CSU Faculty Development Council Mission and Policies

The Faculty Development Council (FDC) of the California State University (CSU) fosters faculty development and the scholarship of teaching and learning throughout the CSU system. The FDC serves as a forum for faculty developers from all 23 CSU campuses. In the spirit of community-building, sharing, and collaboration, campus center directors exchange information, ideas, concerns, and challenges related to faculty development efforts.

Membership and Meeting Attendance

The FDC invites one (1) voting representative from each of the 23 CSU campuses, typically the campus center director. The ITL Director and Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Programs are non-voting, ex-officio members. With approval from the host-site, additional guests who are directly involved with their campus faculty development efforts are invited to attend FDC meetings (e.g., center associate directors, newly appointed or interim center directors).

Leadership and CSU Committee Representation

The FDC leadership team includes three (3) officers:

• President
• Immediate Past President
• President-Elect

FDC representatives serve on CSU committees, such as the:

• Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL) Advisory Board
• Academic Technology Planning Committee (ATAC)
• System Wide Academic Technology (SWAT)

Terms of Office and S/Election Process

Officers

Each of the three (3) officers of the FDC leadership team serves for one (1) year in each position. The new terms begin at the close of the annual FDC meeting held in June in conjunction with the CSU Teacher-Scholar Summer Institute (TSSI). At the annual meeting, the president-elect nominations are made. The president calls for additional nominations via email. The full FDC membership votes for the president-elect via email during the month following the annual FDC meeting.

Representatives

The ITL Advisory Board representative is elected by the FDC following the same procedures as for electing FDC officers. Any member of the FDC, including officers, may serve as the representative to the ITL Board.

The ITL Advisory Board representative serves for her/his tenure as a campus center director, or a 2-year term, whichever is less. Both the ATAC and SWAT representatives are selected at the annual FDC meeting. They serve for their tenure as campus center directors, or a 3-year term, whichever is less. Responsibilities of representatives include reporting relevant committee proceedings and initiatives to the FDC at the annual and mid-year meetings. Terms of representatives to other boards and committees will be set at the time those positions are established.

Operation

The president presides over all meetings of the organization and directs its affairs. The FDC holds two (2) meetings annually, the annual June FDC meeting at TSSI and a mid-year meeting. An effort is made to alternate meeting sites between northern and southern California.

Officer responsibilities:

Approved by the following members of the FDC in attendance at the annual meeting, June 19, 2003, or via e-mail:

With support from ex-officio members from the CSU Chancellor's Office,

Lorie Roth, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs
Mary Allen, Director, Institute for Teaching and Learning

and guest,

Cheryl Weigand, Managing Editor, Exchanges, and Publications Manager, ITL