[Call for Proposals for Campus Climate Speaker, Affirmation & Empowerment Series]
UC Berkeley is committed to upholding the values of diversity, inclusion, and scholarly discourse. To facilitate increasing opportunities for the campus community to engage in these values, the Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost are pleased to support a Campus Climate Speaker, Affirmation & Empowerment Series through the Division of Equity & Inclusion.
We are inviting proposals for between $1,000 and $10,000 from students, staff, and faculty for activities in each of the specific categories below:
1. Campus Climate Speaker Series—bringing speakers to campus who promote scholarly discourse on the importance and value of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
2. Structured Debates and Intergroup Dialogues—elevating the art and science of debate and dialogue to advance our campus’ knowledge, and expose the campus community to new and emerging ideas concerning diversity, inclusion and free speech; creating spaces to allow for dialogue between and among diverse groups.
3. Empowerment and Affirmation Workshops—affirming and building the confidence of protected class groups; advancing the recruitment, retention and graduation of students; promoting staff professional development in working in challenging environments; creating inclusive and affirming classroom environments, and building community on a diverse campus.
Requirements:
All applicants must adhere to the following requirements:
- No recurring expenses (e.g., career position salaries) will be funded;
- Funds must be used for new activities or clear extensions of existing activities in alignment with the purpose of this call—funds may not be used to replace pre-planned or existing activities;
- Activities funded must be in alignment with our Principles of Community and clearly articulate how it will advance the work of diversity, equity, inclusion, and scholarly discourse;
- Activities funded must show measurable results towards building community, exposing the campus to scholarly discourse, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion;
- A report detailing how the funds were spent and what results they yielded must be submitted within 30 days of completion of the proposed activity.
Content of Proposals:
Proposals should not exceed two pages and must include the following information:
- Name of the sponsor (student or staff organization, program, or department) and contact person name and email;
- Category for proposed activity: Speaker Series, Structured Debate, Intergroup Dialogue or Affirmation & Empowerment workshop
- Campus community member(s) served—e.g., students, staff, faculty, number of participants, etc.;
- Detailed activity plan, timeline, and budget—e.g., proposed speaker, venue, refreshments, associated costs, etc.;
- Specific activity goal(s);
- Anticipated outcomes;
- Plan for measuring outcomes;
- Demonstration of alignment with the Chancellor’s priorities: Building Community, Enhancing Diversity, and Transformative Research.
Deadline:
The deadline for proposals is Monday, November 20, 2017. Please use the template that can be found here, E&I Diversity web page, to format your proposal. Please email the completed proposal to vcei@berkeley.edu, with the subject line ‘Campus Climate Speaker, Affirmation & Empowerment Series’. We will notify all awardees by Friday, December 15, 2017. Late proposals will be considered in the order that they are received pending funding availability.