Our role is to support the professional development
of all staff employed in the Student Affairs Division at East Tennessee
State University. Our goal is to promote anything that is done to enhance
the knowledge and skills of staff, including organizational development
which assists the achievement of the University’s vision of “Becoming
the University of Choice”.
The Committee’s objective is to provide a framework for allowing
appropriate development opportunities that are designed to improve the
knowledge and skills of staff which will enhance professional and personal
growth and effectiveness.
Our Committee supports not only the more traditional forms of development
such as workshops, seminars, and workshops, but also allows more progressive
forms of development such as mentoring, work shadowing, individual advice
sessions and self-directed learning, all reinforcements of continuous
professional development.
Our services include: