{"id":866,"date":"2021-01-29T14:05:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/?page_id=866"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:32:28","slug":"human-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/human-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources &amp; Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; height=&#8221;294px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||30px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#7272ff&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;36px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; min_height=&#8221;53.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;bottom&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; header_font_size__hover=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_style__hover=&#8221;none&#8221; header_text_shadow_style__hover_enabled=&#8221;none&#8221; header_text_shadow_color__hover=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.4)&#8221; header_text_shadow_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.4)&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #592c88\">Resources and Development<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Blurb + Committee members&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>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. 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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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Committee Chair:<\/strong><br \/>Holli Stillman (<a href=\"mailto:hbstillman@wcu.edu\">hbstillman@wcu.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professional Development Fund Liaison:<\/strong><br \/>Elizabeth Honbarger (<span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"mailto:aehonbarger@wcu.edu\">aehonbarger@wcu.edu)<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#592C88&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#592C88&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243; 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