The
Special
Initiatives
Fund
(SIF)
was
created
in
2009
by
the
Provost’s
Advisory
Committee
on
Staff
Compensation
(PACSC)
for
a
two-year
trial
period.
With
a
total
budget
of
approximately
$65,000
in
annual
funding,
it
is
designed
to
support
special
projects
suggested
by
staff
in
the
university
support
group.
For
more
information,
please
go
to:
http://staffexcellence.uwaterloo.ca/sif.html
The
Staff
Excellence
Fund
subcommittee
received
25
applications
to
access
funds
from
the
Special
Initiatives
Fund
requesting
a
total
of
more
than
$293,000.
The
committee
would
like
to
thank
all
the
applicants
for
the
time
and
effort
put
into
their
applications.
Not
all
applications
were
approved
for
funding
and
not
all
applications
that
were
approved
received
full
funding.
The
committee
considered
the
merits
of
each
application
and
applied
the
guiding
principles
behind
the
creation
of
the
SIF
to
each
application.
The successful applicants, the amount of funding they received and a brief description of the proposals are:
| Description | Applicant(s) |
Amount Approved | |
| Staff lounge enhancements | Sue Oestreich/ Susan Key | $1500 | |
| Creation of a green space garden bordered by PAS, HH, EV1 and EV2 – campus beautification project | Lynne Jelokhani-Niaraki/ Joanne Holzinger | $15,000 | |
| Staff lounge enhancement | Laurie Jones | $300 | |
| Enhancement of working environment to improve staff morale for Centre for Extended Learning | Christine Liebig |
$5,000 | |
| Staff lounge upgrades | Carrie Gilmour | $1,500 | |
| Matthews Golf Classic | Sheila Hurley | $3,000 | |
| Hagey Curling Fun Day | Betty Bax | $1,800 | |
| Enhancement of working environment to improve staff morale for Graduate Studies Office | Christina Treusch/ Cathy Jardine | $1,500 | |
| Signage to promote the UW Recreation Committee | Shirley Chatten | $262 | |
| Presentation by Theatre on The Edge on National Cherry Popsicle Day | Shirley Chatten | $705 | |
| Yoga on the Green to enhance staff wellness | Kathy Winter | $1,649 | |
| Stretching brochure to enhance staff wellness | Lesley Nevills | $2,500 | |
| Day bus trip for staff – destination to be determined | Shirley Chatten | $1,260 | |
| Library patio improvements – campus beautification project | Benny Colussi | $15,000 | |
| Campus networking event to promote cross-campus interaction | Liz Koblyk | $3,000 |