Kings College

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - KING'S COLLEGE

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - KING'S COLLEGE

INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

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

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: EXPANSION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM

KING'S COLLEGE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM -THE PROJECT AIMS TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL NEED EVIDENT IN THE STEM TEACHING SHORTAGE BY FUNDING THE PREPARATION, RETENTION, AND MENTORSHIP OF HIGH-QUALITY GRADUATES TO TEACH IN K-12 CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTS. NATIONALLY, ONE REASON EDUCATOR RETENTION WILL REMAIN LOW IS BECAUSE TEACHERS LEAVE THE FIELD WHEN THEY FEEL INEFFECTIVE. ADDITIONALLY, STEM EDUCATORS WILL CONTINUE TO AVOID SERVICE IN SCHOOLS WITH HIGH NUMBERS OF STUDENT FROM MINORITY POPULATIONS WITHOUT COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING AND SUPPORT. TO HELP ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES AND INCREASE SELF-EFFICACY, THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE CANDIDATES WITH TEACHER PREPARATION TRAINING SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO INCLUSIVE AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICES, UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING (UDL), COLLABORATION, AND STEM CONTENT EXPERTISE. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE CANDIDATES WITH LEADERSHIP SUPPORT AND TRAINING TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY (PLC) THAT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY, AND THE FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE. THE GENERAL EXPECTED OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE HIGHER RATES OF TEACHERS? PERCEPTIONS OF EFFICACY, TEACHER RETENTION, AND COLLABORATION. THE PROJECT BENEFITS SOCIETY BY REDUCING THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TEACHER ATTRITION, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF HIGH-QUALITY STEM TEACHERS, AND EXPANDING ACCESS. THIS PROJECT AT KING?S COLLEGE INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH A HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICT, HAZLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE PROJECT GOALS WILL INCLUDE: (1) PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE PREPARATION AND SUPPORT WITH GRANT-FUNDING FOR 20 UNDERGRADUATE STEM TEACHER SCHOLARS OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD IN THE NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AREA; (2) CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT OF MENTORSHIP AMONG ALL STEM TEACHER CANDIDATES WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLCS; AND (3) INCREASING THE RETENTION OF STEM TEACHERS EMPLOYED IN CLASSROOMS WITH IMPROVED TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY. THE RESEARCH WILL INVESTIGATE IF THE SPECIFIED TRAINING IMPACTS TEACHERS? REPORTED EFFICACY. THEORETICALLY, TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY PARALLELS RETENTION RATES. THE TEAM WILL DOCUMENT THE PROJECT?S IMPACT ON TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY USING A REPEATED-MEASURES DESIGN. COMPREHENSIVELY, THE PROJECT?S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACT WILL RESIDE IN INFORMING STEM TEACHER PREPARATION FOR WORK IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. TO MONITOR AND EVALUATE, THE TEAM WILL PRESENT RESULTS FROM THE PROJECT AT REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND WILL SUBMIT MANUSCRIPTS FOR PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. THIS TRACK 1: SCHOLARSHIP AND STIPENDS 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.

KING'S COLLEGE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM

MRI: TRACK 1 ACQUISITION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TEACHING -THIS PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH A HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (HPC) SYSTEM AT KING?S COLLEGE, WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, TO SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TEACHING. THE NEW HPC SYSTEM WILL ENABLE SIGNIFICANT ADVANCEMENTS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE, COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND CIVIL ENGINEERING. THE RESEARCH AIMS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: 1) DEVELOP NEW METHODS FOR HYDROGEN ENERGY STORAGE USING HIGH ENTROPY ALLOYS, 2) ENHANCE PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR SOCIOCULTURAL SYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY IN FOOD-INSECURE NATIONS AND REGIONS EXPERIENCING CIVIL CONFLICT, 3) IMPROVE PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS USING MULTI-PHYSICS COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH. THIS SYSTEM WILL BENEFIT VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING MECHANICAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND MATHEMATICS, FOSTERING COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION. THE HPC CLUSTER WILL SUPPORT RESEARCH IN SEVERAL KEY AREAS: STUDYING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL HIGH-ENTROPY MATERIALS FOR HYDROGEN APPLICATIONS, PROBABILISTIC REASONING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR SOCIOCULTURAL SYSTEMS, AND MULTI-PHYSICS COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS. THESE PROJECTS WILL USE ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS SUCH AS FIRST-PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS, MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS, AND MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS. THE HPC SYSTEM WILL ENHANCE THE RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF KING?S COLLEGE, FACILITATING CUTTING-EDGE STUDIES AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF COMPUTATIONAL EDUCATION. THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER INVESTIGATORS FROM VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS TO FOSTER ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS. THE BROADER IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDES INCREASED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT KING?S COLLEGE. THE HPC SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS, ENABLING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES. THE PROJECT AIMS TO ATTRACT NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RESEARCHERS AND FOSTER COLLABORATION WITH NEARBY INSTITUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, IT WILL PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN STEM FIELDS BY ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO REACH OUT TO LOCAL K-12 SCHOOLS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS, INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. 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.

DIRECTED GRANTS

EARMARKS

BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

CARES ACT FUNDING TO MAXIMUM $500,000

MRI TRACK 1: ACQUISITION OF DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETER (DSC)

FULBRIGHT-HAYS GROUP PROJECTS ABROAD

CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION