Collaborating Across Campus Organizing a Successful Program without Grant Funding

Collaborating Across CampusOrganizing a Successful Program

without Grant Funding

SUNYLA Annual Conference

Presentation by Katrina Frazier & Lisa ErricoNassau Community College

June 13th 2014

GRANT APPLICATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING

“nothing ventured, nothing gained”

-Benjamin Franklin

GRANT APPLICATIONplanning, applying & contingency plans

FUNDING

“Ask and you shall receive”

Funding sources :

$ Vendors

$ Campus Bookstore (Barnes & Noble)

$ NCC Foundation

$ NCC Cultural Program

$ Bake Sale

$ Library Budget

$ Library Faculty Donations

CROSS CAMPUSCOLLABORATION

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”

-Helen Keller

1. NCC Grants Office

2. Public Safety

3. Facilities/Physical Plant

4. Public Relations

5. Dean of Students

6. Library Faculty and Other Academic Departments

7. WHPC College Radio

8. Vignette (College Newspaper )

CAMPUS PARTICIPANTS:

LESSONS LEARNED(PROS AND CONS)

“A man's errors are his portals of discovery”

-James Joyce

PROS

*Greater visibility on campus

*Increased awareness of censorship for both students and faculty

*Organizing this event fostered new campus relationships

* “Out of the box” thinking for space needs led to creative use of existing Library space

CONS

• Time consuming – interfered with daily workflow• September timing of program made planning

more challenging as most faculty were not on campus

• Procurement Department difficulties• Over-estimated time allocation of activities and

events• Complaints of increase noise level on Plaza from

staff and faculty in nearby offices

In Summary….• Don’t let a rejection of Grant money stop

you from proceeding with a well thought out program

• A campus-wide event fosters greater Library visibility.

• Be careful not to over plan.

• Be prepared for anything!!!!

Email us

Katrina Frazier

Katrina.Frazier @ncc.edu

Lisa Errico

Lisa.Errico@ncc.edu

Additional questions or comments?

Thank you!