Scholars' Convocation Proposals

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The Convocation Committee

The Convocation Committee solicits proposals for Convocation speakers for the upcoming academic year and beyond.

2009-10 Convocation Committee (dates indicates when terms of service are scheduled to end)

Craig Quintero (2010)
Kathy Kamp (2011)
Charles Cunningham (2012)

Convocation Proposals

Proposals for the 2010–11 academic year are DUE November 15, 2009. Preliminary proposals for future years are still being accepted. By allowing for a multi-year horizon, we may be able to invite speakers whose schedules of engagement are very full.

Divisions, departments, faculty or staff groups, individual faculty or staff members, or student groups may submit proposals.

In making its decisions, the Committee will consider several factors:

the candidate's prominence in the field and reputation as a public speaker
the appeal of the topic to a broad campus constituency
enhancements of the person's impact through tie-ins with courses or programs on campus
the topical balance of the Convocation program overall
breadth of sponsorship
calendar spacing and budget
specificity of the proposal

The Committee can offer support including:

a stipend of $1,500.
In some cases where the public or campus impact of the speaker is likely to be great (and the speaker's fee is commensurably great) we are able to offer considerably more.
airfare
ground transportation
an estimate of meals

After a proposal is accepted the Committee will:

request the proposers to extend formal invitations to speakers
ensure that a commitment is obtained from the speaker and an agreed budget by the first Friday of the first week of spring semester classes.
create a schedule of commitments and a draft of budget obligations to determine whether any further offers can be made

Proposal Form

Please complete the information below:

Your Name:

Your e-mail address: (Full e-mail address required)

Faculty host (if other than you):

Co-sponsors (sources of additional funding):

Speaker's Name or Multi-Day Event Title:

Preferred date: (month or specific date)

If proposing a specific speaker, provide a brief biography (especially the person's prominence in the field and reputation as a public speaker):

If proposing an unidentified speaker as part of a multi-day event, describe the event briefly and provide a list of speakers under consideration along with one-sentence bios of each.

Briefly address the impact the speaker will have on Grinnell, especially on courses and a wide spectrum of the Grinnell community, and the interactions the speaker will have while on campus:

FUNDING REQUEST:

Travel (airfare):
Travel (ground): (Reimbursed at the rate of $.505 per mile.)
Honorarium:**

** Enter $0 if funding is coming from another source; enter $1,500 if applying for the standard Convocation Committee honorarium. A more substantial honorarium may be available for unusually high-profile, high-impact, high-cost speakers. If requesting such a special honorarium from the Convocation Committee, enter the amount and provide additional rationale in the biographical or impact fields above.
Dining:
     Lunch: # of guests: cost: (average $12 per plate)
     Dinner: # of guests: cost: (average $40 per plate)
     Other: # of guests: cost:
Lodging: ($50/night for Grinnell House)

Other:

TOTAL REQUEST:

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