Professional Development

• Navigate to myACCESS. 

• myAccess for Employees

• Employee Profile

• View Professional Development Funds

• Select the Fiscal Year and hit submit

• Login to Inside COD and find the “Forms” Section (bottom right corner)

• Then search for the “Professional Development for CODAA” form  

• Fill out the “Professional Development for CODAA” form and submit to Cathie Walker (contact information is on our Who to Ask page)

• Cathie Walker will forward the form for Dean's approval

• Wait for approval and follow-up directions

• After approval, you can register/enroll/purchase and will receive reimbursement for approved funds

Per the contract “Professional Development funds are to be used for reimbursement of tuition, fees, conference registrations, seminars, travel for out-of-town conferences and seminars pursuant to COD travel policies, membership dues, appropriate academic periodicals/subscriptions, books, or one-half the costs for professional licenses that are required or recommended in the official hiring Guidelines.”

“In addition, the College will allow up to one-hundred dollars ($100) of a faculty member’s Professional Development funds to be used for reimbursement of annual fees for employee membership at the Chaparral Fitness Center (currently two hundred forty dollars - $240).”

• Check Cornerstone Calendar of Events regularly (log into InsideCOD and find Cornerstone under “Work Tools”)

• Keep up on COD email announcements, particularly from Department Chairs

• FPD at COD are weekly emails distributed by Jenn Kelley and contain PD opportunities on and off campus