Faculty Development

Faculty Development Statement of Philosophy

Faculty development is a continuous individual and institutional growth process, which promotes lifelong learning and holistic growth of individual faculty while encouraging professional interaction and positive institutional morale. This process should enhance technical and instructional skills as well as community relationships, enabling the faculty to remain current with new methodology.

The faculty development program is supported by the institution and provides a mechanism to assist faculty in fulfilling their individual goals and plans established in the evaluation process.

Rules of the Faculty Development Committe

Title: Faculty Development Committee
Type: Standing Committee
Authority: Program development and administration with approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

FDC Committee Membership Policies

Annually in March or when a vacancy occurs, the Academic Affairs Office contacts the appropriate constituency or constituencies to notify of an upcoming vacancy. Vacancies are appointed in the same manner as designated for original membership appointment.

Officer(s):

Chair: Elected by Committee members during the first meeting of overy year.

Secretary: Elected by Committee members during the first meeting of every year.

Responsibilities of the Committee

Meet during fall in-service to elect officers and establish meeting schedule. Send the results of the election and the meeting schedule to the President and the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

Meet a minimum of three times each academic year beyond the meeting held during in-service week.

Distribute an agenda prior to each meeting.

Keep minutes of all meetings, including members present and absent, visitors, resolution of old business, new business, and actions taken.

Submit minutes of all meetings and an annual report to the Vice President for Academic Affairs at the end of the academic year. These will be archived in the library at the end of the following academic year.

Include meeting minutes and the annual report on jWeb, so that all College personnel will have access to information concerning the Committee's business and policies.

Develop and conduct program of activities for continual professional growth of faculty and staff in their assigned areas of responsibility and instructional effectiveness.

Develop and conduct programs of activities for continual professional growth of faculty and staff in their assigned areas of responsibility and instructional effectiveness.

Develop and conduct programs of activities that support JSCC's college-wide effectiveness plans.

Expand the availability of instruction resources to faculty.

Each member must communicate decisions and actions taken to his/her constituency in an appropriate, timely manner.

Membership or Charge Revision

By, or submitted to, the Vice President of Academic Affairs. The Vice President of Academic Affairs must approve all changes in Faculty Development Committee policies.

(Document revised as of October 2009 and January 2010, Faculty Development Committee with the assistance of Frank Dodson, Vice President of Academic Affairs)

The faculty development program is supported by the institution and provides a mechanism to assist faculty in fulfilling their individual goals and plans established in the evaluation process.

Committee Structure

One representative from BUS/CIS/IT) (Even year)
One representative from Allied Health (Even year)
One representative from Nursing (Odd year)
One representative from Communication and Humanities (Even year)
One representative from Math & Natural Sciences (Odd year)
One representative from Social & Behavioral Sciences (Odd year)
One representative from Faculty Council (Annually)