Awards and Funding - Learn and Earn
Learn and Earn Program for Associate Faculty 
Academic Affairs has funded the Learn and Earn program that lets Associate Faculty (part-time) earn Faculty Development Units (FDUs) for participation in a range of faculty development activities. Modeled after the Continuing Education Units required by many professions, 1 FDU represents about an hour of faculty time. Compensation is Additional Pay, at a rate of $15 per FDU.
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Faculty Development Units (FDU) Options
New Faculty Orientation (4 FDU)
UCET Digital Badges (Variable FDU for each badge earned)
Peer Review of Teaching (Be reviewed = 2 FDU)
Faculty Learning Communities (Completion = 5 FDU)
Teaching/Learning partnerships (Completion of partnership = 5 FDU + materials)
Most UCET workshops (1 FDU, about 1 FDU per hour)
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Conference attendance (Session contact hour = 1 FDU)
Note: Associate Faculty may bring their conference program and notes to UCET for confirmation. FDUs may NOT be earned for conference attendance that has already been supported by the campus through travel or registration expenses.
Other activities (FDUs vary)
Other faculty development activities may earn FDUs if approved by both Academic Affairs and the UCET Director.
More details:
- Faculty are responsible for signing in for UCET activities they attend and documenting other work (e.g. badges, conference attendance) at UCET. No other paperwork required.
- Associate Faculty can earn a maximum of 40 FDUs, or $600, per semester.
- If an activity bridges across two semesters, FDUs will be earned at the end of the semester of completion.
- Additional Pay will be added to the last paycheck of the semester.
- Faculty may not be compensated twice for the same activity.