3. Fund a budget line for student and faculty experiential learning opportunities, including conferences :: PIP System (SUNY Orange)

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Initiative Title	3. Fund a budget line for student and faculty experiential learning opportunities, including conferences
Submitted in Previous Year(s)	2017
Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale	Students and faculty should have funds available to participate in conferences and other forms of professional development. Without funds, most cannot afford to attend, particularly students. While faculty might receive minimal funds from their home departments to attend professional development opportunities appropriate to their home departments, these might well not be used for IDS opportunities. If we can develop transfer paths and other service opportunities, students and faculty may well increase submission of papers to conferences and need means by which to pay for this. Additionally, no money consistently is allocated to take students who are chosen for the Beacon Conference. We sometimes can use funds provided by the Foundation. While many of the students chosen more recently have come from the Honors Program, not all do. Interdisciplinary Studies seems the perfect home for this as students and mentors might come from any area on campus. Having funds set aside will ensure we can continue to encourage high level student research and provide the means by which students can represent the college in an academic manner.
Consequences of this initiative not being funded	No funds are consistently allocated for these purposes. Attending means travel, food, conference fees, poster printing, and hotel in some cases. Most students cannot afford to to do this without assistance. Offsetting student costs and even mentor costs might encourage more faculty to work with students and students to submit and attend.
Department Goals	Provide annual funding for students & faculty to participate in conferences and other experiential learning and community-building opportunities, Increase enrollment and retention in IDS and HUM courses, Make connections to other areas and groups, both on and off campus
Programs
Locations	Main Campus, Newburgh Campus
Estimated Completion Date
Will this initiative span multiple budget years?	Yes
Importance	High
Funding Source	Operating Budget
Created	11/18/2022 4:36 pm
Updated	01/23/2023 9:00 am

Institutional Goals

Goal	How will the initiative support this institutional goal?
AMP B: Students	Students who are chosen for Beacon should have the opportunity to attend, without the worry of providing funds themselves. Simply having to take off time from work may be difficult enough for some students. Having adequate funds to support our students efforts as they pursue higher level research and presentations seems part of our academic function.
AMP G: Accessibilitiy	Funding of this nature ensures competitions like Beacon are open to all students, regardless of economic means. Without it, some students simply could not afford to attend if the conference is help anywhere but SUNY Orange.

Action Steps

Action Step	Responsible Party	Order
Fund an experiential learning line that is part of the annual operating budget	Operating budget	1
Seek opportunities for conferences (beyond Beacon)	IDS Advisory Board	2
Encourage participation in conferences, including Beacon	Interdisciplinary Studies	3
Assist with conference proposal preparation and submission	IDS Advisory Board	4
Once conference participants are chosen, assist with prep, including making travel arrangements	IDS Advisory Board, Honors clerical person	5
Submit all travel paperwork	IDS chair	6
Submit Press Release of participants	IDS Advisory Board	7

Expected Outcomes

Outcome	Order
Increased experiential learning for students	1
Increased participation in conferences (SURC, Beacon, etc.)	2
Increased awareness of and publicity for students and institution	3

Assessment Methods

Method	Description	Other Method	Responsible Party
Other	Enter other assessment method	Survey of participants	Interdisciplinary Studies and Honors Program depts

Resources

INITIAL YEAR COST:	$10,000.00
RECURRING COST:	$10,000.00

Equipment

Need	Cost (Initial/Recurring)	Supporting Departments
TOTAL:	$0.00 / $0.00

Facility

Need	Cost (Initial/Recurring)	Supporting Departments
TOTAL:	$0.00 / $0.00

Supply

Need	Cost (Initial/Recurring)	Supporting Departments
TOTAL:	$0.00 / $0.00

Staffing

Need	Cost (Initial/Recurring)	Supporting Departments
Staff to travel with students	$0.00 / 0.00 (1st year)	Honors Program Interdisciplinary Studies
TOTAL:	$0.00 / $0.00

Training

Need	Cost (Initial/Recurring)	Supporting Departments
TOTAL:	$0.00 / $0.00

Marketing

Need	Cost (Initial/Recurring)	Supporting Departments
TOTAL:	$0.00 / $0.00

Other

Need	Cost (Initial/Recurring)	Supporting Departments
Conference fee funds	$4500.00 / 4500.00 (1st year)	Interdisciplinary Studies
Travel money (hotel, travel means and food)	$5500.00 / 5500.00 (1st year)	Interdisciplinary Studies
TOTAL:	$10,000.00 / $10,000.00

Prioritization

Level 5 Level 5 Cabinet Middle States	Level 4 Level 4 PBIE Committee	Level 3 Level 3 Academic Affairs and Student Services, Provost, VP Office Administration and Finance, VP Office Board of Trustees Chief Diversity Officer Institutional Advancement, VP Office President, Office of Student Services, VP Office SUNY Orange Foundation Sustainability Workforce Development, Strategy & Innovation, VP Office	Level 2 Level 2 Alumni Relations and Special Events Athletics Business Math Science and Technology, AVP Office Business Office CAPE Career and Internship Services Communications Office Enrollment Mgt and Student Financial Services, AVP Office Facilities Food Tech Grants Health Professions, AVP Office Hudson Valley Educational Consortium Human Resources, AVP Office Information Technology, CIO Office Institutional Planning Assessment and Research Lab School Learning & Student Success, AVP Office Liberal Arts, AVP Office Marketing Newburgh Campus Phi Theta Kappa Security Student Engagement and Completion, AVP Office	Level 1 Level 1 Academic Advising Academic Support Middletown Academic Support Newburgh Academic Technology Accessibility Services Admissions and Recruitment Arts and Communication Behavioral Sciences Biology Bursar Business Capital Projects Center for Student Involvement Center for Teaching and Learning Clinical Laboratory Science Computer Science and Technology Criminal Justice Cultural Affairs Custodial and Grounds Dental Hygiene Deployment & Operations Diagnostic Imaging Education Educational Opportunities Program Educational Partnerships English Enrollment Support Services Environmental Health and Safety ESL CAPE Financial Aid Global Studies Governance Honors Program HVAC Information Services & Network Infrastructure Interdisciplinary Studies Liberty Partnership Program Library Mail and Copy Services Maintenance Mathematics Movement Science Nursing Occupational Therapy Payroll Physical Therapy Records and Registration Science Engineering and Architecture Student Services - Data Management Student Services Central Student Services Newburgh Campus Student Support Initiatives Testing Center TRiO Student Support Services Unused Wellness Center Work Force Development CAPE	Initiative Title	Department
44	44	21	7 Notes View	3	3. Fund a budget line for student and faculty experiential learning opportunities, including conferences $10,000.00 / $10,000.00	Interdisciplinary Studies

Prioritization Notes

Level 2

Level 2 (Liberal Arts, AVP Office)

Each year students in the Honors program submit work to the NHRC to present that the annual conference. Our students do well and annually attend to present. Thus, this is a known cost that should be built into the budget.

Assessment

Date	Department Name	Status	Cost to Date	Funding Source
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