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*This sample for January - June grant cycle is designed to illustrate the organization and content of the various sections of the proposal. This is not meant to be a comprehensive example.
Applicant's Name : Jane Q. Public
Department/Division: Student Advising Center
Title: Academic Advisor
Office Telephone: (815) 753 1111 Office Fax: (815) 753 0000 E-mail: jqpublic@niu.edu
Title of Proposed Activity: Development of Underrepresented Student Advising Skills
Years of NIU Service: 3
Percent Time Employee at NIU: 100%
Abstract of the Proposed Activity (not more than 5 lines):
My current responsibilities require me to advise and support underrepresented students at NIU and I need additional skills to address the needs of underrepresented students adequately. The proposed professional development activity will involve attending a two-day workshop on "Advising Underrepresented Students" at the Center for Advising in Chicago, IL and applying the new learning in my student advising responsibilities to benefit my center and NIU.
Time Frame for Completing the Activity (from/to): September - October 1999
Dates of faculty development funding during the past 3 years: None
Applicant's Signature : (signed) Jane Q. Public Date : April 22, 1999
Supervisor's Signature : (signed) Mary Doe Date: April 23, 1999
Attachments (check five copies of all items below attached)
XX Proposal
XX Letter of support from supervisor
XX Copy of brochure describing the details of the workshop of training program and the associated costs
Description of Activities
The proposed professional development effort involves attending a two-day workshop titled, "Advising Underrepresented Students" sponsored by the Center for Student Advising at Chicago, Illinois and applying the new skills learned at the workshop in my current responsibilities to improve my productivity and serve my clientele better.
I was appointed as an Academic Advisor at the Student Advising Center last fall and during the past 8 months I have had the opportunity to advise and mentor a number of underrepresented students. From the issues I had to deal with in advising these students during the past few months, I realized that I could serve these students better by developing myself professionally on issues related to advising these students and addressing their needs adequately.
After consulting with my supervisor about the need for developing myself professionally to address the needs of underrepresented students, I checked with various academic and support units at NIU to see if they offer any workshops or training programs to help me in this regard. I was unable to identify any such workshops or programs scheduled during the next academic year. Therefore, I contacted the Center for Advising in Chicago and identified a workshop that I could attend within the next few months to learn more about advising underrepresented students.
I informed my supervisor about the workshop opportunity in Chicago during next fall and requested funds to allow me to participate in the workshop. My supervisor informed me that she could not allocate the total budget needed to allow me to participate in this workshop since our departmental budget did not have any provisions to do so for this year. However, she has offered to cover any expenses over $1,000 to indicate departmental support for my professional development activity and to encourage me to apply for the Supportive Professional Staff Development Grant.
Due to the urgency of the need for learning how to advise underrepresented students and address their needs during this year rather than waiting for another year, I would like request funds to support my professional development activity this year and benefit the underrepresented students in my college.
Benefits of Proposed Activities
I anticipate the following benefits for my own professional development and my unit to result from my successful completion of the workshop on "Advising Underrepresented Students" and implementation of the new skills and learning in my current responsibilities:
Increased competence in advising underrepresented students and addressing their needs adequately.
Opportunity for disseminating to my colleagues my new learning from the workshop and experiences in applying it to my work responsibilities.
Potential for advising more students due to increased efficiency in advising students as a result of my participation in the workshop.
Compilation of resource materials on advising underrepresented students obtained at the workshop and collected by myself after attending the workshop.
After attending the workshop and implementing some of my new learning in my current responsibilities, I plan to offer a seminar to my colleagues during one of the departmental meetings, with the consent of my supervisor.
Schedule of Proposed Activities
Listed below are the activities and their milestones for completing the proposed development effort. Please note that the milestones for completing some of the activities are estimates.
September 1-2, 2000: Attend the workshop on "Advising Underrepresented Students" at Chicago, Illinois.
September 3 - October 15, 2000: Implement the new skills and ideas learned at the workshop in my current responsibilities and collect data and resource materials.
October 16 - October 30, 2000: Evaluate the outcomes of the new skills and ideas implemented and prepare and submit final report for the grant and present the results to my colleagues.
Proposed Budget
The expense items involved in completing the proposed development activity are as follows. A copy of the workshop brochure is attached. Some expenses are estimates.
Registration fees for the workshop: $800.00
Transportation (DeKalb to Chicago and back: 46.50
Food and Lodging (2 nights hotel stay in Chicago and per diem): $300.00
Total funds needed for this professional development effort: $1146.50
Funds requested from SPS Development Grant: $1000.00
Departmental contribution from the Student Advising Center: 146.50
Attachments
Letter of support from my supervisor, Ms. Mary Doe, is attached along with a copy of the workshop brochure.
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