UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Equal Opportunity Planning Committee (EOPC) invites Penn State faculty and staff to submit proposals for EOPC funding to support the University’s diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts and advance the University’s strategic plan (see “Advancing Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity”) with investments in programs and ideas.
Submission deadlines
- The deadline to submit proposals for summer 2023 is Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.
- The deadline to submit proposals for the 2023–24 academic year is Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.
Funding from EOPC is intended to provide seed money for innovative pilot programs and existing initiatives that help create and support a climate of equity throughout Penn State.
EOPC proposals are reviewed by volunteers who represent different campuses and units. The 2022–23 EOPC cycle resulted in 36 initiatives receiving funding from eight different funding categories including: campus climate; curriculum; faculty and staff recruiting; faculty and staff retention; leadership development; student recruiting; student retention and graduation; and organizational change. To view a full list of funded projects as well as the abstracts from the proposals, please visit the EOPC website.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity will review proposal drafts to provide feedback in advance of submission deadlines (as time and capacity permits). New this year is the ability to save your progress as a draft and return to it prior to submission. To submit a proposal visit EOPC Summer 2023 and/or Academic Year 2023–2024.
For more information, contact Sheila Barlock, EOPC administrator, at sdc108@psu.edu or eopc@psu.edu.
Virtual EOPC Proposal Writing Workshop
To assist faculty and staff with submitting successful proposals, the Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity will be offering a one-hour virtual EOPC Proposal Writing Workshop, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 11 a.m. Click here to register. A Zoom link will be provided in advance of the session.
In the EOPC Proposal Writing Workshop participants will learn about EOPC program funding, proposal components, and the proposal submission/review process. In addition, a PowerPoint presentation of the EOPC Proposal Writing Workshop and an "Introduction to Assessment for Co-curricular Programs," which reviews how to craft explicit program goals and outcomes (with measurement), are available on the EOPC SharePoint site, along with many other resources.