POD believes that people have value, as individuals and as members of groups. The development of students is a fundamental purpose of higher education and requires for its success effective advising, teaching, leadership, and management. Central to POD's philosophy is lifelong, holistic, personal, and professional learning, growth, and change for the higher education community.

The three purposes of POD are:

• To provide support and services for its members through publications, conferences, consulting, and networking;
• To offer services and resources to others interested in faculty development; and
• To fulfill an advocacy role, nationally, seeking to inform and persuade educational leaders of the value of faculty, instructional, and organizational development in institutions of higher education.

For information about membership, publications orders, or invoices, please send a message to podnetwork@podweb.org or contact Kay or Frank Gillespie at 970-377-9269.

The POD Network has a new fax number at 970-377-9282. Please use this number for all facsimile transmissions to the national office.

If you have questions about faculty or instructional development programs or if your institution is considering starting a faculty
development program, please contact the national office of the POD Network at podnetwork@podweb.org or call 970-377-9269.