Request to Establish
To form an interest group, faculty submit a Request to Establish that describes:
- Name of group and of the contact person
- Purpose/focus of the group and how it would support the College’s mission
- Who is involved and their roles/responsibilities (vis-a-vis meetings, events, and projects)
- Regular meetings planned, their frequency and purpose
- Collaborative projects to be undertaken
- Events planned
- Proposed budget, staffing needs, and potential funding sources
Request Assessed Based on:
- Importance and relevance of topic to INFO
- Successful completion of public events
- Execution and non-member participation
- Successful regular group meetings
- Regular occurrence, sufficient attendance, positive outcomes – discovery discussions, project/proposal initiation, etc
- Up-to-date web and communication presence
- Review of content and activity
- Progress on projects/proposal of new projects
- Proposals submitted/received, publications submitted/accepted, etc
Review Process:
- Requests reviewed by a committee
- Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives (Chair)
- Associate Dean for Research
- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
- CAC Member selected by CAC Chair
- Committee
- Makes recommendations to the Dean regarding new and continued funding
- Provides feedback for Interest Groups on their progress and proposed activities