News & policy updates

2008-2009 academic year

Messiah finance changes

• Why?• The 5 W’s• RFPs, P.O.s & Purchasing cards• Reimbursements• Account codes• Hospitality charges• Airline tickets• Fleet Services• Entertainment, gifts, snacks, etc.

Student participation policies

• Student wages policy• Purposes• Parameters

• Student conduct policy• Probation: academic, disciplinarian, chapel• Leaders & site team members

Activity approval processes

• Group proposal approval process

• Project proposal approval process

• Site team approval process

• Policy proposal approval process

Site Team Risk Management Policy

• Amenable to Messiah College International Programs

• Registration of team members with US consulate• Travel medical & emergency evacuation insurance• Provide First Aid kit• Certification in CPR & Standard First Aid• Immunizations & prescription medications• Require that Pos adopt Collaboratory site teams

under their in-country risk management plan• Provide participants with emergency card• Require in-country cell phone• Debriefing

Support raising policy

• Group sponsorship required for all site team participants

• Team members are expected to self-fund any deficit upon their return from their trip

• Site team participants are expected to follow Collaboratory’s procedure for sending support letters, unless they are opting to self-fund

Scholarship fund policy

• Financed by funds raised by site teams• Individual site team members may be considered

for a scholarship during the support raising period• Site teams may be considered for a site team

scholarship upon return from their trip• OCM reviews all applications

Summer Bible study

• Wednesdays• 12-1 pm• F351

Director’s sabbatical

• Purpose• Mission review• Fiscal sustainability• Supporting curricula• Advisor care• Christian discipleship

• Implications• Deborah Tepley will handle day-to-day

activities & support• Fall advisors workshop