{"id":11831,"date":"2023-03-09T15:49:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T20:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/?p=11831"},"modified":"2025-08-03T10:26:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T14:26:18","slug":"11831","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/2023\/03\/09\/11831\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development Funds Now Closed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h1><strong>Let us help you focus on YOU!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<h4>The Staff Senate Professional Development Funds are now closed for the 2022-2023 year. The application for the fiscal year 2023-2024 will open again in August.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_ et_pb_space\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_1\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column_1 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10848\" title=\"PD Graphic\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2020\/11\/PD-Graphic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"764\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2020\/11\/PD-Graphic.png 764w, https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2020\/11\/PD-Graphic-480x359.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 764px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_2 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h3><strong>APPLICATIONS Closed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Staff Senate believes in you and we want to help you succeed in your career endeavors. For the fourth year in a row, the Staff Senate has partnered with the Office of Administration and Finance to provide supplementary funds for departments that do not have adequate funding to support their staff\u2019s professional development goals.<\/p>\n<h4><b>A note of thanks from recent recipients.\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;Please extend my thanks to the Staff Senate Professional Development Committee for providing these funds for this professional development. I am excited to learn from others across the state!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you so much! I am so grateful that Staff Senate offers these funds for PD opportunities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It will be a great personal opportunity for me, as higher education and marketing is constantly changing. It&#8217;s hard to keep up and it will be beneficial to be among peers from across the country to share ideas, concerns, new techniques, equipment, etc.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Staff<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Senate is beyond thankful for a generous budget this academic year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>Eligible professional development activities are funded up to $750, per employee, and are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you plan to participate in professional development activities this year and your department doesn\u2019t have sufficient funds, consider applying for this opportunity.\u00a0<em>This fund is intended to be a supplemental fund; therefore, you must ask your supervisor for departmental funding before applying for this award.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/professional-development\/\">Click here for more information.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eligible activities include conferences, workshops, college admission exams, seminars, certification programs, memberships, travel expenses related to professional development.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Kathy Boland,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mkboland@wcu.edu\">mkboland@wcu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let us help you focus on YOU! The Staff Senate Professional Development Funds are now closed for the 2022-2023 year. 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