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Funding Resources

1. Classified Professional Development Team (CPDT)

Lane classified staff can request funding for professional development through the Classified Professional Development Team Individual Personal and Professional Development Funds.  CPDT funding opportunities include:

• IPPD I - Funding toward classes or degree programs
• IPPD II - Funding toward attending conferences and workshops
• IPPD III - Funding toward membership dues and/or subscription fees

For more information on CPDT funding opportunities, please visit the CPDT website at:
www.lanecc.edu/cpdt or contact either of the CPDT Co-Chairs: Michael Levick, 463-3349 or (second co-chair yet to be named).

2. Faculty Professional Development (FPD)

Lane faculty members can request funding for professional development activites through Faculty Professional Development.  FPD funding opportunities include:

• Professional Activities
• Discipline Contact Grants
• Paid & Unpaid Sabbatical
• Career Technical/Technology Fund

For more information on FPD funding opportunities, please visit the CPDT website at: www.lanecc.edu/fpd or contact Adrienne Mews, FPD Coordanator, 463-5871.

3. Management Professional Development (MPD)

Lane managers can request funding for professional development activities through the Management Professional Development Committee. MPDC funding opportunities include:

• Conference, workshop, short-term development application (.doc)
• Advanced study application (.doc)

For more information, contact Kyle Hammon, MPD Chair, 463-5260.

4. Tuition Waivers

Lane Community College is an organization that believes in continuous learning and provides funding assistance through tuition waivers.

• Tuition waivers are available for full-time staff, their qualified spouse, domestic partner, or a person for whom the employee is a legal guardian for, or who is an IRS dependent.
• Part-time employees are required to complete a tuition waiver form to get their tuition waived.
• Tuition waiver forms are available in Human Resources or online at http://www.lanecc.edu/hr/forms.

For more information on tuition waivers, please contact Mary Glenn, Human Resources Office Operations Coordinator/Benefits, 463-5583.

5. Professional & Organizational Development (POD)

POD funding is available for departmental or campus-wide professional development programs and/or organizational development services.  This funding is designed to optimize opportunities and resources according to the following criteria:

• Alignment with the College Strategic Directions
• Depth/breadth of impact
• Effectiveness of proposed approach
• Availability of funding

To apply for POD funding, please submit a completed funding application (.doc)

For more information on funding opportunities through POD, please contact Donna Koechig, (541) 463-5307 or Jennifer Cook, (541) 463-3655. 

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