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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Dear Faculty Colleagues,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">As we head into the new academic year I want to be certain that you all are aware that the professional conference
funding allocation for full-time faculty members has been increased from $500 to $1,000. Part-time faculty</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> funding is proportional to their percent FTE. This travel
funding does not apply to adjunct faculty. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Note that:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Conference travel should be coordinated in advance with department chairs. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Use of funds for purposes other than professional travel (e.g., for other professional development opportunities) must be approved by the chair in consultation with the dean.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">The reimbursement and approval process remains unchanged. Please submit your travel authorization requests in self-serve through the standard departmental channels. Program
assistants and </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">department</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> chairs will have the correct account billing information.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">We hope this additional support helps lower the financial barriers to attending key conferences in your disciplines.</span></p>
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Best,</div>
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Katherine</div>
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