(Thanks to AJF in my fall class for suggesting this idea)

Overview/ Introduction: The Purdue Office of the Dean of Students has announced that it will award $10,000 in grant funding to 1-2 student teams with the best proposal to improve the university. Since these are internal grants, the competition won't be too stiff, but the senior staff in the ODOS [i.e. you, the class] would still like to see a one-page written proposal, a preliminary budget, and a 5 minute presentation of your idea.

Procedure:

1. Form four 4-person teams. (In the case of perfect attendance, one group will have an extra person).
2. On Wed, 3/5, spend 20 min brainstorming ideas to improve Purdue and choose one.
3. After or at the end of class Wednesday, write up a brief proposal, budget, and a presentation outline or script. Before leaving class, you will need to delegate responsibility for writing the proposal, sketching out a budget, writing a presentation outline or script, and giving the presentation.
4. Proposals will be due at 8:35 on Fri, 3/7. Presentations will be given in class on Friday.
5. After all presentations are given, the "Dean's staff" will review them and vote on one or two to be funded.

(There will be a modest real-life prize for the winning group(s))