Endicott College

FUNDS TO BE USED FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION DUE TO CORONAVIRUS AS OUTLINED IN THE CARES ACT.

TO ADDRESS THE PRESSING FINANCIAL NEED OF STUDENTS DUE TO THE DISRUPTION OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS FROM CORONAVIRUS.

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INCUBATOR EXPANSION

CENTER FOR BEST PRACTICES TO SUPPORT SINGLE PARENT STUDENTS

ENDICOTT BEACONS: EMPOWERING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESILIENCE - ENDICOTT COLLEGE, A PRIVATE, FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION LOCATED ON THE NORTH SHORE OF MASSACHUSETTS, PROPOSES THE ENDICOTT BEACONS: EMPOWERING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESILIENCE PROJECT TO PREVENT SUICIDES AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AMONG ITS STUDENT BODY OF APPROXIMATELY 3,100 UNDERGRADUATES. THE PROPOSED ENDICOTT BEACONS: EMPOWERING MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND RESILIENCE PROJECT REPRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE, CAMPUS-WIDE STRATEGY FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. THE APPROACH IS ALIGNED WITH THE SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SUICIDE PREVENTION. THIS PROJECT WILL ULTIMATELY REDUCE ATTEMPTED AND COMPLETED SUICIDES ACROSS CAMPUS BY INCREASING PROTECTIVE FACTORS, AND IDENTIFYING AND TIMELY INTERVENING WITH AT-RISK STUDENTS. PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING. GOAL 1: ESTABLISH A CENTRALIZED, COLLABORATIVE TEAM TO ASSESS AND IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE SUICIDE PREVENTION PLAN. OBJECTIVE 1.A. BY 12/31/24, ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A WELLNESS COMMITTEE. OBJECTIVE 1.B. BY 3/31/25, CREATE AND MAINTAIN A STUDENT MENTAL WELLNESS EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PLAN. GOAL 2: NORMALIZE MENTAL WELLNESS AND INSTILL WELLNESS PRACTICES AND OTHER PROTECTIVE FACTORS INCLUDING SELF-CARE, MINDFULNESS, AND MENTAL HEALTH HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIORS. OBJECTIVE 2.A. FACILITATE AT LEAST TWO CAMPUS-WIDE MENTAL WELLNESS AWARENESS AND EDUCATION EVENTS (FRESH CHECK DAY, WELLNESS FAIR) AND AT LEAST TWO SEXUAL TRAUMA-RELATED EVENTS (E.G. DENIM DAY AND TAKE BACK THE NIGHT) EACH YEAR. OBJECTIVE 2.B. ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A NEW SPEAKER SERIES WITH AT LEAST TWO EVENTS PER YEAR OVER THE THREE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. OBJECTIVE 2.C. BY 12/31/24, ESTABLISH A WELLNESS PEER MENTOR (WPM) PROGRAM IN RESIDENCE HALLS, RECRUIT AND TRAIN EIGHT UNDERGRADUATE PEER MENTORS, EXPAND THE CADRE OF PEER MENTORS TO TEN BY 12/31/25, AND EXPAND THE CADRE OF PEER MENTORS TO 12 BY 12/31/26. OBJECTIVE 2.D. PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH FOUR PRINT AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS PER YEAR AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE WELLNESS COMMITTEE. GOAL 3: ESTABLISH POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED PROTOCOLS TO SCREEN ALL STUDENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE RISK FACTORS AND ENSURE TIMELY ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR MENTAL WELLNESS AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. OBJECTIVE 3.A. BY 12/31/24, ESTABLISH POLICIES TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS COMPLETE TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED SCREENING PROCESSES. OBJECTIVE 3.B. BY 12/31/24, IMPLEMENT THE “ECHECKUP TO GO” SCREENING TOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS REFERRED TO AND/OR WHO SELF-REFER TO THE WELLNESS CENTER TO IDENTIFY ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS; AND BY 8/1/25 REQUIRE ECHECKUP TO GO SCREENING FOR ALL STUDENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. OBJECTIVE 3.C. BY 12/31/24, IMPLEMENT THE “BRIEF ALCOHOL SCREENING AND INTERVENTION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS (BASICS)” SCREENING TOOL FOR ALL STUDENTS REFERRED TO AND/OR WHO SELF-REFERRED TO THE WELLNESS CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES. HALLMARKS OF THE PROJECT ARE A NEW PEER MENTOR PROGRAM AND TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT SOLUTIONS. ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED AS A RESULT OF THE AWARD OF THIS GRANT: 4,740 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS. THIS IS BASED ON THE ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PER YEAR (APPROXIMATELY 3,100), AS SEVERAL PROJECT COMPONENTS (INCLUDING EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES) WILL SERVE THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY.

NURSE FACULTY LOAN PROGRAM

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THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS: THEIR WORLD AND LEGACY [ENDICOTT COLLEGE (BEVERLY, MASSACHUSETTS) SEEKS FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES TO HOST A LEVEL II, THREE-WEEK SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR K-12 EDUCATORS WITH ONE WEEK OF REMOTE LEARNING FOLLOWED BY TWO WEEKS AT OUR OCEANFRONT CAMPUS, FOCUSING ON THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS AND THEIR LEGACY, JULY 10-28, 2023. THE INSTITUTE WILL GIVE 26 MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE TRIALS FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES, TO DISCUSS THE LATEST SCHOLARSHIP ON THE TRIALS, AND TO CONSIDER PARALLELS BETWEEN 1692 AND MOMENTS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY THAT HAVE BEEN MARKED BY FEAR OF ENEMIES BOTH REAL AND IMAGINED. THIS INSTITUTE IS AN ENHANCED VERSION OF A THREE-WEEK, NEH-FUNDED SEMINAR ON THE TRIALS AND THEIR LEGACY THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO RUN IN PERSON IN JULY 2020, WAS POSTPONED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, AND DELIVERED REMOTELY IN JULY 2021. WE PLAN TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PRIOR REMOTE INITIATIVE, WHICH REACHED 16 PARTICIPANTS AND RECEIVED GLOWING REVIEWS.]

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THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS: THEIR WORLD AND LEGACY

CONFERENCE: JORDAN TYPES OF ARTINIAN ALGEBRAS AND GEOMETRY OF PUNCTUAL HILBERT SCHEMES -THIS AWARD SUPPORTS THE PARTICIPATION OF US-BASED MATHEMATICIANS AT THE CONFERENCE ?JORDAN TYPES OF ARTINIAN ALGEBRAS AND GEOMETRY OF HILBERT SCHEMES,? TO BE HELD JUNE 23-27, 2025, AT UNIVERSIT? C?TE D?AZUR IN NICE, FRANCE. THE CONFERENCE WILL BRING TOGETHER MATHEMATICAL RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO DISCUSS RECENT ADVANCES IN THE THEORY OF DEFORMATIONS OF ARTINIAN ALGEBRAS. IT WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCHERS--PARTICULARLY THOSE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS--TO EXCHANGE IDEAS IN A FOCUSED AND COLLABORATIVE SETTING. THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM WILL FEATURE LECTURES ON FOUR SPECIALIZED TOPICS: (1) THE GEOMETRY OF PUNCTUAL HILBERT SCHEMES, (2) HILBERT FUNCTIONS OF ARTINIAN GORENSTEIN ALGEBRAS, (3) COMMUTING NILPOTENT MATRICES, AND (4) JORDAN TYPES OF ARTINIAN ALGEBRAS. THE UNIFYING SCIENTIFIC THEME IS ON DEFORMATIONS OF ARTINIAN ALGEBRAS, A CENTRAL TOPIC IN COMMUTATIVE ALGEBRA THAT HAS APPLICATIONS AND CONNECTIONS TO COMBINATORICS, GEOMETRY, AND OTHER MATHEMATICAL FIELDS OF STUDY. IN ADDITION TO THE LECTURES, TIME WILL BE ALLOCATED FOR DISCUSSIONS AND COLLABORATIVE WORK ON OPEN PROBLEMS. IN PARTICULAR, RESEARCHERS ACROSS THE FOUR SPECIALIZED TOPICS OF FOCUS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE: HTTPS://JTAG-LJAD.SCIENCESCONF.ORG/. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.