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Faculty Development Committee

The Faculty Development Committee (FDC) deals with matters concerning faculty development and professional growth of faculty. The committee also advises and makes recommendations concerning faculty leaves, University grants, and support for faculty research and other professional activities. More details on FDC's governance and procedures can be found in the most up-to-date version of IWU's Faculty Handbook. Please email fdc@iwu.edu with questions, comments, or concerns.


Important '25-'26 FDC Dates:

08/22/2025:  ASD & GIP grant proposals due (first review period)

09/22/2025:  CPD grant proposals due (first review period)

10/20/2025:  ASD, GIP, & CPD grant proposals due (second review period)

11/03/2025:  Sabbatical & Pre-Tenure Leave applications due (for leaves that will occur in 2026-2027); *reports for all ASD grants received in 2024-2025 due (*Note: if a grant is still in progress by this date, applicants should still submit a progress report); reports for Sabbaticals & Pre-Tenure Leaves taken in 2024-2025 due

11/20/2025:  CPD grant proposals due (third review period)

12/22/2025:  CPD grant proposals due (fourth review period)


01/20/2026:  CPD grant proposals due (fifth review period)

02/16/2026:  ASD & GIP grant proposals due (third review period)

02/20/2026:  CPD grant proposals due (sixth review period)

03/20/2026:  CPD grant proposals due (final review period for this academic year)

03/23/2026:  ASD & GIP grant proposals due (fourth review period)

07/03/2026:  Last day to submit receipts & reimbursement requests to the Thorpe Center for payment(s) from the current fiscal year

FDC Members for the '25-'26 Academic Year


Brandi Reissenweber, MFA
Brandi Reissenweber, MFA
FDC Chair
Professor of English

Alyssa Culp, PhD
Alyssa Culp, PhD
FDC Vice-Chair
Visiting Assistant Professor of History

Carmela Ferradáns, PhD
Carmela Ferradáns, PhD
ex-officio
Dean of Curricular & Faculty Development

Marie Nebel-Schwalm,
Marie Nebel-Schwalm,
Associate Professor of Psychology

Jim Simeone, PhD
Jim Simeone, PhD
Sally A. Firestone Professor in Peace and Social Justice & Professor of Political Science

Gabe Spalding
Gabe Spalding
B. Charles & Joyce Eichhorn Ames Professor of Physics

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