PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: APAC Professional Development Award Program: Spring 2022 Application Cycle Now Open
Dear Members of the Advising Community categorized as Academic Professionals (APs):
The UIC Academic Professional Advisory Committee (APAC) is pleased to announce the Spring 2022 application cycle of the APAC Professional Development Award Program. All Academic Professionals (APs) are encouraged to consider applying!
With the generous support of the Chancellor, the APAC Professional Development Award Program is an educational program that provides funding to APs to build their knowledge and skills related to their job responsibilities. APs are encouraged to design professional development experiences which:
- Enhance the applicant’s job performance and contributions to the unit and broader UIC community.
- Serve the purpose of facilitating the institution’s teaching, research, and service missions and/or the institution’s business objectives.
- Are planned or ongoing.
- Are supported in some way by the applicant’s unit or college, such as through release time and/or cost.
Funds may be requested for up to $1,000, per person, per fiscal year. All activities for the year need to be completed by June 30, 2022. Retroactive activities can be considered as long as they occur within the current fiscal year.
The last day to apply is February 9, 2022. Applicants will be notified by the end of February.
To access the full guidelines and application, please click this link:
https://apac.uic.edu/awards-2/professional-development-program/
We look forward to working with you.
Sincerely,
Agnes Herget, Chair
APAC Professional Development Award Subcommittee
Curious about the impact of the Professional Development Award Program? Take a look at the videos by two of your colleagues, Emilie Giacobbe (https://youtu.be/wyLWS9un2og) and Liz Herrera (https://youtu.be/edkppKviak8).