What financial support is available for professional development activities for faculty?
Professional development funds for faculty rose steadily from FY 2004 to FY 2008 from $55,022 to $210,392. Funds for professional development come from the net revenue generated through self-support programs and when the unit was allowed to keep all of its net revenue beginning 2007 we had considerably more funds for professional development. In 2009 the amount went down to $155,642 due to budget cuts but this is still nearly three times the amount allocated in 2004 (GSE Faculty Travel Rev. 07.27.09).
