My proposal group presentation is complete and we believe it was very successful for us! We began with an opening to the (pretend) social science curriculum committee and thanking them for their time. My group member, Des, then gave her personal story in connection as to why we chose to propose this new major to them. After her introduction story, she handed the floor over to me. I discussed the purpose that this new major would serve to our campus. I had points discussing why it will be beneficial to anyone affiliated with any University of Pittsburgh campus or in the local area. I then handed it over to Alex, who discussed the personnel and time frame. Des talked again about the budget. Lastly, Rebecca told them about how we would evaluate our progress then she wrapped up our presentation.
We received great feedback from both our peers and our professor. Our professor really seemed to like our opening which made us feel great about our hard work. She also seemed to really like our evaluation. Some tips she had for us were minor, yet I feel they will be helpful as we work on strengthening our proposal before the due date. She suggested that we lower the number of new faculty we would need to hire. Hiring part time professors saves money and also the professors we already have may be qualified to teach some of the classes we need taught. Once we rethink this suggestion, we will be able to come up with a more logical number of faculty. The other suggestion we got was to look into this major at Pitt Oakland's campus. This will help us get a better idea of how it will function at Pitt Johnstown and we will be able to develop a more accurate, successful plan.
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