Beacon Travel Money



Initiative TitleBeacon Travel Money
Submitted in Previous Year(s)2013
Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale

Currently, no money is allocated to take students who are chosen to Beacon.  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. Interdiscplinary 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 will be available to take / send student to the conference. As it is rarely at our campus, attending means travel, food and hotel in some cases. Most students cannot afford to go on their own. Offsetting student costs and even mentor costs might encourage more faculty to work with students and students to submit and attend.

Department GoalsContinue to explore opportunities for student and faculty development, both internal and external.
Programs
Locations
Estimated Completion Date06/15/2015
Will this initiative span multiple budget years?No
ImportanceLow
Funding SourceOperating Budget
Created07/07/2015 5:46 pm
Updated07/07/2015 6:02 pm

Institutional Goals

Goal How will the initiative support this institutional goal?
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.
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
Encourage participation in Beacon Interdisciplinary Studies and Honors Departments 1
Submit all Beacon papers together Interdisciplinary Studies and Honors Departments 2
Once Beacon participants are announced, make travel arrangements for all faculty mentors, Interdisciplinary Studies and Honors Departments 3
Submit all travel paperwork Interdisciplinary Studies and Honors Departments 4
Submit Press Release of participants Interdisciplinary Studies, Honors Departments and Marketing 5

Expected Outcomes

Outcome Order
Increased participation in Beacon 1
Increased awareness of and publicity for students and institution 2

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: $2,500.00
RECURRING COST: $2,500.00

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
Travel money (hotel, travel means and food) $2500.00 / 2500.00 (1st year)
  • Academic Affairs and Student Services, Provost, VP Office
  • Honors Program
  • Administration and Finance, VP Office
  • Business Office
TOTAL: $2,500.00 / $2,500.00

Prioritization

This is initiative is ready for prioritization.

Assessment

DateDepartment NameStatusCost to DateFunding Source 
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