Each member of
the faculty with a tenured, tenure-track, or special appointment, excluding
those who possess professional development support as the holder of a named professorship,
will be granted up to $1,500 each fiscal year (June 1–May 31) for professional
development support, including scholarship or creative activity needs. Examples of such needs include travel to
professional meetings (for purposes of participation or attendance); travel for
the purposes of research or performance; acquisition of research materials,
including books; campus visits by collaborators or consultants; manuscript
preparation costs, subvention fees, and copyright permissions; professional
organization dues; etc. These funds may
not be used to purchase or maintain cellular telephones, computer
hardware/software, or audio visual technology, to pay stipends or honoraria to
college employees, or to pay students.
All expenses paid or reimbursed from these funds are subject to college
policies, including the College Travel and Business Expense Policy (http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/treasurer/travelpolicy.htm),
and expense substantiation rules.
Questions about whether these funds may be used for a particular expense
should be directed to Suzie Wegner (x3876) in the Provost’s Office.
Procedures for
accessing IPAT account funds are detailed at http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/doc/traveldevelopment/ipatprocedures.htm.
Reports
indicating the balance available will be sent monthly to each faculty member
with an IPAT account. Unspent funds will
not normally carry over from one fiscal year to the next. However, faculty anticipating international
travel or other significant professional expenses in the following year may
request that funds remaining at the end of a fiscal year be carried over. Such requests, including a rationale, should
be directed to the Assistant Provost and must be received by April 15. (Please note that it may not be possible to
honor all requests.)
From time to
time there are extraordinary opportunities for faculty professional development
that require funding beyond the limits established in this policy. Although
available funds are limited, the college will try to support a faculty member
in taking advantage of such opportunities. Please address all requests of this
nature to your associate dean using this form:
http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/doc/forms/TravelRequestForm2006.pdf.
Each member of
the faculty who uses college professional development funds must submit an
annual report on his/her activities and plans.
Forms for this purpose will be distributed in the spring.