2007-2008 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (PDF)
FOR UC BERKELEY/UC SAN FRANCISCO LECTURERS

Applications are now being requested for the 2007-2008 round of PDF grant funding.

By Michelle Squitieri, Field Representative, UC-AFT Local 1474

This article attempts to clarify the complexities of the Lecturers' Professional Development Funding program, is a collaborative effort between the University administration (which funds and oversees the program), UC-AFT (which bargained for it, ensures compliance with the MOU, and helps publicize it), and the Professional Development Funding Committee (which establishes and revises procedures and allocates the funds, subject to approval by University administrators).

This article attempts to clarify the complexities of the Lecturers' Professional Development Funding program, which is a collaborative effort between the University administration (which funds and oversees the program), your union, UC-AFT (which bargained for it, ensures compliance with the MOU, and helps publicize it), and the Professional Development Funding Committee (which establishes and revises procedures and allocates the funds, subject to approval by University administrators).