$10,526 Awarded
Character Improvement and Team Building within City School Districts
Developed a set of team-building activities for character education in the Ashtabula and Conneaut city school districts.
Partners:
Tom Cole and Tom Hopkins, OSU Extension 4-H Youth Development, Ashtabula County
I CAN Go to College (Kids College)
Funding supported elementary and middle school students attendance at a summer enrichment program designed to encourage interest in postsecondary education.
Partners:
Sue Kofsky and Dominic Dottavio, OSU Marion
Middle East Studies Center Lecture and Presentation Activities
Grant supported further development of outreach materials designed to provide accurate and timely information about the cultures, politics, and peoples of the Middle East.
Team Lead:
Alam Payind, Middle East Studies Center
Senior Series Personal Profile Workshops
Funds supported development and implementation of workshops for Extension and aging professionals on life-planning issues for older adults.
Team Lead:
Christine Price, OSU Extension, Human Development and Family Science
Breakfast of Science Champions
Grant supported costs of a program that introduces middle school children to the work of scientists and to a college campus.
Team Lead:
Melissa Weber, College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Latino Migration Story Project
In conjunction with genealogy workshops for Latinos, a competition was held for high school students to exhibit written and visual works about their families migration stories. Grant funds supported prizes and exhibit production.
Team Lead:
Luz Calvo, Department of Comparative Studies, and Ignacio Corona, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Women in Science Day
Support for an annual event in which women scientists on the faculty, staff, and graduate and professional students introduce girls in grades 7-12 to careers in the sciences
Team Lead:
Raquel Diaz-Sprague, School of Allied Medical Professions
La Clinica Latina
Support for a medical clinic offering free primary care to uninsured and low-income Latino patients and opportunities for intercultural learning and community service for health care professionals and students.
Team Lead:
Raquel Diaz-Sprague, School of Allied Medical Professions
Chadwick Arboretum Promotional Brochure
Supported production costs for a brochure promoting the educational outreach and volunteer opportunities of the arboretum.
Team Lead:
Mary Maloney, Chadwick Arboretum, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Volunteer Literacy Partners
Provided stipends for volunteer tutors at local elementary schools to improve the ratio of tutors to students.
Team Lead:
Mindy Wright, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing