October 9, 2001
TO: Anne Frank (2002), Vicki Grahame (2003), Cathy Palmer (2004), Wanda Pittmann-Jazayeri (2004)
FR: LAUC-I Executive Board
RE: LAUC-I 2001/2002 Professional Development Committee Charge

LAUC-I PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE STANDING CHARGE

"Review requests from librarians for professional development support and recommend to Library Administration through LAUC-I on the distribution and expenditure of professional development funds. Coordinate responses to and administration of LAUC and LAUC-I research grants. Deal with other issues relating to professional development of librarians as assigned by the LAUC-I Executive Board. The Chair of this committee serves as the LAUC-I representative to the LAUC Committee on Research and Professional Development.
LAUC-I Bylaws
Article VII. Committees.
Section 4.
All committees shall meet at least quarterly, or more often as determined by the chair of the committee, or at the request of two members of the committee, or at the request of Executive Board.
Section 7.b.
The members of standing committees shall select their chairs no later than 31 October. The LAUC-I Secretary shall be promptly notified of their selection."
ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC CHARGES FOR SEPTEMBER 2001 - AUGUST 2002:
1. Select a chair by October 31, 2001 and notify the LAUC-I Secretary [Larry Heiman].
2. Manage the annual "Call" for 2001/2002 professional development requests. Determine the amounts for Tier 1 and Tier 2 activities. Monitor and keep track of available funds and actual expenditures. Provide regular updates at general membership meetings.
3. As you know, the LAUC-I Ad Hoc Committee to Evaluate Professional Development Funding Process [Grahame (Chair), Palmer, Gelfand, Pittman Jazayeri] has been charged with reviewing the current practices of allocating funds for professional development among LAUC-I members. The final report from that committee is due December 1, 2001. You should work directly with Judy Kaufman, with the Ad Hoc Committee and with the LAUC-I Executive Board to fully implement changes in the professional development funding process. The timeline for the 2002/2003 call is to be determined, based on the recommendations of the Ad Hoc and subsequent discussions. However, the committee should attempt to implement changes and complete a call for professional development funding for 2002/2003 by the end of June 2002, so that librarians can expect to receive reimbursements for professional development in a timely manner starting July 1st, 2002.
4. Review the LAUC-I Professional Development Form as necessary and communicate the need for revisions to the AUL for Personnel and Administration.
5. Review methods of sharing information regarding professional development-funded activities. Consider alternatives to one Brown Bag session per year. Look at other possibilities, with a goal of increasing efficiency and effectiveness of information sharing. Work with the Program Committee in this effort. Meet with the Executive Board by January 2, 2002 to consider your recommendations.
6. Review the LAUC-I web pages that pertain to professional development. Submit or revise information or links by giving the necessary information to the LAUC-I Ad Hoc Web Master (Rick Zwies).
7. Submit an annual report to the 2002/2001 LAUC-I Chair (Steve MacLeod) by August 1, 2002, using the format below:LAUC-I COMMITTEE/REPRESENTATIVE REPORT FORMAT*

SUBJECT LINE: Committee Name
BODY OF MESSAGE:
DATE:
TO: LAUC-I Chair
FROM: Committee Name
RE: Year (e.g. 1998/99) Report Name (e.g. Annual Report)
Committee Charge:
Summary of Action Items:
Body of Report with Discussion and Recommendations: **
Names of Committee Members:
Attachments:

*Each section of report to be labeled in bold print
** If the report includes recommendations to be acted on by the LAUC-I General Membership, they need to be formatted as resolutions according to: Sturgis, Alice. The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, 4th ed., New York: McGraw-Hill, c2001.