Professional Development and Recognition Committee (PDRC)

The PDRC is a standing committee of the UW-Madison Academic Staff Assembly that:

  • Promotes the concept of professional development and recognition for academic staff;
  • Works with the administration to explore and develop programs to enhance the professional skills and abilities of academic staff;
  • Makes recommendations regarding the review of and changes to academic staff professional development guidelines; and
  • Works with the administration, the UW Foundation and the faculty to locate or create funding resources for professional development.

The primary responsibilities of the PDRC include:

  • Selecting the Academic Staff Excellence Awards recipients and Academic Staff Professional Development grant recipients, which include awards fpr research, teaching, leadership, service to the university, and outreach;
  • Selecting the Academic Staff Professional Development grant recipients, which focus on professional development and/or training to improve the effectiveness of academic staff in their current roles;
  • Advising the Academic Staff Mentoring Program; and
  • Providing information to the academic staff community about awards and professional development opportunities, including how you apply tfor them and application processes.

Click on this link for more information about awards and grants for academic staff.

Committee Members
Colleen Barrett barrett@epd.engr.wisc.edu
Rick Burnson rburnson@wisc.edu
Nichelle Cobb nlc@medicine.wisc.edu
Donna Cole dmcole@facstaff.wisc.edu
Maddy Covelli covelli@wiscnet.net
Ulrike Dieterle udieterle@wisc.edu
Lyn Edlefson ledlefson@provost.wisc.edu
Carol Hulland cmhulland@facstaff.wisc.edu
Miranda McClenaghan mmcclenaghan@dcs.wisc.edu
Scott Mellor samellor@wisc.edu
Sarah Schutt sschutt@dcs.wisc.edu
Jane Terpstra jterpstra@dcs.wisc.edu

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