Catonsville Foundation Community Forum
and
CISL/Council for Innovative and Student Learning
A Powerful Partnership in Support of Catonsville Faculty

Purpose:

The purpose of this partnership is to support faculty on the Catonsville campus of the Community College of Baltimore County. All faculty projects, including multi-year proposals, will be considered. Special consideration will be given to requests promoting Learning-First initiatives, increasing student enrollment, creating new partnerships with the community, and other worthwhile endeavors.

This is the second year of our Powerful Partnership. In 2000, $50,000 was given to 19 faculty projects. Through contribution from the greater community and the Catonsville campus community we plan to make year II an even more powerful partnership.

Help us - Help faculty!

Request for Proposal Criteria:

1. The project must impact CCBC Catonsville by:

• promoting learning-first initiatives
• increasing student enrollment
• creating new partnerships with the community
• or other worthwhile endeavor

2. The proposal should include measurable and documented outcomes.
3. Strong consideration will be given to proposals creating a new partnership and/or collaboration.

Guidelines:

Proposals may support new initiatives or supplement existing projects.

Proposals must be word processed or typewritten copy, not to exceed three pages, and must contain the following elements:

1. State how the project goals and objectives will meet the proposal criteria.

2. Identify the audience served by project.

3. Provide a project budget and timeline. Proposals may be funded for one to three years.

4. Describe the strategies for assessing or documenting the project outcomes, including the assessment tools, if any.

5. Describe the strategy to sustain project, if applicable, after timeline is completed.

6. Describe the links, if any, to proposals with other financial resources requesting matching funds or in-kind resources.

7. Awardees are required to submit a one-page project assessment by March 2001 and should be prepared to do a presentation during the academic year, upon request.

Timeline:

Tuesday, September 10, 2002

Written proposals due to the Foundation Office, Catonsville, Mansion, Room A108, in person or submitted through web site.

Tuesday, November 5, 2002

Awardees will be notified.

March, 2003

Awardees must submit a one-page project assessment.

 

Selection Committee:

A selection committee to include CCC Foundation board members, community leaders, and Catonsville CISL representatives will review written and supplementary oral presentations of proposals.