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6.2.3 Committee for Academic Planning and Development (CAPD) (F, S)

Approved by Academic Council on December 10, 1998, Revised December 16, 2005, Approved by Academic Council on February 9, 2006

This faculty committee has primary responsibility for the encouragement of the professional development of faculty as teachers and it will serve as an advisory board for the Pacific Center for Teaching Excellence. The committee will work in consultation with the Office of the Provost in carrying out the following responsibilities:

  1. Grant awards for development of teaching
  2. Develop technology and other resources for the assessment and improvement of teaching and learning.
  3. Participate in the review of the Faculty Development Leave Program in conjunction with other appropriate committees, and
  4. Oversee regular assessment of the operations of the Pacific Center for Teaching Excellence.
This committee consists of twelve full time members of the faculty (three from COP - one each from social science, natural science, and humanities), and one each from the eight professional schools of the University and one from the Library nominated and elected by the school or unit they represent. The Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence will serve as an ex-officio non-voting member of the committee. The committee elects its chair annually from the faculty members of the committee.