{"id":3504,"date":"2023-11-22T10:05:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T18:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/administration-finance\/?page_id=3504"},"modified":"2025-05-01T15:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T22:36:40","slug":"professional-development-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/administration-finance\/human-resources\/professional-development-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-cta \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Important Update\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The USC Dornsife Professional Development Fund program is being paused until further notice due to the university implementing measures to limit and reduce expenditures to protect our financial sustainability and academic mission. For more information, please read the memorandum issued on March 24, 2025 regarding the university&#8217;s financial planning and resilience efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/view.comms.usc.edu\/?qs=a768752b845293d055bbbaa26dd08cfcc91c903203ac135b7f7fba8395214b8156f276112392274dd212ab4fdb45ef703283ad785cbc4f9327baed32aa2f79e7979faff030c607a5298ab024505b288b\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Read the memo\"  \n>\n    Read the memo \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          We are excited to announce that USC Dornsife HR with the generous support of Interim Dean El-Naggar and Vice Dean Perez has launched a professional development fund for staff.\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>We are excited to announce that USC Dornsife HR with the generous support of Interim Dean El-Naggar and Vice Dean Perez has launched a professional development fund for staff.<\/p>\n<p>The fund is mean to supplement any departmental funds for staff professional development. Here are some of the details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be directly related to employee\u2019s job duties or the academic\/administrative unit\u2019s work.<\/li>\n<li>Applications will be accepted on a first come, first approved basis.<\/li>\n<li>If approved, a staff member may receive up to $750 for professional development related expenses.<\/li>\n<li>A staff member is only eligible to receive support every three years.<\/li>\n<li>The fund is limited to benefits eligible staff (staff, fixed-term staff, 50% and above effort).<\/li>\n<li>To be eligible, must be past their 90-day evaluation period, not on leave and in good standing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dtssupport.usc.edu\/support\/catalog\/items\/300\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Apply (SSO required)\"  \n>\n    Apply (SSO required) \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/administration-finance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/7304135436_ae48fb63b1_k-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/administration-finance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/7304135436_ae48fb63b1_k-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/administration-finance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/7304135436_ae48fb63b1_k-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Contact Us\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>USC Dornsife Human Resources<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Allan Hancock Foundation Building (AHF 108)<\/strong><br \/>\n3616 Trousdale Pkwy, AHF 108<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA 90089<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open Monday to Friday<\/strong>: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n                              <div class=\"f--email\">\n                  <a href=\"mailto:hrrequests@dornsife.usc.edu\">hrrequests@dornsife.usc.edu<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n      <\/div>\n\n        \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":195,"parent":152,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3504","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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