Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiatives (Complete for each new initiative)
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic Plan.
The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you provide will facilitate
and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student learning?
Student Success: Support programs and indicatives that increase the success for all students in our diverse
community
Community Partnership: Increase experimental learning opportunities.
Awareness and Access: Reach out to populations underrepresented in higher education.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Expand Delta Epsilon Chi Business Club leadership activities for students on campus. Create additional programs
to develop business skills, develop relationships with mentors through the Business Advisory Board, network with
the business community, and participate in local, regional, and national conferences and competitions to expand
student learning. Conduct initiative to bring African American and Hispanic students into the club.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Activity (brief description)
Hold weekly meetings both on campus and in the community to
develop business opportunities and initiatives
Participate in local, regional and national conferences and
competitions.
Target
Completion
Date
Ongoing
Required Budget (Split out
personnel, supplies, other
categories)
Stipend (1.0 CAH) $4000
Ongoing
College sponsored conference
expenses including materials,
supplies, food, awards, marketing
$2500
Attendance at Collegiate
Leadership Academy and
National Conference $3000
Travel to Local Chamber
Meetings $150
Provide local conference for DECA High School students and
local college students
Fall 2013
Participate in Local Business Mentorship Program
Ongoing
How will you manage the personnel needs?
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
X Other, explain Stipend (1.0 CAH)
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
X Be completed (onetime only effort)
Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project (obtained by/from):
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
X No
Yes, explain:
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
X No
Yes, explain:
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
X No
Yes, list potential funding sources:
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiatives (Complete for each new initiative)
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic Plan.
The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you provide will facilitate
and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student learning?
Community Partnerships: Engage the community to participate in campus programs and events.
Student Success: identify and provide a variety of career paths.
Awareness and Access: Reach out to populations underrepresented in higher education.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Conduct an annual required Business Advisory Board Meeting and Mentorship program.
Conduct initiative to bring African American and Hispanic business leaders onto the Board.
Review courses, certificates, and programs are up to date to meet current business needs.
Provide opportunities for the business community to participate in student mentorship activities.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Activity (brief description)
Business Advisory Board Meeting
Target
Completion
Date
Spring 2014
Initiative to Engage African American and Hispanic Business Leaders Fall 2013
Conduct Business Mentorship Program
Fall 2013
Required Budget (Split out
personnel, supplies, other
categories)
$600 Annual Dinner
$250 Initiative lunch/dinner,
meetings $150 Awards
$500 Mentor Program Dinner
$150 Awards
How will you manage the personnel needs? N/A
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
X Be completed (onetime only effort)
Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project
(obtained by/from):
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
X No
Yes, explain:
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
X No
Yes, explain:
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
X No
Yes, list potential funding sources:
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiatives (Complete for each new initiative)
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic Plan.
The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you provide will facilitate
and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student learning?
Student Success: Continuous improvement in accounting curriculum and professional growth of accounting faculty
in the accounting field.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Accounting instructors to attend accounting related seminars, conferences and continuing education opportunities.
Attending sessions including topics such as learning communities, financial accounting, managerial accounting,
intermediate accounting, cost accounting, IFRS vs. GAAP, fraud, IRS, payroll, online teaching tips and engaging
classroom activities will keep accounting instructors current and add value to course. Increase awareness of
upcoming accounting curriculum changes will assist in aligning course contents with the upcoming changes in the
accounting field.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Activity (brief description)
Accounting conference
Payroll certification and courses
Other accounting related items
Target
Required Budget (Split out
Completion Date personnel, supplies, other
categories)
Academic year
$3000 Registration,
2013-14
Transportation, and Meals
Academic year
$2000 Registration,
2013-14
Transportation, and Meals
Academic year
$1000
2013-14
How will you manage the personnel needs? N/A
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
Be completed (onetime only effort)
X Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project (obtained
by/from): Funding may be required for Regional Conference sponsored at Chabot College
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
X No
Yes, explain:
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
X No
Yes, explain:
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
X No
Yes, list potential funding sources:
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiatives (Complete for each new initiative)
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic Plan.
The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you provide will facilitate
and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student learning?
Reach out to populations underrepresented in higher education, by bringing in African-American and Latino
speakers. Identify and provide a variety of career paths, by providing information about business career pathways.
Support programs and initiatives that increase the success of all students in our diverse community, by providing
role models and encouragement from successful business people of various ethnicities, and by emphasizing the
value of certificates and degrees. Engage the community to participate in campus programs and events, by bringing
in community speakers and inviting community attendance.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Initiate a College Hour speaker series for our students, bringing in business leaders/role models who can inform and
motivate our students. This will also be recorded for posting to YouTube and Chabot's TV station. Students will
receive extra credit for attending. Students will better understand the importance of earning a degree, transfer major
options, and will be motivated to achieve those goals.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Activity (brief description)
Identify topics and appropriate speakers for 6 sessions in 201213
Secure facilities and video recording of speakers
Market the program to all current and potential business majors
College Hour Speaker Series
Target
Completion Date
Academic year
2013-14
Academic year
2013-14
Academic year
2013-14
Academic year
2013-14
Required Budget (Split out
personnel, supplies, other
categories)
$1500 Speaker honoraria
and/or gifts
$500 Posters, flyers
How will you manage the personnel needs? N/A
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
X Be completed (onetime only effort)
Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project (obtained by/from)
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
X No
Yes, explain:
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
No
X Yes, explain: we may need to provide honoraria to certain speakers
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
X No
Yes, list potential funding sources:
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiatives (Complete for each new initiative)
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic Plan.
The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you provide will facilitate
and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student learning?
Student Success: increase success for all students in our diverse community.
Awareness and Access: multiple ways to deliver instruction and services for all.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Pilot a synchronous online course modality to improve retention, and to speed time to degree completion. This
course would be fully online, but with required weekly online "webinars" connecting students to each other and to
the instructor. Offering a new modality will engage more students in learning, improved student retention (a
significant issue in online courses), and--longer-term--increase the number of degrees awarded.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Activity (brief description)
Define schedule language for this new modality
Identify and train technical support person.
Synchronous online course pilot
Target
Required Budget (Split out
Completion Date personnel, supplies, other
categories)
Academic year
2013-14
Academic year
2013-14
Academic year
$1420 Student tech support
2013-14
time: 20 hours for training,
plus 3 hours per week during
semester = 20 + (3 x 17) = 71
hours @ $20/hour?
$100 Headset for tech support
person
How will you manage the personnel needs?
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
X Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
Be completed (onetime only effort)
X Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project (obtained
by/from): General Fund
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
X No
Yes, explain:
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
X No
Yes, explain:
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
No
X Yes, list potential funding sources: Potential FIG
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiatives (Complete for each new initiative)
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic Plan.
The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you provide will facilitate
and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student learning?
Student Success: identify and provide a variety of career paths. Awareness and Access: increase familiarity of
Chabot and its programs throughout the community
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Conduct an annual Business Education Seminar and provide informational materials to students. Increase the
number of students working towards new certificates offered by the Business Department. Increase students and
community’s awareness of various educational paths in Business education, including certificates, two-year degrees,
and transfer.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Conduct the Business Education Seminar in October (2 days)
Target
Required Budget (Split out
Completion Date personnel, supplies, other
categories)
Fall 2013
$500 Miscellaneous supplies
Develop and maintain marketing materials (brochures and
website)
Academic year
2013-14
Activity (brief description)
How will you manage the personnel needs? N/A
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
Be completed (onetime only effort)
X Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project (obtained
by/from): General Fund
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
X No
Yes, explain:
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
X No
Yes, explain:
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
X No
Yes, list potential funding sources:
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiatives (Complete for each new initiative)
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic Plan.
The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you provide will facilitate
and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student learning?
Student Success: identify and provide a variety of career paths. Awareness and Access: increase familiarity of
Chabot and its programs throughout the community
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Conduct an annual Business Student Awards and Outreach Ceremony. Expand to include Real Estate,
Entrepreneurship, and CAS programs. Increase the number of students working towards certificates and degrees
offered by the Applied Tech and Business Department. Increase students’ and community’s awareness of various
educational paths and standards of excellence in Business.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Activity (brief description)
Publicize and conduct the awards ceremony
Target
Required Budget (Split out
Completion Date personnel, supplies, other
categories)
May 2014
$250 certificates and frames
$150 supplies
$700 food
How will you manage the personnel needs? N/A
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
Be completed (onetime only effort)
X Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project (obtained
by/from): General Fund
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
X No
Yes, explain:
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
X No
Yes, explain:
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
X No
Yes, list potential funding sources:
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiatives (Complete for each new initiative)
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic Plan.
The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you provide will facilitate
and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student learning?
Student Success: provide a venue for students to see how accounting is used in the business world.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Organize and run Accounting Club where students can discuss current events and learn about career opportunities in
accounting and related fields of business. Promote interaction between students, faculty, and professionals through
educational workshops and social events. Assist students in reaching their academic and professional goals by
offering mentoring and networking opportunities. Assist students to become better informed about the accounting
profession and coordinate events with professionals that will help guide them on their career path as well their
transfer path to a 4 year university.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Activity (brief description)
Organize the Club and events
Target
Required Budget (Split out
Completion Date personnel, supplies, other
categories)
Academic year
$500 Misc. Supplies
2013-14
$500 Speakers
$500 Workshops and field
trips
How will you manage the personnel needs? N/A
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
Be completed (onetime only effort)
X Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project (obtained
by/from): General Fund
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
X No
Yes, explain:
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
X No
Yes, explain:
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
X No
Yes, list potential funding sources: