The Reporter - October 30
Reporter No.1025 10/30/09
CAMPUS NOTES
Open Office Hours for the President
The next series of open office hours for members of the campus community to meet with President Schwaller have been scheduled. To make a 15-minute appointment during one of the following times, please contact Diane Brown by phone at x2100 or by e-mail at browndr:
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) Update
After our first three weeks of the SEFA campaign, employees have donated more than $6,100 for organizations in St. Lawrence County and nationwide. Thank you to everyone who has contributed thus far.
If you would like to contribute, please call Diane at x2100 or e-mail her at browndr@potsdam.edu for a SEFA form. Our campaign runs through December 4.
Come Visit the EAP Information Table
Have you been looking for resources and/or referrals for issues related to work, family, finances, health and more? Did you know that there is a Web site for SUNY Potsdam employees that can help answer these questions? Come visit the EAP information table to learn about EAP and the NYS Balance Program on the following dates and times:
November 9 at Crane Commons, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
November 10 at Satterlee Hall Lobby, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
November 12 at Becky’s Place, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
November 13 at VanHousen Hall Lobby, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Stop by the table and check out their Web site, sign up for a drawing for an Apple IPod Shuffle and other giveaways.
Center for Undergraduate Research News
Kilmer Undergraduate Research Apprenticeships
During advising, please remember that Kilmer Undergraduate Research Apprenticeships will be available again in the spring semester. Kilmer Apprenticeships encourage faculty-student research collaboration and are awarded competitively.
Applications will be accepted through the end of this semester and will also be accepted through Wednesday, Jan. 27. Students who are accepted will enroll in one to six credits of Kilmer Apprenticeship, either through a department's independent study course or INTD499.
Students and the faculty who work with them, are each awarded $50 per credit for research support or professional development. For more information and applications, please visit the Center for Undergraduate Research Web page www.potsdam.edu/cur or e-mail cur@potsdam.edu.
Title III Guest Speaker Workshop Series
The campus community is cordially invited to attend the third Title III Guest Speaker Workshop Series on "Promoting Undergraduate Research: Principles and Practices," featuring Lynnette Young Overby from the University of Delaware, on Friday, Nov. 6, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Learning and Teaching Excellence Center (LTEC) in Crumb library.
Overby is the former director of Outreach and Engagement at Michigan State University and currently serves as director of the Undergraduate Research Program and Office of Service Learning at the University of Delaware. She has had a multi-faceted career as an administrator, educator, researcher, dancer and choreographer in both the arts and the sciences. Her undergraduate research emphasis is on societal problems addressed through community, faculty and student collaboration. The title of her workshop presentation is "Community-Based Research" and participants are encouraged to bring examples of potential projects that they may wish to pursue in community-based outreach initiatives. The workshop series of invited guest speakers is sponsored by a $1.6 million dollar U.S. Department of Education Strengthening Institutions Grant.
The guest speaker is also available for a limited number of individual or small group meetings prior to the interactive workshop. To schedule an individual meeting or to request additional information please contact Gerald L. Ratliff, Title III project director at ratlifgl@potsdam.edu or x2107.
Important Message from Computing & Technology Services
All areas of CTS will be open on Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veteran’s Day with the exception of Instructional Technology Center (ITC).
• Administration & Operations, Stillman Hall
• Administrative Information Systems (AIS), Stillman Hall
• Host & Network Services (HNS), Kellas Hall
• Network Infrastructure & Media (NIM), Kellas Hall
• TelCom, Bowman Hall West
• USER SERVICES:
➢ Computer Labs, Kellas Hall
➢ E-mail & Directory Services, Kellas Hall
➢ HelpDesk, Kellas Hall
The following area will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veteran’s Day.
• USER SERVICES:
➢ Instructional Technology Center (ITC), Stillman Hall
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Irene M. Haverstock at x2089.
Message from Human Resources
Please find below The Empire Plan Basic Medical Program/Non-Network Practitioners Annual Deductible and Coinsurance Maximum for calendar year 2010. You may want to keep this information in mind as you plan for the upcoming year. These changes will be announced in the December 2009 Empire Plan Reports. Please remember, you have no deductible or coinsurance when you use The Empire Plan participating provider program. You can find participating doctors or labs at: http://www.empireplanproviders.com or by calling the number on the back of your card. Bi-weekly rates are not yet available.
Annual Deductible
(Per enrollee, per spouse or domestic partner, per all dependent children combined)
CSEA $250
ALESU $375 CPI**
M/C $375 CPI**
PEF $375 CPI**
UUP $375 CPI**
Coinsurance Maximum
(Out-of-pocket expense)
CSEA $500/300***
ALESU $1389 CPI*
M/C $1033
PEF $1033
UUP $1033
*Each program's deductible, coinsurance and maximum coinsurance amount is separate and not combined with any other deductible, coinsurance and maximum coinsurance amount.
**These changes reflect the 3.3 percent increase in the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, all Cities (C.P.I.-W.) for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
***The coinsurance maximum out of pocket expense will be reduced to $300 for calendar year 2010 for employees in or equated to Salary grade 6 or below on January 1, 2010.
SUNY Potsdam in the News
The following are selected headlines from local newspapers featuring SUNY Potsdam and its people.
Thursday, October 22
Watertown Daily Times:
“American Muse” in Potsdam (photo)
Friday, October 23
Courier-Observer:
Golfers Compete (photo)
All-Student Art Attack Back at Gibson
Choir Groups Team Up
Soprano Brewer Performs for CPS in Hosmer Hall
World Premiere of “American Muse”
“The Blue Danube Operaetta Gala” Combines Many Works
Saturday, October 24
Courier-Observer:
Beware of Vampires on Thursday
Sunday, October 25
Advance News:
Amedee St. Pierre Oboe Recital Nov. 21 at Crane
SUNY Potsdam Archives Talk Planned Thursday
World in Potsdam Festival Nov. 7
Musicians
Watertown Daily Times:
SUNY Prof Earns Select Title
Tuesday, October 27
Watertown Daily Times:
Awards Received Perry, Butler
Wednesday, October 28
North Country This Week:
CPS Presents Soprano Oct. 29
$126K Grant to SUNY Potsdam Chemistry Dept.
Diversity Festival Set for Nov. 7
Crane Choir Concert
“Art Attack” Opens Oct. 29
Watertown Daily Times:
“American Muse” at SUNY Potsdam (photo)
Star Soprano Singing in Potsdam (photo)
Stewart’s Supports Camp, Music Series
SUNY Potsdam Weekly Wall Calendar
The Office of Student Involvement & Leadership is collecting event information for the spring 2010 semester to be included in the SUNY Potsdam Weekly (SPW) wall calendar, which will be posted across campus and distributed to students, faculty and staff at the start of the spring semester.
In addition, all events will be included in the other forms of SPW (tabletents, fliers, channel 6, Facebook, Web site) and on the digital sign in the Union throughout the spring 2010 semester.
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, Nov. 18. Our goal is to include as many events as possible and we would greatly appreciate your submission. Please forward any submissions including event title, date, time, and location via e-mail to doldjm@potsdam.edu.
In an effort to maximize the number of listings on our publication, we are looking for concise entries. The format for submissions should be as follows:
Date; Title; Location; Time. Ex: Friday, February 20: Women's Hockey vs. Utica, Maxcy, 4 p.m.
An entry can also include a sponsor if needed. The format with a sponsor should be as follows:
Date; Sponsor; Title; Location; Time. Ex: Tuesday, February 16: PLACES presents Effective Organizational Marketing, Fireside Lounge, 6 p.m.
In addition to submitting events for our macro pieces, you can also submit for our weekly publications at any point during the semester. Event information is due by Wednesday, by noon the week prior to the event. Events can be submitted through the following Web site, www.potsdam.edu/studentlife/spw. Click on "Submit an Event" or e-mail our office at spw@potsdam.edu.
Student Teaching in Australia
Drop-in informational meetings for students interested in student teaching in Australia will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Satterlee 113 boardroom.
Morning session: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Afternoon session: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend part or all of a session and to meet Colin Balfour, managing consultant, Australian Student Teaching Program. Student teaching abroad in Australia is coordinated through SUNY Potsdam's Office of International Education, the Office of Field Experiences and Colin Balfour. All students interested in this program are encouraged to meet Balfour and learn more about student teaching in Australia. These are drop-in sessions that students and faculty can attend as their schedules allow.
More information may be found at http://www.potsdam.edu/academics/SOEPS/fieldexperiences/australia.cfm
Support Available for Service-Learning Courses & Activities
Thanks to the generosity of the Institute for Ethical Behavior an endowment has been established in honor of Dr. Harold Hughes to provide service-learning opportunities and experiences for SUNY Potsdam students related to the promotion of ethical behavior. Preference shall be given to those programs that address North Country at-risk-youth and criminal justice-related programs.
Faculty may apply for funding for activities that may include, but are not limited to, transportation to community site(s), support materials for projects, and project activities such as learning games for an after-school tutoring program.
Send a one-page description of the project with budget to Toby White, director, Office of Experiential Education, Sisson S116. There is a maximum award up to $250 per course. Grants will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Service-Learning Course Development
Faculty interested in developing service-learning courses should contact the campus faculty liaison for service-learning, Heather Sullivan-Catlin in the Department of Sociology, at x2570 or e-mail sullivha@potsdam.edu. Sullivan-Catlin has a variety of resources on service-learning curriculum development for many disciplines and is available for one-on-one consultations with individual faculty or for presentations to whole departments/programs. For more information on the campus criteria for designating courses as SL (service-learning) see the Office of Experiential Education Web site at www.potsdam.edu/EEO.
Individual Development Awards
The Individual Development Awards Committee is accepting applications for Individual Development Awards. More information can be found at http://www.nysuup.lmc.state.ny.us/development/individual.html.
The deadline for submittal of applications is November 6. Please visit the UUP or the Office of Human Resources Web site for details.
Optional Retirement Reps on Campus
Dave Howe, a representative from TIAA-CREF, will be on campus on November 18 and December 16. If anyone would like to meet with him, please call the Rochester office at 1-877-209-3144.
Rick Wolf, a representative from VALIC, will be on campus on October 29, November 12 and December 10. If you would like to meet with him, please send him an e-mail Rick.Wolf@VALIC.com.
Employee Assistance Program
The SUNY Potsdam Employee Assistance Program (EAP) has two EAP Coordinators, Toby White, at x3434 and Ada Santaferra, at x2229. Both are available to discuss personal concerns and make appropriate referrals. You may contact Toby or Ada at the numbers listed above, or you may call the Statewide EAP in Albany at 1-800-822-0244. EAP is a confidential referral service available to all campus employees, retirees and their families.
OFF CAMPUS
CIT 2010
Call for Presentations & Conference Announcement
Classrooms, Continents and Clouds: Who Moved My Chalk?
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh
May 25 – May 28, 2010
Abstract submissions for CIT 2010 are now being accepted.
A $100 FACT Scholarship will be awarded toward the cost of registration to those individuals whose abstract is accepted for presentation at CIT. There will also be an opportunity to submit a full paper to be considered for publication in the Journal of Educational Technology Systems.
Join us on the beautiful campus of SUNY Plattsburgh as CIT celebrates its 19th year.
To submit your abstract, visit the CIT Web site at http://www.cit.suny.edu, and select the ‘Submit Your Abstract’ link from the right-hand side of the page. Abstracts will be accepted until Jan. 18, 2010.
CALENDAR
October
30 Men's Hockey @ Maxcy, 7 p.m. Crane Choral Extravaganza @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m. 31 Halloween Women’s Hockey @ Maxcy, 3 p.m. Faculty and Guest Artist Chamber Recital, Francesca Arnone, Guest Artist, Flute, Shelly Tramposh, Viola and Jessica Suchy-Pilalis, Harp @ Hosmer Hall, 3 p.m. Men's Hockey @ Maxcy, 7 p.m.
November
2
Potsdam Woodwind Quintet @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m.
3
Faculty Voice Recital, "Blue Danube Operetta Gala" @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m.
4 Guest Artist Recital and Masterclass, Mirror Image, horn @ Hosmer Stage, 7:30 p.m. 5 Crane Flute Ensemble @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m. 6 Crane Jazz Ensemble @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m. 7 North Country Music Teachers Association Fall Festival @ the Crane School of Music, 8 a.m. Met Live "Turandot" @ Roxy Theater, 1 p.m. Women's Hockey @ Maxcy, 3 p.m. Men's Hockey @ Maxcy, 7 p.m. Sweet Honey and the Rock" @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m. 8 The Met: Live in HD, Encore of Turandot @ Roxy Theater, 1 p.m. Horn Ensemble @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m. 9 Crane Student Brass Ensemble @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m. 10 Crane Latin Band @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m. 11 Crane Concert Band @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m. 12 Registration begins for graduate students Crane Symphonic Band @ Hosmer Hall, 7:30 p.m. 13 Student String Quartets @ Wakefield Recital Hall, 3 p.m. Opera Ensemble, "Albert Herring" @ Snell Theater, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty and Staff Excellence
Biman Das (physics) was the research adviser of Nicholas J. Trombley (physics senior), who published the article, "Inspection of the Path Length of a Relativistic Projectile,” in the Proceedings of the National Conference On Undergraduate Research (NCUR), held at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, in April 2009. Das also reviewed a manuscript in October 2009 in the area of optical physics, at the request of the editor of the American Journal of Physics (AJP) for its suitability for publication in the journal.
Gerald Lee Ratliff (academic affairs) recently published the Theatre Audition Book 2 as part of Meriwether Publishing, Ltd.'s new performance studies series of textbooks. He is currently working on An Administrative Handbook: Basic Principles and Practices, a collection of higher education essays on strategies to promote institutional transformation, organizational communication, faculty development and effective management skills to be published in fall 2010.
Patricia Whelehan, (anthropology), has been asked to be a field editor for Edwin Mellen Press and a reviewer for Human Organization.
PACES NEWS
The College Store
November 2
Holiday Shoppe Open
Howl @ the Moon, 20 percent off everything, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
November 2 – November 7
20 percent off picture frames
November 9 – November 14
Children’s Book Week
November 16 – November 21
America Recycles Week
Union Market
November 2 – November 7
Popcorn Bag; 25 cents
College Store and Union Market
November 9 – November 14
Bulk candy sale, 20 percent off stuffed animals, kids clothing and books.
November 16 – November 21
10 percent off Burts Bees, Kiss My Face, 20 percent off recycled products, clothes, paper, etc.
SUDC/CRC
November 18
Customer Appreciation Day; Lucky Plate Game, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lehman
November 10
Theme Dinner: Favorite dishes from children's literature (Green Eggs and Ham, Rice Pudding, etc.), 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Annual NACUFS Dining Services Benchmarking Survey
November 9 – November 20
Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in this national benchmarking survey. On or after November 9, log on to your BearPAWS account to get a unique identifier. Use that code to log into the survey. A faculty/staff e-mail will be sent to those who do not access BearPAWS. Prizes are awarded randomly to people who participate in the survey and evaluate at least two units.
The prizes are:
$250 gift card to the College Store
Garmin nuvi205 GPS
Coby AM/FM Top Loading CD Player
Meade Capture View Binoculars with VGA Digital Camera & video capture
Kross Highway Emergency Road Kit
(5) Flex Account credits of $15
(5) Coupons for a free pizza & soda
(5) Coupons for a free gourmet dessert & coffee
PACES Holiday Buffet
Scheduled for December 9, from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in Thatcher Hall. Tickets are limited and will be on sale from November 16 through December 3.
New Meal Plans Announced for 2009-10
For a complete listing and description of meal plans, visit
http://www.potsdam.edu/studentlife/dining/MealPlans/0910residents.cfm
VACANCIES
Keyboard Specialist 1
ID. NO. TBD
Salary Grade 6
Temporary Full-Time
Salary: $11.50/Hour
Keyboard Specialists 1 incumbent format and type correspondence, reports, forms, charts and other material to produce final copy that is accurate and grammatically correct. This work is carried out under varying conditions of direction and availability of guidelines and by the skilled use of various kinds of equipment, such as microcomputers with a variety of software packages, other automated systems and equipment and typewriters. Keyboard Specialists 1 typically spend the majority of their work time operating equipment which requires the skilled manipulation of an alphanumeric keyboard in accordance with standards of acceptable levels of production to prepare correspondence, reports, charts and other material.
Qualifications:
There are no minimum requirements of education or experience.
Supervisor: Joshua Holmes
Location: Graduate Studies
Shift: Days, Monday through Friday
Persons who are interested and who qualify for this position may apply at http://employment.potsdam.edu by November 3, 2009, close of business.
Keyboard Specialist 2
ID NO. 00342
Salary Grade 9
Permanent Full Time
Salary: $31,397
Keyboard Specialists 2 are second level positions in the Keyboard Specialist Series and are located throughout State service. Incumbents perform complicated clerical processing and records maintenance activities, perform a variety of office support activities and/or may supervise staff assigned to keyboarding and clerical activities. All of these functions require skilled use of keyboarding and information processing equipment and systems.
Minimum Qualifications:
One year of service as a Keyboard Specialist 1. This is a competitive class position. To be eligible for appointment, applicants must be reachable from the appropriate Civil Service List.
Location: Student Success Center
Supervisor: Shailindar Singh
Shift: Days, Monday through Friday
Persons who are interested and who qualify for this position may apply at http://employment.potsdam.edu/
RESEARCH
Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant
The Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant application deadline for fall 2009 Department Curriculum Development Program awards is November 2. The deadline for Faculty/Student Travel Program awards to conferences is November 9. Faculty interested in submitting a proposal should visit the Title III Web site at http://www.potsdam.edu/faculty/research/titleiii for additional information, including application forms and funding levels or contact Gerald L. Ratliff, Title III Project Director, at x2107.
Institutional Review Board
The SUNY Potsdam Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews and approves all research activity involving the use of human subjects or activities involving data collection from, or related to, human subjects. State and federal laws require that all projects involving human subjects be reviewed.
Please allow adequate time for your proposal to be reviewed prior to the intended start date of the project. The board requires sufficient time to review the proposal and to suggest any revisions prior to project approval by the institutional official. Please use the following as a guide for submission of proposals:
Fall 2009 Meeting Schedule
| Meeting Date | Time | Proposal Date |
Deadline | Room |
| Tuesday, Nov. 17 | 4 p.m. | Friday, Nov. 6 | 5 p.m. | Satterlee 113 |
| Tuesday, Dec. 15 | 4 p.m. | Friday, Dec. 4 | 5 p.m. | Satterlee 113 |
Application materials, sample consent/assent forms and instructions on how to apply are available online at www.potsdam.edu/rspo under the Institutional Review Board. *NOTE – the most current revision date of application materials is March 27, 2009. Researchers are asked to verify the revision date on their application materials with the on line version to make sure you are using the most current version prior to submission. If you have any problems opening any of the forms please contact Kathy LaMay in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at x3121 or by e-mail at lamaykm@potsdam.edu.
An electronic copy of the application should be submitted to the chair, Maureen McCarthy, at mccartma@potsdam.edu. In addition, the signed cover page with original signature(s) should be mailed to Maureen McCarthy, Dunn Hall 100C.
If you are unsure whether the research you plan to conduct should be submitted for IRB review or if have any questions about the IRB process, please contact McCarthy at x2919 or by e-mail at mccartma@potsdam.edu.
The research proposal “Collaborative Curriculum Development and Inclusive Education” submitted by Dr. Eileen Raymond and Dr. Christo Pienaar, Department of Education, Nelson Mandela Metro University (South Africa), has been reviewed by the Institutional Review Board and by the provost of the College. The researcher and the use of human subjects in that research have been approved as of October 26, 2009.
The Institutional Review Board has extended the approval of the project “Jefferson-Lewis BOCES 1-5 Year Out Telephone Survey: 2008,” submitted by Dr. J. Patrick Turbett, Department of Potsdam Institute for Applied Research. This approval has been extended through September 30, 2010.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Meetings
The SUNY Potsdam IACUC reviews any use of live animals in research, teaching, service or display by faculty, staff or students affiliated with SUNY Potsdam, regardless of where the activity occurs and of the activities funding source.
Please allow adequate time for your proposal to be reviewed prior to the intended start date of the project. The committee requires sufficient time to review the proposal and to suggest any revisions prior to project approval by the institutional official.
If you are unsure whether the project you plan to conduct should be submitted to the IACUC or have questions about the approval process, please contact Steve Marqusee, chair of the IACUC, at x3186 or by e-mail at marqussj@potsdam.edu.
Researchers are reminded that state and federal laws require that all projects involving animal subjects be reviewed. Application forms are available in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Researchers may contact Kathy LaMay at x3121 or by e-mail at lamaykm@potsdam.edu for application materials.
Title III Undergraduate Research Programs for 2009-2010
SUNY Potsdam is the recipient of a five-year, $1.6 million Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Education to promote undergraduate research across-the-curriculum, enhance faculty professional development related to undergraduate research and support student/faculty participation at regional and national conferences. For additional information, please contact Gerald L. Ratliff, Title III project director at ratlifgl@potsdam.edu, or Julie Ellingsen at ellingmj@potsdam.edu, Title III administrative assistant. The following campus award program applications are available at http://www.potsdam.edu/faculty/research/titleiii/index.cfm.
Faculty Professional Development
The goal of the faculty development travel program is to provide professional enrichment opportunities for faculty to attend regional/national association meetings or conferences to cultivate instructional skills or teaching techniques related to undergraduate research.
Application deadlines: February 26.
Faculty Curriculum Development
The goal of the faculty curriculum development program is to integrate undergraduate research into an individual course that will have significant impact on a substantial number of students. The curricular proposal may focus on plans to revise an existing course or design a new course that introduces and promotes active research opportunities for undergraduate students.
Application deadlines: December 7 and April 2.
Student/Faculty Travel
The goal of the student/faculty undergraduate travel program is to increase the current number of students/faculty engaged in collaborative projects of high quality whose preliminary research results are competitively presented at regional or national conferences.
Application deadlines: November 9, February 15 and March 29.
Department Curriculum Development
The goal of the department curriculum development program is to permanently incorporate additional or new undergraduate research opportunities in at least three required or elective courses in the academic and/or minor degree-granting curricula. The curricular proposal may focus on plans to revise existing programs and courses or design new courses that promote active research opportunities for undergraduate students.
Application deadlines: November 2 and March 22.
Research and Creative Endeavors Program for 2009-2010
The Research and Creative Endeavors Program is designed to provide faculty with seed money to pursue a research or scholarly project and eventually seek and attract external funding for their work. As in the past, in making awards, the Committee will especially emphasize projects that have the potential to encourage new faculty, women and minorities; to support research and creative endeavors across the disciplines; and to attract external resources. The maximum award per project is $1,000. Generally, this program does not provide funding for conference travel, computer equipment and general office expenses.
DEADLINES: April 7, 2010
Grant Development Program 2009-2010
This program will provide awards of up to $1,500 to full-time faculty or professional staff to pursue the development of new proposals for submission to external funding agencies. All successful applicants will be required to submit a full proposal (with a budget of at least $50,000/yr.) to an external sponsor within one year from the time of award. It is expected that those interested will have identified a potential sponsor and contacted that sponsor to discuss funding possibilities. The application form requires a description of the proposed project and a project time line that incorporates the applicant’s plans for meeting the grant submission deadline. Allowable budget items include travel, supplies, books, duplicating, telephone, etc.
DEADLINE: Open.
Grant Writing Initiative (GWI)
The Research and Sponsored Programs Office will make up to 6 awards of $250 each to faculty and professional staff who develop and submit viable proposals to external funding agencies during 2009-2010. All grant proposals submitted through the Research and Sponsored Programs Office (excluding continuation and fellowship applications) will automatically be eligible.
Awards will be made based on the following considerations:
•quality of proposal
•match between proposal and sponsor (likelihood of success)
•institutional support of proposal
Up to three awards will be made in November 2009 for proposals submitted up to October 31, 2009.
Up to three awards will be made in June 2010 for proposals submitted up to May 31, 2010.
In affirming its commitment to equal opportunity for all individuals, SUNY Potsdam actively seeks faculty, staff and students without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or veteran status.