| Initiative Title | 3. Expand financial support and scholarships opportunities for students |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | 2011 |
| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | Provide all students in program with money to cover costs while attending SUNY Orange. This will increase program enrollment, make recruiting easier, attract higher quality students, and enable them to focus more on academic work instead of on working a job to pay for college. We have reduced the size of the program partially to assist with funding all students with scholarship money. While 100% tuition and fees for all students would be ideal, we also could see 100% for 50% and 50% for the remaining students. Having some moneys specifically used for PA and NJ school graduates could be a strong recruiting point. With financial incentives directly associated with the honors program, community service, attendance of speakers and events, etc. could be required as part of the agreements. This could increase attendance at campus events and conferences. Funding for honors students is done at most institutions, and this includes a number of our sister two year schools in NY. ****We have another option for this that might be more affordable: provide milestone based funding for HON requirements as they COMPLETED: $200 for completion of Hon Service Learning, $100 for each seminar, $300 for each capstone class (total $1100 per student, approximately $44,000 per year). |
| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | + Attracting non traditional students and those from marginalized groups will remain difficult. +Student numbers will remain low with no improvement in the quality of students attending. +We will not service the needs of all of Orange and Pike County students. +Quality students will go elsewhere (as they currently do)--including other community colleges that offer better financial incentives + Students who do come here will continue to focus on working a job, rather than on more fully realizing their academic potential |
| Department Goals | Improve recruitment of quality and committed traditional, non-traditional, and under-represented student populations by offering more program-specific scholarships |
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| Locations | Main Campus, Newburgh Campus |
| Estimated Completion Date | |
| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
| Importance | Medium |
| Funding Source | Request for Prioritization |
| Created | 11/04/2025 10:30 am |
| Updated | 11/04/2025 10:50 am |
| Goal | How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
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Students who struggle financially, including students not traditionally thought of as honors students, either put off their academic goals or are forced to work many hours to pay for college, thus distracting them for their ability to focus on their education. The honors program requirements are above and beyond what many students are expected to complete--including service to the community and research. Both of these require considerable time and energy commitments which are not possible for many students who have to work many hours to pay for college, living, and often family commitments. Providing scholarships would help them finish those requirements and grow exponentially--becoming capable, creative leaders of the future.. |
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Students who struggle financially, including students not traditionally thought of as honors students, either put off their academic goals or are forced to work many hours to pay for college, thus distracting them for their ability to focus on their education. The honors program requirements are above and beyond what many students are expected to complete--including service to the community and research. Both of these require considerable time and energy commitments which are not possible for many students who have to work many hours to pay for college, living, and often family commitments. Providing scholarships would help them finish those requirements and grow exponentially--becoming capable, creative leaders of the future... |
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Students who struggle financially, including students not traditionally thought of as honors students, either put off their academic goals or are forced to work many hours to pay for college, thus distracting them for their ability to focus on their education. The honors program requirements are above and beyond what many students are expected to complete--including service to the community and research. Both of these require considerable time and energy commitments which are not possible for many students who have to work many hours to pay for college, living, and often family commitments. Providing scholarships would help them finish those requirements and grow exponentially--becoming capable, creative leaders of the future.. |
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Students who struggle financially, including students not traditionally thought of as honors students, either put off their academic goals or are forced to work many hours to pay for college, thus distracting them for their ability to focus on their education. The honors program requirements are above and beyond what many students are expected to complete--including service to the community and research. Both of these require considerable time and energy commitments which are not possible for many students who have to work many hours to pay for college, living, and often family commitments. Providing scholarships would help them finish those requirements and grow exponentially--becoming capable, creative leaders of the future.. |
| Action Step | Responsible Party | Order |
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| Seek possible donations | Honors Advisory Board, Foundation Board | 1 |
| Seek grants | Honors Advisory Board, VP for Instutitutional Advancement, | 2 |
| Seek partnerships/donations from corporations | Honors Advisory Board, Foundation, VP for Institutional Advancement | 3 |
| Create criteria for scholarships, list of types, etc | Honors Program Coordinator, Advisory Board | 4 |
| Advertise all scholarships, criteria, etc. | Honors Program Coordinator; Institutional Advancement; Admissions | 5 |
| Provide all incoming Honors students with scholarships | Honors Advisory Board / Foundation | 6 |
| Outcome | Order |
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| Improve recruitment | 1 |
| Allow students to reach academic potential without worrying about finances | 2 |
| Improve retention as fewer students will need to work as much rather than study | 3 |
| Growth of program | 4 |
| Method | Description | Other Method | Responsible Party |
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| Entrance/Exit Interviews | Interviews are conducted with students when they enter college and when they leave—either through graduation or early departure. These interviews can be designed to measure SLO, but can also be used to learn about students’ perceptions, gather feedback, on various college services, activities, etc. | Honors Advisory Board |
| INITIAL YEAR COST: | $564,000.00 |
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| RECURRING COST: | $564,000.00 |
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| Advertising for scholarships | $4000.00 / 4000.00 (1st year) |
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| TOTAL: | $4,000.00 / $4,000.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| Provide scholarships to all students in program: renewable every year based on meeting grades and requirements | $560000.00 / 560000.00 (1st year) |
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| TOTAL: | $560,000.00 / $560,000.00 | ||
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
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| No results found. | |||||