Assessment Initiative Mini-Grants
Assessment Initiative Mini-Grants are available for academic, college and administrative programs to:
- fund efforts to develop assessment process (e.g., assessment and planning retreat, visit to peer institution, purchase of assessment tool) or
- fund efforts to make program enhancements based on assessment data or program review results (e.g., fund retreat to discuss program changes, fund faculty or staff development to enhance changes, purchase equipment or software designed to increase program quality or efficiency).
Link to: Mini-Grant Proposal Form
The 09-10 round of proposals is due by March 26. All applicants will be notified by April 16.Funds for the Assessment Initiative Mini-Grant program are limited and subject to availability; proposals should not exceed $1,000. Grant money may be carried over into the next fiscal year.
08-09 Recipients and Projects
Mini-grants were awarded during the 08-09 year to:
- Department of Exercise and Sports Science to fund annual costs associated with use of Taskstream, which they are using for electronic portfolios as well as managing other assessment data.
- Department of Chemistry, Physics and Geosciences for the travel and visit of Dr. Hovland, the Department Head of Chemistry and Biochemistry at St. Mary's College in Maryland, to provide consultation on two departmental goals: American Chemical Society (ACS) certification and a new Biochemistry major. This consultation would help them prepare for their program review the following year.
- Department of Foreign Languages and Literature to help offset costs of bringing in a trainer from the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) to conduct an on-campus workshop for the department to help refine the correction process for the speaking section of the Foreign Language Competency Exam.
- Department of Biology for an assessment and planning retreat. The Biology Department implemented a new curriculum beginning in the 2008-2009 school year and needs to review its outcomes and measures to improve alignment with the new curriculum.
- Institutional Advancement for a survey, peer visit and workshop to assess and improve the prospect management process.
A Note About Conference Registration
RPA will cover registration for interested faculty and staff to attend the 2010 Atlantic Assessment Conference (formerly NC State Undergraduate Assessment Symposium), held April 11-12 in Cary, and/or the NCICU Assessment Conference, hosted by Meredith College in May.
You do not need to fill out an Assessment Initiative Grant application to attend these conferences. If you would like your name to be added to the list for attendance, please email Pam Steinke.
Previous attendees have included:
2009 NC State Undergraduate Assessment Symposium:
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2009 NCICU Assessment Conference:
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