WELDING
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?
As required, the welding curriculum will be revised. This will improve the student learning outcomes by
updating the curriculum to reflect the new advancements in industry processes and new institutional
requirements and recent industrial innovations. As a result, the students will be more competitive in
the job market within the welding and fabrication industry.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
The goal is to complete the welding curriculum revisions by Spring 2014.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Required Budget (Split out
personnel, supplies, other
categories)
N/A
Seek advisory committee input and suggestions
Target
Completion
Date
Summer
2013
Summer
2013
Fall 2013
Revision of curriculum reflecting previous steps
Fall 2013
N/A
Submit the final revision of the curriculum
Spring
2014
N/A
Activity (brief description)
Review existing curriculum
Analysis of welding industry changes
N/A
N/A
How will you manage the personnel needs?
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions
Classified staff # of positions
X 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 Covered under the full-time faculty member
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: