Professional Development / Travel Guidelines
(Adapted from guidelines developed last year by the deans college-wide)
Montgomery College supports the professional development of faculty and staff members in a variety of ways. CTL and CPOD workshops, fellowships, guest speakers, sabbaticals, and professional development leave are all funded through the College’s operating budget. In addition, there are many professional conferences and meetings in the Washington and Baltimore area. Faculty and staff members are encouraged to look first to internal offerings and local opportunities when developing a professional development plan.
In FY2010, a limited amount of funding is available to cover long distance travel expenses for conferences and training opportunities, as detailed earlier in Dr. Hercules Pinkney’s FY2010 Montgomery College Budget Savings Plan.
The following rules will be used to determine approval for long distance travel:
The requestor has been officially invited to make a presentation or offer a paper at the event;
All faculty and staff members who are considering submitting a paper for presentation must confer with the unit dean/director in advance to confirm that this activity supports the unit’s objectives and that funding is available;
The requestor is an officer or official of the organization sponsoring the event;
The requestor is attending the event as an official representative of Montgomery College;
The event is necessary for required training or licensure that is directly related to the requestor’s teaching or job duties;
The unit dean or department head is requesting that a faculty or staff member attend a specific professional opportunity to support or improve a College program;
The requestor has received written authorization/approval by the unit dean or department head in advance of the event;
The requestor must attend training on matters dealing with federal, state, and/or legal compliance.
Finally, international travel will not be eligible for approval unless the travel and event costs are covered by a funding source outside of the College operating budget, except for the Honors and Study Abroad/Study Travel programs.
NOTE: These rules for controlling long distance travel apply only to operating budget funds. Long distance travel supported by grant funds or alternative funds is exempt from these guidelines.
Montgomery College supports the professional development of faculty and staff members in a variety of ways. CTL and CPOD workshops, fellowships, guest speakers, sabbaticals, and professional development leave are all funded through the College’s operating budget. In addition, there are many professional conferences and meetings in the Washington and Baltimore area. Faculty and staff members are encouraged to look first to internal offerings and local opportunities when developing a professional development plan.
In FY2010, a limited amount of funding is available to cover long distance travel expenses for conferences and training opportunities, as detailed earlier in Dr. Hercules Pinkney’s FY2010 Montgomery College Budget Savings Plan.
The following rules will be used to determine approval for long distance travel:
The requestor has been officially invited to make a presentation or offer a paper at the event;
All faculty and staff members who are considering submitting a paper for presentation must confer with the unit dean/director in advance to confirm that this activity supports the unit’s objectives and that funding is available;
The requestor is an officer or official of the organization sponsoring the event;
The requestor is attending the event as an official representative of Montgomery College;
The event is necessary for required training or licensure that is directly related to the requestor’s teaching or job duties;
The unit dean or department head is requesting that a faculty or staff member attend a specific professional opportunity to support or improve a College program;
The requestor has received written authorization/approval by the unit dean or department head in advance of the event;
The requestor must attend training on matters dealing with federal, state, and/or legal compliance.
Finally, international travel will not be eligible for approval unless the travel and event costs are covered by a funding source outside of the College operating budget, except for the Honors and Study Abroad/Study Travel programs.
NOTE: These rules for controlling long distance travel apply only to operating budget funds. Long distance travel supported by grant funds or alternative funds is exempt from these guidelines.
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