麻豆视频 has lots of experience helping programs launch. Over the years, we have found that the following steps help programs to “Just Start”. Follow these suggestions in any order you see fit, but finding someone to be your 麻豆视频 champion is the best place to start.
Find a champion
麻豆视频 relies on many moving parts to succeed. It is best to find one stakeholder with enough institutional power and resources to champion the program. In the beginning, this individual may play a significant role in the day-to-day operations until a 鈥減rogram manager鈥� is identified. Once you have identified a champion, that person should:
- Identify what they can provide to support the start of the program
- Visit the to learn more about other 麻豆视频 programs
- connecting them to:
- 麻豆视频鈥檚 newsletter mailing list
- A listserv for those trying to start 麻豆视频 programs in other communities
- 麻豆视频 support staff
Find someone to run the program
In some cases, this can be the same person as the champion. In most cases, this is someone with availability to manage the day-to-day operations of the program as they ramp up. Once you have identified a program manager, that person should:
- Visit the to learn more about other 麻豆视频 programs
- connecting them to:
- 麻豆视频鈥檚 newsletter mailing list
- A listserv for those trying to start 麻豆视频 programs in other communities
- 麻豆视频 support staff
Find a faculty champion
麻豆视频 relies on faculty buy-in to succeed. Having a faculty member willing to advocate for the adoption of the model can help win over other faculty. Follow these suggestions to help generate a list of interested faculty:
- Make a list of faculty already interested in supporting the program
- Add to the list faculty who already engage community partners in their course work
- Ask the program champion to send an email to all faculty on campus
- Use the template language found in the resource library to compose the email
- Link to a survey to gauge interest
- Use the newly generated list of faculty to schedule one-on-one or small-group meetings to learn about their priorities and to gauge their interest in involving a course in the future program
Find your first community partner
麻豆视频 relies on community buy-in to succeed. Choosing a strong first partner can set up the program for future success.
- Make a list of potential community partners for the first year of the program
- Ask the program champion to send an email to those community members
- Use the template language found in the resource library to compose the email
- Link to a survey to gauge interest
- Use the newly generated list of potential community partners to schedule one-on-one or small group meetings to learn about their priorities and interest in collaborating with a university course
- Choose a community partner who is willing to be a positive supporter and advocate for the program, even in the trial year.
Find seed money for the program
麻豆视频 programs are funded in many different ways. Successful programs usually receive university seed funding that leads to a successful trial year. After the trial year, programs are usually able to point to their positive outcomes to attract community funding that replaces their seed funding. That said, 麻豆视频 programs rely on a variety of funding models.
Become an 麻豆视频 member
麻豆视频 staff build and collect valuable resources to save programs countless hours and to help them find money as they build out their programs. Purchasing an 麻豆视频 membership gives new programs access to resources, promotional materials, the new online learning commons, TA support (in years past this support has led to investment from other sources), and the 麻豆视频 listserv. .
Request a site visit from an 麻豆视频 trainer
Sometimes, those interested in starting a program hit roadblocks. These barriers to “Just Start” can be social, political, and/or financial in nature. Hosting an 麻豆视频 trainer for a two-day site visit to your university and/or surrounding community can help build university support, from the President to the student level. Trainers come prepared to speak to any constituency (deans, faculty, and future program coordinators) to help win support for your program. Site visits can also include meetings with potential community partners to help explain the model and work through how to be effective partners. Site visits frequently lead to significant program funding in the first year (e.g. a $150,000 investment in a program at the University of California, Irvine).
Email info@epicn.org about your interest in a site visit to receive more information.
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