2025 ASCCC Spring Plenary Scholarship Application

The Academic Senate Foundation is proud to offer scholarships for faculty to attend the ASCCC 2025 Spring Plenary Session on April 24-26, to be held in-person at the Hyatt Regency Irvine and virtually via Zoom Conference. With a focus on student success, any faculty, (including full- and part-time faculty) from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.

The scholarship will cover the cost for the following:

Virtual: Nine (9) total scholarships are available which will cover registration – $425 (Four will be designated for part-time faculty)
In-Person*: Four (4) total scholarships (one awarded to each Area) are available and will cover registration – $575, 2-nights of lodging, and up to $300 in travel reimbursement.
*Only one applicant per Area will be selected to win the in-person award.

Name

First

Last

Email

College

Other College not listed

Academic Senate President Name

Academic Senate President Email

Phone

Discipline

Area

Find your Area

How will you be attending Plenary?

In-Person
Virtual

Application Questions

1. Do you have an active role with your local senate or campus committees? Please identify committee(s) and your role(s).

2. Have you attended ASCCC events in the past? If so, which?

3. What do you hope to gain by attending?

4. How will what you gain help you advance as a faculty leader?

5. How could your involvement in this conference improve your local senate or local faculty leadership?

Optional Information

The ASCCC aims to intentionally support the increase of development opportunities for diverse faculty, as called for in the ASCCC Strategic Plan 2018-2023 Goal 2 Objective 2.1. In order to design and lead professional development opportunities for diverse faculty, it is essential to begin gathering data to identify and meet the needs of the diverse faculty in our community college system. We ask that you please consider answering the following optional questions to help us identify the needs of our diverse faculty and also to effectively and thoughtfully match mentors with mentees. Please know that we value your voice and confidentiality, and this information will be secure and not shared or published without permission.

8. With which racial/ethnic group(s) do you identify? (check all that apply)

Other racial/ethnic group

9. What is your sexual orientation? (check all that apply)

Other sexual orientation

10. What is your current gender identity? (check all that apply)

*(Cisgender is defined as a person whose gender identity aligns with their sex assigned at birth) **(Gender non-conforming is defined as a person whose behavior or appearance does not conform to traditional gender expectations) ***(Transgender is defined as a person whose gender identity and/or expression is different from their sex assigned at birth)

Other gender identity

The deadline to submit is Monday, March 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM. Selected faculty will be notified via email two weeks after the deadline.

Signature

I hereby declare that the information provided is true and correct.