Consortium-Determined Essentials:
Committed faculty champions: Someone who can generate ideas and gain institutional support. Having a champion that has support from administrative and academic leadership and flexibility to orient their teaching, research, and service toward a clinic extra time is critical.
Institutional and Interdisciplinary support: Successful clinics require institutional efforts, e.g., creating new courses, securing funding, or taking resources from the school. Proactive universities open these programs to all different degree programs, graduates and undergraduates.
Clinic Vision:Consortium members recommend taking a look at existing models and identifying which components best suit an individual host institution.
Local Partners: Local partners are crucial for new clinics as they connect the clinic to organizations in need, vouch for program quality, and help find suitable clients. Including a local partner in funding proposals can enhance proposal acceptance and ensure clinic longevity. The choice of a local partner should align with the target clientele
Clinic Models
Class, Capstone Project, Club or Internship
Potential Clients to serve
Public entities, nonprofits, small businesses, blend
Program Instruction Method
Faculty taught, faculty advised instructor taught, Mentor-supported
Consortium clinics have found that $300k is a good funding target for the first year, and $100k each year thereafter.
Here are typical line items for a clinic budget:
Faculty and instructor paid time for the clinic: May include summer salary.
Graduate researcher / TA / Post-doc for clinic teaching assistance: Often 1 TA per semester.
Equipment: Laptops and security keys. Software for analysis. Secure storage and collaboration tools.
Curriculum development expenses: Budget for the creation of clinic specific curriculum materials
