QUESTION #6: NOW THAT THE FUND FOR EXCELLENCE NO LONGER EXISTS, WHERE CAN I GO WITH A CREATIVE IDEA THAT WOULD HAVE MADE A GREAT FFE PROPOSAL?
You should take your idea to the person who submits your budget. If that person supports your idea as a priority within those areas that he/she oversees, he/she can submit your proposal and make a case for it as an institutional priority worthy of funding. As done this year, the Budget Steering Committee will consider your proposal in relation to all other requests. For example, the library and the Instructional Support Committee proposed JSTOR in next year's budget. This proposal was supported by Jim Swartz, Dean of the College, who recommended to the Budget Steering Committee that JSTOR be funded. Ultimately, the Budget Steering Committee recommended to the President that JSTOR be funded.
