In May 2015, representatives from sixteen institututions attended the VIP Consortium Launch.  The meeting included presentations, breakout sessions, and identification of topics for consortium working groups. Below are presentations from the workshop, results of the discussion on working groups, and paperwork for Helmsely-funded participants.
| Presentations   | Welcome VIP Overview Curriculum & Faculty Rewards Building a VIP Team: A 3-Semester Case Study Year at a Glance Evaluation | 
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| Topics Identifiedfor Working Groups
 | Working Group Choices: Faculty development, effective practices (22 votes)Long-term sustainability for sites, institutionalization (16 votes)Tools, resources (11 votes)Diversity of faculty and students (9 votes)Evaluating student learning in VIP context (9 votes)Recruiting new institutions, sponsors, partners (6 votes)Education research (6 votes)
  Other topics that were considered
 Branding & marketingBuilding the consortium, people see benefits, ROIABET, AACSB, accreditation issuesGrant opportunities, ASEE First in World, Howard Hughes Inclusive ExcellenceEntrepreneurship, IP issuesResearch collaborations, multi-site VIP teamsUmbrella organization, spin-offs, business model
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| PaperworkDownloads
   | Travel Expense Statement (.xlsm macro enabled excel) Travel - details on per diem rates (.docx) 6-month reporting form (.docx) | 
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