Budget Allocation Process

Process for allocation of funding each year will be based on Cal Poly needs for student success initiatives to move forward.  

Initiatives that ISS fund

• Onboarding-This includes summer bridge, orientation, both pre semester activities and activities in PBLCs.  
• Advising 
• PBLCs 
• Career planning, advising, opportunities
• Experiential learning, HIPP, undergraduate research and curriculum redesign that incorporates these practices
• Student support services
• Removing barriers to student success - excessive holds, accepting credit for prior learning and/or courses, too many prerequisites or tests, offer more online classes and more flexibility to complete course work, simplified degree requirements, relevant and engaging classes with professors that truly care, 
• Fostering an asset based mindset for students and truly believing that all students have the potential to succeed.  Proposals that build on stronger ties between students and the campus, PD workshops for faculty and staff that focus on shifting mindsets and/or creating a sense of belonging. 

2021-2025 plan for student success and inclusive excellence and moving Cal Poly Humboldt towards a student ready campus. Institutional strategy on academic success, retention, and degree completion have been summarized in our Strategic Enrollment Management plan in terms of retention. 

The committee will be responsible for discussions of these initiatives and putting them forward to the Provost and VP of Enrollment Management so that they can make informed decisions on budget allocations.