FD&D Speaker Series Fund

The Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity (FD&D) was established to help the University realize its aspiration to find, develop, promote, and retain the world’s best scholars. Specifically, the Office of FD&D seeks to:

Improve Harvard’s performance in developing scholars at all stages of the academic career ladder – pipeline, recruitment, promotion, and retention
Establish an institutional culture that will sustain this improved performance
Achieve intellectual leadership for Harvard, by helping to define future goals for faculty development, diversity, and related issues

To encourage cross-University conversations about issues of faculty development and diversity in higher education, the Office of FD&D has established the FD&D Speaker Series Fund, to afford student and faculty groups the opportunity to invite scholars to speak about issues that fall under the Office’s mission. Relevant presentation topics include, but are not limited to:

Diversity in the Academy
Dual-career academic couples
Mentoring
Work/life issues

The Office of FD&D will provide up to $2,000 per event, in addition to some administrative support, including:

Securing a venue and coordinating event facilities
Arranging travel and accommodations for the speaker (if appropriate)
Designing the poster
Ordering catering (if appropriate)
Arranging audio-visual support

The student or faculty group applying for funds will be responsible for all other aspects of the event, including, but not limited to:

Inviting the speaker and serving as the primary liaison with the speaker
Deciding the event date
Publicizing the event and ensuring an appropriate turnout
Hosting the speaker on campus
Arranging the speaker’s introduction

Each group is eligible for one award per academic year. If a group applies but is not funded, that group may apply to a subsequent application round.

If a group is funded, the Office of FD&D will follow up with the group’s main contact to schedule a meeting to clarify a timeline for event preparation. Following this initial meeting, the Office will stay in touch with the group on a weekly basis, to maintain clear communication up to the event date.

Groups that receive funding are expected to provide a 1-2 page summary following their event.

Applications must be submitted at least 60 days prior to an event.
There will be two application rounds in academic year 2008. The application deadlines are:
September 28, 2007
February 29, 2008

Note: student groups must be registered and officially recognized by the University in order to be eligible for the FD&D Speaker Series Fund.

* = required field

1.Group requesting funds

*Name of group

*Main contact

in charge of event

*Email

2.Speaker to be invited

*Name

*Title

*Affiliation

*Presentation topic

3. Data

Please provide your group’s mission statement. (1 paragraph) Please describe how this event pertains to the goal of helping the University find, develop, promote, and retain the world’s best scholars. Please describe the target audience and anticipated turnout for the event. How will you publicize the presentation on both the Cambridge and Longwood campuses? (2-3 paragraphs) What is the approximate date for the event? If you have a general location in mind (e.g., Harvard Yard, Longwood Medical Area, etc.), please include it here. (1-2 paragraphs)

4. Budget

Please provide a budget for the event. *Total Amount Requested ($)

Within 2 business days, you will receive an email confirming the Office’s receipt of your application.

Questions may be addressed to Fiona Chin in the Office of FD&D: fiona_chin@harvard.edu

Applications must be submitted at least 90 days prior to an event.

There will be two application rounds in academic year 2008. The application deadlines are:
September 28, 2007
February 29, 2008