Michigan Tech Vision Fund--Letter of Intent


All members of the Michigan Tech community are invited to submit proposals to the Vision Fund, seeking support for innovative and highly meritorious activities that help Michigan Tech progress toward becoming a national university of choice, strongly supporting the goals and aspirations articulated in the Michigan Tech Strategic Plan. The first step in this process requires the submission of a Letter of Intent (below) to the Vision Fund or to the Provost’s Office by 5:00 p.m. September 4, 2001. Letters of Intent will be posted to the Vision Fund web site and published in hardcopy as they come in. The purpose of the Letter of Intent (LOI) phase is to foster the sharing of ideas and partnering as well as help in the assembly of pre-proposal review panels. No evaluations are made in this phase; all LOI submitters may submit a Pre-Proposal.

Questions concerning completion of this form or help in filling it out may be obtained from the Strategic Planning Infoline (7-2946, 7-2156, or 7-2046).

Michigan Tech Vision Fund--Letter of Intent
DEADLINE: September 4, 2001

Fill out all of the items below:

1. Area(s) of Impact (indicate primary emphasis with a P; indicate any other areas of emphasis with an S). For more detail on the Areas of Impact, see the Implementing Our Plan section of the Action Agenda on the Michigan Tech Plan web site.
  Innovation in Education: Innovations in curricula, classroom pedagogy, non-traditional delivery systems, etc.
  Emerging Technologies and Research: Initiatives that build on existing research strengths, develop capability in emerging technologies, and/or bring together interdisciplinary teams to solve new problems.
  Residential and Community Campus: Initiatives that enhance and exploit the advantages of a small residential learning community.
  Resources, Size, and Composition: Initiatives that match enrollment with resources, raise student selectivity and quality, improve student-faculty ratio, increase diversity of student body and faculty/staff, and/or increase revenue and resources.
  Other: Initiatives that don’t fit in one of the above four categories but that nevertheless help achieve MTU’s vision of becoming a National University of Choice.
 
2. Project Title (not to exceed 20 words).
 
     
3. Abstract (not to exceed 125 words). Describe the major thrust of your proposed activity clearly and concisely.
 
     
4. Team Members (use back if required).
 
Name Department Email Phone Number