Committee on Professional Development
A Senate Committee
The Committee on Professional Development is responsible for developing programs which promote the professional growth and development of all faculty and staff members at the College. The Committee, in consultation with The Committee on Evaluation of Program Effectiveness, develops and periodically reviews instrument and procedures to provide evaluative data on instructional effectiveness and on performance of non-instructional and administrative services.
The faculty and staff of LaGuardia Community College are expected to maintain a high level of instruction and performance through publications, attendance and presentation at conferences. Each member of the LaGuardia family is encouraged to disseminate information acquired from conferences through the Committee on Professional Development.
Co-chairs
Committees
The Professional Development Committee, part of the LaGuardia Senate, has six subcommittees:
- The In-Service Training subcommittee offers yearly seminars and workshops, designed for the training and professional development of LaGuardia faculty and staff
- The Opening Sessions subcommittee organizes Opening Sessions, LaGuardia’s annual kick-off to the academic year and which features speakers and breakout sessions, usually around a single topic the College community wishes to explore
- The Ruhma Choudhury Research Colloquium provides faculty with an opportunity to discuss their works in progress and to receive feedback from their colleagues on their research. In addition to supporting and encouraging faculty scholarship, the colloquium promotes an interdisciplinary dialogue at the college among the members of different departments.
- Faculty and Staff Notes is a publication that spotlights scholarship and accomplishment around LaGuardia
- Established during the 1991-92 academic year, the Educational Development Initiative Team (EDIT) administers LaGuardia’s Professional Development Grant Program.
- The Professional Development on Diversity & Inclusion subcommittee provides a space for faculty to bring their experience and knowledge into conversation with the latest research on diversity and global learning pedagogy.
The In-Service Training subcommittee offers yearly seminars and workshops, designed for the training and professional development of LaGuardia faculty and staff.
Some examples of the seminars and workshops offered are:
- Exploring Boundaries in the Classroom
- The Hybrid-Online Class Experience
- ePortfolio & Blackboard Orientation
Nicole Maguire, Business and Technology (Chair)
Jennifer Arroyo, Business and Technology
Tao Chen, Math, Engineering & Computer Science
Margarita Israilova, Health Science
Neetu Kaushik, Social Science
Magalie (Maggie) Lopez, Business and Technology
Deijy Sherpa, Business and Technology
- Deema Bayrakdar, Women’s Center (Co-Chair)
- David Stott, Humanities (Co-Chair)
- Tameka Battle, Health Science
- Faith Armstrong, Health Science
- Jennifer Arroyo, Business & Technology
- Darren Barany, Social Science
- Lara Beaty, Social Science
- Sorin Cucu, English
- Jasmine Edwards, Health Sciences
- Nathan Hosannah, Math, Engineering & Computer Science
- Karren Leibert, Health Sciences
- Christopher McHale, Library
- Deborah McMillan-Coddington, Health Science
- Howard Motoike, Natural Sciences
- Cristina Natale, Business Office/Finance Operations
- Wendy Nicholson, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Bindu Pillai, Business and Technology
- Holly Porter-Morgan, Natural Science
- Ellen Quish, Center For Teaching & Learning
- Joan Rizzo, Health Sciences
- Alexandra Rojas, Library
- Jason Schafer, Humanities
- Javier Serna, Business & Technology
- Donna Siergie-Munsey, Health Sciences
- May Tom, Health Science
- Midas Tsai, Natural Sciences
The Ruhma Choudhury Research Colloquium provides faculty with an opportunity to discuss their works in progress and to receive feedback from their colleagues on their research. In addition to supporting and encouraging faculty scholarship, the colloquium promotes an interdisciplinary dialogue at the college among the members of different departments.
- Derek Stadler, Library (Co-Chair)
- Richa Gupta, Natural Sciences (Co-Chair)
- Maureen Drennan, Humanities
- Marta Kowalczyk, Natural Sciences
- Doyel Pal, Math, Engineering & Computer Science
- Rebecca Tally, English (Co-Chair)
- Fern Luskin, Humanities (Co-Chair)
- Thomas Cleary, Library
- Hendrick Delcham, Math, Engineering, & Computer Science
- Maureen Doyle, Health Science
- Nicole Lytle, Business and Technology
- Rebecca Tally, Social Science
- Boris Zakharov, Natural Science
- Tuli Chatterji, English (Co-Chair)
- Christopher McHale, Library (Co-Chair)
- Nancy Bandiera, Humanities
- Rachel Boccio, English
- Wendy Nicholson, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Derek Stadler, Library
- Kyoko Toyama, Counseling/Academic Advisement
- Liena Vayzman, Humanities
- Ingrid Veras, Natural Science
The subcommittee will develop the criteria for the annual awards and create a formal rubric for judging. More information to come.