Teaching Development Fund
The Teaching Development Fund (TDF) is a contractually negotiated collective benefit available to all members of the University of San Francisco Part Time Faculty Association (PTFA) to support “adjunct professors who are pursuing work in the areas of course development, student learning and related pedagogical issues.” The total amount of the fund is determined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
Please note that, according to the CBA, "Teaching Development Funds are intended primarily for domestic participation and travel in the continental United States. A greater weight will be given to domestic uses. International participation and travel may be considered on a case-by-case basis should sufficient funds be available."
As of fall 2019, all part-time faculty at USF (College of Arts & Sciences, School of Education, School of Management, and School of Nursing and Health Professions) apply for the TDF here and only here.
Applications are due on the first Monday after October 15 and the first Monday after February 15. An announcement is circulated via email when the site is open for new applications.
The application portal is now open! The Fall 2024 TDF applications will be due October 21st, 2024.
The Spring 2025 TDF applications will be due February 17th, 2025.
An announcement will be sent out shortly.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Teaching Development Committee encourages questions and comments regarding policies and procedures. Please feel free to contact the co-chairs of the committee, Associate Deans, or faculty representatives.
- Karl Soehnlein, Faculty Representative, College of Arts & Sciences, TDF Co-Chair
- Stephanie Sears, Associate Dean for Social Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, TDF Co-Chair
- Megan O'Banion, Senior Associate Dean, School of Nursing and Health Professions
- Courtney Masterson, Associate Dean, School of Management
- Whitnee Garrett-Walker, Associate Dean, School of Education
- Erika Boissiere, Faculty Representative, School of Education
Committee staff
- Angela Balistreri (abalistreir@usfca.edu), Committee Administrative Support
- Alicia Graziani (agraziani@usfca.edu), Committee Administrative Support
Faculty with questions about Concur, checking account balances, reimbursements, and other financial issues, please contact the relevant Office of Operations in your school, listed below. You can also contact Linda Wong (wongl@usfca.edu), Assistant Director of the Center for Institutional Planning & Effectiveness.
College of Arts & Sciences:
- Daniel Dao, Finance and Operations Manager: ddao@usfca.edu
School of Education:
- Ramona Valencia, Director of Budget and Operations: delunar@usfca.edu
School of Management:
- Joey Zafra, Senior Director of Administration and Finance: jzafra@usfca.edu
School of Nursing and Health Professions:
- Kelvin Quan, Director for Operations: kquan2@usfca.edu
22.9 Teaching Development Fund
22.9.1 No later than 30 days after the contract is ratified in 2022,the University
shall provide $60,000 to the Teaching Development Fund for distribution.
22.9.2 No later than October 1, 2022 the University shall provide $60,000 the
Teaching Development Fund for distribution.
22. 9.3 No later than October 1, 2023 the University shall provide $60,000 the
Teaching Development Fund for distribution.
22. 9.4 No later than October 1, 2024 the University shall provide $60,000 the
Teaching Development Fund for distribution.
22.9.5 Effective September 2022, all unallocated TDF will revert back to the
University at the beginning of every new academic year. This provision
will expire on September 1, 2025.
22.9.6 Teaching Development Funds will be administered by a joint committee
made up of a maximum of five (5) administrators and a maximum of (5) adjuncts.
22.9.7 The University shall make the Teaching Development Fund monies
available for the term of this Agreement for adjunct professors who are pursuing
work in the areas of course development, student learning, and related
pedagogical issues. Teaching Development Funds may not be used to compensate
adjuncts to attend USF events, programs, or meetings.
22.9.8 Application under the Teaching Development Fund shall be made to the
joint committee. The application must clearly explain how such funds will be
used.
22.9.9 Teaching Development Funds are intended primarily for domestic
participation and travel in the continental United States. A greater weight will be
given to domestic uses. International participation and travel may be considered
on a case-by-case basis should sufficient funds be available.
22.9.10 The decision of the joint committee in the award of such funds shall be
final.