Niagara University

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY (OPEID #00278800) - EMERGENCY SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSITY COSTS

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY (OPEID #00278800) - EMERGENCY GRANTS TO STUDENTS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE RENOVATION OF A FORMER CHURCH TO BE USED AS A WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER IN NIAGARA COUNTY, NEW YORK. THE PROJECT WORK INCLUDES RENOVATING THE MAIN AND LOWER FLOORS TO CREATE TWO ACADEMIC CLASSROOMS, SMALL MEETING SPACES, A COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY CENTER, TWO FACULTY OFFICES, AND STORAGE SPACE. ONCE COMPLETED, THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE FACILITY TO TRAIN WORKERS AND CONTINUE TO DECREASE UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WILL HELP BOLSTER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE RENOVATION OF NIAGARA UNIVERSITY’S MARIAN HOUSE TO TRANSFORM UNDERUTILIZED SPACES WITH LIMITED FUNCTIONALITY BY CREATING NEW SPACES FOR NIAGARA’S COLLEGE OF NURSING AND WILL CONSIST OF PLANNING AND DESIGN; BUILDING RENOVATION; AND FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT TO ACCOMMODATE NURSING’S SCIENCE-BASED CURRICULUM. THIS WILL INCLUDE BUILDING CLASSROOMS, CONFERENCE ROOMS, LABORATORIES, OFFICES, AND STUDENT WORKSPACES. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ENCLOSED PHYSICAL SPACES WITH FLEXIBLE LAYOUTS, STATE-OF-THE-ART A/V AND TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES, CAPABILITIES TO HOST EVENTS, AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE SPACE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT IS AN IMPROVEMENT AND/OR RECONFIGURATION OF THE INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS OF AN EXISTING FACILITY AS WELL AS THE PURCHASE OF MOVEABLE AND/OR AFFIXED EQUIPMENT ITEMS.

ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LABORATORY

THE GRANTS TO REDUCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUS PROGRAM (CAMPUS PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20125. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUSES. THESE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE VICTIM SERVICES (INCLUDING LEGAL SERVICES), IMPLEMENT PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION STRATEGIES TO PREVENT, PROSECUTE, AND RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. THE CAMPUS PROGRAM SUPPORTS ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP CAMPUS-BASED COORDINATED RESPONSES AMONG CAMPUS VICTIM SERVICES, CAMPUS LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HOUSING OFFICIALS, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENT LEADERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND DISCIPLINARY BOARDS, AND ENHANCE VICTIM SAFETY AND ASSISTANCE AND HOLD OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE. TO BE EFFECTIVE, THESE RESPONSES MUST BE LINKED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROSECUTORS OFFICES, COURTS, AND NONPROFIT, NONGOVERNMENTAL VICTIM ADVOCACY AND VICTIM SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS. NIAGARA UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, CATHOLIC INSTITUTION LOCATED IN LEWISTON, NEW YORK. WITH THIS CONTINUATION AWARD, NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, IN COLLABORATION WITH THREE VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS: YWCA OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER, PINNACLE COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND THE SEVEN DANCERS COALITION AND TWO CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES: THE NIAGARA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE AND THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE, WILL CONTINUE TO MEET THE STATUTORY AND PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT WILL: 1. ESTABLISH AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND REVISION PROCESS OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SURROUNDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 2. INSTITUTIONALIZE AND ADVANCE MANDATORY TRAINING TO BETTER ADDRESS THE CRITICAL ISSUES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING FOR ALL INCOMING STUDENTS; 3. INSTITUTIONALIZE AND ENHANCE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AND PROVIDE ONGOING TRAINING FOR ALL STUDENTS WITH A FOCUS ON KEY SUBPOPULATIONS ON CAMPUS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO): INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, GRADUATE STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLOR, STUDENTS INVOLVED IN CLUB SPORTS, FACULTY/STAFF/ADMINISTRATION; 4. DEVELOP AND/OR STRENGTHEN AND INSTITUTIONALIZE NEW-HIRE TRAINING AND CURRENT TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR CAMPUS SAFETY PERSONNEL, DISCIPLINARY BOARDS,FACULTY, AND STAFF ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 5. CONTINUE TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT DEVELOPMENTAL, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, AND LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MATERIALS TO ADDRESS BOTH PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING; AND 6. DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROCESS.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY OVW CAMPUS PROGRAM

THE ROLE OF ESTRADIOL AND SEX IN THE EFFECTS OF GHRELIN ON MEAL PATTERNS AND FOS-

CROSSROADS OF EMPIRE: OLD FORT NIAGARA

CLOSEOUT DOCUMENT NUMBER

CROSSROADS OF EMPIRE: OLD FORT NIAGARA

IMPLEMENTING THE VINCENTIAN SOCIAL JUSTICE GENERAL EDUCATION MINOR [NIAGARA UNIVERSITY IN LEWISTON, NY, A LIBERAL ARTS UNIVERSITY IN THE VINCENTIAN AND CATHOLIC TRADITIONS, REQUESTS A THREE-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION GRANT TO LAUNCH A NEW VINCENTIAN SOCIAL JUSTICE GENERAL EDUCATION MINOR (VSJ MINOR) THAT WILL PROVIDE NIAGARA?S UNDERGRADUATES WITH CHOICE AND FLEXIBILITY TO INTEGRATE HUMANITIES-FOCUSED SOCIAL JUSTICE COURSES, CONTENT, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INTO THEIR MAJOR AREA OF STUDY. BY THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, NIAGARA?S GOAL IS TO HAVE 25 NEW OR REVISED COURSES FOR THE VSJ MINOR THAT SERVES 500 STUDENTS ANNUALLY (REGARDLESS OF ENROLLMENT IN MINOR), AND THEN 10 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE MINOR BY THE THIRD YEAR. FURTHERMORE, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINOR WILL INCLUDE 30 FACULTY ACROSS 19 DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING EIGHT IN THE HUMANITIES.]

NSL - BACCALAUREATE NURSING - OTHER ADMIN CHANGES

EXPANDING STEM EDUCATION PATHWAYS -THE PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL NEED BY BUILDING CAPACITY TO PREPARE HIGHLY QUALIFIED SECONDARY STEM EDUCATORS WHO HAVE THE PEDAGOGICAL AND CONTENT KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO TEACH EFFECTIVELY. THIS PROJECT WILL IDENTIFY EMERGING AREAS WITHIN STEM AND EDUCATION COURSES AND REVISE OR DEVELOP NEW CURRICULA TO MEET NEW NEEDS AND BRIDGE EXISTING GAPS. THERE IS A GROWING DEMAND FOR SECONDARY STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-DEMAND STEM AREAS, SUCH AS COMPUTER SCIENCE, PHYSICS, AND EARTH SCIENCE. THERE IS ALSO A NEED FOR MORE DIVERSITY IN STEM, NOT ONLY WITHIN THE PROFESSION BUT IN WHO IS TEACHING AND ENSURING THERE IS REPRESENTATION OF DIVERSE CONTRIBUTORS TO THE FIELD WITHIN THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM. THE EDUCATION AND STEM DEPARTMENTS OF NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WILL WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER AND WILL ALSO PARTNER WITH LOCAL HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MEET THESE GOALS. THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN NEW AND IMPROVED PATHWAYS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO BECOME SECONDARY STEM TEACHERS WITH THE CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING METHODS THAT WILL IGNITE INTEREST IN EMERGING STEM DISCIPLINES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. THIS PROJECT AT NIAGARA UNIVERSITY INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUFFALO AND NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BOTH HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT CENTERS ON A DEEP COLLABORATION BETWEEN STEM AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS AT NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, TAKING A HOLISTIC AND PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO THIS PROJECT BY BUILDING UPON EXISTING CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE CROSS-DISCIPLINARY TEACHER EDUCATION ACADEMIC CONTENT (TEAC) COMMITTEE AND INCLUSION OF IN-SERVICE TEACHERS FROM BUFFALO AND NIAGARA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL BROADEN NIAGARA UNIVERSITY'S STEM EDUCATION TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS AND ENHANCE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVE PEDAGOGY IN UNDERGRADUATE STEM COURSES. STEM AND EDUCATION STUDENTS AT NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT THROUGH NEW AND REVISED INCLUSIVE CURRICULA FOCUSING ON EMERGING AREAS WITHIN THE FIELDS. THE CRUCIAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE STEM AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS AT NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION DESIRING A MORE INTEGRATED AND INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING. RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE DISSEMINATED INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY TO APPROPRIATE STAKEHOLDERS. THIS CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NOYCE). THE NOYCE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TALENTED STEM UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE K-12 STEM TEACHERS AND EXPERIENCED, EXEMPLARY K-12 TEACHERS TO BECOME STEM MASTER TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION OF K-12 STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 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.

OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS PROGRAMS (EARMARKS)

THE CASTELLANI ART MUSEUM OF NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WILL DEVELOP A TRAVELING EXHIBITION, “OLD/NEW THREADS” ABOUT THE INTERSECTIONS OF TRADITIONAL ART, ECONOMY, AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING. THE EXHIBITION WILL EXPLORE THIS TOPIC THROUGH THE CASE STUDY OF STITCH BUFFALO, A TEXTILE ARTS-BASED ORGANIZATION SERVING PRIMARILY REFUGEE WOMEN WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT A PROJECT MANAGER AND A PAID INTERN, WHO, IN CONSULTATION WITH HUMANITIES EXPERTS, WILL CONDUCT NEW ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELDWORK, DEVELOP INTERPRETIVE PANELS AND AN EXHIBIT CATALOG, CREATE SHORT-FORM VIDEOS, AND DESIGN ACCOMPANYING PUBLIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS ARTIST-LED WORKSHOPS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS. AS A RESULT, THIS PROJECT WILL RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT IMPLEMENT THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE REGION, AND CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVED REFUGEE PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED VISIBILITY AND AWARENESS.

TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH PHASE OF ETHNIC WEDDING DRESS IN NEW YORK STATE, A PROJECT CELEBRATING WEDDING RITUALS OF SEVERAL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES.

TO SUPPORT AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SERIES, THE ART OF PAPER, AT THE CASTELLANI ART MUSEUM.

MOD0003 IS A NCTE UNTIL 09/01/2015; AND TO ADD MONITORING/SITE VISIT REPORTS DUE FROM ATR PRIOR TO COOPERATOR DRAWING DOWN ANY MORE FED FUNDS, AS WEL

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WILL ANALYZE WATER, SEDIMENT AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES TO BE COLLECTED FROM STREAMS AND RIVERS THAT FLOW INTO THE NIAGARA RIVER IN O