MaPSAC Professional Development
Invest in yourself! The following professional-development resources help you build skills, grow and learn.
Professional Development Resources
LinkedIn Learning
Learn at your own pace with more than 5,000 on-demand courses. LinkedIn Learning provides the option to engage in focused instruction on a specific topic or by selecting a Learning Path that offers in-depth and thorough learning experiences around a desired skill.
Purdue University Global
Purdue University provides an education benefit through Purdue University Global to all Purdue University Campus employees.
Tuition Remission
Eligible faculty, staff, spouses and their dependent can receive tuition benefits in the Purdue system.
Coursera
Build skills with courses, certificates and degrees online from the world’s best universities and companies.
Udemy
Study any topic, explore thousands of courses, from machine learning to financial analysis.
Purdue Online Writing Lab
The Online Writing Lab houses writing resources and instructional material. Students, members of the community, and users worldwide will find information to assist with many writing projects.
getAbstract
Find the key insights of more than 20,000 nonfiction books summarized into compelling 10‑minute reads. Everything in a nutshell. Your curiosity may be infinite, but your time isn’t.
Smiling Mind
Smiling Mind is a non-for-profit web and app-based meditation program developed by psychologists and educators to help bring mindfulness into your life.
MaPSAC Professional Development Grants are made available to management, professional or grandfathered Op Tech staff of .50 FTE or greater at the Purdue Northwest campuses. Grant applications open in the spring and are awarded on a competitive basis. Awards are subject to university funding.
2024 Recipients
Congratulations to Our 2024 Professional Development Award Recipients
- Carrie Ailes
- Dell D Bannister
- Sean Sullivan
Eligibility
- Management, Professional or grandfathered Op Tech staff of .50 FTE or greater may receive a MaPSAC grant once every three years
- The recipient must be a Purdue Northwest employee at the time of the development activity and reimbursement
- Applicant must work at one of the Purdue Northwest campuses, Gabis Arboretum, or the Portage Meeting Facility.
- Costs incurred during the one-year grant period are eligible
- Grant may fund a single even or supplemental course work over a one-year period
- A maximum of two employees per department may receive funding for the same development activity. The applications must be submitted separately
- MaPSAC committee members are not eligible
Examples
Examples of professional development activities include but are not limited to:
- Professional education or certification
- Attendance at lectures, conferences and seminars
- Tuition assistance for academic classes
The maximum award amount is $750
Each eligible application is reviewed by the PNW MaPSAC committee.