From the Professional Development Committee and its subcommittees:
A call for nominations for the Mentor Award was released (
https://sunyla.org/mentor-award/). Nomination letters can be addressed to the “SUNYLA Mentor Award Review Committee” and sent to Jocelyn Ireland, jireland@mvcc.edu. Any questions about the Mentor Award can be sent to the same address. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 17, 2024.
Another request for a mentor through the Mentor program was also received. A match was made. Anyone interested in a mentor or being a mentor can go to
https://sunyla.org/mentoring-program/.
The Excellence in Scholarship Award had an excellent inaugural year, and we would like to look at reauthorizing the award.
A call has gone out for Friend of SUNYLA nominations, but none have been received yet. The info is on the website if anyone didn’t get the email:
https://cas5-0-urlprotect.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fsunyla.org%2ffriend%2dof%2dsunyla%2daward%2f&umid=4a10498b-4219-4fe5-bc24-a3492852b371&auth=7f5df91eb70a8dbcc61ee7089130357e12706f55-291f2afcae3cf986f03ff15ff132b8aac7debefaThe deadline is extended until we actually get a nomination.
The Professional Development Grants Subcommittee awarded another grant in February. Adam Mizelle, Instructional Services Librarian from SUNY Morrisville received a $700 grant to cover the cost of courses for SUNY's CPD Inclusive Teaching and Learning Certificate Program from May to September of this year.
The Promotion & Tenure Subcommittee will be meeting during the Annual Conference (as a SIG or committee depending on the conference structure). Delegates please also be on the lookout for an email asking you to help gather your campus' policies on promotion & tenure for a repository.
Respectfully,
Carrie Fishner (on behalf of Logan Rath)
