Faculty Development and Travel Funds

CORNELL COLLEGE 

MEMORANDUM

TO: All Full-Time Faculty and Lecturers, Lab Instructors and Paraprofessionals who are appointed at or above the half-time level on a continuing basis

FROM: Chris Carlson, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College

DATE: September 30, 2008

SUBJECT: Faculty Development and Travel Funding

I am happy to announce the availability of faculty development and travel funds for the faculty specified above for this academic year. In keeping with past practice, these faculty are eligible to receive up to $400 in development funds for scholarly, creative, or professional expenditures which qualify as tax-exempt under federal IRS guidelines. Appropriate expenses include, but are not limited to, attendance at professional meetings (air and ground transportation, registration, lodging and meals), memberships in professional organizations in the discipline, subscriptions to professional journals, and books.

Those who formally present papers or exhibits or sit on invited panels are eligible to receive supplemental funding up to $100 to defray travel and conference expenses for that one conference. For example, if a faculty member presents a paper at a conference and the travel expenses for that trip total $535, the faculty member may receive $500 in reimbursements.

Faculty who wish to forgo their faculty development allocation in this academic year in order to request up to $800 (or up to $900 if presenting at a conference, etc.) for next academic year must notify Nancy Rawson (Ext. 4210) in the Office of Academic Affairs before May 31, 2009. Funding will not roll over for more than one year.

These funds should not be used to support the purchase of equipment, computers, hardware, software, printers, and other computing accessories. These items must be requested through the College’s regular process for capital requests. If you have any questions regarding the appropriate use of these funds, please contact us before you incur the expenses.

Travel funds may be obtained by requesting a travel loan in advance or by submitting receipts for reimbursement. In either case, the “Official Travel Loan and Expense Reporting Form” must be completed and submitted with the itemized documentation to Nancy Rawson in the Office of Academic Affairs for review and approval, within 30 days of incurring the expenses.

In regard to the use of these funds, please refer to the “Guidelines for Travel on College Business” at www.cornellcollege.edu/academic_affairs/travel.shtml and the Purchasing Guidelines at www.cornellcollege.edu/purchasing/academic-purchasing-guidelines.shtml.

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