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Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) Professional Development and Recognition Committee (PDRC)
This document contains information about the L&S Professional Development and Recognition Committee, including a list of responsibilities and current members.
L&S Professional Development and Recognition Committee
The L&S Professional Development and Recognition Committee (PDRC) is comprised of L&S academic staff appointed by the L&S Dean. It has the following responsibilities:
- Promote opportunities for L&S academic staff professional development and recognition within the College, campus, and UW-System
- Review and rank L&S Academic Staff Award nominations (See Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) Awards & Grants)
- Review and rank professional development grant proposals
Committee Purpose
The committee’s purpose is to provide advice and staff support to the L&S Dean in matters related to academic staff professional development and awards. In this regard, the committee has two main activities each year. One is to review L&S academic staff professional development grant proposals and provide recommended rankings to the L&S Dean. The other is to oversee L&S academic staff excellence awards, review nominations, and provide recommendations to the L&S Dean.
Committee Composition
The committee generally consists of six members of the L&S academic staff. Committee members are appointed by the L&S Dean and serve three-year terms. Each year two members rotate off and two new members are appointed. The committee has a chair or two co-chairs selected by committee members annually.
Current Membership (2016-17)
- Melanie Jones, Chair (Psychology)
- Andrea Lowe (L&S Career Services)
- Jose Madera (Assistant Dean Letters & Science)
- Sara Nagreen (Mathematics)
- Alex Squitieri (Physics)
- Stephen Block (Chemistry)
If you are interested in becoming a member, please email the Chair of the committee, or any committee member. New members are chosen in the spring of the year.