IDEA FUNDS for INNOVATION
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The IDEA Fund is supported by the NCC Foundation to provide funding for innovative projects that move NCC beyond its current practices. Funds are available to faculty and staff – collaborations and cross-disciplinary/cross-divisional partnerships are encouraged.
Projects that will be supported by the fund involve Innovation, Data, Experimentation, and Action.
IDEAs at NCC
Experimentation:
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Guiding question: What do we need to be willing to try?
Action: ​
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Guiding Question: What good idea needs to move from innovation to implementation?
Innovation
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​Guiding question: What do we need to do differently to thrive?
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Data
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Guiding question: What information do we need to collect to inform our future?
IDEA Brainstorming
These sessions will be open to anyone (faculty, staff, admin) who wants to talk about innovation. What new ideas are they thinking about? What is up and coming in their field that should be on NCC’s radar? What idea do they have that aren’t fully realized that could benefit from sharing with other innovative thinkers? IDEA Brainstorming sessions will let us build off one another’s ideas – getting our creative juices flowing – thinking about NCC’s future.
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Fall Semester Dates:
9/10, 10/1, 11/5, and 12/3
(3:30-5:00pm)
Join us at https://northampton-edu.zoom.us/j/93721817476
or via Zoom Meeting ID: 93721817476.
IDEA
Committee
The IDEA committee will meet monthly to review proposals – evaluating for impact, feasibility, and sustainability.
Committee Members:
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Karen Bearce, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs (co-chair)
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Dustin Briggs, CTLT Faculty Fellow (co-chair)
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Jen Bradley, TLTR Faculty chair
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Christine Pense, Academic Affairs rep
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Elena Brobyn-Navarro, Student Affairs rep
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Kathy Barner, Administration (Finance) rep
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Dorothy Schramm, Administration (IR/IE) rep
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Tracey Johnson, Grants rep
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Raja Bhattacharya, Fowler and CIE rep
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Sean Brandle, Makerspace/FABLab
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Beth Ritter-Guth, OLET rep
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Alicia MacKenzie, Monroe rep
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David Ruth, VP, Chief of Staff
IDEA Proposals
IDEA proposals will be formally submitted to the IDEA Committee via email (innovation@northampton.edu) or by clicking on the icon below.
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IDEA Committee meets monthly to review proposals. Proposals are due at least 8 days prior to the meeting.
MEETING DATES:
10/15, 11/19, 12/17
Click the paperclip to access the IDEA proposal form
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