Article 33: Faculty and Staff Development

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33.1 The University agrees to develop and implement with the PSC programs of professional development and/or retraining for tenured and certificated members of the instructional staff in the titles Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Instructor, and Lecturer. Participation in the programs shall be voluntary.

33.2 The University, through its Office of Faculty and Staff Relations, agrees to develop and implement with the PSC programs of professional development and/or retraining for members of the non‑classroom instructional staff. The program shall be voluntary. The University shall have the right to assign staff to the program only during the normally scheduled work day.

33.3 The Chancellor will consult with the President of the PSC regarding general guidelines for the development and implementation of the programs. These programs shall be developed on a no‑cost basis.

33.4 Staff successfully completing a faculty or staff development program shall, upon their request, have acknowledgment of this fact placed in their personal personnel files.

33.5(a) An annual sum of $500,000 University-wide, which will increase to $512,500 effective May 1, 2004, to $526,594 effective May 1, 2005, to $542,392 effective May 1, 2006 and to $547,442 effective September 19, 2007 will be allocated to provide opportunities for professional development for employees in Higher Education Officer series and College Laboratory Technician series titles. Guidelines for the implementation of this provision are contained in Appendix B.

(b) Consistent with the parties’ understanding in the September 26, 2003 side letter, which requires the parties to negotiate the use of funds in excess of $500,000 in the HEO/CLT Professional Development Fund, the parties have agreed that, effective September 1, 2006, $500,000 from the HEO/CLT Professional Development Fund shall be allocated on a one-time basis to an Adjunct Professional Development Fund.

33.6 Effective September 1, 2006, the sum of $500,000, from paragraph 33.5(b) above, shall be deposited by the PSC in a separate, interest-bearing account for the purpose of establishing an Adjunct Professional Development Fund. The Adjunct Professional Development Fund will continue to operate until the $500,000 has been expended. Guidelines for the implementation of this provision are contained in Appendix C.

33.7 This Article shall not be subject to Article 20.