Program

8:30 Check-in, Coffee/Breakfast Treats

9:05 Welcome (Mary Morrisard-Larkin — College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA) and Meeting Overview (Dan Soneson — Southern CT State University)

9:20 What to take for granted: the role of external funding in a transformative language resource center.

Brad and Mark will talk about the process of applying for and implementing several grants. The Center for Language Study at Yale University has just received a major grant from the International Research and Studies Program at the Federal Department of Education to develop 9 web-based templates for Foreign Language materials development. Brad will outline the process of applying for this grant and provide some details about the contents and current implementation of this grant. In addition, he will also outline the Center’s developing policies in seeking future grants. Mark will talk about the application for a major grant received by Youngstown State University. He will address various types of granting agencies — private vs. public funding. Together, they will outline the Center’s plans for future grants.

10:25 BREAK

10:45 Successful Grants — Types and Sources, Panel Discussion, Dan Soneson, moderator

I will summarize the two-year LSTA grant project which NU has undertaken. Research, collaboration, planning, training, vendor support, and good public relations paved the way for smooth implementation.

The Grant Writer’s Top Ten List: Tips for Successful Grant Proposals,

Tailoring Your Project to Optimize Success

This portion of the panel presentation will consider strategies for meeting your college’s needs while optimizing chances for success with the granting institution. When writing grants, we are all too aware of our institution’s needs and can easily document and justify them with precision. In our zeal (and need!) we often fail to consider fully the objectives of the granting agency. This presentation, based on successful (and unsuccessful) grant applications, will suggest ways in which we might find that middle ground between what we need and what agencies wish to fund.

We will describe how necessity made do for experience when Marist College drafted the proposal for a successful $240 000 FIPSE grant, now in its extended fourth year, that combined technology, international studies, teacher training and community service into a (very) eclectic whole.

12:15 LUNCH & NERALLD BUSSINESS MEETING

2:00 The Grant Process: A Foundation’s Perspective

John Mullaney, Executive Director, Nord Family Foundation, Amherst, Ohio.

3:00 Brainstorming Session and Wrap-up

3:45 Tour of Smith Center for Foreign Languages and Cultures

From the South: Northampton is on Route I-91. Take Exit 18, and follow Route 5 north into the center of town. Turn left onto Route 9. Go straight through three sets of traffic lights, turning left into Smith's main entrance (College Lane) shortly after the third set. The Office of Admission is on your right, overlooking Paradise Pond. (Campus maps are available there.) arking is available next to the office or along Route 9.

From the North: I-91 South, take Exit 20, and follow onto Route 5 south into the center of town. At the intersection of Route 5 and Route 9 (Main Street), turn right onto Route 9. Then follow the same directions as above from Route 9.

Air/Train Transportation: For information on how to get to Smith College by air or train visit the web site http://www.smith.edu/about_visit_directions.php.

Hotel Information: For those members who would like to stay overnight Thursday and/or Friday the following are a list of hotels located within 5 miles of Northampton. (Additional hotels can be found at http://www.smith.edu/about_visit_accom.php)