Delaware Valley University

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF - INSTITUTIONAL

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS: EMPOWERING TRANSFER STUDENT SCHOLARS FOR GRADUATION AND STEM CAREER READINESS -THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL NEED FOR WELL-EDUCATED SCIENTISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, ENGINEERS, AND TECHNICIANS BY SUPPORTING THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AT DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY. DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY IS A SMALL PRIVATE UNIVERSITY WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE NATURAL SCIENCES AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION. OVER ITS SIX-YEAR DURATION, THIS PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 21 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING BACHELOR?S DEGREES IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, CONSERVATION WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, AND PLANT SCIENCE. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE 2-YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO INCREASE THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATE OF STEM TRANSFER STUDENTS AND PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE STEM WORKFORCE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION THROUGH DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE TARGETED NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION, CAREER PATHWAY MENTORING, AND FACULTY AND PEER MENTORING. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO FACILITATE THE ON-TIME GRADUATION OF STUDENTS WITH LESS DEBT LOAD. THIS PROJECT WILL DEEPEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERVENTIONS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR TRANSFER STEM SCHOLARS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE CURRICULAR ROAD MAPS FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS TO DECREASE TIME TO GRADUATION. ADVISING OF CURRENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL ENSURE THEY COMPLETE FOUNDATIONAL COURSES IN THEIR MAJOR PRIOR TO TRANSFER. A GOAL IS TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A SENSE OF BELONGING AND INCREASE THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF GRADUATING. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM-FOCUSED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ON RETENTION AND GRADUATION WILL BE DETERMINED VIA THE COLLEGE PERSISTENCE QUESTIONNAIRE AND A MEASURE OF ?SENSE OF BELONGING.? THE EXPECTATION OF THE PROJECT IS THAT RETENTION, GRADUATION RATES, AND SENSE OF BELONGING WILL BE POSITIVELY IMPACTED. PROJECT EVALUATION WILL INVESTIGATE WHICH INTERVENTIONS WERE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AT INCREASING PERSISTENCE AND GRADUATION RATES OF THE SCHOLARS. RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE REGIONAL TRANSFER ADMISSIONS AND ADVISING COMMITTEE, WITH A MISSION OF BRIDGING THE KNOWLEDGE GAP BETWEEN TWO-YEAR AND FOUR-YEAR SCHOOLS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF?S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED WHO EARN DEGREES IN STEM FIELDS. IT ALSO AIMS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE STEM WORKERS, AND TO GENERATE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ACADEMIC SUCCESS, RETENTION, TRANSFER, GRADUATION, AND ACADEMIC/CAREER PATHWAYS OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. 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.

RENOVATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY LABS

PILOT PROGRAM FOR COURSE MATERIALS RENTAL (PPCMR)

SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF THE LOS ANGELES AND CALUMENT RIVER BASINS

RHETORIC AND SCIENCE [WHEN AND WHERE THE STEM FIELDS HAVE FAILED, IT HAS OFTEN BEEN AS MUCH A COMMUNICATION AS A SCIENTIFIC ISSUE. THESE FIELDS STRUGGLE TO TRANSLATE KNOWLEDGE BOTH FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTELLECTUAL COLLABORATION. THE HUMANITIES HAVE LONG BEEN OVERLOOKED AS A RESOURCE FOR IMPROVING THE COMMUNICATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. THE CREATION OF A ONE HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS MINOR, THE MAIN OUTCOME OF THIS PROPOSAL, WILL ELEVATE THE ROLE OF THE HUMANITIES, PARTICULARLY ENGLISH AND RHETORICAL STUDIES, WITHIN DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY?S VERY POPULAR ONE HEALTH INITIATIVE WHICH OFFERS PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO BETTER CONNECT THE VARIOUS PRE-VET, PRE-HEALTH AND OTHER STEM PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO A NEW MINOR, THE PROJECT OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING LESSONS FROM THE FIELD OF RHETORIC INTO THE SCIENCES; AND CAMPUS-WIDE PRESENTATIONS THAT WILL ADDRESS TOPICS RELATED TO RHETORIC AND SCIENCE AS PART OF THE ONE HEALTH SPEAKER SERIES.]

GENERAL PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES [DELAWARE VALLEY UNIVERSITY IS REQUESTING $6,060 TO WORK WITH A CONSULTANT FROM THE CENTER FOR CONSERVATION OF ART AND HISTORIC ARTIFACTS (CCAHA) FOR A GENERAL PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT (GPA). THE GPA ENCOMPASSES A GENERAL EVALUATION OF OUR ARCHIVE?S PRESERVATION NEEDS: BUILDING, ENVIRONMENT (TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, POLLUTION AND LIGHT), HOUSEKEEPING, PEST CONTROL, FIRE PROTECTION, SECURITY, AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS; COLLECTION STORAGE, HANDLING, EXHIBITION, AND TREATMENT; AND PRESERVATION PLANNING. THE SITE VISIT ITSELF CONSISTS OF A PHYSICAL REVIEW OF THE SITE(S); AN EXAMINATION OF THE COLLECTIONS; AND INTERVIEWS WITH RELEVANT STAFF, INCLUDING THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTION CARE, SECURITY, AND THE PHYSICAL PLANT AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE. THE FINAL GPA REPORT WILL PROVIDE OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO GUIDE US IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE UNIQUE MATERIALS HELD IN THE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS.]