Funded Professional Development

If you attend or would like to attend a professional development opportunity that includes a cost, please use the following attached forms to apply for payment. For questions related to funding support, please contact Sheila Lapp for assistance.

Requesting Professional Development funds for Reimbursement

  1. Submit the travel request and expense report forms to your Dean (yes, even if you will not be traveling). Deans should return the signed documents back to you the faculty member.
  2. Submit your approved travel request, expense report, and Professional Development application form (please print off the form after filling it out online) along with all receipts of payment to the Professional Development Chair.
  3. Include with these forms a printout or website explaining what you will be attending.

Requesting Professional Development funds with a PO

  1. Submit a travel request to your Dean (yes, even if you will not be traveling).
  2. Submit your approved travel request along with the Professional Development form to the Professional Development Chair.
  3. Include with these forms a printout or website explaining what you will be attending.
  4. Once these documents have been approved by the Professional Development committee, they will be returned to you and you may place the PO order.

Professional Development Committee members as of AY 2021:

Additional Professional Development Resources

Faculty professional development from Minnesota State  Includes resources and links to a variety of teaching and learning resources available through MinnState

Network for Educational Resources at Minnesota State Calendar of teaching and learning trainings offered at no cost.

ASA Newsletter – Academic and Student Affairs at MinnState

MMB Professional Development Course Calendar  –

The Enterprise Talent Development course calendar is filled with courses to help you grow individually or to assist your team in taking the next step to success. There are some free courses and some that cost a minimal amount. Numerous courses are offered each month. Resources include all MMB services and access to benefit information.

Online Learning Consortium Webinar Series from the HLC – January 2021

Higher Learning Commission free training – understanding Criteria 1-5

HLC training video on Assessment Strategies

Faculty Focus

Faculty Focus – Higher Ed Teaching Strategies online magazine

NTC Video Trainings

NTC HLC Team Introduction to Microsoft Teams

Related Professional Development Policies