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Resilience
Florida Atlantic University report (2)
Budget Narrative: Quarterly Report for January 1 – April 15, 2022 Demonstration of Institutional Commitment
For the purposes of this initial report, for the timeframe January 1, 2022 to April 15, 2022, we are describing the funding, operationalization, and administrative staff time designated toward the launch of the Johnson First-Generation Transfer Scholars (JSF) program at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). The intent of this program is to aid the matriculation process of first- generation transfer students at FAU to optimize graduate school preparation and career readiness in this student population. The total amount spent for the initial quarter of our program is $10,033.73. Moreover, this quarterly total represents a purposeful administrative effort in preparing a program that will effectively serve the needs of the first-generation transfer student population and its sustained success for years to come at FAU.
Salaries and Wages. The budget narrative includes all positions with their base annual salary and fringe benefits which are calculated at 34% of total salaries.
From January 1 to April 15, FAU worked to hire two graduate student workers who will be dedicated to the day-to-day operations of the JSF program. For the first four months of the rollout, FAU has dedicated administrative time to operationalizing JSF. Operational procedures include the following:
• beginning the recruitment process of JSF scholars (currently there are 109 first- generation transfer students who have completed the Google interest form)
• finalizing the logistics of the framework we will use to provide wraparound services and student support to JSF scholars
• finalizing the application process
• hiring two graduate student workers to operate the day-to-day functions of the
program
• created and currently operating three social media outreach campaigns designed to
engage first-generation transfer students and create a sense of community
(NOTE: The Budget Narrative is the justification of ‘how’ and/or ‘why’ a line item helps to meet the program deliverables.)
Position 1: Assistant Director currently oversees the program and spends 12 hours weekly, hiring and supervising staff and recruiting students for Fall 2022 cohort. Position 2: Executive Director currently assists in budget preparation and staff recruitment and spends 3 hours dedicated to JSF per week.
Position 3: Director currently assists in creation of application protocols and cohort recruitment and spends 2 hours dedicated to JSF per week.
Position 4: Director currently assists in cohort recruitment and JSF promotion to Florida state colleges and spends 3 hours dedicated to JSF per week.
Position 5: Graduate Student Worker currently oversees digital marketing and spends 2 hours dedicated to JSF per week. Please note, because the student worker schedules fluctuate it does not have a consistent base pay, bi-weekly rate or weekly rate. Therefore, I only reported the hourly wage assigned to the position.
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