Talk:Dominant group/Letter of institutional commitment

Wikimedia Foundation Email

On Monday, September 2, 2013, I sent an email request in an effort to comply with the United States National Endowment for the Humanities grant application guidelines request for, "A letter (from the president, provost, dean, program chair, or department chair at the institution at which the course will be taught) MUST certify 1) that the institution supports the proposed course; 2) that the course is new; and 3) that during the grant period it will be offered at least twice by each faculty member involved in developing it. Ideally, this letter would also explain the importance of the course within the institution’s overall curriculum."

I also included "Subject to the Board's answer to this guidelines request, I will include their quote with the application."

Further, in case the Board of Director's has no way to answer the above request, I added, "Presently, I am planning to include "Wikiversity is a Wikimedia Foundation project devoted to learning resources, learning projects, and research for use in all levels, types, and styles of education from pre-school to university, including professional training and informal learning. We invite teachers, students, and researchers to join us in creating open educational resources and collaborative learning communities. To learn more about Wikiversity, try a guided tour or start editing now." from the Wikiversity Main Page. This may be sufficient or not."

The response from Wikimedia Answers stated, "Thank you for writing the Wikimedia Foundation with your question."

Further, "If you are just seeking comment from us on the statement you plan to include, I think the description of Wikiversity is concise and accurate to the Wikimedia Foundation's intentions. If you are also intending by your email to ask for a letter from the Board to fulfill that point from the guideline, you may want to contact the Board itself. They can be reached at WMFboardwikimedia.org. I would recommend putting something in your subject line indicating that this has a close deadline just to ensure that it receives a timely response."

And finally, "I wish you luck with your grant request."

A subsequent email has been sent the Board. --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 20:51, 3 September 2013 (UTC)