Roosevelt University

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

EMERGENCY STUDENT GRANT AID - CARES ACT

RU PRIME: PRODUCING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION THROUGH A MENTORING ECOSYSTEM

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (SIP)

DUAL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROGRAM

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY HSI STEM PROGRAM

COHORTS, RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, ACADEMICS, TEAMS, AND EXPLORATION TO SUPPORT STEM SCHOLARS -THIS PROJECT, COHORTS, RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, ACADEMICS, TEAMS, AND EXPLORATION TO SUPPORT STEM SCHOLARS (CREATE), 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 ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, A DESIGNATED HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION. OVER ITS SIX-YEAR DURATION, THIS TRACK 2 PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 37 UNIQUE STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND CYBER AND INFORMATION SECURITY. FIRST-YEAR THROUGH SOPHOMORE STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR UNDERGRADUATE CAREERS (UP TO FOUR YEARS FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS). SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MENTORING, COHORT DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND FAMILY/COMMUNITY INCLUSION, WITH MENTORING AS A CENTRAL THEME. SCHOLARS WILL CONNECT WITH PROFESSIONAL, SOCIAL, OR PERSONAL MENTORS, WITH STRUCTURED MENTOR RELATIONSHIPS ESTABLISHED FOR EACH S-STEM SCHOLAR. RESEARCH PARTICIPATION WILL INVOLVE CAREER EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH COURSES. PROJECT LEADERSHIP WILL IMPLEMENT A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL, COORDINATING WITH PARTNERS TO SUPPORT THE NATION'S STEM WORKFORCE NEEDS. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF HIGH-ACHIEVING, LOW-INCOME UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. CREATE WILL WORK TO REDUCE STUDENT ATTRITION AND IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT, RETENTION, AND GRADUATION RATES IN BIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND CYBER AND INFORMATION SECURITY THROUGH FOUR STRATEGIES: 1) AWARDING 19?37 ANNUAL S-STEM SCHOLARSHIPS, 2) PROVIDING CO-CURRICULAR SUPPORT THROUGH COHORT-BUILDING, MENTORING, RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND FAMILY/COMMUNITY INCLUSION, 3) ENHANCING CURRICULA WITH CAREER AND RESEARCH CONNECTIONS COURSES, AND 4) STUDYING THE INFLUENCES OF THESE SUPPORTS ON STUDENTS' SCIENCE IDENTITY, LEADERSHIP IDENTITY, AND SUCCESS. THIS MULTIFACETED, RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH WILL EMPHASIZE ENGAGEMENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, ROLE MODELING, AND MENTORING TO STRENGTHEN STUDENTS' SENSE OF BELONGING, SCIENCE IDENTITY, AND ACADEMIC CAPITAL. EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT INTERACTIONS WITH FACULTY, MENTORS, RESEARCH, INTERNSHIPS, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, AND ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL RESOURCES INCREASE STEM RETENTION AND GRADUATION. THE PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE THE IMPACTS OF SCHOLARSHIPS, MENTORING, RESEARCH, COHORT PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND FAMILY/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ON BELONGING, SCIENCE IDENTITY, AND ACADEMIC CAPITAL. STUDIES WILL ANALYZE CO-CURRICULAR AND CURRICULAR STRATEGIES' OUTCOMES, SUPPORTED BY A LONGITUDINAL ASSESSMENT. THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL AND CO-CURRICULAR AND CURRICULAR SUPPORTS IN RETENTION AND GRADUATION OF STEM UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. A CIPP (CONTEXT, INPUT, PROCESS, PRODUCT) EVALUATION MODEL WILL GUIDE IMPROVEMENTS BY ASSESSING STRENGTHS AND AREAS FOR ENHANCEMENT. FINDINGS WILL BE DISSEMINATED IN JOURNALS, CONFERENCES TO STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING EDUCATORS, POLICYMAKERS, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS. FUNDED BY NSF'S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, THIS PROJECT WILL NOT ONLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, LOW-INCOME STEM GRADUATES BUT ALSO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE STEM PROFESSIONALS AND CONTRIBUTE KNOWLEDGE ON SUCCESS, RETENTION, TRANSFER, GRADUATION, AND PATHWAYS FOR 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH PROJECT 2

ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY ILLINOIS UPWARD BOUND PROJECT

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

ROOSEVELT'S ETS PROGRAMS SERVES 600 LOW-INCOME FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AND PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO HELP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY AND PURSUE A COLLEGE DEGREE.

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY UPWARD BOUND 2 (RUUB2)

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY COUNSELING VETERANS UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND VETERANS PROGRAM

TRIO UPWARD BOUND VETERANS PROGRAM

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES S-STEM PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY TRIO MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND

RU-HWC PARTNERSHIP FOR STEM EDUCATION

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY UPWARD BOUND 3 (RUUB3)

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY UPWARD BOUND 1 (RUUB1)

UPWARD BOUND

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY'S MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY UPWARD BOUND 2

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEARCH PROJECT I

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY UPWARD PROGRAM 1

ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY BRIDGE PROGRAM

STEM TEACHING SCHOLARS FOR HIGH NEED CHICAGO-AREA SCHOOLS

FOUNDING PRINCIPLES: ENHANCING K-12 AMERICAN HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION

IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AT ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY

15.929 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURESOPPORTUNITY P24AS00544 SAVE AMERICAS TREASURES GRANTS FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROVIDE PRESERVATION AND OR CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE TO NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND COLLECTIONS. GRANTS ARE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND REQUIRE A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR, NON-FEDERAL MATCH, WHICH CAN BE CASH OR DOCUMENTED IN-KIND. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS (NEA), THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES (NEH), AND THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS). BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PHYSICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY TO REPAIR THE SKYLIGHT AND ATRIUM OF THE HISTORIC AUDITORIUM THEATRE.

NAVEGANDO HACIA EL ÉXITO (NHE, NAVIGATING TOWARDS SUCCESS)

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR VETERAN STUDENT SUCCESS

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

RUI: HALOGEN BONDING BETWEEN ORGANIC ACCEPTORS AND TRANSITION-METAL COMPLEXES

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY SSS REGULAR

ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY SSS STEM

SOCIAL ORIGINS OF CHICAGO'S NEW NEGRO ARTISTS AND INTELLECTUALS, 1890-1930

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

ARRA - SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

EDU: COLLABORATIVE: INTEGRATING EMBEDDED SYSTEMS SECURITY INTO COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE CURRICULA

TO SUPPORT AUDITORIUM THEATRE ARTSXCHANGE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ABI DEVELOPMENT: BUILDING A COMMUNITY GATEWAY FOR CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY STRUCTURE DETERMINATION

COURSE ON HAPPINESS: UNDER THE ENDURING QUESTIONS PILOT COURSE PROGRAM

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF ARTSXCHANGE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF ARTSXCHANGE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS.

TO SUPPORT AUDITORIUM THEATRE ARTSXCHANGE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS. 

TO SUPPORT AUDITORIUM THEATRE ARTSXCHANGE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF ARTSXCHANGE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS.

TO SUPPORT THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE ARTSXCHANGE PROGRAM.

STORAGE EQUIPMENT FOR AUDITORIUM THEATRE ARCHIVE HOLDINGS

IMPROVEMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AT ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: THE INTERPLAY OF NITROGEN LOADING AND ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY IN THREATENED WETLANDS: AN EXTENSION OF THE WETFEET PROJECT -OVER THE LAST DECADE, POLLUTION IN FLORIDA ESTUARIES HAS HAD DIRE CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS RED TIDES AND MASSIVE DIE-OFFS OF FISH AND MARINE MAMMALS. THIS TEAM OF RESEARCHERS HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH LAND MANAGERS IN NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA WHO SEEK DATA-DRIVEN GUIDANCE ON STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE POLLUTION AND HELP SUSTAIN THESE WETLANDS. CRITICAL WETLAND HABITATS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING LOST TO EROSION AT THE EDGES, AND PONDING IN THE INTERIOR DUE TO SEA LEVEL RISE. AS SEA LEVELS AND POLLUTION ARE INCREASING, THE THIN GREEN STRIPS OF VEGETATION THAT PROTECT FLORIDA?S HUMAN POPULATION FROM BIG STORMS ARE CHANGING FROM SALT MARSH GRASSES TO MANGROVE FORESTS. TO DETERMINE HOW THESE WETLANDS WILL FARE IN A FUTURE WITH HIGHER SEAS, MORE NUTRIENT INPUTS, AND LARGER PLANTS, THIS PROJECT WILL USE A COMBINATION OF FIELD EXPERIMENTS, MAPPING, AND MATHEMATICAL MODELING. INFORMATION WILL BE OBTAINED ON HOW COASTAL WETLANDS CAN HELP REMOVE NITROGEN, A COMMON POLLUTANT IN COASTAL WATERS. THE RESEARCHERS WILL INVESTIGATE WHETHER WETLAND DECLINE IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CURRENT UPTICK IN NUTRIENT LEVELS THAT THREATENS THE HEALTH OF HUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS. FINALLY, THE TEAM WILL USE THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY HAVE BUILT WITH NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA LAND MANAGERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND RESTORATION PRACTITIONERS TO HELP PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THESE THREATENED WETLANDS IN THE GUANA TOLOMATO MATANZAS NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE (GTMNERR) AND BEYOND. DATA FROM THIS PROJECT WILL BE USED TO MAP NUTRIENT HOTSPOTS IN THE GTMNERR, AND TO TRAIN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS IN THE STUDY OF COASTAL WETLANDS AND PLAN FOR THEIR RESTORATION. IN NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA, COASTAL WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS ARE FACED WITH RISING SEAS AND POLLUTION LOADS, AND ARE UNDERGOING DRAMATIC CLIMATE-DRIVEN VEGETATION CONVERSION FROM MARSH PLANTS TO MANGROVES. NITROGEN (N) EUTROPHICATION AND RISING SEA LEVELS EACH INDIVIDUALLY CAN SEVERELY IMPACT COASTAL WETLANDS. THIS PROJECT WILL EXPLORE HOW THESE TWO PROBLEMS MAY BE LINKED BY COASTAL WETLAND FEEDBACKS, WHICH UNDERLIE THE PROJECT'S THREE CENTRAL HYPOTHESES: (1) EXCESS N LOADING MAY INTERRUPT THE MECHANISMS OF SOIL ACCUMULATION THAT SUSTAIN WETLANDS; (2) CONVERSION OF MARSH TO MANGROVE GREATLY ENHANCES N DEMAND WHICH MAY MITIGATE N POLLUTION OF ADJACENT WATERWAYS; (3) N-EUTROPHICATION CAN ACCELERATE TRANSFORMATION OF MARSH TO MANGROVE BY SATISFYING THE GREATER N DEMAND OF MANGROVES COMPARED TO MARSH PLANTS. PAST STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT N ADDITION CAN HINDER THE ABILITY OF WETLANDS TO KEEP UP WITH SEA LEVEL RISE BY STIMULATING LOSS OF ORGANIC MATTER, WHEREAS OTHERS HAVE SHOWN THAT N ADDITION MAY PROMOTE PLANT GROWTH, WHICH CAN HELP SUSTAIN COASTAL WETLANDS. THE DISCREPANCY MAY RESULT FROM STARK DIFFERENCES IN BIOGEOMORPHIC PROCESSES BETWEEN WETLAND EDGES AND INTERIORS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THIS DISCREPANCY DIRECTLY BY LEVERAGING ESTABLISHED INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENTAL N ADDITION AT BOTH CREEKSIDE AND INTERIOR LOCATIONS, IN ADDITION TO COMPARING N EFFECTS ON MARSHES AND ADJACENT MANGROVE-DOMINATED PLOTS FOR THE FIRST TIME. NEW HYPOTHESES WILL BE TESTED ABOUT HOW N MAY ALTER MECHANISMS OF ELEVATION GAIN AND MANGROVE ENCROACHMENT ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE AS WELL AS HYPOTHESES ABOUT HOW ONGOING LOSS OF WETLANDS AND CONVERSION OF MARSHES TO MANGROVES COULD HAVE DRAMATIC EFFECTS ON COASTAL N BUDGETS. EXAMINING N INFLUENCES ON WETLAND RESILIENCE TO SEA LEVEL RISE WAS IDENTIFIED AS A RESEARCH PRIORITY BY THE GTMNERR MANAGEMENT AT A RECENT COASTAL VULNERABILITY WORKSHOP (SEPTEMBER 2021). THIS TEAM OF RESEARCHERS WILL WORK WITH THE GTMNERR WATER QUALITY DATA AND OUR OWN DATA COLLECTION FROM THIS PROJECT TO BUILD A NEW NUTRIENT LAYER ONTO A COASTAL VULNERABILITY MAP THAT WILL HELP PRIORITIZE GTMNERR SITES FOR PLANNED CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION INITIATIVES. RESEARCH FINDINGS WILL BE CONVEYED TO THE PUBLIC BY WORKING WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AT THE GTMNERR TO PRODUCE AN EXHIBIT AND CURRICULA FOR VISITORS AND CAMPS. INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE AT THREE INSTITUTIONS- VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA AND ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY. 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.