Innovation Fund Awards Overview - PowerPoint Presentation

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Innovation Fund AwardsSlide2

Overview

$185k set aside by President Corr & the AWC District Governing Board to fund innovative projects related to Strategic Planning

Funding available out of traditional budget cycle for implementation in Spring 2018

Open to all AWC faculty, staff, and studentsSlide3
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Excellent

Good

PotentialProject Description &Purpose(10)Clear, organized, concise, based on recent (~5years) research/best practicesClear, organized, conciseHas potential to be clear, organized, & conciseStudent-centered(25)Project demonstrates a measurable and significant benefit to studentsProject demonstrates a mostly measurable and significant benefit to studentsProject demonstrates a potentially measurable and significant benefit to studentsCollaborative(25)  Project seeks synergies across disciplines, departments, programs, and/or with external partnersProject seeks synergies within disciplines, departments, programs, or with external partnersProject has potential to seek synergies across or within disciplines, departments, programs, or with external partnersInnovative(25) Project seeks solutions beyond what currently exists Project seeks to extend solutions that currently existProject has potential to seek solutions beyond what currently existsElevator Pitch(15)Creative, clear, organized, impactful, conciseClear, organized, conciseHas potential to be clear, organized, & concise    Total Points  /100    

Project Evaluation Slide5

Process

Review Committee Established

23

proposals ($510k) received

by Nov

6thWed, Nov 8 – Review Committee meets, brief overview of rubric, scoring and toolsTues, Nov 14 – Deadline to Request More Information (Submit Questions)Mon, Nov 20 – Responses returned to Review CommitteeSun, Nov 26 - Completed Scoresheets Due in dropboxNov 27 – Final Consensus meeting of Review CommitteeDec 1 – Awarded Projects AnnouncedClassifiedFacultyPAPresidentEddi DevoreGary NeumeyerSusan DempseyDaniel CorrJunior CastroLiza MartinezSteve EckertXXXJosh MaddenFred Croxen Travis MitchellXXXSlide6

12 Inaugural Innovation Fund Awards

AWC Welcome Center $ 40k

San Luis Home Away from Home $ 35k

KAWC Border Radio Project $ 27.5k

Business Incubator Project $ 22.5k

Student Seating & Charging Stations $ 20kAmerican Indian Student Recruitment $ 8.5kWriting @ AWC $ 7.5kArt Garden Beautification Project $ 6.3kSouth County Ambassador Program $ 6kParker Student Engagement Fund $ 5kMobile Mini-Makerspace $ 4.6kSouth County Mentoring Program $ 1k Total $183.7kSlide7

AWC Welcome Center $ 40k

A

glassed-in Welcome Center on the first floor of the 3C (in the space behind the staircase)

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The purpose is to provide new/prospective students and campus visitors with a friendly welcome and a clear starting point to what can be a frightening task – enrolling in college. It will include a sprucing up of the entrance of the 3C with furniture, digital signage, and attractive spirit graphics. Kiosks with tablets and/or computers will be available for perusing the website, applying for admission, activating accounts, etc. The Welcome Center will be fully staffed with employees from the Outreach & Recruitment team, student workers, and student ambassadors. Visitors can stop in for directions, ask questions, check in for a campus tour, and get started with the beginning steps of the enrollment process before being guided upstairs to complete next steps. Slide8

San Luis Home Away from Home $35k

An outdoor patio at the SLLC. A

comfortable, safe, and happy environment for our students to relax in and study between

classes.

In

addition, this is a perfect location for our students to heat up meals from home or enjoy prepared meals from local vendors on campus. This would be the first time that AWC has an innovative space like this in San Luis. Providing multi-functional student friendly spaces to accommodate students during their down time on campus is in the best interest of our students. Dedicating areas on campus for student engagement while they are not in class can create an atmosphere that encourages students to develop friendships and a sense of community. It also provides faculty with a welcoming space to host student centered events such as, poetry nights (ENG), student speaking contests (ESL), Drawing and painting displays (ART), technology demos (CIS) and more. This provides multiple departments and disciplines an excellent location to engage with students. Slide9

KAWC Border Radio Project 27.5k

A

new “community station” that will invite people

to collaborate on creating content that celebrates life in border towns.

We will appeal to a younger demographic by recruiting young voices from the campus community to present and create shows focused on local issues. Border Radio gives us the opportunity to create a service that will provide professional, on the job training for AWC students interested in broadcasting and media. It will also provide a platform for students to develop programming geared toward topics they want to explore. We will also provide students a broadcast and internet service they can use to hear their interests discussed.Slide10

Business Incubator Project $22.5k

Support & Mentorship for Students Developing Businesses

Arizona

Western College generates an amazing workforce for development

of work

outside of Yuma. Our goal is to bring that workforce into jobs created by our students, within Yuma. The students will have access to computers, office space, and most importantly the knowledge and experience of business leaders to mentor them in starting their new businesses while in school. The previous concern of having to choose between having an entrepreneurial dream and pursuing an education is no longer a concern. This initiative of an incubator is nothing new for colleges, universities up to venture capital firms. Our success will be measured by the progression from inception to operation of the business concept during each term.Slide11

Student Seating & Charging Stations $20k

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ndoor/outdoor

pockets of space that have a variety of modern, movable furniture. Spaces would include charging stations and would be located all around campus.

  Well-placed furniture around campus will encourage students to spend more time on campus which will increase their engagement and improve student retention! If students take advantage of these spaces they will have the opportunity to communicate more in group discussions with one another and potentially campus staff and faculty. These multipurpose spaces will allow students the opportunity to integrate services where tools, support personnel, and peer interaction will be brought together to serve their needs. Additionally students may take advantage of these “learning pockets” to gather personal thoughts, study in quiet, or rest in between classes. The space is already available, just waiting for cool campus seating! Slide12

American Indian Student Recruitment $8.5k

Student and Family Success Nights for Local Tribes

During

the Spring 2018 semester three Student and Family College Success nights will be held in the following Yuma/La Paz communities and locations throughout the AWC college district: San Pasqual High School (Quechan Indian Tribe); City of Somerton (Cocopah Indian Tribe); and Parker High School (Colorado River Indian Tribe). The events will be head within walking distance of the targeted residential neighborhoods. The event will be held in the evening, with dinner being provided, door prizes, and activities or workshops for residents of all ages. These events will allow AWC’s Student and Learning Service divisions to engage students and their families in their respective communities; meeting them where they live.Slide13

Writing @ AWC $7.5k

Professional Development for Writing Faculty

AWC will

continue to bring in a

guest speaker

for the Spring Writing Institute, and the Writing Program Administrator (WPA) will have access to regular professional development in order to offer it in kind at AWC. Professional development strengthens teaching practices and student outcomes, increasing vertical transfer and promoting faculty engagement and is necessary for continued progress and teaching excellence. Faculty need to be exposed to new ideas and new ways of doing. With Yuma being geographically isolated, it is more cost effective to bring in a speaker than send everyone toconferences.Slide14

Art Garden Beautification $6.3k

A walkway

of

flagstone

pavers engraved with

greguerias. Fine Arts, English, Modern Languages, and Environmental Science will collaborate to create a walkway of approximately fifty 6x8” flagstone pavers engraved with greguerias composed in English by students in the multi-ethnic literature course, and in Spanish by students in a 200-level Spanish course. Greguerias are philosophical, witty, and/or astute observations typically expressed in one line and popular in Mexican and Latin American literature. Each gregueria will focus on what it means to live on the border and will be part of the larger art garden outside the CTE. Slide15

South County Ambassador Program $6k

Matador Ambassadors Program to Boost South County Outreach Efforts

The

program gives student-workers the opportunity to support AWC outreach and recruitment efforts while allowing them to connect with fellow student leaders. Matador Ambassadors receive a scholarship and enroll in a leadership course to develop skills that will see them become respected representatives of the college. South County Ambassadors will follow Yuma Campus Ambassador hiring procedure, training, and other program requirements. Implementing a South County Matador Ambassador Program may aid in growing club/student activity in our centers and boost outreach efforts in the San Luis and Somerton communities. Slide16

Parker Student Engagement Fund $5k

Faculty-led Workshops and Extracurricular Activities

for Parker Students

Student

involvement, persistence, learning, and success, can be directly associated with student engagement. A large part of that success may be attributed to active engagement of the student both inside and outside of the classroom. Actively engaged students have a higher level of persistence as it relates to academic studies, classroom performance, and goal attainment. In addition, we want to develop advocates who don’t simply take classes, but attend AWC as a means to reach their goals, find support, develop a community, become a leader, make a difference… Slide17

Mobile Mini-Makerspace

$4.6k

Collaborative Digital Creative Technologies

Enhance

digital/maker literacies, and encourage design learning through offering access to technology

for use within the library. Decrease the digital divide and provide the students of AWC, NAU, ASU, and U of A with tactile technology capabilities that they otherwise might not be able to experience. We will provide workshops on how to use the technology responsibly and appropriately utilizing best practices; provide opportunities for students to teach other students how to use these technologies through a volunteer mentor program; and partner with faculty to provide them with lesson plans designed to incorporate these technologies into the coursework.Slide18

South County Mentoring Program $1k

Student Support from Application to Enrollment

in South County

This

program will benefit the students because students will receive calls, texts and emails to inform them what they are missing in the current enrollment step and how they can move to the next step. They will receive educational information about their status. We intend to market this program similar to the AWC College Assistance Migrant Program. Students will complete a Program Application. Students will get proactive assistance in every enrollment phase.

In this program, students will get assistance with the application process and learn how to manage their Financial Aid Eligibility.Slide19

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