2008 Woodie Awards
IT Services provides up to $525K in technology grants
Hannah Poturalski
Issue date: 2/29/08 Section: Campus
The team that will review each proposal will be made up of five students and six faculty members nominated by Associated Student Government (ASG), STAC and the deans of each of the schools and colleges at Miami. The committee hopes to be formed by March 1, Weaston said.
"We are there to provide guidance on the review process, keep things on track and make sure things meet the criteria," Weaston said in reference to himself and Senior Director of Academic Technical Services Carolyn Gard, the two co-chairs of the proposal review team.
Weaston said there has been a lot of interest from Miami students that are running ideas by STAC to make sure they will meet the criteria.
"We have received many calls and e-mails about this process," Weaston said.
According to Weaston, this new competitive process will be used for the next three years and after each year the entire system will be reevaluated so as to make future improvements to the grant system.
Whether this new system of funding student projects works efficiently will decide the future of the program and if it continues after the three years is up.
"After three years, we will see if the system works and the funds might become fully competitive or go back to being allocated," Weaston said. "We spent months developing this process and the details and that is why we are starting so late this year."
Every academic year students will be able to submit new proposals, Weaston said.
The deadline for proposals this year is March 15. The review committee will announce awards April 25.
"We are there to provide guidance on the review process, keep things on track and make sure things meet the criteria," Weaston said in reference to himself and Senior Director of Academic Technical Services Carolyn Gard, the two co-chairs of the proposal review team.
Weaston said there has been a lot of interest from Miami students that are running ideas by STAC to make sure they will meet the criteria.
"We have received many calls and e-mails about this process," Weaston said.
According to Weaston, this new competitive process will be used for the next three years and after each year the entire system will be reevaluated so as to make future improvements to the grant system.
Whether this new system of funding student projects works efficiently will decide the future of the program and if it continues after the three years is up.
"After three years, we will see if the system works and the funds might become fully competitive or go back to being allocated," Weaston said. "We spent months developing this process and the details and that is why we are starting so late this year."
Every academic year students will be able to submit new proposals, Weaston said.
The deadline for proposals this year is March 15. The review committee will announce awards April 25.
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