Alvernia University

ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY CARES CERTIFICATION PART 2

ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY CARES CERTIFICATION

IMPROVING STUDENT SUCCESS: DOING WELL AND DOING GOOD""

ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE PROGRAM EXPANSION

ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY, READING PA FOR PROGRAMMING AND CLASSROOM AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES AT THE POTTSVILLE, PA COMMUNITY-BASED CAMPUS.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION INITIATIVE

ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXPANSION

THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) WILL PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY AND IMPACTFUL INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT BERKS COUNTY. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, SENIOR CITIZENS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON K-12 ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS OUTCOMES FOR HIGH-NEED CHILDREN IN AND AROUND READING, PA, ONE OF THE POOREST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY. AN ESTIMATED 50 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE PRIMARILY AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND HEAD START SITES IN BERKS COUNTY, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE SOUTH READING YOUTH INITIATIVE THROUGH ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY. FOR EACH OF THESE STATIONS, STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL OR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS ARE REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM BY THEIR TEACHERS. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM AT ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY WILL WORK IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF EDUCATION THROUGH PROGRAMMING WHICH TARGETS K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. FOSTER GRANDPARENT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE HOMEWORK HELP, INCREASING LITERACY PROFICIENCY, TUTORING AND MENTORING. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE VOLUNTEER SERVICE WITH CHILDREN DURING THE DAY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HEAD START EARLY EDUCATION CENTERS, AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF READING AND BERKS COUNTY. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, MORE THAN 150,000 SERVICE HOURS WILL HAVE BEEN GENERATED TO AID IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF ACADEMIC SKILLS OF MORE THAN 820 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT BERKS COUNTY. THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $298,630 WILL BE MATCHED BY $33,193 FROM ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY.

THE HOLLERAN CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY'S SOUTH READING YOUTH INITIATIVE

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP) WILL PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY AND IMPACTFUL INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT BERKS COUNTY. AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM, SENIOR CITIZENS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON K-12 ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS OUTCOMES FOR HIGH-NEED CHILDREN IN AND AROUND READING, PA, ONE OF THE MOST ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CITIES IN THE COUNTRY. AN ESTIMATED 60 FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE PRIMARILY AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND HEAD START CENTERS ACROSS BERKS COUNTY, IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE READING YOUTH INITIATIVE THROUGH ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY. FOR EACH OF THESE STATIONS, STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL OR EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS ARE REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM BY THEIR TEACHERS AND MATCHED WITH A FOSTER GRANDPARENT. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM AT ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY WILL WORK IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CNCS FOCUS AREA OF EDUCATION THROUGH PROGRAMMING WHICH TARGETS K-12 SUCCESS AND SCHOOL READINESS. FOSTER GRANDPARENT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE HOMEWORK HELP, INCREASING LITERACY PROFICIENCY, TUTORING AND MENTORING. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL PROVIDE VOLUNTEER SERVICE WITH CHILDREN DURING THE DAY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HEAD START EARLY EDUCATION CENTERS, AND AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF READING AND BERKS COUNTY. AT THE END OF THE PREVIOUS THREE-YEAR GRANT, MORE THAN 93,000 SERVICE HOURS WERE GENERATED TO AID IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF ACADEMIC SKILLS OF MORE THAN 820 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT BERKS COUNTY. THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $300,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY THE $33,359 GRANTEE SHARE FROM ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY. DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC MANY OF THE SCHOOLS IN BERKS COUNTY HAVE GONE FULLY VIRTUAL OR HAVE IMPLEMENTED A HYBRID SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY, FOR US THIS HAS CAUSED OUR NUMBER OF SERVICE HOURS TO DECREASE BECAUSE MANY OF OUR VOLUNTEERS DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGY TO PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL LEARNING. IN ORDER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DECLINE, WE HAVE CREATED A PEN PAL PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS OUR VOLUNTEERS TO INTERACT WITH THE STUDENTS FROM THE SAFETY OF THEIR HOME. WE PLAN ON CONTINUING THIS ALTERNATIVE WAY OF INTERACTION UNTIL THE SCHOOLS REOPEN AND AGAIN ALLOW FOR IN-PERSON VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE IN THE SCHOOLS.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

APPLICATION FOR ED-GRANTS-043020-004 - ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY

CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM INITIATIVE - JUSTICE & MEDIA CONVERGENCE PROJECT (JMCP)

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: EPIIC: COLLABORATIVE PROPOSAL: LIGHT UP: LEVERAGING INNOVATION TO GROW HIGH TECH AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS -THE LEVERAGING INNOVATION TO GROW HIGH TECH AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS (LIGHT UP) COLLABORATIVE IS MULTI-INSTITUTION COLLABORATIVE GRANT INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT CANTON, ROWAN COLLEGE OF BURLINGTON COUNTY, MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY, ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY, KEAN UNIVERSITY, AND BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY. THIS COLLABORATIVE AIMS TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE A RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM THAT CAPITALIZES ON EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS TO SHAPE THE STEM TALENT PIPELINE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE LIGHT UP COLLABORATIVE, MADE UP OF SIX MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST INSTITUTIONS, REPRESENTS A STRATEGIC REGION NATIONALLY IN TERMS OF STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY CLUSTERS AND IS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE REGIONS IN THE COUNTRY. THE COLLABORATIVE WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON STEM INDUSTRIES BY ESTABLISHING A REGIONAL NETWORK TO BUILD CAPACITY AND CAPITALIZE ON THE STRENGTHS OF EACH INSTITUTION TO ADVANCE RESEARCH, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. EFFORTS WILL RESULT IN THE PROMOTION OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TRAINING FOR BOTH FACULTY AND STUDENTS. EXTENDING STUDENT EXPERIENCE BEYOND RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY INTO REAL-WORLD APPLICATION CONTRIBUTES TO ADVANCING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND STEM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. LINKING RESEARCH WITH ENTREPRENEURSHIP DRIVES THE INNOVATION NEEDED FOR OUR NATION TO REMAIN GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE. THE LIGHT UP COLLABORATIVE PROJECT AIMS TO ADVANCE A RESEARCH-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURIAL ENTERPRISE AND EXPAND EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ENGAGE STEM STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN A RESEARCH-TO-RESEARCH ENTREPRENEUR FULL LIFE-CYCLE APPROACH TO HARNESS STEM TALENT IN A REGIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM THAT EXTENDS THROUGHOUT THE MID-ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST REGIONS. THE PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE EACH INSTITUTION?S RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE AN INNOVATION RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM AND BROADEN CURRENT EFFORTS IN RESEARCH COMMERCIALIZATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE LIGHT UP COLLABORATIVE FOCUSES ON THREE GOALS THAT WILL: (1) EXPAND AND IMPROVE EACH INSTITUTIONS? STRUCTURAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES; (2) BUILD A PLATFORM TO DRIVE MORE INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS; AND (3) INCREASE INNOVATION ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT. THE LIGHT UP COLLABORATIVE WILL SERVE AS A MODEL FOR CAPACITY BUILDING AND PARTNERSHIP ENGAGEMENT THROUGH A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. 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.

NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

EARMARKS

THIS AWARD PROVIDES FEDERAL ASSISTANCE OF $91,000 TO INCORPORATE AND IMPLEMENT THE GLOBE HYDROSPHERE CURRICULUM, WHICH TEACHES STUDENTS TO STUDY A VARIETY OF TOPICS SUCH AS WATER TEMPERATURE, WATER PH, TRANSPARENCY, FRESHWATER MACRO INVERTEBRATES, AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY. EDUCATORS WILL INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF COLLECTING, ANALYZING, AND REPORTING DATA THAT RELATES TO THE HEALTH OF THE HYDROSPHERE AND IN PARTICULAR THE HEALTH OF ANGELICA CREEK LOCATE IN THE CITY OF READING.

DIRECTED GRANTS