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Awards range up to $1,000! Do you have a great idea for increasing recruitment or enhancing retention at Hudson Valley Community College, but your departmental budget is committed to other great ideas? Well, here is an outstanding opportunity!<\/p>\n The Enrollment Initiative Fund has been established to enable you to make that recruitment or retention idea a reality. Want to have a special day on campus for prospective students? Want to establish a partnership with a local high school or agency? Want to send a personalized message to inquiries? Want to initiate an innovative retention strategy? Want to visit another college about a program you are considering? Want to organize a unique competition for students interested in your area of study? Have even more creative ideas?<\/p>\n Funding is competitive and awards will range up to $1,000. Applicants must fill out a brief application describing the activity, its anticipated outcomes and costs. Upon completion of the activity, a brief explanation of the outcomes of the activity will be required. Funding excludes marketing costs already covered in a department\u2019s operational budget and remuneration for college personnel participation.<\/p>\n Funds are available for the 2014-2015 academic year. Applications are due to the Office of the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Development by noon on Wednesday, April 16.\u00a0 Application forms<\/a> are available at GUN 159 or online in the portal Forms\/Documentation section under Enrollment Management. Decisions will be announced the week of May 5, 2014. (Samples of previous initiatives are listed on the Enrollment Committee webpage at www.hvcc.edu\/staff\/enrollment<\/a>.)<\/p>\n
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