Emergency Exceptional Faculty Mini-Grants
Faculty members who are interested in participating in faculty development activities that strengthen the college mission and/or Annual Priorities have the ability to make written requests directly to the Vice President and Dean of Faculty. These are one-time-only funds, but the funds can have wide-ranging application. Funds may be used for a specific professional development activity, such as a conference or workshop; or funds may be used for an event or activity, such as an art gallery show, campus speaker series, or arts magazine debut.
The written request must explain:
- the goal of the project or activity
- how this goal fits into the Instructional Mission and/or Annual Priorities
- a line item budget that shows how the funds will be used
- a description of the project or activity
Department Faculty Travel
All full-time faculty are allocated $185 for professional travel during the academic year. Funds are permitted to be shared within departments only if the request for funds is found acceptable by the entire department.
Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins professional development funds, available only for professional technical faculty, are intended to fund activities that either help faculty stay current in their given field or promote program improvement. Applicants must write a short narrative in which they describe:
- the proposed activity
- expected outcomes including how the activity benefits the professional/technical program
- a breakdown of how the funds will be used
The application is submitted to the Dean for Workforce and Continuing Education and is review by the Workforce Education Team. Funds are allocated on a first come, first serve basis, although consideration is given to how funds have been dispersed among eligible program faculty. Additionally, recipients of these funds must submit a short written report before the end of the academic year summarizing the actual outcomes of the activity including the actual or expected impact on the professional/technical program.
Faculty Mini-Grant Fund--Alan Thompson Library
Mini-grants are funded by the LCC Foundation. Typically, they provide $1,500 to 2,500 per academic year for faculty use in purchasing resources for the library collection. These funds support the development of new or updated curriculum. Full-time faculty members may apply for up to $500 annually. Applications are generally sent out during Fall Quarter, with a deadline to be returned to the library prior to the end of the quarter. Instructional Support Services Committee meets early in Winter Quarter to review applications and award funding. The materials are then purchased and catalogued into the library’s collection.
Exceptional Faculty Grant
Exceptional Faculty Grants provide for projects or services that promote student learning. Projects may relate to existing or to new programs, courses, or services. Awards can be used by full and part-time faculty to pay for in-service training, temporary or replacement costs directly associated with faculty development programs, conferences, travel, publication, and dissemination of exemplary projects; to supplement the salary of the holder; or to pay expenses associated with the holder’s program area. Applications are emailed to all faculty during winter quarter from the LCC Foundation office and are read by a review committee consisting of at least two faculty, an LCC Foundation member, and a Dean of Faculty who serves as chair of the committee. Applications are due each year by 5:00 p.m. on the first instructional day of spring term and must be completed by the end of the fiscal year (June 30) of the award year to receive funds.
Projects generally do not exceed $2,500 and must support one or more of the themes and goals of the College’s Strategic Plan or Technical Educational Plan. Except under unusual circumstances, grants are not funded on a continuing basis. Recipients must submit a brief report to the Office of the Vice President and Dean of Faculty or their designee when their project is complete as well as share the results of their project with the general faculty. The project must be completed and all paperwork and required documentation must be turned in before June 30th of the award year to receive grant funds.
Faculty Development Committee
The Faculty Development Committee disperses funds to full and part time faculty for activities that promote professional growth. The Committee is composed of one representative from each department and is chaired by the Vice President and Dean for Instruction. The Dean for Instruction’s secretary is the secretary for the Faculty Development Committee. The Committee meets at the beginning of the academic year and creates an updated set of guidelines for disbursement of funds as well as quarterly due dates for applications which are shared with full and part time faculty.
Faculty who apply for funds must fill out two documents:
If the applicant wants to travel outside Washington State, the prior approval must be signed by the President of the college before being sent to the secretary. Once a travel request has or has not been approved by the Committee, the applicant will receive a letter from the Dean for Instruction outlining the action taken by the Committee.