Individual Development Awards Program is intended to assist eligible full-time and part-time employees in the Professional Services Negotiating Unit (08) in the development of their full professional potential in preparing for advancement. Up to a maximum of $1,000 per proposal may be awarded.

NYS/UUP Campus Grants & Campus Grants on Technology

www.uupinfo.org

The State of New York and United University Professions mutually agree upon the following objectives for campus grants:

  1. Encourage cooperative problem solving;
  2. Strengthen professional development;
  3. Enhance the quality of working life and the creative use and understanding of technology;
  4. Foster safer working conditions, while expanding affi rmative action programs;
  5. Provide professional enrichment opportunities;
  6. Increase communication.

Obtain applications and forms from the Office of Sponsored Research & Programs, Kehoe Bldg., Room 815, 101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 / tel. (518) 564-2155.

Additional Joint Labor Management Programs

Contact Sponsored Research & Programs for more information (tel. 518-564-2155).

  1. Grants for Employees with Disabilities
  2. Special Project Funds
  3. Wright Memorial Safety & Health Training Program
  4. Enrollment Enhancement Program
  5. Employment Counseling & Placement Program
  6. Retraining Fellowship Program

Dr. Nuala McGann Drescher Affirmative Action/Diversity Leave Program

This program is intended to enhance employment opportunities for minority group members, women, employees with a disability, or Vietnam-era veterans in the Profes­sional Services Negotiating Unit (08) by assisting them to prepare for permanent or continuing appointment within SUNY. Currently, these leaves are for one full semester and cover both salary replacement and project-related expenses.

Contact Information

For more information about Academic Affairs at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:

Pat J. Higgins, Ph.D.
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Office: Kehoe 206
Phone: (518) 564-5402
E-mail: higginpj@plattsburgh.edu

Lizabeth J. Woodard
Secretary
Office: Kehoe 201A
Phone: (518) 564-5402
Fax: (518) 564-4415
E-mail: lizabeth.woodard@plattsburgh.edu

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