Common use of Professional Development and Continued Eligibility Clause in Contracts

Professional Development and Continued Eligibility. Adjunct faculty members are expected to engage in professional development activities that are intended to improve the quality of their students’ learning, and that enable them to maintain their professional skills and currency in their fields. To remain eligible for continued employment, adjunct faculty members must periodically demonstrate professional development/content currency and/or institutional service by submitting evidence of activities relevant to teaching and learning. Adjunct faculty may consult with their chair or coordinator to identify appropriate professional development activities for their teaching discipline. See Attachment G: Continued Eligibility Form and Sample Letter A. Implementation: Each fall, the Department of Human Resources will identify adjunct faculty who, by the end of that semester or the following spring semester, will have taught for 10 semesters or a multiple thereof. By October 1, Academic Affairs will notify these adjunct faculty members in writing of the requirement to submit evidence of appropriate activities to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, or designee, by the following July 1. Evidence of three activities over five years must be provided, at least one of which must be a professional development activity.