Professional Development Steering Committee

Objective

The Professional Development Steering Committee (PDSC) coordinates content and programs for the professional development mission of WACUBO by identifying programmatic opportunities based upon the needs of the WACUBO membership. The PDSC is responsible for developing and providing professional development programs to meet those opportunities and needs.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Reviewing findings from available needs assessment, environmental scanning, market analysis, and/or prior event feedback and from the volunteer engagement committee
• Identifying needed offerings, defining learning outcomes, and positioning offerings to targeted audiences through appropriate modalities;
• Annually provide an overview of the collective program offering of the organization across all offerings (institutes, annual conference, workshops, etc.)
• Continuously monitoring evaluations and feedback and recommending course additions and corrections, as needed;
• Identify and cultivate members and other professionals to serve as program facilitators for the various programs;
• Administration and coordination of a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) program
• Coordinate and represent WACUBO in NACUBO programming efforts
• Identify and implement additional program offerings to strengthen the overall suite of WACUBO program offerings

Members

• Callie Juarez, Chair, California State University, Northridge
• Robyn Pennington, California State University
• Lori Seager, Colorado College
• Dean Calvo, Scripps College
• Betsy Clark, Utah State University
• Shannon Honour Shaw, California State University, San Marcos
• Melissa Jarnagin, California State University, Monterey Bay
• Iris Niestas, University of Texas El Paso
• Jeanette Perez, Arizona State University
• Patricia Realo, University of California, Irvine
• Megan Villasenor, University of California

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