Focus 2020 Accomplishments

• Expanded professional development offerings and funding - an investment in our future. • Implemented new supervisor training program. • Expanded new-instructor workshops. • Enhanced department chair training. • Reimbursed employees for professional-development courses taken at UW-Stout. • Initiated annual Faculty Startup program to provide strong foundation for new faculty. • Established Leadership Development Program, partnering with UW-Eau Claire and UW-River Falls. • Launched new tuition-reimbursement program. • Opened a Teaching and Learning Hub to support the exploration and application of effective instructional practices, tools, and strategies. • Sponsored Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Team projects and communities of practice. INCREASED EMPLOYEE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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