Faculty Professional Growth
Faculty Professional Growth@MCC
Residential Faculty are able to participate in a variety of Faculty Professional Growth (FPG) programs including Salary Advancement, Travel, Sabbatical Leaves, and Summer Projects. Each program is identified and described at the Faculty Professional Growth Website. (accessible by meid log in)
Adjunct Faculty are able to participate in Adjunct Faculty Professional Growth (AFPG) programs including Travel and Tier Progression Program a progression compensation program through engagement with professional development. (accessible by meid log in).
For Adjunct Faculty: The AFPG representatives are: Jennifer Strickland and Patricia Herrera.
For Residential Faculty: The MCC FPG Representatives serving in their areas are Janet Morgan for Travel and Summer Projects, and Teryl Sands for Salary Advancement and Sabbaticals. They provide presentations and email announcements each semester and are available to contact for assistance or questions.
Travel
- Your Residential Faculty Status: Probationary or Appointive
- Job title
- MCC Campus location (SD or RM)
- MCC Department/Program name
- Name of conference
- Dates-include start and end times
- City and state of travel
- Specific dates of personal travel,if applicable
- Rationale for attending- Describe the business purpose of the travel,and/or how participating in this activity will benefit MCCCD, improve your performance at your present job, prepare you for greater opportunities within MCCCD, and support your professional development. Include specific courses you teach with title and prefix.
- Non-standard items, if any (e.g. not requesting registration fees because applying for Salary Advancement after the conference)
- If cost is more than the allowable amount, which office/department is covering the overages
- Prior Travel (if applicable) for the current fiscal year (list amount of reimbursement)
- The following paragraph regarding pre-approval purchase with personal funds, if applicable:“I have purchased ____________ (e.g. airfare, registration, hotel reservation, etc.) using personal funds. I accept that the purchase of these items is solely my financial responsibility if any or all of the request is rejected.”
Summer Projects
Residential Faculty: If you are interested in applying for a Summer Projects, access here the Summer Projects Canvas Course which provides application instructions and example projects.
Salary Advancement & Sabbaticals
For assistance or questions about Salary Advancement or Sabbatical Leave, contact the MCC Salary Advancement and Sabbatical Representative: Teryl Sands
Information on Salary Advancement can be found on the Salary Advancement website. Faculty can apply for horizontal salary advancement opportunities on the salary schedule in the following two categories:
- Academic Advancement for undergraduate and graduate coursework.
- Non-Academic Advancement for participation in activities outside of academic coursework such as pre-approved internal events, conferences, and workshops.
Residential faculty become eligible for Sabbatical Leave after serving twelve (12) semesters. Sabbatical applications are due by 3pm on October 1st to the MCC Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Sabbatical proposal guidelines and requirements are available on the Sabbatical Leave website.