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Allocating Faculty Travel Funds
Funds for professional travel are allocated to the department with the new budget each July 1. Funds are allocated to faculty to support professional travel and related professional activities using the following process:
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At the beginning of each Fall semester, faculty members submit to the Chair of the department their requests for professional travel and/or related professional activities for the academic year.
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Faculty requests must include the following:
- A narrative description of the professional activity (i.e. conference, workshop, etc.) including how the activity supports the department, college, and university mission/strategic plan.
- A description of their involvement in the activity (i.e. presenter at a conference, participant, etc.).
- A description of how the activity supports their own professional goals and how they will evaluate upon completion of the activity how the activity met the goal(s).
- A detailed listing of expenses (i.e. registration, hotel, travel, food, etc.)
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The Chair of the department will review each request according to the criteria listed in #2. A letter is sent to the faculty member that includes the amount approved and a rationale.
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Funds are approved, using the following criteria:
- Does the activity support/enhance the mission of the department, college, and university?
- Does the activity support the faculty member's professional goal(s)?
- Can the activity be evaluated in terms of the faculty member's professional goal(s), mission of the department, college, and university?
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The amount of professional funds allocated is determined also by the amount of funds budgeted, the amount of funds available to support all members of the department who have requested funds to support professional activities. If the funds requested exceed the amount of funds available, faculty are awarded a portion of their requests and asked to keep receipts of unfunded expenditures. If excess funds are available at the end of the academic year, faculty may be reimbursed for their unfunded expenditures.
- Typically, not all funds available are allocated at the beginning of the year in order to support faculty professional activities that surface during the Spring Semester. In some situations, individuals who request professional travel that exceeds the amount available will be approved, pending the availability of funds at a later date in the year.