| Initiative Title | Conference Funding |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | One of the characteristics of a Fully Developed Honors Program is experiential learning for students. We have tried to provide students with opportunities to attend--as presenters-- the Beacon Conference and more recently, the Northeast Honors Regional Conference. Both of these require funds to attend--especially the latter. Our regular budget does not provide for this. If we want to provide these (and other) opportunities for students, we need to fund these annually. Conference attendance attracts students (recruiting) and helps with retention (as well as increasing the College's reputation for academic excellence). |
| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | Most of our students cannot afford to attend conference on their own; without funding, we will not be able to continue to offer this type of experiential learning. |
| Department Goals | Improve student retention within courses, semester to semester, and from year to year, Conduct a programmatic assessment to determine the "right-size" for program, Increase number of students recruited from within the institution |
| Programs | |
| Locations | Main Campus, Newburgh Campus |
| Estimated Completion Date | 05/15/2015 |
| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | No |
| Importance | High |
| Funding Source | Operating Budget |
| Created | 06/02/2014 8:35 pm |
| Updated | 06/02/2014 8:50 pm |
| Goal | How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
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Conferences are extracurricular as well as experiential learning. |
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Conferences are opportunities for students to present their research, interact with other students and learn from others. These are experiences that are important for their educational and employment goals--as well as their personal growth. |
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All of these points are achieved by students preparing for and attending conferences. |
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Attending conferences is an excellent experiential learning experience that would be wonderful for all honors program students. |
| Action Step | Responsible Party | Order |
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| Outcome | Order |
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| Method | Description | Other Method | Responsible Party |
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| INITIAL YEAR COST: | $7,500.00 |
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| RECURRING COST: | $7,500.00 |
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money to cover conference fees, travel, hotels and food. | $7500.00 / 7500.00 (1st year) |
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| TOTAL: | $7,500.00 / $7,500.00 | ||
This initiative is not ready for prioritization.
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
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| No results found. | |||||