Resources and Development
The duties of the Resources and Development Committee will be to promote, organize, and advocate for professional development opportunities for all staff, manage the process of assigning professional development awards, lobby for consideration in increasing professional development funds on an annual basis, and serve as the primary conduit for concerns or issues to the Office of Human Resources. Additional duties will include maintaining committee SOP’s and editing for changes annually. The committee will assign a Professional Development Selection Committee Chair to manage the selection process and a Human Resources Liaison to serve as a primary contact for the Office of Human Resources and Staff Senate. If the Office of Human Resources assigns a non-delegate to serve as a liaison from their office, that individual will serve as an ex-officio member of this committee.
Current Committee Chair:
Holli Stillman (hbstillman@wcu.edu)
Professional Development Fund Liaison:
Elizabeth Honbarger (aehonbarger@wcu.edu)
Initiatives for 2025 – 2026
- Expand Access to Professional Development
- Enhance the Professional Development Award Process
- Maintain and Improve Committee Operations
Achievements from 2024 – 2025
- Created and implemented a new professional development initiative: Pathways to Progress Panel Series, which held 3 separate sessions in Spring 2025 and featured a range of voiced and experiences, aiming to provide valuable insights, foster connection, and encourage staff to explore their own development journeys.
- In partnership with Human Resources, Purple Perks, an informative zoom session, was designed to inform and empower employees by highlighting the wide range of benefits, resources, and services available to them at WCU.
- Awarded $18,599 in Professional Development Awards to 41 staff members across 5 divisions.