The UWRF Faculty/Academic Staff Development Program is administered by the Faculty/Academic Staff Development Board (FASDB), which consists of the following:

• six tenured faculty members appointed by the UWRF Faculty Senate for a
term of six years
• the faculty representative to the Office of Professional and Instructional
Development
• two academic staff members appointed by the Academic Staff Council, each
for a six-year term
• the Center Director representative to the Office of Professional and
Instructional Development
• the Provost (or designee) and the Director of Grants and Research (both ex-officio, non-voting members).

The full board will elect its chair at the first scheduled meeting. Chair terms will be two years. Chairs may be re-elected for no more than two additional terms of office.

Day-to-day operations of the Board will be conducted by the Chair of the Board, the Provost (or designee), and other board members as needed.

Board Responsibilities

• Promotes, fosters, and supports faculty and academic staff development on the UWRF campus.
• Makes decisions regarding the allocation of the Faculty/Academic Staff Professional Development Awards and informs Faculty Senate, Academic Staff Council and Provost and Vice Chancellor of those decisions.
• Monitors Faculty/Academic Staff Development Program budgets and administration procedures.
• Submits requests for changes in Faculty/Academic Staff Development Program policy to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee for referral to the appropriate Faculty Senate Committee.
• Organizes Faculty/Academic Staff Development Program evaluation efforts.
• Determines membership and oversees operation of the standing committees.
• Solicits additional reviewers from the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and the Academic Staff Council to assist in the evaluation of proposals as appropriate.
• Serves as liaison with UW-System Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID).

Board Committees

Each of the Board's four committees is responsible for a particular facet of faculty/academic staff development at UWRF. Within their realms of responsibility, they will:

• support and encourage development efforts,
• pursue additional funding from UWRF, UW System, and other sources, 
• award available funds to faculty and academic staff. Most funds will be awarded through a competitive grants process.

The Board intends that these various awards will be made solely on the basis of the merits of the proposals, not on the departmental or collegiate homes of the proposers.

• Teaching Committee 
  • Will have at least three faculty members
  • The Teaching Committee supports the efforts of faculty and academic staff to improve their teaching. Proposals may focus on methods or delivery of instruction or acquisition of knowledge related to one's teaching responsibilities. 
• Faculty Professional Development Committee
  • Will have at least three voting members
  • The Faculty Professional Development Committee supports activities designed to help faculty advance themselves in their professions.
• Academic Staff Professional Development Committee
  • Will have at least three voting members, including two academic staff members
  • The Academic Staff Professional Development Committee supports activities designed to enable individual professional development, improve program quality, and enhance institutional effectiveness.
• Research Committee
  • The Research Committee supports research projects of faculty and academic staff in all disciplines.

Faculty and Academic Staff Development Board
Faculty and Academic Staff Development Board Members Name Status Voting Status Term Todd Savage Faculty Voting 2020-2026 Michelle Parkinson Faculty Voting 2024-2026 Kathy Tomlinson Faculty Voting 2021-2027 Ozcan Kilic Faculty Voting 2022-2028 Tammy Kincaid Faculty Voting 2022-2028 Veronica Justen Faculty Voting 2023-2029 Arriety Lowell Academic Staff (Instructional) Voting 2020-2026 Greg Kerkvliet Academic Staff (Instructional) Voting 2022-2028 Greg Kerkvliet Faculty Representative to OPID Voting 2024-2025 Cyndi Kernahan Center Director Representative (Chair) Voting Indefinite Caroline Baker Provost Designee Non-Voting Indefinite Merry Mclaird Manager of Grants and Research Non-Voting Indefinite
Teaching Committee	Faculty Professional Development Committee	Academic Staff Professional Development Committee	Research Committee
Faculty Retraining & Renewal Grants (suspended until further notice) Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars Program (WTFS) Evidence-based Teaching Fellow Program (EBTF) Faculty College Participants Online Teaching Institute (OTI) Members Arriety Lowell, Chair Cyndi Kernahan Tammy Kincaid Kathy Tomlinson	Sabbatical Leave Grants (suspended until further notice) Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Professional Development Grants (suspended until further notice) Robert P. Knowles International Education Grants  Members Cyndi Kernahan, Chair Caroline Baker Veronica Justen Michelle Parkinson Todd Savage	Academic Staff Professional Development Grants (suspended until further notice) Manley Olson Instructional Academic Staff Development Grant Members Greg Kerkvliet, Chair Veronica Justen Arriety Lowell Kathy Tomlinson Merry Mclaird (Grants and Research- non-voting)	Faculty Research Grants (suspended until further notice) Members Todd Savage, Chair Ozcan Kilic Michelle Parkinson Tammy Kincaid Merry Mclaird (Grants and Research- non-voting)