L&S Professional Development and Recognition Committee
The L&S Professional Development and Recognition Committee (PDRC) is comprised of L&S academic staff appointed by the L&S Dean. It has the following responsibilities:
- Promote opportunities for L&S academic staff professional development and recognition within the College, campus, and UW-System
- Review and rank L&S Academic Staff Award nominations
- Review and rank professional development grant proposals
Committee Purpose
The committee’s purpose is to provide advice and staff support to the L&S Dean in matters related to academic staff professional development and awards. In this regard, the committee has two main activities each year. One is to review L&S academic staff professional development grant proposals and provide recommended rankings to the L&S Dean. The other is to oversee L&S academic staff excellence awards, review nominations, and provide recommendations to the L&S Dean.
Committee Composition
The committee generally consists of six members of the L&S academic staff. Committee members are appointed by the L&S Dean and serve three-year terms. Each year two members rotate off and two new members are appointed. The committee has a chair or two co-chairs selected by committee members annually.
Current Membership (2012-13)
- Ilia Guzei, Chair (Chemistry)
- Jay K. Anderson (Physics)
- Shirin Malekpour (Mathematics)
- Ewa Miernowska (Slavic Languages and Literature)
- Dianna Murphy (Language Institute)
- Rachel Weiss (Center for South Asia)
If you are interested in becoming a member, please email the Chair of the committee, or any committee member. New members are chosen in the spring of the year.
