Lycoming College

CARES ACT INSTITUTIONSL FUNDING

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, ANDECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT

PREPARING LEADERS IN STEM EDUCATION FOR HIGH-NEED POPULATIONS

LIVING AND LEARNING STEM

LYCOMING COLLEGE'S SEXUAL VIOLENCE COORDINATED COMMUNITY ALLIANCE (LC-SVCCA)

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, ENHANCE VICTIM SAFETY AND THE PROVISION OF 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. LYCOMING COLLEGE IS A PRIVATE, FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION LOCATED IN WILLIAMSPORT, PA. WITH THIS CONTINUATION AWARD, LYCOMING COLLEGE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE YWCA NORTHCENTRAL PA AND WILLIAMSPORT BUREAU OF POLICE, WILL CONTINUE TO MEET THE STATUTORY AND PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT WILL: (1) CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE VICTIM SERVICES AND ADVOCACY THROUGH THE YWCAS WISE OPTIONS PROGRAM AND ALLIANCE, AN ON CAMPUS SAFE SPACE FOR STUDENTS WHOVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE; 2) IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM BY INCREASING THE FREQUENCY OF SUBCOMMITTEE WORKING GROUP MEETINGS AND ESTABLISHING TWO NEW SUBCOMMITTEES, ONE FOCUSING ON HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND ONE TO FOCUS ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE; AND 3) EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAMMING.

MRI-R2: ACQUISITION OF INSTRUMENTATION FOR NOVEL MICROBE CHARACTERIZATION BY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED INEQUALITY ON HOUSEHOLD WEALTH AND WELL-BEING

STEM EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

ENHANCING THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES AS EXPERIENTIAL UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH [LYCOMING COLLEGE WILL ENHANCE ITS DIGITAL HUMANITIES CAPACITY THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE FACULTY- AND STUDENT-RESEARCHED DIGITAL HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE. SERVING AS A PILOT, THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURAL GROUNDWORK AND TECHNICAL PLATFORMS FOR FUTURE, EXPANDED UNDERGRADUATE DIGITAL HUMANITIES RESEARCH AND PRODUCTS. ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE COLLEGE'S NEWLY LAUNCHED HUMANITIES RESEARCH CENTER, THE PROJECT AIMS TO PRESENT INTELLECTUALLY RICH RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL SIMULTANEOUSLY ADDRESS OUR GOALS OF EXPANDED DIGITAL AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR STUDENTS; FACULTY, PEDAGOGICAL, AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; STRENGTHENED ENROLLMENT IN HUMANITIES PROGRAMS; AND A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL COMMONS FOR THE SUSTAINED DISSEMINATION OF HUMANITIES RESEARCH.]

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RUI: SILTY STREAMS AND DILUTED SEAS IN THE LATE DEVONIAN APPALACHIAN BASIN: PROBING THE EFFECTS OF EARLY ICEHOUSE EXTREMES ON VERTEBRATE PALEOGEOBIOLOGY -AT THE END OF THE DEVONIAN PERIOD THE EARTH EXPERIENCED A UNIQUELY COOL CLIMATE, THE FIRST RECORD OF LIMBED VERTEBRATES, AND ONE OF EARTH?S ?BIG FIVE? MASS EXTINCTIONS. FOR THIS STUDY, RESEARCHERS ARE COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA FROM ROCK AND FOSSIL SAMPLES FROM SURFACE EXPOSURES AND FROM THE SUBSURFACE (ROCK CORES) TO TEST THE LINK BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMES AND VERTEBRATE HABITATS DURING THE LATE DEVONIAN ~360 MILLION YEARS AGO. THIS WORK WILL ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, AND PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN EARTH?S PAST. THIS COLLABORATIVE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EIGHT STUDENTS AND TWO EARLY CAREER FACULTY. IT WILL INVOLVE RURAL COMMUNITY PUBLIC OUTREACH TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE OF DEVONIAN GEOLOGY, WHICH UNDERLIES MUCH OF THE RURAL LANDSCAPE OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL FIELD EVENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY AT A HIGHLY TRAFFICKED RURAL ZOO. ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH THIS RESEARCH WILL PROMOTE AWARENESS OF EARTH SCIENCE CAREER PATHS, AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SUCH KNOWLEDGE IN UNDERSTANDING OUR PLANET?S PAST AND FUTURE. EVIDENCE OF LATE FAMENNIAN (~361-359 MA) GLACIATION ALONG THE EASTERN MARGIN OF NORTH AMERICA IS SPATIALLY LIMITED AND CONTROVERSIAL YET CALLS FOR ABRUPT AND ANOMALOUS COLD CLIMATES GLOBALLY THAT ARE UNRECOGNIZED IN EXISTING MODELS FOR THE EARLIEST STAGES OF THE LATE PALEOZOIC ICE AGE (LPIA). THIS PROJECT EXAMINES THE UPPER DEVONIAN ROCK RECORD IN PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO (APPALACHIAN BASIN) ALONG A CONTINENTAL-TO-MARINE TRANSECT, ACQUIRING ABUNDANT NEW GEOCHEMICAL, SEDIMENTOLOGICAL, AND PALEONTOLOGICAL DATA TO 1?ESTABLISH AN AGE FRAMEWORK FOR BROAD CORRELATION, 2?SCRUTINIZE THE (LONG-DEBATED) GLACIOGENIC NATURE OF THESE DEPOSITS, AND 3?ELUCIDATE DRAMATIC PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN VERTEBRATE HABITATS THAT HOSTED THE FINS-TO-LIMBS TRANSITION. THIS IS AN ARCHETYPAL REGION TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS, BUT MODERN QUANTITATIVE ANALYTICAL DATA ARE LACKING TO DATE. 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.

A NOVEL APPROACH FOR CONDUCTING TRANSFORMATIVE SCIENCE THROUGH A PROFESSIONAL MEETING: THE 5TH SYMPOSIUM ON URBANIZATION AND STREAM ECOLOGY; FEBRUARY 12-15, 2020; AUSTIN, TEXAS

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT AN ARTIST RESIDENCY AND AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY GUADALUPE MARTINEZ WITH COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS.