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What are Points?

 

The SUNY CPD is a voluntary organization funded by its members and the SUNY system. Each year the CPD conducts, hosts, facilitates or supports hundreds of classes, meetings and conferences for its member campuses. Membership in the CPD is campus-based and entitles all faculty and staff from a given campus to the benefits of membership for those events.

An annual membership fee is based on the number of faculty and staff (including part-time and full-time) at the institution. Annual membership fees range from $1,500 to $5,000. Your membership is flexible based on your campus needs and can include both general CPD training points and a Technical Program membership. Download the SUNY CPD Membership Packet and read more about the specific options here. 

While participation in CPD events is not limited to CPD member campuses, our members enjoy the following benefits:

  • Training and professional development opportunities are available for faculty and staff in all areas of the CPD.
  • Training Points: Seventy-five percent of the campus’ general membership fee is allocated to training points; while Sixty percent of the Training Program membership is returned to the campus via a bank of training points/dollars. Training points can be used to pay tuition, registration, and other fees associated with participation in programs and services offered by the CPD.

What are Points? The SUNY Center for Professional Development offers a CPD General Membership and CPD Technical Membership to campuses. A campus receives “Points”/”Training Points” when purchasing a membership. The Points/Training Points are dollars that can be used by member campus faculty and staff to pay for training and professional development, programs, conferences and more as determined by the organization.

Each member campus has a person designated as the Points Contact for both General Points and Technical Points. How and when points can be used is determined by the organization and campus. For information on the use of points, contact the appropriate Points Contact on your campus or contact the CPD at cpdinfo@suny.edu or (315) 214-2440.

If your campus points are exhausted, additional points can be purchased. Download and complete the Authorization to Purchase.

About CPD General Points:

  • One (1) General Point = One (1) Dollar
  • The CPD General Membership fee is determined by the number of faculty and staff members at the institution. Each institution will receive back 75% worth of their membership fee in “Points.”
  • The use of General Points must be authorized by your campus Points Contact.
  • General Points are allocated yearly as a percentage of campus membership fees.
  • General Points expire at the end of each SUNY fiscal year (June 30th) and cannot be rolled-over.
  • General Points are available for most programs and services offered or supported by the CPD. When available, it will be listed as an accepted payment method.
  • General Points are also available to pay for training through the CPD vendor partnerships.

About CPD Technical Points:

The CPD works with campus IT communities to identify evolving needs and enhance the skills of SUNY’s technical professionals.

  • One (1) Technical Point = One (1) Dollar
  • The CPD Technical membership fee is $5,000 and each institution will receive back 60% ($3,000) worth of their membership fee in “Points.”
  • Technical Points are allocated yearly as a percentage of campus membership fees.
  • Technical Points expire at the end of each SUNY fiscal year (June 30th) and cannot be rolled-over.
  • Technical Points are available to pay for technical training, programs, and conferences as determined by the organization and its member campuses.
  • Technical Points are also available to pay for training through CPD vendor partnerships as determined by the organization and its member campuses.

The CPD aggressively seeks attractive pricing for training and professional development classes to help its members meet their needs as cost-effectively as possible. The CPD will assist members of the SUNY community by researching, locating and coordinating desired classes either for individual training or as dedicated group classes and in any delivery mode or location.

Terms of Membership: Membership in the CPD is activated for your campus upon receipt of a signed membership application form. Points are allocated upon activation of your campus membership.

Points expire at the end of the same fiscal year they were issued and cannot be carried over.

Membership renews and points are re-issued on July 1 and run through June 30. Membership remains active until a written request to withdraw is received. Any campus wishing to withdraw must give 12 months written notice.

To receive more information on joining the SUNY CPD, please Contact Us.