Professional Documents
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ICAT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Situational Analysis...3
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Executive Memo
Introduction & Client Background
Organizational Structure
Publics of Client
Campaign Plan.12
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Goal Statement
Objectives
Campaign Strategies
Budget15
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b.
Spreadsheet
Outline
Implementation16
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Website
LinkedIn
Social Media
Blog
Email
The Collegiate Times
Appendix..36
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Survey Questions
SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
Executive Memo
A meeting took place with the client, Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
(ICAT) and the debriefing was used to guide further research and analysis of how to improve the
clients influence. Following the meeting, extensive research has been completed to evaluate all
factors affecting clients current situation.
The campaign book first presents situational analysis including client background
information, organizational structure of the client, and publics of the client. The campaign book
then further discusses research of current situation, including the review and analysis of SEO,
website, social media activity, and SWOT evaluation. The SWOT evaluation explains the
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and potential threats to ICAT if communication efforts do
not improve, and is then followed by a conclusion of what needs to be done.
The campaign book then presents a campaign plan outlining the goal, objectives,
strategies, and budget that our team has developed if ICAT were to use this campaign. To better
illustrate the campaign plan strategies, a list of implementation suggestions is provided. Clear
descriptions and concrete examples are given to better help guide the client through each
suggestion. An additional method to better examine Virginia Tech faculty awareness of small
grants is through the distribution of a survey about ICAT knowledge. The survey is provided at
the end of the campaign book. All suggestions of this campaign book are strongly recommended,
but it is understood that implementation of this campaign is up to the client.
Publics of Client
Virginia Tech Faculty This is ICATs top-priority targeted public. This public includes
professors and staff instructors within all the departments within the university. More
specifically, ICAT seeks faculty interdisciplinary teams with at least two of the
universitys departments collaborating. ICAT targets faculty members interested in
pursuing a range of transdisciplinary activities including creative projects, pilot studies,
feasibility studies, or preliminary research at the local, state, and national levels.
PK12 Teachers This is also an important public for ICAT to target. ICAT is in search of
innovative teachers interested in exploring modifications to teacher practice, classroom
design, and curriculum to encourage design practice, strengthen creativity, and improve
teacher self-efficacy in the creative process. ICAT targets teachers that are interested in
large creative student or teacher projects, long-term initiatives, and events, performances,
and exhibitions that are visible at the national level.
Every School and University nationwide All elementary schools, middle schools, and
high schools across the country can work with ICAT. All public and private colleges and
universities are part of the public. ICAT typically works with the local schools though.
Broadening the range to more schools could help diversify their research.
Graduate Students ICAT has graduate programs that prepare students to use digital and
interactive technologies to create, present, communicate, and shape information and
imagery. ICAT seeks students ready to explore social, scientific, and technological
innovation, and can potentially make a strong contribution toward the goals of ICAT.
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Undergraduate Students ICAT provides project-based courses for students from all
disciplines to collaborate in groups to put their analysis and discussion skills to practice.
Students grades K-12 ICAT studio heads, researchers, and graduate students welcome
elementary, middle, and high school students to camps in order to harness students
creativity and encourage them to act on their curiosity. These students are particularly
creative and driven, constantly seeking to learn more and expand their minds.
ICAT has done well thus-far to mainly focus attention on their target audience, Virginia
Tech faculty. However, the issue is not that they have not reached out to faculty. The issue is that
Virginia Tech faculty has not effectively been made aware of small grant initiatives as they could
potentially be. In order to develop the most effective strategies, further research was done to
examine the current situation, which is outlined in the next section of this campaign book.
ICAT has an official website through Virginia Tech where all ICAT-related information,
including featured projects, featured news, and upcoming events are shown on the home page.
The website is easily navigated, with tabs located near the top of the page to find information
specific to categories. The website is organized with details about ICATs mission, vision, and
goals, but does not necessarily explain much about research grant opportunities.
Funding Opportunities appears under the Research tab, but this is the only place
where it is accessible. The multiple funding opportunities offered by ICAT need to be emphasized
much more on the site and more readily accessible. Per client request, this page needs to be
reformatted so the audience (VT community, faculty, and mostly professors) can be made fully
aware the small grant opportunities ICAT has to offer.
ICAT has maintained a positive image throughout the Virginia Tech community. Their
desire to share their innovative research with their audience, as well as get their audience engaged
in research opportunities is why they have upheld a respected reputation.
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Blog
ICAT has an active social media presence. Their Facebook account (Institute for
Creativity, Arts, and Technology) has 3,285 followers. ICATs Facebook does a decent job at
updating the site almost daily (four to six times per week). Their Facebook posts mostly inform
the public of upcoming ICAT events, while other posts include updates of ongoing research
projects and links to articles featuring ICAT stories. Most of their Facebook content will feature
an image or link with a related description. Although they post daily, their engagement does not
reflect their activity on the site. The top post over the past month featured a photo and discussed
the ICAT robot visiting the Pentagon and Office of Naval Research. That post only received nine
likes and two shares. As far as we have evaluated, there are no posts or updates informing the
public about ICATs grant initiatives. If an individual went to ICATs page, there is nowhere they
would find information on small grants, and no way of knowing that ICAT even gives grants for
research in the first place.
ICATs social media is integrated on the website only slightly. ICATs website does offer
quicklinks to each of their social media pages, but it does not feature any content that is posted
on their individual pages. Many organizations now include a Twitter and/or Facebook feed on the
side of their official company web pages. By linking each of their sites, there would be better
cohesiveness throughout all platforms and generate more activity across all platforms.
ICAT does not mention anywhere or on any platform that they are inviting faculty to
apply for their grants. That should be featured in the About section of each platform, with
regular posts updates about application opportunities and deadlines. But social media/online
presence is not only about posting regularly; it is also about providing audience with opportunities
to interact with your institution. Through interaction, ICAT will be able to build a stronger
relationship with and increase the opinion of their audience. ICAT should look for and post
content that will drive more interaction on their social media.
ICAT has affiliate links to Virginia Techs YouTube but does not own its own account.
Much of their target demographic (professors) is on Facebook, but the majority of them are on
LinkedIn, which they do not currently have. Strong consideration should be made in creating the
LinkedIn profile, allowing ICAT to fully reach their target audience. In addition, organizations
can gain followers with LinkedIn, which would help ICATs numbers greatly.
SWOT Evaluation:
The SWOT analysis explains the internal and external situations for the ICAT program.
The internal strengths of the program include the strong presence, public events, location on
campus, being funded by the state and the increase in growth among their social media accounts.
The internal weaknesses include the limited applicants for the grants, repeat applicants for the
grants, no LinkedIn profile, lacking Twitter and using the blog effectively. The external
opportunities for ICAT include the large target audience and future collaborations with students
and faculty. ICAT can also provide more user-generated content to increase interactivity and
communication with their audience. The external threat is possibility of the funding being cut.
Strengths
Strong presence in community
Public events almost every month
On Campus
State funding
Growing social media accounts
Opportunities
Address professors in the fields of art,
design, engineering and science
Collaboration with students and faculty
More interactivity on social media with
audience
User-generated content on platforms
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Weaknesses
Does not get many grant applicants
Applicants for the grants are typically
repeats
No LinkedIn profile; limits reach to
target market.
Needs to update Twitter more
frequently
ICAT does not use its blog
effectively
Threats
Funding could potentially be cut
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CAMPAIGN PLAN
Goal Statement
ICATs purpose is to foster the creative process through creative use of art, science, and
technology, in order to create endless new possibilities for the future. Virginia Tech has 744
faculty members devoted strictly to research research scientists concentrating on creating new
knowledge and solving problems. In addition, Virginia Tech has about 1,600 tenured and teaching
faculty, many of whom conduct research. The problem is that very few individuals are aware of
ICAT and their purpose. Furthermore, this makes it even more difficult for the community to be
aware of the many small research grant opportunities that ICAT has to offer.
Our goal is for ICAT to reach their full potential in making the Virginia Tech community,
primarily professors and faculty, aware of the small grants initiatives that they provide, and
ensure that take advantage of the opportunity ICAT provides them. We will help ICAT reach and
interact with their target audience from every direction by reconstructing their website to include
more prominent information about their small grants, by redeveloping their current social media
platforms and creating an active LinkedIn page, and by fully utilizing communication channels
such as their blog and email.
With this campaign, we hope to generate the most interactivity between ICAT and
Virginia Tech faculty that ICAT has seen, on a consistent basis in order to build a stronger,
mutually beneficial relationship.
Objectives
1. Increase ICAT website traffic by improving SEO. Virginia Tech grant" is a search term
that would be good for ICAT to show up in. One way to accomplish this is by using this
terminology on all online content, social media, and blog. This can potentially increase
ICAT website traffic, specifically to their small grants initiatives.
2. Increase ICATs following to 1000+ in first 6 months. ICATs target audience is
professors. Because this group is older, they are not constantly browsing Facebook and
Twitter as students do. Professors are on LinkedIn. Therefore, we will create an ICAT
LinkedIn page in addition to their other social media accounts to expand their presence.
3. Increase ICATs following my 15 percent over the span of 6 months. ICATs social media
activity currently is not consistent month to month due to lack of structure. By creating a
timely schedule for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and blog posts, ICAT will know exactly
when and what to post. Activity will increase, giving them a more prominent presence on
social media. This schedule will state exactly a) the platform and b) the type of post
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Campaign Strategies
1. Website Reconstruction
On Homepage: Bold messaged banner to viewers ATTENTION FELLOW
RESEARCHERS: Need funding for your research? Click HERE! (leads to Funding
Optys tab.
Create entirely separate tab and page, Funding Optys, to include more specific
information on that. Having its own space will give it a stronger presence on the website.
It will also make it easier to find when being searching within a search engine.
Categories on tab: Major Grants, SEAD Mini Grants SEAD PK12 Mini Grants, Student
Grants will include opportunities, funding, applications, and timelines/deadlines.
The page will also feature different participants and the research they have done. This will
be updated anytime new opportunities arise.
2. Create a new LinkedIn profile
Will reach age group more effectively because more of the audience is on this platform.
LinkedIn is the most professional platform
Post research opportunities, grant opportunities, and updates available within ICAT.
Will maintain a positive image of education, innovation, and a sense of community.
Information on site will be cohesive with other social media platforms
3. Increase ICATs social media activity/interactivity on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blog, and
new LinkedIn profile.
Create monthly calendar of scheduled posts posts can range anywhere from small grant
initiative, ICAT updates, and any upcoming events. Posts will be diverse, with multimedia
complimenting posts.
Stay active of Facebook and Twitter increase content about ICATs small grants on both
sites to maintain consistent with website information
YouTube will have a weekly video that will show what ICAT is all about. This may
include anything concerning ICAT small grants, research, a feature on a staff member, or
content about their most recent events. Comments will be encouraged at the end of our
video from the audience to gain feedback to help improve ICATs communication efforts.
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Increase information shared on blog leads to SEO improvement. Viewers can also
comment on blog posts, increasing engagement and interactivity between ICAT and its
target audience.
4. Create a listserv containing the emails for faculty and graduate students.
Effectively send out mass emails with information about grants and update subscribers on
different opportunities and deadlines.
Provide more in depth guidance on how to apply for grants step-by-step. Giving
subscribers clear, detailed instructions creates a greater willingness to apply among
individuals want to ease the process as much as possible for our target audience.
Encourage subscribers through emails to provide feedback with any and all questions.
5. Get The Collegiate Times to post an article about ICAT to share the innovative research ICAT
has conducted with the Virginia Tech faculty community.
First Create a pitch and press release explaining ICATs story and send those parts of a
media kit to The Collegiate Times.
Pitch will catch attention of the editor to cover ICATs story; press release will present
news story about ICAT to generate news coverage.
Virginia Tech faculty still utilizes traditional news media therefore, it will be an effective
strategy to get The Collegiate Times to cover ICATs story in order to reach this older
audience.
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CAMPAIGN BUDGET
Campaign Tasks
Cost
Sending Emails to
Professors/Graduate
Students
Budget Outline:
The budget for this project varies depending on what ICAT is willing to spend on the project. The
cost ranges from either very cheap or expensive. Posting on social media sites are free, but
promoting and boosting posts are important. In order to do so, it can end up costing between $.0550 for a single post. Boosting posts can be used for when ICAT has special events going on or if
there is a major project they want people to be aware of. The remainder of the posts can be left
alone with no extra costs. ICAT can either hire a student worker for $7.50 an hour for about eight
hours a week, or choose to hire an unpaid intern who could receive college credit as an
alternative. The benefit of this budget is that it can be personalized any way that fits ICAT best.
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IMPLEMENTATION
1.
Website Reconstruction
We have reconstructed the ICAT website to be more user-friendly and geared towards supporting
ICATs funding opportunities. Weve created a separate tab altogether specifically to increase its
visibility to first time users. When you land on the site, the copy has all been changed and
shortened, but still conveys the same purpose of educating visitors about ICATs funding
opportunities.
On the right side of the Funding Optys landing page, weve edited a section to
specifically feature recently funded projects, in order to inform viewers on the immediacy
of the grant opportunities.
An embedded Twitter feed has also been added to increase backlinks for digital content
and SEO, and also integrate ICATs website with their social profiles. This feed could also
be interchanged with a LinkedIn embedded feed if one becomes available in the future.
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LinkedIn Profile
Our target demographic of Virginia Tech faculty is most active on LinkedIn as their primary
social media account. Similar to other social media platforms, LinkedIn provides a social
interactive community but is geared towards professionals across the world. The content shared
across LinkedIn is more mature, business focused, and success oriented. LinkedIn should be a
primary asset of ICATs social media profile.
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3.
Below you will find sample posts for ICATs suggested social media.
All accounts LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and the ICAT Blog need to be
integrated with each other. The content that will be posted on each separate social account
will target the appropriate audience, but also must stay consistent with other social media
sites. This is in order to create an integrated image for ICAT as a company, as well as
benefit search engine optimization.
All social accounts bios and posts should focus to include, as much as possible, the
search terms, ICAT, Virginia Tech grants, ICAT grants, and other related terms.
This is especially important for the ICAT Blog, as backlinks are what mostly affect search
engine results.
ICAT Facebook:
ICATs current Facebook page is the most active and frequently engaged out of all their social
media pages. Facebook does not reach our target demographic of Virginia Tech Faculty as
effectively as LinkedIn, but it is still important to stay relevant and active in order to interact with
ICATs other demographics to remain integrated and increase SEO.
We have updated ICATs Facebook page to have a more optimized About section
which includes terms such as, funding, research initiative, faculty.
We have provided an example of a new Facebook post that will increase SEO.
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ICAT Twitter:
Twitter is largely regarded as a news media depending on the accounts that one follows; thus
ICAT should treat it as a featured news medium. The example provided shows a reconstructed
About section to increase SEO.
The sample post provided shows how one can easily be informative and engaging, while
also promoting ICATs small grants:
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ICAT YouTube:
YouTube should be continuously updated after every ICAT event and completion of a funded
research project. Posted videos can be anywhere from 20 seconds long to 4 minutes long. The
purpose in posting videos is to build backlinks to our website, increase SEO, and inform and
entertain our audience.
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ICAT Blog:
The ICAT Blog is arguable the most important part of ICATs online presence. Blogs create
content that can be shared across social platforms, and are the most beneficial in improving SEO.
By strategically writing posts on past or upcoming events, it will increase the amount of digital
content about ICATs research funding opportunities. Blog posts can easily be shared by your
audience, or be reposted by other blogs. Viewers can also leave comments on blog posts, offering
opportunities for engagement, thus increasing interactivity between the organization and the
audience.
Provided below is an example of what an ICAT small grant blog post would be:
ICAT GRANTS
August 5, 2016
Remember when you were a kid and could ask your parents for money if you wanted to go see a
movie with your friends? Remember how easy it was for them to just give you the money?
If only the same easy principle applied to research funding. The discoveries and insights produced
by innovative academic research not only push the limits of our understanding, they also have a
clear and direct impact on our daily lives. Research conducted at U.S. academic institutions has
led to some of the most significant returns, such as advancing creative technologies and
expanding human knowledge. However this valuable research can be limited and hampered by a
lack of adequate support and funding. Reduced funding slows basic research, limiting advances in
basic science that may one day lead to important findings even cures.
The need for increased funding for research is clear, and that is why we are here. Implemented at
Virginia Tech in mid-2012, the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology has served as a lab
for innovation. Our purpose is to foster the creative process through creative use of art, science,
and technology, in order to create endless new possibilities for the future. Our mission is to forge
a pathway between transdisciplinary research and artistic output, scientific and commercial
discovery, and educational innovation. One of our top priorities is to give grants to individuals
who wish to research and make a difference in a multitude of fields, especially diverse fields that
can work together.
ICAT invites applications for projects that are creative, innovative, and show a strong potential
for contribution toward the goals of ICAT and partnering units. Research projects funded by these
grants will help catalyze larger projects, long-term initiatives, or one-time events, performances,
and exhibitions that are visible at the national level. All faculty members at Virginia Tech are
invited to submit an application and lead a project team.
We are here to give researchers the funding they need to complete the research they want and
achieve their goals. For more information, visit our website www.icat.vt.edu. Well make it as
easy as getting money from your parents.
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4.
Email Listserv
Communicating ICATs initiative is the top priority of this campaign. When posting on social
media, audiences do not necessarily receive notifications from organizations. However, they do
receive notifications on emails, and that is the most efficient way to send out updates in a timely
manner. Mass emails will be sent out explaining what the grants are and how to apply for them,
like the email example below:
The SEAD (Science, Engineering, Art, and Design) Major Initiative Program
o Available for faculty interdisciplinary teams
o Grant is up to $25,000
o Submission deadline: March 18th, 2016 (5:00 p.m. EST)
o Awards announced: April 8th, 2016
SEAD (Science, Engineering, Art, and Design) Mini Grant
o Available for faculty interdisciplinary teams
o Grant is up to $3,000
o Submission deadline: Last day of each month (5:00 p.m. EST)
o Awards announced: No longer than 30 days from submission
SEAD (Science, Engineering, Art, and Design) PK12 Mini Grant
o Available for PK12 teachers (preference to interdisciplinary teams)
o VT faculty must be primary investigator (PI)
o Grant is up to $3,000
o Submission deadline: November 1, 2016
o Awards announced: December 1, 2016 (funding begins January 1, 2017)
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Student Grant
o Available to student teams or individual faculty (undergraduate and graduate students)
o Grant is up to $500
o Submission deadline: Last day of each month (5:00 p.m. EST)
o Awards announced: No longer than 30 days from submission
ICAT is always looking to help fund people with innovative ideas in multiple fields. To submit a
proposal, go to https://www.icat.vt.edu/funding. If you have any questions on any of the grants,
ICAT can also be contact by email at icat@vt.edu, phone at (540) 231-1318, or mail at 190
Alumni Mall, Mailcode 0916, Blacksburg, VA 24060.
Sincerely,
ICAT Team
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5.
Our older more mature audience of professors uses traditional media as a source for news. In
order to fully utilize their space on the Web, we will make ICAT a front page feature in the
Collegiate Times. The pitch and press release is provided below to cover ICATs story.
Pitch:
A pitch is a message sent to the editor or journalist regarding a potential news story. The main
objective is to catch his or her interest in the story. In this particular case, we would write to
Ricky LaBlue, Editor-in-Chief at The Collegiate Times, about featuring ICATs small grant
initiative in the newspaper.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cecile Nguyen
ICAT Public Relations Team
ctn1020@vt.edu
(222) 222-2222
Dear Ricky LaBlue:
Funding for research into new scientific learning and new technologies is crucial and at times
very difficult to get. Researchers fight to justify investing taxpayer dollars in projects that can
appear risky. However, these projects also offer significant returns if they are successful solving
global problems, improving economic development, and advancing human knowledge.
Within Virginia Tech is the Institution for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, better known as
ICAT. ICAT is a strong organization with a sound purpose and goal: to promote and facilitate
creative innovation by breaking boundaries between art, design, engineering, and science on a
local, state, and national scale. More importantly, they provide small grants to enable faculty and
students to pursue these initiatives. The problem is that very few individuals are aware of ICAT
and their purpose. Furthermore, this makes it even more difficult for the community to be aware
of the many small research grant opportunities that ICAT has to offer.
ICAT and the Public Relations Campaigns class would like The Collegiate Times to compose an
article about ICATs small research grant initiative. Traditional media reaches our more mature
target audience, which is why The Collegiate Times is the appropriate outlet to spread ICATs
message. You are invited to a client meeting with Holly Williams, the Program and Business
Operations Manager and her associate Susan Bland. The meeting will be Aug. 10, 2016 at 4 p.m.
Please follow up by Monday, Aug. 8 by 2 p.m. to Cecile Nguyen at ctn1020@vt.edu. Your
involvement would be greatly appreciated.
Best Regards,
Cecile Nguyen
ICAT Public Relations Team
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Press Release:
A press release conveys a particular message to news media outlets. It is a news story about our
organization is used to generate news coverage for our organization, which in this case is ICAT.
We have provided a news release example for ICATs small grant opportunity below.
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ICAT SMALL GRANT OPPORTUNITY
Blacksburg. Aug. 9, 2016 The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) invites
Virginia Tech faculty to apply for SEAD mini grant and PK12 mini grants to help facilitate and
achieve their research goals.
ICAT offers SEAD (Science, Engineering, Art, and Design) mini grants that amount up to
$3,000 and are open to faculty interdisciplinary teams. The submission deadline is the last day of
each month and must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST. SEAD grants awarded will be announced no
longer than thirty days from submission.
These grants are used to pursue a wide range of transdisciplinary activities including
creative projects, pilot studies, feasibility studies, or preliminary research. Projects that are funded
by SEAD grants will help catalyze larger projects, long-term initiatives or short-term events, and
performances and exhibitions that are visible at the national level.
ICAT seeks to promote research and education at the boundaries between art, design,
engineering, and science, said R. Benjamin Knapp, director of ICAT. We encourage proposals
that involve creative practices that are interdisciplinary as well as critically focused toward
development and advancement.
ICAT also offers $3,000 PK12 mini grants to PK12 teachers, with preference given to
interdisciplinary teams. The submission deadline is November 1, 2016. Awards will be
announced no later than December 1, 2016, for funding to begin by January 1, 2017.
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Media Contact:
Cecile Nguyen
ctn1020@vt.edu
222-222-2222
About ICATs Small Grant Program:
The institute invites proposals that may involve one or more of the universitys three land grant
university missions (discovery, learning, and engagement). Competitive proposals involve
creative practices in preparation of K-12 and university students to work and succeed in a world,
where the individual disciplines of STEM must collaborate, promotion of new trans-disciplinary
research domains that transcend institutionalized boundaries between science, engineering, art,
and design and are needed to fuel future innovation within local, state, and national industrial
partners, participation from people of all ages in the process of co-creation where new ideas can
come from anywhere.
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APPENDIX
ICAT Initiative Research Survey
1. Do you believe that there are adequate funding opportunities available for faculty to
conduct their desired research?
a. Yes
b. No
2. How have you funded your research in the past?
a. Personal funding
b. Department funding
c. Small grants
d. Have not conducted research as of yet
3. Are you familiar with the Institute for Creativity Arts and Technology? Also known as
ICAT.
a. Yes
b. No
4. If familiar with ICAT, how did you hear and/or learn about ICAT?
a. Promotional Flyers on Campus
b. Virginia Tech Website
c. Email
d. Social Media
5. Is ICATs research relevant to your line of work?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Sometimes
6. Would you work with ICAT for any type of research?
a. Yes
b. No
7. Have you heard of ICATs small grants initiatives for faculty and students?
a. Yes
b. No
8. Overall, how satisfied are you with ICATs grant program?
a. Very dissatisfied
b. Dissatisfied
c. Neutral/Not Applicable
d. Satisfied
e. Very Satisfied
9. Have you ever applied for or received a research grant from ICAT?
a. No
b. Yes, Applied
c. Yes, Received
10. If yes, were you satisfied about the tools used to communicate with you about your
research grant?
a. Yes
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b. No
c. N/A; Did not apply
11. What means of communication would you prefer in order to receive updates about
research grants and ICAT?
a. Email
b. Department website
c. Social Media
d. VT website
e. Other_____________
12. Which social media sites are you active on? Check all that apply.
a. Facebook
b. Twitter
c. Instagram
d. LinkedIn
e. Snapchat
f. Other______
13. What social media platforms do you use to stay updated with programs at Virginia Tech?
Circle all that apply.
a. Facebook
b. Twitter
c. Instagram
d. LinkedIn
e. Snapchat
f. Other______
g. I do not follow any social media platforms for updates on programs.
14. Do you follow ICAT on any social media platforms?
a. Yes
b. No
15. If you do not follow them on social media, would you be willing to follow them for
updates on the program?
a. Yes
b. No
16. Are there any additional comments or information that you would like to bring to our
attention or share?
Demographic Questions
17. What department are you in?
18. What is your current age?
19. What is your faculty rank?
20. How often do you do interdisciplinary research?
21. How often do you apply for research grants?
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