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GRANT NEWS |
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
September 2014
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Dear Faculty, Staff and Administrators,
We provide this newsletter to celebrate each month grants obtained to support innovative research and creative programs. These folks have given of their expertise and time to plan and submit proposals for grants to improve their programs and support students and research. We are proud of their accomplishments!
If you received this newsletter from someone else and would like to receive your own copy directly, please send your name and contact information to [email protected].
Congratulations to those who obtained grant awards!
Sincerely,
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UCO GRANTS |
US Department of Education - $7,783,143
The University of Central Oklahoma has received a five-year grant from the US Department of Education for Strengthening Institutions. This will fund the university's new Student Transformative Learning Record, or STLR. The effort is the first of its kind to track, assess and provide information to help college students develop and use important skills such as leadership, teamwork and cultural competency. UCO students develop these skills through experiences in each of the Central Six tenets of transformative learning: 1) discipline knowledge; 2) leadership; 3) research, scholarly and creative activities; 4) service learning and civic engagement; 5) global and cultural competencies; and 6) health and wellness. The STLR will track these experiences, which are found in both classroom and extracurricular activities. Students will graduate with documentation to show potential employers that they have proven competency in critical areas not represented on a traditional academic transcript. These areas include creative problem solving, working well in teams, the ability to communicate clearly and how to interact with diverse colleagues and customers. Dr. Jeffrey King is the Principal Investigator of the project.
E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation - $500,000
The University of Central Oklahoma Foundation has received funding from the E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation to help fund the restoration of Old North. UCO's Always Central campaign seeks to raise $40 million in private support for projects that include $6 million designated for the interior renovation of Old North, the first building of higher education in the state. Old North was closed in 2000 due to structural complications. The university approached the restoration in two phases. Phase one was funded through bonds and included the needed exterior repairs, an outdoor amphitheater and the addition of a 16,000-square-foot annex that contains necessary fire exits, accessible entry, mechanical systems, electrical systems, restrooms and other support spaces. Phase two - the interior renovation - relies on private support from alumni and friends.
US Department of Education GEAR UP - $5 million + matching funds to make $11.4 million
The University of Central Oklahoma has received a 7-year grant from the US Department of Education. Matching funds will more than double the amount. Dr. Myron Pope is the Principal Investigator with Barry Lofton serving as Co-PI.The federal grant comes from the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education. The GEAR UP grant will be matched by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education, MidFirst Bank and UCO.
The funds will serve 899 low-income students from high-poverty, low-performing urban middle and high schools in four school districts in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. UCO takes seriously the responsibility to make higher education more accessible to the state's students. GEAR UP Central will provide the necessary support for students and families who might not be aware of the resources available for college preparation. GEAR UP Central students will receive academic counseling and tutoring, intensive college entrance exam preparation, mentoring, concurrent enrollment opportunities, application and admissions workshops, campus visits, Oklahoma's Promise workshops and application assistance, financial aid and financial literacy workshops.
GEAR UP Central will serve students from Millwood Elementary School, Millwood High School, Del Crest Middle School, Kerr Middle School, Jarman Middle School, Monroney Middle School, Del City High School, Midwest City High School, Crutcho Elementary School, Western Heights Middle School and Western Heights High School.
National Science Foundation - $241,907 Dr. Evan Lemley, Principal Investigator, and Dr. Gang Qian, Co-PI, received funding from the National Science Foundation MRI for Acquisition of a High Performance Computing Cluster for Undergraduate Research at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution.
US Department of the Veterans Affairs-$137,494
Leigha Pemberton, Olympic Paralympic Training Site Manager for the UCO Wellness Center, received funding for Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces from the Office of National Veterans Sports Programs & Special Events of the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
US Department of Health and Human Services - $41,920
Dr. Greg Wilson, Office of Research and Grants, received funding from the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness Foundation for professional services for Smart Start.
US Fish and Wildlife Service - $10,000
Dr. William Caire, College of Math and Science, received funding for "Survey of Eastern Oklahoma Cave Soils for Pseudogymnoascus destructans DNA."
National Institutes of Health through OUHSC - $9,907
Dr. Douglas Reed, College of Liberal Arts, received funding for the OK Geriatric Education Centers
Oklahoma State Regents - $9,000
Dr. Mike Nelson, College of Education & Professional Studies, received funding for Scholarships for Teacher Recruitment to Urban Schools.
Oklahoma Teacher Connection - $7,358
Dr. Susan Scott, College of Education & Professional Studies, received funding for Preparing K12 Students for College, Career & Teaching Project Year 2.
Oklahoma State Regents - $7,000
Dr. April Haulman and Dr. Regina Lopez, College of Education & Professional Studies, received funding for Future Multicultural Educators.
Oklahoma State Regents - $6,945
Stephanie Canada-Phillips and Dr. Lisa Lohman, Kinesiology & Health Studies in the College of Education and Professional Studies, received funding for Honoring the Noble Profession.
Oklahoma Humanities Council - $3,000
Dr. Christopher Domanski and Angela Morris, College of Fine Arts and Design, received funding for Contextualizing Political Cartoons.
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LANGSTON GRANTS |
NASA Oklahoma EPSCoR - $3,000
Dr. Randy Hunt received funding for a travel grant for pre-service STEM teachers.
Oklahoma Teacher Connection - $9,000 Dr. Lisa Weis received funding for a project to link resources and transform education. US Department of Agriculture NIFA 1890 Capacity Building Grants Program - $300,000 Dr. Arthur Louis Goetsch received funding for "Sustainable Control of Greenhouse Gas Emission by Ruminant Livestock". US Department of Agriculture 1890 Capacity Building Grants Program - $250,000 Dr. Phillip D. Lewis received funding for "Students with Disabilities Food and Agricultural Science Career Pathway Awareness and Opportunities Project." USDA 1890 Capacity Building Grants Program - $149,975 Dr. Steve Zeng received funding for "Establishment of a State-of-the-Art Centralized Laboratory to Reinforce Agriculture Classes at Langston University." US Department of Agriculture 1890 Capacity Building Grants Program - $300,000 Dr. Terry Gipson received funding for "Enhancing Health and Productivity of Dairy Goats Using Smart Technology." US Department of Agriculture 1890 Capacity Building Grants Program - $565,784 Dr. Steve Hart received funding for "Comparison of Biological Control of Red Cedar with Goats to Conventional Methods of Control." |
NWOSU GRANTS |
Oklahoma Center for the Advancement and Technology and Iofina - $30,000
Dr. Jason Wickham, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, received funding for "Distribution and Quantity of Iodine with Relationship to Aquifer Formations in Northwestern Oklahoma Brine Water." The funding and matching funds from Iofina, supports a student internship program to build a database that will map out the distribution and quantity of iodine and other constituents in the various brine water aquifers in northwestern Oklahoma.
Physics Teacher Education Coalition - $30,000
Dr. Steven Maier, Associate Professor of Physics and Chair of the Department of Natural Science, received funding for "PhysTEC Recruiting Grant." This is a recruitment project to increase the number of students pursuing physics education leading toward high school physics teaching certification in Oklahoma. This is a collaborative effort with multiple physics departments across the state. PhysTEC is a joint American Physical Society and American Association of Physics Teachers effort, with National Science Foundation and APS Campaign for the 21st Century funding.
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OCCC GRANTS |
US Department of Education - $2,249,652
OCCC's Title III funds will be used to create A Model for Improved Student Experiences: Strengthening Academic Programs and Student Services, to: 1) Strengthen Student Learning via Gateway Course Redesign grounded in established learning theory, facilitated by extensive faculty development, and incorporating best practices for teaching the at-risk community college student; and 2) Strengthening Student Learning via Comprehensive Advisement and Degree Planning including analysis and formalizing of all degree plans and implementation of Academic Planning software to improve student persistence and degree completion. Joe Swalwell is the acting Project Director.
US Department of Labor TAACCCT - $2.5 Million
A federal grant awarded to Oklahoma City Community College will be used to train students to repair and install commercial food equipment - jobs that are waiting for them. It is one of 71 Trade Adjustment Act Community College and Career Training job-driven grants totaling $450 million awarded this fall to US community colleges. The programs selected for funding can move students from the classroom directly into jobs that are going unfilled for lack of skilled workers.
OCCC will use the four-year grant to develop a commercial food equipment service technician program. Technicians who work on the equipment today are trained by their employers. It creates a program that didn't exist before. The program is designed to give workers the technical skills to move up to a better-paying job, but also could appeal to students as they come right out of high school. Emphasis will be placed on offering flexible class schedules and various delivery systems including advanced technical online and hybrid courses.
Community colleges can help turn around the economy quickly with short job training programs because they are the most adaptive institutions in the nation. Joe Swalwell is the Project Director. AmeriCorps Oklahoma Serves - $10,000 AmeriCorps Oklahoma in Action - $10,000 A federal grant will sponsor four half-time AmeriCorps members to serve for one year in OCCC's Capitol Hill Center and the Family and Community Education Center. Each member will receive an education award of $2,882 upon completion of the required 900 hours of service. The award can be used to pay for tuition, pay off student loans, and other expenses associated with college education. |
OUHSC GRANT | Donald W. Reynolds Foundation - $11.5 Million
Helping Oklahomans to live out the long, healthy lives that they could is a long-term issue that doctors and aging advocates are hoping to help turn around, thanks to a recent grant.
The University of Oklahoma Health and Sciences Center has been awarded a three-year grant by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to focus on improving the health of aging residents. Oklahoma ranks No. 47 in the nation in senior health, a ranking that is attributed to high obesity rates, high prevalence of inactivity of older residents, and a high rate of hip fractures, among other issues. The Reynolds Foundation grant will provide further funding to Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative, a senior health initiative at OU focused on the premise that good health is key to successful aging.
Dr. Andrew Dentino, Vice Chair of the OU Department of Geriatrics, the Project Director, will use the grant money to increase access to quality health care and improve education for medical school residents, physicians and residents. Some of Oklahoma's poor health outcomes among older residents are because of large rural regions of the state that do not have good access to quality health care. High poverty rates further exacerbate that problem. Oklahoma has one of the largest shortages of geriatricians, or doctors who specialize in treating older adults. Through the Reynolds Foundation grant, the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative will work with several health and medical organizations across the state to increase access to geriatricians through telemedicine.
The aging initiative has opened 3 Centers of Healthy Aging in Oklahoma, which serve 47 of the 77 counties. These centers have telemedicine computers linked to geriatricians at OU to provide medical care for their patients. With the grant money, the aging initiative plans to open 2 more centers to provide geriatricians through telemedicine for the rest of the counties in Oklahoma. The grant will also help the OU College of Nursing partner with the aging initiative to educate family members and others about best practices in caregiving. There will be a certified home caregiver training program available for residents in 43 counties in southwest, central and northeast Oklahoma. This program will allow caregivers to learn how to best perform the tasks related to caring for their loved one. The Oklahoma Health Aging Initiative will focus on providing more Oklahomans with a better quality of life as they age.
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OSU GRANTS | National Science Foundation - $3.4 Million
Dr. Jason Kirksey, Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for Africana Studies, and Principal Investigator, received funding for a program to increase students from underrepresented populations to get degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Kirksey's project includes a consortium of 11 universities that work to increase minority student involvement in higher education. The grant will provide undergraduate minority students with opportunities to conduct research with faculty mentors, attend professional conferences, and prepare for graduate school.
The National Science Foundation Math & Science Robert Noyce Scholarships - $1.1 Million
Oklahoma State University received a grant to recruit future secondary mathematics and science teachers and support them with scholarship funds, internship opportunities and professional development during their initial years of teaching. Funds from the grant will be used to award $10,000 scholarships annually for 12 juniors and seniors who are pursuing degrees in biological science, chemistry, geology, mathematics or physics with teacher certification.
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Dec 8-9 2014
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UNIFORM GUIDANCE TRAINING
The OMB Uniform Guidance circular takes effect December 26, 2015. This training will help interpret the merged and newly created guidelines for federal grant expenditures and administrative procedures. Who should attend? All grant administrators and fiscal officers who receive and expend federal funds. Trainers: Dr. Linda Mason, OSRHE; Terri Grissom, OSRHE GEAR UP; Andrea Deaton, OU; Bob Dixon, OSU; Lisa Faulkner, OSU
December 8 Administrative Regulations; December 9 Fiscal Regulations | Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Building 840 Research Parkway, OKC
Register: [email protected]
| Deadline to Register: December 1, 2014 |
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