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Five Colleges, Incorporated – Strategic Plan: “Optimizing the Consortial Advantage, 2010-‐2020” Progress on Strategic Initiatives as of 4/27/2015
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 1
Academic Excellence
More Seamless Experience
Library Electronic Resource Seamless Integration
Get Recommendations on Improved Management; Provide Broader Access
Five College Librarians Council with assistance of consultants R2, LLC
Consultants’ report received Nov. 2010 Plan for improvement adopted by FCLC, Spring 2011
Consultant cost: $75,000: Davis Educational Foundation Grant
Consultants’ report received; FCLC plan for improvement endorsed by Deans & Board of Directors March 2011.
More Seamless Experience
Library: Common Discovery Tool
Improved (and common) software support for searches of the Five College catalogs and databases and of other resources
Five College Librarians Council with assistance of the Discovery Task Force
Selection and implementation of a common Discovery Tool /Summer 2011
~$20K per college/year from library budgets
EBSCO’s Discovery Service selected for the four colleges; implemented in Fall 2011.
More Seamless Experience
Library: Common Subject Guides
Improved resources for students and faculty members seeking resources
Five College Librarians and their RIO committee working with program steering committees
Development of Common subject guides for all Five College programs (departments, majors, certificates) / 2011-‐2012
Staff time First guides completed 2012. Development of more library guides now underway.
More Seamless Experience
Library: Rapid ILL Improved speed of response for ILL requests for journal articles
Five College Librarians Council
Likely implementation by all four campuses in 2011-‐2012 fiscal year
Set-‐up cost $18K Sustaining $5-‐8K per school
All campuses using Rapid ILL by 2012.
More Seamless Experience
Library: Expand joint holdings through single or joint Five College subscriptions to selected items
Make more resources accessible to all by Five College subscriptions to some journals and e-‐books
Five College Librarians Council
Pilot installations of e-‐books and single/joint Five College subscriptions on Depository site/ Summer 2011 and Fall 2011
Staff time; low marginal costs
Began 1-‐yr e-‐Book pilot Fall 2013; continuing through 2016.
More Seamless Experience
Library: Expand joint holdings through negotiated prices with vendors, particularly for databases
To provide more access to all students and faculty members to subscriptions
Neal Abraham and Five College Librarians Council
New negotiated consortium rates that provide subscription access to all five colleges even though initially only 3 or 4 are paying for subscriptions/ Summer 2012
Staff time; possible increment in cost
Early successes with Math/Sci Net and Gale Publishing; CMC negotiated with EBSCO to expand five college access to 12 databases at low marginal cost beginning Fall 2013.
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 1
Academic Excellence Continued – page 2
More Seamless Experience
Digitized materials Intellectual property policy alignment
Expand access from all campuses to locally digitized materials on each campus
Elisa Lanzi (SC), Kelcy Shepherd (AC), Maria Toyofuku and committee; consultant Kenny Crews
Improved and uniform policies by Spring 2011: Guidelines and Toolkit
$7,000 FCI Coordinator’s Fund
Guidelines and recommendations circulated. Task force discharged. Tasks moved to Digital Asset Management group (see Category 3).
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Library: Expand Capacity of Five College Library Print Depository/Library Annex
To provide greater shelving capacity for coordination of retained infrequently used print materials
Neal Abraham, Barbara Lucey, Five College Librarians Council, PBOs, David DeSwert (SC); special working group beginning summer 2013.
Explore options for expanded facilities 2012-‐2013; Develop funding and construction proposals 2013-‐2014; construction 2015-‐16
$11-‐13 million; staff time.
Feasibility studies completed 2011-‐13; funding and operating models approved May 2014; site selected in Hadley 2014.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Regional Library Print Management Exploration
To provide shared print management of monographs and journals for a wide regional group of libraries
Neal Abraham and Five College Librarians
Explore Options and business models for various shared endeavors; consider intersection with Five College Library Depository
$63,000 for planning; $50,000 Mellon grant received; balance by matching
Regional conversation July 2011, steering committee formed with 12 librarians, recruited 90 libraries, kick-‐off meeting with 108 librarians July 2013, working groups Fall 2013; summary meeting July 2014; 62 committed libraries (see next entry).
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Eastern Academic Scholars Trust – EAST -‐-‐ Regional Print Management Collab.
For retention partners to make commitments to hold their copies of less frequently used materials.
Neal Abraham, Chris Loring, Susan Stearns (BLC), Laura Wood (Tufts), John Unsworth (Brandeis), Lizanne Payne (consultant)
Complete collection analyses by Dec 2015, develop retention agreements by 2016. Full launch by 2017.
$1,400,000 for two years for staff hires from Mellon and Davis Ed Fndtn.
Davis Ed grant $400K. Mellon award pending. Staff hiring commencing.
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 1
Academic Excellence Continued – page 3
Sustainability Five College
Sustainability Certificate
New Interdisciplinary certificate program
Five College Sustainability Certificate committee
Proposal submitted to the FC Deans for review in late Fall 2010
$2,000 program funding
Program launched 2012 open to students from AC, HC, MHC. Environmental Leadership
Sustainability Sustainability program resources
Create shared resources in targeted listservs; lists of courses, faculty members, programs; seminar/speaker series
Initially Beth Hooker; now Sarah Lince and Five College Sustainability Coordinating Committee (As of FY 13),
Sustainability website, listserv Fall 2010; online course listings beginning fall 2012
Time; minor program expense
Listserv, speaker series 2010-‐12; website 2011; course list since Spring 2013. Sustainability Coordinating Committee formed 2013.
Sustainability Joint Programming Environmental Leadership Workshop
Jan Dizard (AC), Drew Guswa (SC)
$10K/yr Thoreau Fndtn, FCI Deans
Workshops held January 2012, 13, 14.
Sustainability Coordinate use of field station resources
Inventory separate campus and Five College (Hawley Bog) field station resources and develop strategies for shared use
FCI staff members Committee to be formed in 2011-‐2012; list of resources developed; policies for shared use developed by Summer 2012
Time; Hawley Bog boardwalk improvement cost $18,000 from FCI Coordinator’s Fund
Committee formed; sharing policies under development; Hawley Bog boardwalk upgraded summer 2012 for improved access.
Sustainability; More
Seamless Experience
Implement rideshare program
Provide students an alternative to buses which may promote more cross-‐registration; may also serve employees, social travel and rides to major cities & homes
Kevin Kennedy, Barbara Lucey
Spring 2013 $2,500 set-‐up fee; $7,500 annual fee for 3 years; perhaps paid by SGAs
SGAs decided in 2012-‐2013 not to fund this proposal; will review again in fall 2013. Independent student group is promoting an on-‐line app for ride sharing.
Thoughtful Academic
Convergence
Sustainable future for less commonly taught languages in mentored and tutored formats
Wean the Center for the Study of World Languages from dependence on external grants to support core staff members and operations
Neal Abraham, Elizabeth Mazzocco, Amy Wordelman
Stable alternative revenue streams of $200,000/year by 2017-‐18
4-‐year bridge funding after grants expire: $800,000 Mellon grant
Business model developed fall 2012; proposal submitted; first program offerings 2012-‐13 and Summers 2013, 2014 with GPE @ MHC.
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 1
Academic Excellence Continued – page 4
Enhance ADA
Accessibility (see category 2)
Improved databases for resources and software with cross-‐campus compatibility
Thoughtful Academic
Convergence
Bridge liberal arts and graduate/professional programs
Increase connections and pathways between programs; share pedagogies
Nate Therien; Sarah Lince Build at least 4 bridging partnerships by 2015
$700,000 Mellon grant
Partnerships in Public Policy, Architectural studies; sustainability studies.
Thoughtful Academic
Convergence
Blended Learning Encourage more course development for student blended learning
Neal Abraham, Nate Therien; Maria Toyofuku; Rogelio Minana (MHC) project director
Support blended learning projects; showcase activities; make at least 24 awards.
$1,000,000 Mellon grant; Teagle grant $280,000.
Community consultations in summer 2013; project awards in Spring 2014 and Spring 2015.
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline
Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 1
Academic Excellence Continued – page 5
Joint Appointments Establish MOU for
appointments based at Hampshire College that allow for Five College input in reviews comparable to positions based elsewhere
Nate Therien, Neal Abraham
Spring 2013 No cost Completed Summer 2013.
Stabilize and regularize funding for Five College opera
Build richer connection to curricula
Nate Therien, Sue Dickman
2013-‐14 $15-‐20K every 3 years from FC endowment
Production successful in February 2014; complemented by three pre-‐production events.
FC Program Review Schedule
System of periodic self studies, external reviews and strategic plans for improvement
Neal Abraham, Nate Therien
Review schedule/ Oct. 2010; form external Advisory committees as needed (for departments, centers, majors)
Modest cost for external reviewers/ FC Coordinator’s Fund
Review schedule established. 2010-‐11: FCAD, NAIS, EWC. 2011-‐12: CMS, FCWSRC, FCCSWL. 2012-‐13: Mass Review, IR, MES, CHS. 2013-‐14: FCCEAS, Film Studies, African Studies, APA, REEES, Music. 2014-‐15: Geology, CBL, Schools Partnership, Buddhist, Theater, Multicultural Theater. 2015-‐16: Anthro, LACS, Adv. Art Seminar, Ethnomusicology, NAIS, Statistics, Sustainability, Early Music.
Integrated list of campus program reviews
Coordinated studies of programs; more systematic descriptions of FC resources for programs under review; sharing of outcomes
Neal Abraham, Nate Therien; Five College Deans
2010-‐2011 coordination plan by mid Fall
No cost Coordinated UMass Astronomy AQAD and FCAD review in Spring 2011; strategic planning 2011-‐Fall 2012.
Inaugurate program of FC residencies and FC visiting faculty positions
Establish stronger Five College visitor programs for guest teaching and residencies
Nate Therien and Five College Deans
Multicultural theater Spring 2011; others begin in Spring 2011 and 2011-‐2012
Use banked endowment income
Residencies for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Deans) including International Environmental Policy, Women’s Studies Research, Opera, Multicultural Theater, Childhood Studies, Latino studies, Public Policy, Dance Community Outreach, global climate change and diplomacy; screenwriting; digital curation.
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 1
Academic Excellence Continued – page 6
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Museum Collection Management Website Design
To ease and improve access to collection databases for students and faculty members
Museums10 and 6 museum directors; Maria Toyofuku
Fall 2011 $1,500 / Five College Coordinator’s Fund
New website went live in Fall 2011; improvements created in-‐house in 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Museum Collection Management new system
To improve recordkeeping and standardize metadata for collection objects
Museums10 and 6 museum directors; Maria Toyofuku
Fall 2016 $50,000 transition cost
Explorations have began 2013; shared discussions with Library digital resource management on new architectures.
More Seamless Experience
Create Five College Academic Programs
To broaden curricular opportunities for all students
Deans, faculty governance groups, faculty interest groups
2011-‐2013 New Architectural Studies major 2012; new certificate in Queer and Sexuality Studies 2012; Five College Arabic Language Initiative; Korean Initiative; Sustainability Council; Five College Russian Spring 2013; Reproductive Rights and Justice certificate in 2015.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Expand and coordinate faculty development efforts
Meet needs for professional development workshops, mentoring, create cohorts of new faculty members
Nate Therien, Sarah Lince, Sue Dickman and Faculty development and teaching and learning center coordinators, esp. Mary Deane Sorcinelli
Develop specific program plan beyond summer writing workshop/Fall 2010 – Publication workshops, etc.
$5,000/yr Faculty Development directors now coordinate program information and events; events 2011, 2012; Science Teaching Workshop 2013; Jose Bowen, Kerry Ann Rockquemore visits and workshops.
Thoughtful Academic Convergence
Coordinate efforts in digital humanities
Support innovative uses of digital humanities in teaching and student projects; foster consortium-‐wide dh group
Nate Therien, Dana Leibsohn (2012-‐2013), Marissa Parham (2014-‐16); Five College Deans
Garner funding; provide incentives through grants; hold public events
$1,000,000 over 4 years 2011-‐2015/ Mellon grant for $800,000 plus matching
Mellon grant awarded; matching promised; four rounds of grants awarded 2012-‐2014. Postdoctoral fellowship filled for 2013&2014; Post-‐baccalaureate position filled for 2013-‐14. New Director appointed Fall 2013; showcase May 2014.
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 1
Academic Excellence Continued – page 6
More Seamless Experience
Streamline cross registration
To make it more convenient and responsive to student requests
Neal Abraham, Nate Therien, Maria Toyofuku, Registrars
Registrars to identify possible improvements, costs, and timelines Spring 2011 (Done)
No Cost for the study
Registrars discussed 40+ “potholes” with IT directors in Summer 2011; projects adopted for 2012, 2013, 2014. New FC course guide launched 2012; 2013-‐14 improvements added connections from FCI course guide to more detail in campus course listings. Working on discipline linkages; better search.
More Seamless Experience
Streamline cross registration
Cooordinate administrative academic honesty policies
Nate Therien; student integrity officers
Share/improve policies; review advising guidelines
No cost Policies shared spring 2013; Advising guidelines under review 2013-‐14.
Thoughtful Academic Convergence
Inauguration of 5-‐yr BA/MA programs “Accelerated MA”
Intercalated BA/MA course work in 3rd, 4th, and 5th years
Nigar Khan & Bryan Harvey (UMass) Danielle Carr (Smith)
10-‐20 programs phased in over 2 years; develop college liaisons and marketing
Template approved; 10 programs approved at UMass open to college student early enrollment.
Thoughtful Academic Convergence
Acquire Earthquake monitoring system
Share expenses for a Five College seismographic station as part of the national array called Earth Scope
Nate Therien and Geology chairs
Develop funding model for acquisition and maintenance; locate suitable site
$30,000 purchase, $6000 annual costs / from deans and departments
Funding approved; installed and sited at Smith Environmental Center in Whately; operating since Fall 2013.
Thoughtful Academic Convergence
Critical Ethnic Studies Collaborate and coordinate teaching about inter disciplinary critical ethnic studies
Asian/Pacific/American Studies Committee
Launch discussions; develop enhanced pedagogies
$6700 FCI program initiative budgets
Conference at MHC April 2014.
Thoughtful Academic Convergence
Latino Studies Develop Five College major or certificate
Campus leaders of area studies
Workshop leading to planning and proposal
$2500 FCI program funds
Workshop planning; information gathering.
Thoughtful Academic Convergence
Geographic Information Systems
GIS coordination of programs; explore accelerated masters
Charlie Schweik Reports from workshops; inventory courses using GIS
$2500 concept paper
Faculty workshops held; inventory of courses and programs in 2013-‐14.
Thoughtful Academic Convergence
Curatorial Studies Develop summer program and curriculum in curatorial studies
Karen Kohler Report on two digital humanities workshops
$50,000 from digital humanities
Two faculty workshops completed in 2013-‐14; summer program for 2014.
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funds
Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 1
Academic Excellence Continued – page 7
Academic Excellence
Massachusetts Review
Improve journal strength and curricular connections
Editorial Board; Deans Program review; reinvestment 2013
$15,000/year NEA $10,000
Review completed; Deans approve increased investment in Managing Editor; improved financial stability; external grants; local fundraisers.
Thoughtful Academic Convergence
Intergroup Dialogue in the classroom
Strengthen use and application of IGD
Ximena Zuniga; Karen Sanchez-‐Eppler; Jaime Davila
Report on seven faculty meeting groups
$2500 Concept paper
Report in May 2014; further programming placed on hold.
Thoughtful Academic Convergence
Trans-‐American Photography Review
Support a refereed, open-‐access journal based at Hampshire College
Sandra Matthews Expanded collaborations in Asian Studies
$600 Concept paper
Issues published 2013-‐15; report in Spring 2014. Deans and FCI approved funding through FY18.
Thoughtful Academic Convergence
Community Based Learning – training and orientation
Develop intentional thematic focus for each Holyoke Bound
Maria Cartegena Events planned this way held in fall and spring since fall 2012
$3000 Training events planned and completed; planning for future events continuing. HB integrated Holyoke Early Literacy initiative training in Spring 2015.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
ADA and Assistive Technologies (see category 2)
To make electronic resources accessible for all students
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source
Progress April 2015
Category 2
Administrative Convergence
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Compliance Management
Create a shared resource of staff and services to guide each college campus’s compliance oversight and management
Business Officers, Comptrollers, Beth Carmichael, Barbara Lucey
Design and create a plan for compliance management on the four campuses; Drupal based compliance database of regulations, policies and responsible persons at each college campus to go live Spring 2012; compliance committees to be fully activated at each of the four campuses by end of Spring 2012
$110,000/yr Staff member added; compliance database released; campus compliance policy development begun Fall 2011, especially for policies on sexual harassment, sponsored research, Title IX, ADA; parallel compliance committees begun Fall 2011.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence; More Seamless Experience
One-‐card Explore possible collaborations in vendor or interoperability that might facilitate such things as library services or dining services; or debit card use with external vendors
One card committee on technical issues; Barbara Lucey working with campus representatives
Discuss technical issues on interoperability and usage of ID numbers and magnetic stripe sections; explore issues of common vendor services
UMass chose CBord in Fall 2011, in consultation with FCI and Five College IT representative, bid includes cooperative opportunities with vendor for other colleges; Reviews elsewhere on hold.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Print/Mail Services
Identify and implement sharing of excess capacity for greater efficiency and cost savings
Barbara Lucey, Principal Business Officers, Print/Mail managers
Environmental Scan and consultant’s report to be completed in 2010-‐2011; options reviewed by Principal Business officers in 2010-‐2011; possible sharing to begin thereafter.
Consultant Study completed spring 2011; Hampshire using UMass for mail services; Smith selectively using UMass mail and print services since spring 2011. Vendor for multi-‐function devices proposed cost savings in Fall 2013. Smith piloting vendor recommended techniques for reducing print and printer load and costs.
Sustainability; Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Electricity purchase from renewable sources
Identify providers/generators of electricity from renewable sources for attractive purchase – demonstrate environmental leadership and cost savings.
Jonathan Lash; Neal Abraham; campus facilities and VP Finance staff members
Explorations launched Fall 2013. Renewed explorations Spring/ Summer 2015
$50,000 campus contributions for consultants
Exploration with FirstWind in Fall 2013 unsuccessful. Renewed campus interest in Spring 2015. Isenberg MBA course report due April 2015.
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 2
Administrative Convergence – page 2
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Projects under investigation: Non-‐res alien svcs Accounts Rec/Pay Payroll Fleet management Internal audit Grant accounting
Budget Coordination
Identify and implement administrative collaborations and consolidations that achieve economies at same or better service
Barbara Lucey and Principal Business Officers; Controllers
Specific collaborative projects to pursue identified Fall 2010; Fall 2011 Investigation of specific opportunities/ Spring 2011 and continuing
Transition costs to be funded by return on investment
ADP review of potential for savings in Accounts Rec/Pay completed summer 2011; UMass HR coordinating periodic update on non-‐resident alien compliance practices; AC/MHC share grant accountant; AC re-‐examining campus notes on best practices in Fall 2013. 5-‐campus budget coordinators met April, 2013 and semi-‐annually thereafter to share best practices and reduce redundancy in aligning FCI budget assessments with campus budgets (particularly joint faculty appointments).
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
ADA and Assistive Technologies
Improved services for students needing learning assessments and/or assistive technologies. Explore accessibility software for conversion, SensuAccess – Robo Braille
Neal Abraham and Principal Student Affairs Officers and ADA Academic Disability Services Directors
Draft RFP and hire consultant to advise/Spring 2011; plan for improved assessment process and shared equipment and software
Cost shared among student affairs offices and FCI. Two-‐year pilot funded from $10K campus assessments in FY14 and FY15.
Consultant visit; report April 2011. Service planning ongoing; shared services, including text-‐to-‐braille software and resource database for 2013-‐14 in phased rollout, first at HC.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
ADA and Assistive Technologies
To make electronic resources accessible for all students
New ADA Accessible Technologies Coordinator for FY16
Complete Audit by Dec 2015. Begin corrections in 2016
$110,000/yr. from four colleges
Hiring to begin in summer 2015.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Patent assessment and tech transfer
Expand invention/patent assessment and filing and tech transfer licensing for the colleges and their
Five College Deans and Board of Directors
Exploratory discussions with outside vendor and with UMass Vice Chancellor Mike Malone 2011
Per service basis Smith has engaged the UMass Outreach Office to handle a patent case, Fall 2011.
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faculty members
Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline
Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 2
Administrative Convergence – page 3
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Federated Procurement
Multi-‐institutional federated on-‐line procurement for choice and deeper discounts through committed volume
Barbara Lucey & PBOs working w/ The Boston Consortium (Tufts lead) and meta-‐consortium group; Christopher Rust of Mount Holyoke and Marge Dunehew of Hampshire
Monitor Trial project at TBC/ 2010-‐2014; explore joint if option is reopened
Source: savings Demos to PBOs in April 2011; to staff in June 2011; Fall 2012 TBC suspended discussions, not taking outsiders until 2015 at earliest. BL, CR, and purchasing managers renewing participation in MHEC’s enhanced contracts; MHC and HC contracted with ESM (tied to E&I contracts) for replacement joint marketplace model, continuing 2013-‐14 with good ROI on initial rollout: use of marketplace vendors and employee-‐originated transactions increasing. Since 2014 MHC and HC are using purchasing online portal via ESM solutions, adding vendor contracts and beginning to train campus purchasers to use the aggregate, cheaper contracts.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Health Management Initiative
Negotiate with insurance providers for deeper discounts if employees provide lifestyle information for targeted interventions
Barbara Lucey and PBOs working with The Boston Consortium and other meta-‐consortium group
Monitor Trial/ 2010-‐2014
Observation of pilot continues; will be integrated with health insurance captive.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
CoHIP Cooperative Health Insurance Program: CEVoNE, Collaborative Education Ventures of New England; EdHealth (Vermont Insurance captive)
Cooperative insurance of health cost risks
Barbara Lucey and PBOs working with The Boston Consortium and meta-‐consortium group; Kevin Kerwood; Ernest LeBlanc; Beth Carmichael
Monitor TBC Trial/2010-‐14
$50K for board seat may be repaid from savings; $20K per school; additional $20,000 then $33,000 (latter refused)
3 Colleges signed on with Smith as Founding Member, with Board seat Summer 2011; providers chosen: Tufts and Harvard Pilgrim Fall 2011; Services launched for selected schools July 2013; Smith not participating until 2015; Insurance providers have since offered competitive (reduced!) rates to campuses. February 2015 presentation by Kevin Kerwood to AC, HC, and MHC PBOs and HR Directors, for consideration of
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enrollment. Only Hampshire may be at a good point, depending on renewal rates proposed through broker first.
Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source
Progress April 2015
Category 2
Administrative Convergence – page 4
Sustainability; Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Sustainability (Energy management, recycling management, other)
Find and share best practices; and share management services where appropriate
Barbara Lucey; Principal Business Officers; Facility Directors
Following resignation of shared energy manager and recycling manager, new proposals and ideas solicited from campus communities in spring 2012
Facilities Directors continue to explore joint alternatives to solid waste disposal as local landfills close.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Multi-‐College Consortium larger than the five colleges
New peer groups for sharing business services
Carol Christ; Neal Abraham
Exploratory NE regional meeting Fall 2010 with Accenture; Spring 2011; Summit meetings of leaders of 14 Pioneer Valley higher education colleges to explore collaboration; meetings with school superintendents and senior staff in 2011-‐2012
No cost Accenture meeting in Hartford March 2011; three summit meetings of leaders of the 14 PV campuses identified priorities; Newsbank subscriptions for 300 Western Mass libraries Fall 2013; EAST regional print management for libraries 2015; explorations continue on library depositories.
More Seamless Experience
*Library Electronic Resources project (see Category 1)
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Library cataloging and acquisition processing
Unified work stream for cataloguing and processing non YBP books and gifts
Alex Wirth-‐Cauchon (MHC), Jay Schafer (UMass)
Trial operation at UMass to provide services to MHC for 2010-‐2011
Trial satisfactory; renewed for 2011-‐2015.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Coordinated Emergency Response and Management
Establish new and refined plans and procedures for mutual assistance and coordinated emergency response.
Emergency Response/ Management Committee
Revised protocols and MOU 2012; improved communication procedures 2012; appropriate training and rehearsals 2012-‐2015
$10-‐100K training expense; grants and local funds
MOU approved 2013; communications plans revamped and tested regularly 2012, 2013; training exercises held June 2013.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Coordinated Emergency Response and Management
Coordinate regional cooperation for health and safety emergencies
Emergency Response/ Management Committee and
Obtain support and lead or guide planning activities for regional response
Time; funding for exercises
Training exercise April 2014. $100K grant to UMass for 2015 “active shooter” regional training completed March 2015.
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local agencies
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source
Progress April 2015
Category 2
Administrative Convergence – page 5
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Coordinated Emergency Response and Management
Establish new and refined plans and procedures for mutual assistance and coordinated emergency response
Emergency Response/ Management Committee
Increase sheltering supplies for colleges and surrounding towns
$80,000 grant to UMass for 800 cots
4 trailers strategically located, 200 cots each; considered regional resource.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Coordinated Emergency Response and Management
Coordinate emergency notifications
Campus IT; Emergency Response Committee; Maria Toyofuku, Kevin Kennedy
Create automatic (RSS) feeds of each campus’s emergency announcements (weather emergencies, public health, safety) to headlines on Five College homepage
Staff time RSS feeds of emergency announcements for 4 of 5 campuses now automatically posted to FCI homepage (spring 2014). 5th promised for Fall 2015.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Coordinated Emergency Response and Management
Increase training for students Emergency Response / Management Committee
Create peer-‐education tools for training students in small group settings
Grant funding; peer educator time
Grant received. Pilot sessions Spring 2014. To be available Fall 2015.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Coordinated Emergency Response and Management
Emergency Dispensing Site (EDS)
Emergency Response/ Management Committee
Agreements among schools and commonwealth.
Staff time Subcommittee working to customize EDS planning agreements
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
New Sustainability Projects: Blue Sky Brainstorm
Find good opportunities for collaborative effort to reduce climate impact, save money, and offer student learning experiences
Neal Abraham, Jonathan Lash, Beth Hooker
Blue Sky Brainstorm Initiative 2011-‐2013; project selection by Spring 2013
$50,000 allocated by campus CEOs.
500 Ideas proposed, and vetted. Focus on sustainable and local food.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Five College Library Print Depository/ Annex Expansion (see category 1)
Expanded Affiliates to over 180 other libraries.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Additional space for collaboration
Explore adding meeting rooms and staff space in Annex administrative zone
Neal Abraham, Barbara Lucey
Decision by June 2015; open June 2016.
$250,000 Proposal to Gladys Brooks Foundation
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 2
Administrative Convergence – page 6
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Coordinated Title IX Policies and Procedures
Review policies and procedures for Title IX incidents and handling of cross-‐campus events
Title IX coordinators; Beth Carmichael
Audit of changing policies and procedures for gaps and possible better alignment
$25,000 from campuses and FCI
Beth Carmichael convened coordinators in 2012; coordinated sexual harassment prevention training provided in 2012-‐13 and continuing; Outside investigators identified and utilized on a regular basis by the Colleges. Audit commissioned 2013.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Diversity Recruitment and Retention
Improve diversity in candidate pools for mid-‐level exempt staff positions; improve diversity of employees; improve retention
HR Directors; Diversity Directors; Neal Abraham; Barbara Lucey
Create a pipeline for diverse candidates with the outcome of a long-‐term improvement in five colleges as welcoming and supportive environment for diverse staff members.
Diversity directors’ and HR directors’ annual contributions
New recruitment position proposed in 2012, not recommended for funding by PBOs; Spring 2014 project approved for consultants to advise on community and marketing. Consultant hired for FY15 and project including surveys,focus groups and review of current practices, and data analysis during FY15. Final report expected June 2015, both aggregate and individual school reports will be provided.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Export Control Compliance with complex US laws and regulations related to export of software and technology
Beth Carmichael and FC risk management committee
Visual Compliance software shared solution at discount with annual subscription
$14,000 annually/ from assessments
FC risk management committee and PBOs recommend and approve funding beginning summer 2013.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Explore Affordable Care Act implications for college (employer) provided benefits and college-‐provided student health insurance programs
Explore responsibilities and costs related to ACA; plan and budget accordingly
HR Directors, Barbara Lucey
Follow how others are implementing the law (until specific precedents or regulations are approved) and review current employment classifications; and monitor student and family usage patterns of expanded coverage.
$14,000 from assessments
Fall 2013, engaged consultant/attorney to review legal and economic implications of new laws and practices related to definitions of full-‐time employees and student health. Free consultants continue to provide updates in FY15.
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/Source Progress April 2015
Category 3
Identity and Community
More Seamless Experience
Shibboleth Federated Identity Authentication
Efficient recognition of members of the five college communities for access to on-‐line resources
Maria Toyofuku and teams from each campus
Amherst & UMass pilot in Fall 2010; all other campuses before Fall 2011
Davis Educational Foundation Grant proposal funded
All campuses now operational and in production mode. All campuses joined In Common by 2012; UM, AC, SC now in EduRoam.
More Seamless Experience
Shibboleth production: UMass Microsoft Licensing
Campus Team Implement for Fall 2010 In-‐house UMass staff members
Completed.
More Seamless Experience
Shibboleth production: Amherst Account Provisioning
Maria Toyofuku and Amherst Team
Implement for Fall 2011 Amherst and partner IT staff time
Implemented.
More Seamless Experience
Shibboleth production: Hampshire Moodle Hampshire authorization; multiple services
Maria Toyofuku and teams from each campus
Implement for Fall 2011 Hampshire and partner IT staff time
Implemented.
More Seamless Experience
Shibboleth production: to provide library resources
Develop more straightforward access to library services such as catalog; e-‐books; and discovery service
Maria Toyofuku and teams from each campus; Steve Bischof
Develop first instance, probably for the EBSCO discovery service shared by 4 colleges by Fall 2012
Staff time; subscriptions for all to In-‐Common $5,000 each
Implemented.
More Seamless Experience
Shibboleth production; expand services
Continue to adapt more local campus software services to Shibboleth for ease of use by those with other campus credentials
Maria Toyofuku and campus IT-‐Shibboleth teams
Identify new projects and develop Shibboleth-‐compatible interfaces
Staff time.
FC Image study with consultant
Clearer statement of Five College value for students, faculty members, other employees
Kevin Kennedy; and Five College Communication Directors; broadened committee to include admission, advancement, faculty & student input
RFP developed/summer 2010; consider consultant/ fall 2010
$50K -‐ $100K FC Directors: pursue in separate campus communication assessments and student surveys.
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Deliverable/deadline Cost/Source Progress April 2015
Category 3
Identity and Community-‐-‐page 2
Expanded FC sub-‐
community resources
Support all FC sub-‐communities with listservs, websites, course lists and support staff as needed
Maria Toyofuku, Nate Therien, Sarah Lince
Create directory and all listservs/Spring 2011
FCI staff member
Provided since 2013.
More Seamless Experience
FC integrated directory of faculty members
Integrated faculty directory with information on interests and specialties
Maria Toyofuku Automatically populated directory; More automated update of directory entries. Enhanced system 2015-‐16.
FCI staff; campus output generation
Information sharing okayed; Prototypes launched Spring 2015.
More Seamless Experience
Restore Calendar alignment
Restore alignment of campus calendars, particularly starting of classes in second semester
Campus Registrars; Deans; Board of Directors
Complete calendar approval through 2016-‐17/ Fall 2010
Closer spring start dates adopted Fall 2010 for coming five years; Revised calendar alignment and planning policy approved 2013; adopted at UMass spring 2014.
More Seamless Experience
Transportation and Class scheduling improvement
Launch trials with express buses between Mt. Holyoke and Smith
Neal Abraham and Nate Therien
Express buses for high demand interchange Fall and Spring 2010/2011; add more for 2011-‐2012. Fund from campus assessments as ridership supports new bus schedule.
$70,000 in FY11-‐13; FY14: $36,000/year added assessment; $35K from Transportation Reserves
Private express buses added, 2010-‐11; replaced by expanded PVTA service 2011-‐14 bus 39E with 9 express runs each way each day M-‐F. Ridership up 50% Fall 11 to Fall 12. State support given to PVTA plans to expand routes on Rt. 116 in summer and connecting to Holyoke.
More Seamless Experience
Transportation and Scheduling Study and comprehensive improvement
Study transportation needs and how best to match them to class schedules, and bus service
Neal Abraham and Nate Therien
Analyze data for current interchange and bus needs in Spring 2011/ Negotiate changes with PVTA & Seemo,
No cost
Improved Five College schedules on Bus 38 from UMass to MHC and 39 for SC to HC; launched Fall 2011 (shorter total trip by 10 min., never more than one class period). Total Five College Bus ridership up 5% FY13.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Student Brochure on Five College Opportunities
Create a better promotional tool describing Five College opportunities for students
Kevin Kennedy; Five College Admission Directors
New Brochure: The Power of Five/Spring 2011
Shared New Brochure “Power of Five” published May 2011; revised summer 2014.
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Deliverable/deadline Cost/Source Progress April 2015
Category 3
Identity and Community-‐-‐page 3
Five College Aspects
to New Student Orientation
Create programs within each campus’s new student orientation for presentation of Five College opportunities; midyear event as well
Kevin Kennedy; Five College Student Coordinating Board; Five College Orientation Directors
Five College new student orientation event / Fall 2011; Five College all student event January 2012
Shared FC Student Coordinating Board organized both Fall 2011 and January 2012, 2013; Orientation socials in 2014 and 2015; FC Student Government Teas, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015.
Five College Faculty Advisory Council
Create a new forum for faculty feedback to consortium administrators about Five College programs already in place and about ideas for new programs
Neal Abraham and Nate Therien
Form a Five College Faculty Advisory Council with 5-‐6 members from each of the five campuses by Fall 2010 and convene meetings at least annually thereafter
Meal for 25 once or twice a year / Coordinator’s Fund
First meeting of the Five College Faculty Advisory Council in Nov. 2011; compilation and discussion of ideas for improvements and new initiatives; second meeting April 2012; third meeting December 2012.
Sustainability; Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
New Sustainability Projects: Blue Sky Brainstorm
Engage all members of campus and neighboring communities in proposing possible sustainability initiatives
Jonathan Lash, Neal Abraham, Beth Hooker
Solicit proposals 2012; winnow and refine proposals 2012-‐13; select best opportunities for reduced climate impact, savings, and student learning
Depends on selected project; $50,000 for planning and early initiatives
500 proposals received; narrowed to 18; study groups continuing work. Recommendations from steering committee to Directors Spring 2013; plan for 2013-‐14.
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Improve Cross-‐Registration
See above (category 1: Academic Excellence).
More Seamless Experience
Rideshare See above (category 1: Academic Excellence)
More Seamless Experience
Directory of employees
Provide aggregated employee directory to allow finding of peers by subgroup interests
Maria Toyofuku Arrange automatic campus directory information feeds; allow individuals to update their profiles; Fall 2014
Staff time Campus directory feeds established; prototype directory launched.
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Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 4
Information Technology
FC IT inventory and assessment
Update records of projects and services on each campus
Maria Toyofuku and FC IT Directors
Complete inventory/Fall 2010
Completed Spring 2011; to be continued annually.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
FC IT planning review and consultant
Gain external perspective on collaboration opportunities and IT trends
Neal Abraham, Maria Toyofuku, FC IT Directors
Complete RFP/Summer 2010; Study/Fall 2010
Consultant cost: $38,000// Mellon Presidential Grant; Coordinator’s Fund
Completed January 2011; IT Directors’ plan endorsed by Deans, Directors and PBOs in May 2011, for 2011-‐2012.
More Seamless Experience
Integrated KeyServer Implementation
Improved possibilities for shared software licenses
Maria Toyofuku and campus team leaders
Standardize implementations/ Spring 2011
Davis Ed funding; standardizing configurations of instances for data collection on usage.
Summer workshop 2011; Project parked until it becomes more feasible under licenses.
More Seamless Experience
Virtual Computer Laboratory (VCL) Implementation
Improved possibilities for sharing desktop computer images and associated licenses
Maria Toyofuku and campus team leaders
Implementation of VCL/ Spring 2011
Davis Ed funding Implemented at AC and HC, Fall 2011; expanding to UM. Now in individual campus workflows and project lists – disaster recovery under development..
Marketing dark fiber of FCN
Use excess capacity; spread maintenance costs over more users
Maria Toyofuku, Barbara Lucey, Neal Abraham
Retail leases of fiber/ Spring 2011; rfp for wholesale lease 2012-‐2013.
$50,000 upfront investment/FCN budget assessments
Marketing contractor discharged 2010; CDH 10-‐year lease for gross $75K/yr., net $60K/yr, signed January 2013. Buildout completed; CDH now seeking expansion; Crocker-‐HitPoint lease for $10,000/yr initial revenue, with possible growth as Crocker retail-‐markets fiber, completed Spring 2013. Crocker-‐Chicopee HS lease approved March 2013 for $5000/yr; further Crocker partnerships possible. Expanded network connections for CDH in FY15.
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Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 4
Information Technology–page 2
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
FCN – network equipment upgrade
Replace and upgrade obsolete optical and electronic equipment on the shared high speed fiber optic network; raise bandwidth to 10 Gb/s
Barbara Lucey, Maria Toyofuku, IT Directors
Purchase Feb 2013; purchase by March 2013; install by August 2013
$1,300,000 to $1,700,000; staff time for installation
Purchase approved March 2012; cost contracted at $850,000; with bundled maintenance; completed May 1 2014.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Common and interoperable Videoconferencing equipment
Investigate replacing obsolete equipment jointly installed 10 years ago; ensure maximum interoperability
Maria Toyofuku; IT Directors; appointed task force
Recs. by spring 2012, pilot purchases in summer and fall 2012; shared testing 2012-‐13
$50K -‐ $100K per campus
Studies 2012; standards approved; Mount Holyoke and Smith purchased and installed pilot systems for 2012-‐13; expanded 2013-‐14; compatible systems at Amherst and UMass.
On-‐line paperless application management tool for FC searches
Streamline application processes; share application materials with committees
Maria Toyofuku and Barbara Lucey; Smith HR department
Transition for staff searches complete, Fall 2011
Temp solution for Spring 2011; Implementation through Smith HR services began 2011; adopted Smith faculty search software for FC fellowships, fall, 2012. Use of Interfolio, Spring 2013; use of HireTouch implemented Fall 2014.
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Shibboleth Federated Identity Authentication
See above (category 3 entries) Implementation and production items
Maria Toyofuku and campus team leaders
Move to applications: HC-‐CMS; AC-‐CMS; explore library catalog needs
Phase 1 implemented at all five campuses for many new web-‐based e-‐services. Phase II underway.
Digital Humanities (see entry in Category 1: Academic Excellence)
More Seamless Experience
FC Drupal UG Exchange ideas, news, expertise
Maria Toyofuku First group meeting in Oct, 2011; FC group meeting regularly; align with regional group.
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Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 4
Information Technology–page 3
More Seamless Experience
Align intellectual property polices for digitized materials (see Category 1)
Maria Toyofuku and FC Library Taskforce – Five College Librarians Council
Guidelines developed and shared.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Digital Materials Preservation/ Digital Asset Management
Explore best practices and develop shared services for preservation of digital materials (artifacts, docs, art, photographs)
Digital Asset Management Force appointed by the Five College Library Directors with liaisons to the Five College IT Directors
Preliminary Assessment and next step proposals by December 2013
Staff time Task force formed late fall 2012; aligning with library and museums interests in Fedora.
More Seamless Experience
Share/Hosted UM Data Center
Maria Toyofuku and campus team leaders
Exploring costing models and space in new UMass Science buildings; other mutual sharing possible. UMass option parked for space and cost reasons; alternatives to be explored.
More Seamless Experience
Local Moodle UG Exchange ideas, news, expertise
Maria Toyofuku Joined the start-‐up of local Pioneer Valley Moodle group. Extends to other area colleges; met April 2012. Federation on hold for streamlining of campus processes.
More Seamless Experience
Moodle – Federated FC view for students
Preliminary exploration Academic Deans, FC IT Directors
College and FCI staff time
Preliminary exploration. (See above.)
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Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 5
Local and Regional Engagement
Inventory
engagement activities and partners
Identify opportunities and gaps
FC CBL; Teacher education; FC College/Schools Partnership
Draft comprehensive list/Fall 2010
List of 14 college tutoring programs, Fall 2012. FC-‐CBL committee developed tracking system (spring/fall 2013). FC-‐CBL and FC Partnerships Director meet regularly to coordinate, beginning Fall 2013. Updated version of placements in preparation.
Coordinate tutoring initiatives
Explore tutoring best practices and training
Marla Solomon, Partnership Advisory Council, FC-‐CBL tutors, campus tutors
Develop best practices lists; coordinate and/or share tutor training; coordinate locations served
Staff time for coordination
FC Partnership Advisory Council completed an inventory of tutor preparation strategies Spring 2014. Also shared best practices and on-‐line resources for tutors. Partnership Director representing the colleges for Holyoke Early Literacy Initiative.
Open Five College Presence with UMass in Springfield
Begin to apply Holyoke Compact ideas to Springfield community service efforts from a base office in Springfield
Coordinate with John Mullin and Maryann Lombardi; Nate Therien and FC CBL committee
Support nascent Springfield Bound program. Identify location and staffing/Fall 2010
Staff costs; Holyoke office costs; programming costs.
Regularized Springfield Bound. Five College coordinator to work in Holyoke and Springfield; designated space too expensive as of 2011-‐2012. Partnership held first Ed Dialogue at UMass Center at Springfield, Spring 2015.
Support new routes to teacher preparation
Aid paraprofessional staff members in Amherst and Holyoke to gain teaching licenses
Marla Solomon, Partnership Advisory Council; HCC; Beverly Bell MHC teacher education; Holyoke PS and Amherst-‐Pelham PS HR directors; UMass UWW
Determine interest among para-‐ professionals and their initial credentials; design subsequent program needs
Staff costs; tuition support
Completed survey of interest in Amherst-‐Pelham and Holyoke Public Schools. Designed BA completion route with HCC and colleges or UMass UWW. Designed pathway to licensure through coordinated enrollment in new MHC MAT.
Open Five College presence with HCC in Holyoke
Provide hosting and staffing for Holyoke Compact in Holyoke
Coordinate with Jeff Hayden, HCC; Nate Therien and FC CBL committee.
Identify location and staffing/Fall 2010
$31,000/ FC reserves moving to assessments
FCCBL space at the Holyoke Transportation Center in Fall 2011; coordinator added Fall 2011. Exploration of Holyoke Design Ctr. Spring/Fall 2013.
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/ deadline
Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 5
Local and Regional Engagement-‐-‐page 2
Develop options for
coordinated express transportation to and from Holyoke
Improved employee and student transportation; improved access for community service; economy
Neal Abraham, CBL committee; PVTA
Proposed trial routes/fall 2010; implement Fall 2011
PVTA: $60,000/ FC Transportation reserves; $19,000 move to assessments of AC, HC, MHC, and UM in 2013-‐14
New PVTA bus routes to serve HTC 2011-‐2012 unsuccessful; replaced by UMass field trip buses 2012-‐2014: revised routes successful.
Expand community service in Springfield
Improved access and planning for community service; via transportation, information and training.
Neal Abraham, CBL Committee; PV14 group
Explore possible routes; explore possible coordination; implement strategies in 2014
Expensive to add buses; other more modest projects take conversation and staff time
Regularized Springfield Bound; providing targeted joint funding for shuttles as needed; exploring use of Springfield College CBL center.
Provide internet support to UMass & Five College spaces in Springfield
Maria Toyofuku (FCI); Dan Blanchard (UMass); Chris Misra (UMass)
PARKED. Alternative solutions found and implemented by UMass Amherst.
Sustainability Joint community-‐campus Sustainability Projects: Blue Sky Brainstorm
Recruit community members for ideas and participation in new sustainability initiatives See entry under Category 2 and Category 3:
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Build networks to support regional math-‐science K-‐12 partnerships
George Avrunin, Sue Thrasher (FCI) now Marla Solomon; Farshid Hajir; Harriet Pollatsek; school colleague PIs
NSF funding; Five College matching funds; school district funds.
NSF $300,000 for 2-‐yrs of Western Mass Math Partnership April 2011; week-‐long workshops in June 2011, 2012; $7M NSF grant proposal Dec 2012; not funded June 2013; continued with Five College matching funds; new $7.5 million proposal submitted March 2014 – not funded. New Foundation proposals in preparation Spring 2015.
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Assist in connection to the MBI network and its middle mile program
Maria Toyofuku (FCI); Donna Baron (MBI)
Discussions continuing 2010-‐13 with MBI staff and network operator. PARKED. Not available model or opportunity.
Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/deadline Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 5
Local and Regional Engagement–page 3
Work on
outreach and planning for the Holyoke High Performance Computing Center
Maria Toyofuku, Neal Abraham, Rick Adrion, Marla Solomon
Discussions continue for Holyoke Innovation District. Five College representative now on Executive Committee of the PV STEMNET. Exploring connection options for college projects.
Help to place visiting writers, artists, musicians in school activities
Share the intellectual and artistic talent coming to the Five Colleges to strengthen regional schools
Nate Therien; Sue Thrasher then Marla Solomon
Use of FC Lecture funds; $65K in Taiwan foundation grant
Pete Tridish – Community Media workshops (Public Policy Residency Fall 2013); DuBois in our Time, Fall 2013. Barbara Fields lecture (ISP) for teachers Spring 2014. Spotlight Taiwan funding enabled visits to K-‐12 by three successive major visitors. Support FC History at UMass; lecture program includes K-‐12 outreach.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Coordinate Museum programming such as “Table for 10”
Joint marketing identity Cultural identity for Western Massachusetts
Melissa Breor then Taliesin Nyala, Kevin Kennedy
Coordinated advertising, publicity, and marketing
$40,000 Grant funded by MCC
Project completed January 2011. Working with area hotels and restaurants via HCRTC to create Museums month in Feb 2015; no event in 2015, perhaps in 2016.
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Five College Collaboration with groups to promote regional tourism
Build on initiatives of Museums10 for similar regional partnerships
Kevin Kennedy, with other regional groups (Chambers of Commerce, etc.)
Formation of a Regional Tourism Council / Spring 2011
None New HCRTC formed; joint Museums10 and HCRTC FCI employee hired, Jan 2013. KK served on HCRTC board 2010-‐13. He is serving in an advisory role to both HCRTC and regional chamber initiative.
Civil War Centennial program for the
Provoke thoughts on civil conflict and the
5CLIR – Chuck Gillies Sue Thrasher
Programming planned for Fall 2011
Grant funding, LIR funding, modest FCI Coordinator’s Fund
MCC and other funding received; program successfully completed in October 2011 with Spring 2012 reprise.
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Pioneer Valley by “Five College Learning in Retirement”
causes/consequences of US Civil War
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Theme Project Goals Responsible Person and Team
Deliverable/ deadline
Cost/ Source Progress April 2015
Category 5
Local and Regional Engagement –page 4
Thoughtful Administrative Convergence
Develop coordinated services to support K-‐12 Education in Pioneer Valley
Work with superintendents to identify their needs and ways the colleges can better coordinate offering services; coordinate with regional 14 colleges and universities as possible partners
Neal Abraham, Sue Thrasher/ Marla Solomon, Five College CBL committee
Complete preliminary discussions in Fall 2011; develop specific initiatives in Spring 2012
Coordination is low cost; seek funding once initiatives are selected
Meetings with Holyoke and Springfield Public School leadership groups by January 2012; meetings with rural superintendents in 2011-‐2012; survey of superintendents Spring 2013; met new Holyoke superintendent Sept. 2013. Education Dialogues launched in Spring 2015. An additional group invited to join WMMP.
Plan strengthened support for local community schools
Inventory needs and ensure coordinated support for local school systems
Sue Thrasher/Marla Solomon and School district representatives
Plan for support of Amherst school needs/fall 2010; plans for other local schools/spring 2011
None Supporting Amherst Schools superintendent advisory group; Five College support for Minority Student Achievement Network meeting Fall 2013. Supported grant proposal for new ARPS Family Center Spring 2014. Helped ARPS gain access to Museums10 educators.
Sustainability Riverscaping Project Work with the community to identify best practices in community and government for protecting watershed
Nate Therien, Karen Kohler, Thom Long
Greater community engagement; new partnerships; regional planning
$200,000/ EU grant
Project funded by US rep of EU; project completed with two exchanges and international conference; four local built projects.
Sustainability Local food sourcing Support local farms and food producers, including from on-‐campus sources. Provide fresher food.
Dining Services Directors
Collect statistics to document current use and use that to improve.
As part of colleges‘ dining services budgets; Kendall Foundation grants
AC farm; UM natural food dining; HC farm-‐dining connection.
Sustainability Sustainability Bridging
Strengthen connections between undergraduate and graduate programs
Sustainability faculty members; Nate Therien; Sarah Lince
Develop new courses and connections between graduate and undergraduate curricula
$30,000 from Mellon Bridging Grant
New courses developed and team-‐taught.
Establish ways for community members to access FCI services
Improve engagement of community members with Five College working groups
Maria Toyofuku and FC IT staff members
Create Open ID for links to IT services by 2013
Staff time. Implemented.
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