In May 2015, representatives from sixteen institututions attended the VIP Consortium Launch. The meeting included presentations, breakout sessions, and identification of topics for consortium working groups. Below are presentations from the workshop, results of the discussion on working groups, and paperwork for Helmsely-funded participants.
Presentations
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Welcome
VIP Overview
Curriculum & Faculty Rewards
Building a VIP Team: A 3-Semester Case Study
Year at a Glance
Evaluation
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Topics Identified for Working Groups
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Working Group Choices:
- Faculty development, effective practices (22 votes)
- Long-term sustainability for sites, institutionalization (16 votes)
- Tools, resources (11 votes)
- Diversity of faculty and students (9 votes)
- Evaluating student learning in VIP context (9 votes)
- Recruiting new institutions, sponsors, partners (6 votes)
- Education research (6 votes)
Other topics that were considered
- Branding & marketing
- Building the consortium, people see benefits, ROI
- ABET, AACSB, accreditation issues
- Grant opportunities, ASEE First in World, Howard Hughes Inclusive Excellence
- Entrepreneurship, IP issues
- Research collaborations, multi-site VIP teams
- Umbrella organization, spin-offs, business model
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Paperwork Downloads
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Travel Expense Statement (.xlsm macro enabled excel)
Travel - details on per diem rates (.docx)
6-month reporting form (.docx)
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