The Faculty Development Fund (FDF) provides financial support for the development and advancement of Senate constituents. The FDF Committee reviews grant applications and makes recommendations to the Provost, who determines final awards.
Additional information, including the current application form and deadlines, is available through the Office of the Provost.
For more information about the application process, see the Faculty Development Fund Page.
Members, 2026–27
The Faculty Development Fund Committee consists of 6–9 voting members, a majority of them faculty: the chair of the committee, who is elected by the Senate from among faculty constituents; and at least five Senate constituents each drawn from different schools, as well as the Library and, jointly, those departments not associated with a school, who shall not apply for a grant during their term of service. Committee members need not be senators to be elected.
- Irene Lopatovska, Chair (Professor, School of Information)
- Alex Austin (Student Success and Assessment Librarian, Libraries)
- Rachael Guynn Wilson (Ajunct Assoicate Professor, Humanities and Media Studies)
- Giulia Livi (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Foundation)
- Erica Morawski (Associate Professor, History of Art and Design)
- Jean-Pierre Mot (Visiting Instructor, Grad. Communication Design)
- Steven Pestana (Adjunct Assistant Professor, Digital Arts and Animation)
- Salvatore Tranchina (Adjunct Associate Professor, Undergraduate Architecture)
The committee chair is elected each spring for the upcoming academic year, and committee members are elected each fall. See Nominations for details on deadlines and procedures.
Senate officers are non-voting ex-officio members of every Senate committee unless otherwise elected, appointed, or specified.
Duties
The Faculty Development Fund Committee
- reviews all complete applications submitted to the Office of the Provost;
- recommends for or against the funding of proposals, including recommending partial funding or revisions to budgets, to the Provost and reporting those recommendations to the Senate; and
- recommends changes to criteria and procedures governing the Faculty Development Fund, in consultation with the Provost.
The FDF Committee Chair, as well as part-time faculty serving on the committee, receive compensation according to the Senate Compensation Policy and Senate Standing Rules.
Nominations & Elections
The FDF committee chair and members are nominated from and by constituents and elected by the Senate each year. See Nominations for details on deadlines and procedures.
Recent online event:
A Conversation with the Faculty Development Fund Chair.
A conversation with the chair of the Faculty Development Fund (FDF) committee, Dr. Irene Lopatovska, School of Information.
Irene discussed the FDF application review process and evaluation criteria, and then opened the floor for a Q&A.
This is of particular value to faculty who consider applying for FDF this year or received funding in the past. The recording is shared here.
Date of Recording: Thursday, December 5, 2024
View the Presentation Slide Deck.