Benedictine University

BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY: INSTITUTIONAL PORTION - HEERF FORMULA GRANT (CARES ACT: PART 2)

CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND-PART1

BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY STEM SCHOLARS -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 BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY. A TOTAL OF 50 SCHOLARS PURSUING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREES IN CHEMISTRY, COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, AND PHYSICS WILL RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS AVERAGING $7,637 ANNUALLY FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS. SCHOLARS WILL RECEIVE FACULTY AND PEER MENTORING AND THE PROJECT WILL BUILD STRONG SCHOLAR CONNECTIONS THROUGH A TAILORED SCHEDULE THAT INTENDS TO FORM THEM INTO A COHORT THROUGH ENROLLMENT IN DESIGNATED, EXCLUSIVE SECTIONS OF A FRESHMAN SEMINAR COURSE FOCUSED ON NAVIGATING THE NEW CHALLENGES OF BEING A COLLEGE STUDENT. COHORTS WILL BE MAINTAINED AND STRENGTHENED THROUGH ENROLLMENT OF THESE STUDENTS IN DESIGNATED SECTIONS OF CHALLENGING FIRST YEAR SCIENCE AND MATH COURSES. STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD CONNECTIONS WHILE TAKING ON LEADERSHIP ROLES, ACTING AS PEER MENTORS, AS LEARNING ASSISTANTS IN CHALLENGING STEM COURSES, AND AS LEADERS IN EXTRACURRICULAR CLUBS. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR SCHOLARS WILL INCLUDE A SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE PROGRAM AND THE UNIVERSITY. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS TRACK 1 SCHOLARSHIPS IN STEM PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, LOW-INCOME UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL NEED TO GROW THE STEM WORKFORCE AND NURTURE KEY TALENT THAT WILL ENSURE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND PROVIDE DOMESTIC LEADERSHIP ACROSS CRITICAL SECTORS. THIS PROJECT DIRECTLY SPEAKS TO THIS NEED BY SUPPORTING STEM STUDENT SUCCESS, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE WORKFORCE IN KEY AREAS OF NEED. THE PROJECT WILL BE ASSESSED BY AN EXPERIENCED EVALUATOR THAT WILL MONITOR STUDENT SUCCESS OUTCOMES AND ANALYZE STUDENT EXPERIENCES, AND THE DATA GENERATED WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE KNOWLEDGE BASE REGARDING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT TALENTED, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN STEM. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF'S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, LOW-INCOME 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

EXPANDING AND STRENGTHENING THE SECONDARY STEM TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM

MEPI STUDENT LEADERS

OWBO; CONG;BLINC; FAST; PRIME; SBIR

THIS AMENDMENT PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $199 828. THESE FUNDS MAY NOT BE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING IN OR PARTICIPANTS FROM T

AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON SEXUAL ASSAULT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DATING VIOLENCE AND STALKING

FIRST RESPONDER EDUCATION INITIATIVE

THE EFFECTS OF LIFE-LONG EXPOSURE TO LOW DOSES OF BISPHENOL A ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF VOCAL PATHWAYS IN X. LAEVIS - PROJECT SUMMARY ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS (EDCS) ARE KNOWN HAZARDS WHICH ARE STILL PREVALENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND IN THE HUMAN HOME. BISPHENOL A (BPA) IS A KNOWN EDC FOUND IN COMMON ITEMS FROM PLASTIC TO PAPER RECEIPTS. RECENT EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT BPA IS PRESENT IN AMERICANS AT LEVELS HIGH ENOUGH TO CAUSE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN MALE, HUMAN CHILDREN. THOUGH SUCH LEVELS ARE CONSIDERED SAFE FOR ACUTE, ADULT EXPOSURE, THE IMPACT OF LONG-TERM, LOW-DOSE EXPOSURE TO EDCS DURING DEVELOPMENT IS AN UNDERSTUDIED PHENOMENON WITH POTENTIALLY SERIOUS IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTH. THE AIMS OF THIS STUDY ARE TO: 1) TO TRACK THE IMPACT OF LOW-DOSE BPA EXPOSURE ACROSS DEVELOPMENT INTO ADULTHOOD, AND 2) TO IDENTIFY THE MECHANISMS UNDERLYING VOCAL DEFICITS CAUSED BY ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION. THE PROPOSED STUDIES INCLUDE IN VIVO ANALYSES OF JUVENILE DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR AS THEY TRANSITION INTO ADULT VOCAL BEHAVIOR PATTERNS. THE IN VIVO WORK IS COMPLEMENTED WITH IN VITRO ANALYSIS OF THE LARYNX AND THE NEURAL STRUCTURES WITHIN THE BRAIN THAT DRIVE VOCALIZATION. THESE STUDIES UTILIZE THE SOUTH AFRICAN CLAWED FROG, XENOPUS LAEVIS, AS A MODEL ORGANISM. THE MECHANISMS DRIVING X. LAEVIS VOCALIZATION PATTERNS ARE WELL-STUDIED, AND THEIR VOCAL BEHAVIORS ARE VARIED BUT NOT COMPLEX. X. LAEVIS PRODUCE AT LEAST SEVEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF VOCALIZATION; SOME ARE MALE-SPECIFIC, SOME ARE FEMALE-SPECIFIC, AND ALL ARE USED IN SPECIFIC SOCIAL CONTEXTS. THE VARIATION IS VOCAL PATTERNS IS BALANCED BY THE FACT THAT THE CALLS ARE INNATE AND DO NOT NEED TO BE LEARNED. XENOPUS VOCAL BEHAVIOR IS EASILY QUANTIFIED. CALLS HAVE DISTINCT FEATURES WHICH MAKE THEM EASILY COUNTED AS DISTINCT UNITS. EACH CALL IS ALSO COMPOSED OF SOUNDS THAT HAVE DISTINCT TEMPORAL AND SPECTRAL FEATURES WHICH CAN ALSO BE QUANTIFIED FOR COMPARISONS. THE TEMPORAL AND SPECTRAL COMPONENTS OF VOCALIZATIONS ARE GENERATED BY THE VOCAL PATTERN GENERATOR IN THE BRAIN AND THE RESONANCE STRUCTURES WITHIN THE LARYNX (RESPECTIVELY,) AND BOTH STRUCTURES HAVE ROBUST IN VITRO PREPARATIONS THAT ALLOW FOR MECHANISTIC STUDY. THUS, THE X. LAEVIS VOCAL SYSTEM IS WELL SUITED FOR STUDIES OF LANGUAGE DISRUPTION BY EDCS LIKE BPA, BECAUSE ABERRATIONS ARE EASILY IDENTIFIED AND PROXIMAL CAUSES CAN BE DIRECTLY INVESTIGATED. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL PROVIDE INSIGHT HOW BPA IMPACTS LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, ALLOWING US TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL TARGETS FOR SPEECH THERAPY AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF LONG-TERM, LOW-DOSE EXPOSURE TO EDCS.

NSF ADVANCE CATALYST: EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF GENDER LEADERSHIP EQUITY AND SUPPORT -BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY (BENU) WILL IMPLEMENT A NSF-ADVANCE CATALYST PROJECT EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF GENDER, LEADERSHIP, EQUITY, AND SUPPORT (EAGLES) TO INVESTIGATE BARRIERS THAT EXIST ALONG THE STEM FACULTY CAREER PATHWAY HINDERING SUCCESSFUL HIRING, ADVANCEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, PERSONS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+, AND PEERS EXCLUDED BECAUSE OF THEIR ETHNICITY OR RACE (PEERS). BENU RECOGNIZES THAT HIRING AND RETAINING DIVERSE FACULTY IS IMPORTANT IN EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP OF THE GROWING DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION AND THEIR SUCCESS IN STEM; HOWEVER, A LOW NUMBER OF DIVERSE STEM FACULTY, ESPECIALLY AT SMALL, PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS, CARRY ADDITIONAL ?UNWRITTEN? SERVICE RESULTING IN AN IMBALANCE SKEWED TOWARDS SERVICE RATHER THAN SCHOLARSHIP. EAGLES AIMS TO EVALUATE THE PROCESSES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER BENU STEM FACULTY ARE HIRED THROUGH COLLECTION OF FACULTY PERCEPTIONS REGARDING CURRENT HIRING, PROMOTION PROCESS, AND CAREER FLEXIBILITY POLICIES TO IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT FACTORS THAT CAN DETER SUCCESSFUL HIRING AND ADVANCEMENT. IN COLLABORATION WITH ADVANCE NETWORKS AND LEADERSHIP, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND GUIDELINES ON CAREER FLEXIBILITY, HIRING, AND RETENTION THAT CAN BETTER ACCOUNT FOR THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF SERVICE EXPECTED OF THE LOW PERCENTAGE OF DIVERSE FACULTY AT SMALL, PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS. THE GOAL OF THIS ADVANCE CATALYST PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS THESE INEQUITIES WITHIN BENU STEM BY UNDERTAKING AN EXTENSIVE INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT THAT WILL GUIDE A DATA-DRIVEN STRATEGIC PLAN TO 1) INCREASE INCLUSIVE HIRING POLICIES AND PRACTICES, 2) INCREASE AND IMPROVE FACULTY CAREER FLEXIBILITY, AND 3) PROMOTE LEADERSHIP ADVANCEMENT FOR MARGINALIZED GROUPS IN STEM (FEMALE, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, PERSONS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+, AND PEERS). THE INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT WILL INCLUDE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS VIA EXTERNAL CONSULTING REVIEWS AND INTERNAL REVIEWS (E.G. FACULTY CLIMATE AND PERCEPTION SURVEYS). THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE SUPPORTED THROUGH THE GUIDANCE OF AN ADVISORY BOARD OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS. THE PROJECT?S FINDINGS WILL BE BROADLY DISSEMINATED ACROSS BENU AND THROUGH OPEN SOURCE PLATFORMS THAT PEER INSTITUTIONS CAN USE. THE BROADER IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT WILL ENABLE AN EXPANSION OF ESSENTIAL TRAINING IN DEI AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES AT BENU. THE PROJECT?S OUTCOMES AIM TO PROVIDE SYSTEMIC CHANGES THAT DOVETAIL WITH CURRENT UNIVERSITY EFFORTS AND PROMOTE THE INCLUSION OF TALENTED AND EXPERIENCED FEMALES, PEERS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND PERSONS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ+ AMONG STEM FACULTY. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FINDINGS AIMS TO ALIGN THE DIVERSITY OF THE BENU FACULTY WITH ITS DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION. THE NSF ADVANCE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER GENDER EQUITY THROUGH A FOCUS ON THE IDENTIFICATION AND ELIMINATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS THAT IMPEDE THE FULL PARTICIPATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF DIVERSE FACULTY IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. ORGANIZATIONAL BARRIERS THAT INHIBIT EQUITY MAY EXIST IN POLICIES, PROCESSES, PRACTICES, AND THE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND CLIMATE. ADVANCE CATALYST'' AWARDS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY ASSESSMENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIVE-YEAR FACULTY EQUITY STRATEGIC PLANS AT ACADEMIC, NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 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.

MEPI HEREBY MAKES AN AWARD OF $279,870 TO BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY TO IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ENTITLED "MEPI STUDENT LEADERS"

WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

MCA PILOT PUI: ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITY IN PHANEROZOIC MARINE ANIMALS: THE FIRST STATISTICAL COMPARISON -THE ECOLOGICAL BREADTH OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM IS REMARKABLE, WITH SOME GROUPS DISPLAYING A WIDE RANGE OF STRATEGIES WHEREAS OTHERS PURSUE FEW. THE CAUSES OF THIS VARIATION ARE OF GREAT INTEREST TO THOSE STUDYING THE NATURE OF INNOVATION. HOWEVER, THE LACK OF AN OBJECTIVE WAY TO MEASURE THIS VARIATION HAS HINDERED PROGRESS. THIS PROJECT LEVERAGES A NEW QUANTITATIVE DATABASE OF LIFE HABITS THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL KNOWN MARINE ANIMAL GENERA. A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TWO MID-CAREER FACULTY AT PREDOMINANTLY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS, THE PROJECT TESTS FOUR HYPOTHESES THAT WILL RESULT IN THE FIRST-EVER STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF HOW ECOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACROSS ALL MAJOR ANIMAL GROUPS HAS CHANGED THROUGH TIME. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING NOVEL STATISTICAL AND VISUALIZATION METHODS FOR STUDYING BIOLOGICAL HISTORY, THE RESULTS WILL PROMOTE THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE LIMITS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION. SOCIETAL AND EDUCATIONAL IMPACTS INCLUDE SUPPORTING DIVERSE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, PRODUCTION OF FREE MUSEUM LEARNING MODULES, AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS. STATISTICAL DOCUMENTATION OF HOW DIFFERENT ANIMAL CLADES (PHYLA AND CLASSES) HAVE VARIED ECOLOGICALLY?AMONG CLADES, THROUGH GEOLOGICAL TIME, AND IN RELATION TO CONVERGENCE ON SIMILAR ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES?CAN TRANSFORM INVESTIGATIONS INTO HOW EVOLUTIONARY AND ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES HAVE IMPACTED THE HISTORY OF LIFE ON EARTH. THIS PROJECT INTEGRATES NOVEL AND EXISTING BIG-DATA PLATFORMS AND RECENT ANALYTICAL ADVANCES TO BUILD THE LARGEST-EVER, OPEN-SOURCE DATABASE OF FOSSIL MARINE ECOLOGY, BODY SIZES, AND STRATIGRAPHIC RANGES. COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE PI AND A STATISTICIAN AT SWARTHMORE COLLEGE WILL PROVIDE NEW STATISTICAL AND VISUALIZATION METHODS TO ALLOW NEXT-GENERATION ANALYSES OF ECOSPACES AND MORPHOSPACES. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND CREATION OF EDUCATIONAL MODULES FOR THE JURICA-SUCHY NATURE MUSEUM WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HOW FOSSILS CAN HELP ANSWER PRESSING ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY QUESTIONS. SUPPORT FOR SUMMER REU AND SEMESTER-LONG RESEARCH EXPERIENCES WILL EXPAND PARTICIPATION AND MENTORING OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN STEM SCIENCE. 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.

INTRAGENIC SUPPRESSORS OF MCCUNE-ALBRIGHT SYNDROME MUTATIONS

KHATAYNAMEH ("BOOK OF CHINA") TRANSLATION PROJECT [THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS AN ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF THE KHATAYNAMEH (?BOOK OF CHINA?), A DESCRIPTION OF THE MING STATE WRITTEN IN PERSIAN IN 1516 FOR THE OTTOMAN COURT BY ALI AKBAR KHATAYI, A MERCHANT. THIS BOOK IS THE LONGEST AND MOST SUBSTANTIAL DESCRIPTION OF CHINA WRITTEN IN ANY NON-EAST ASIAN LANGUAGE BEFORE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGULAR MARITIME CONTACT BETWEEN EUROPE AND CHINA IN THE MID-16TH CENTURY. WHILE NO ENGLISH TRANSLATION HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, THE BOOK HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO TURKISH, CHINESE, FRENCH AND PERSIAN. MOST OF THESE TRANSLATIONS ARE INACCESSIBLE OR POORLY SERVE THE NEEDS OF SCHOLARS. THIS PROJECT WILL MAKE USE OF MANUSCRIPTS WITH ANNOTATIONS SO THAT READERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE TRANSLATORS CHANGED MEANING, OMITTED OR ADDED TEXT. A SUBSTANTIAL INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER WILL PROVIDE HISTORICAL AND LITERARY CONTEXT. THE BOOK?S SYNTAX AND STYLE OF WRITING ARE SIMPLE, SO WELL-CHOSEN ANNOTATIONS WILL MAKE IT USEFUL TO A RANGE OF SCHOLARS. HTTPS://WWW.BOOKOFCHINA.PAGE]

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SUMMARY: EMPLOYMENT OF DIETITIANS AND NUTRITIONISTS IS PREDICTED TO GROW 15% FROM 2016-2026. ADDITIONALLY, A LARGE DISPARITY EXISTS BETWEEN THE US POPULATION AND STATISTICS REPORTED FOR DIETITIANS. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE DEMAND FOR A DIVERSIFIED WORKFORCE IN DIETETICS. DISCIPLINE CODE HUMAN NUTRITION (CODE N).THE ACCREDITED B.S. PROGRAM IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS AT BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY WILL IMPLEMENT AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH HARPER COLLEGE'S A.S IN NUTRITION PROGRAM, ALLOWING FOR A SEAMLESS TRANSFER PIPELINE FROM A DIVERSE STUDENT BODY INTO A SUCCESSFUL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM. OUR GOAL IS TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, MENTOR AND TRAINTEN ACADEMICALLY QUALIFIED JUNIORS FROM GROUPS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN USDA MISSION AREAS, AND SEE THEM TO COMPLETION OF THE B.S. IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS AT BENU. FIVE SCHOLARS WILL BE SELECTED FROM BENU;FIVE SCHOLARS WILL BE RECRUITED AS TRANSFERS FROM HARPER.THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND STUDY ABROAD, SCHOLARS WILL BECOME LEADERS IN UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING NUTRITION AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEATH. SCHOLARS WILL PARTICIPATE IN A PRACTICUM BY SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, RECEIVING LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND THEN COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP A PAY IT FORWARD COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT TO POSITIVELY IMPACT A COMMUNITY IN NEED. TO ACCOMPLISH PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND ENABLE SCHOLAR SUCCESS, THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE ACADEMIC ADVISING, TUTORING, GRE AND RDN EXAM PREPARATION, PERSONAL GRADUATE STUDENT MENTORING, LEARNING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP SEMINAR SERIES, AND PARTICIPATION IN DIRECTOR LED FOCUS GROUPS. WE WILL ASSESS QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT AND CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THESE SCHOLARS TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK AFTER COMPLETION OF OUR PROGRAM.

UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE

EARMARKS

UNDERSTANDING BIOPHYSICS USING MICROSOFT EXCEL

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A MICROSCOPE-BASED, SPECTROFLUOROMETER

UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE

BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

ULTRAVIOLET ABSORPTION OF THE LOWEST-LYING ELECTRONIC STATE IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE AND SUPERCRITICAL WATER

HERF CARES ACT - MSI ALLOCATION

COLLEGE POLL WORKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

THE JURICA-SUCHY NATURE MUSEUM AT BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY WILL IMPLEMENT THE PRIMARY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM TWO PREVIOUS CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT REPORTS. THE MUSEUM WILL IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF ITS COLLECTIONS, INCREASE STAFF'S ABILITY TO USE THEM EFFECTIVELY AND IMPROVE ACCESS FOR THE PUBLIC. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE IMPROVING THE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND CAPACITY OF COLLECTIONS STORAGE SPACE BY UPGRADING SPECIMEN SHELVING AND CABINETRY; CONDUCTING AN INVENTORY OF THE RESEARCH COLLECTION; COMPLETING CONDITION REPORTS AND UPDATING INFORMATION IN THE COLLECTIONS DATABASE; PHOTOGRAPHING UP TO 4,500 RESEARCH SPECIMENS AND PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS BY LAUNCHING A WEBSITE WITH A SEARCHABLE DATABASE. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO ASSIST WITH CONDUCTING THE INVENTORY AND UPDATING THE COLLECTIONS DATABASE.

CREATION OF AN UNDERGRADUATE MINOR IN SPANISH FOR MENTAL HEALTHCARE FOR PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS [BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY IS PROPOSING THE CREATION OF AN UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL MINOR IN SPANISH FOR MENTAL HEALTHCARE. THIS INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION, INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENTS OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, PSYCHOLOGY, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NURSING AND HEALTH, AIMS TO EQUIP UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC PROFICIENCY IN SPANISH FOR THOSE PURSUING MENTAL HEALTH CAREERS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS. THIS PROGRAM WOULD ENHANCE THE STUDENT LEARNING EXPERIENCE, ALLOWING PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKETPLACE AS INTERPRETERS IN HEALTHCARE AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, OR AS INTER-CULTURAL MEDIATORS IN A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE SETTINGS. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD CAREER PREPARATION INTO THE HUMANITIES WHILE ADDRESSING A NATIONAL WORKFORCE NEED, THUS ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF RELEVANCE IN THE HUMANITIES.]

CONFERENCE: RESEARCH, MENTORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE UNDERREPRESENTED ALGEBRAISTS -THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT THE CONFERENCE RESEARCH, MENTORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE UNDER-REPRESENTED ALGEBRAISTS TO BE HELD AT BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY ON MAY 31 AND JUNE 1, 2025. RECENT REPORTS FROM THE SCIENTIFIC AND MATHEMATICS COMMUNITIES HAVE HIGHLIGHTED A LARGE GAP BETWEEN OBTAINING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND A PHD FOR WOMEN AND MINORITIZED POPULATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN ALGEBRA AND RELATED FIELDS. THIS CONFERENCE AIMS TO ADDRESS THIS DISPARITY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR POTENTIAL RESEARCHERS TO ENGAGE WITH CURRENT ALGEBRA RESEARCH. IT WILL GENERATE AND SHARE ACTIONABLE IDEAS FOR MEANINGFUL MENTORSHIP AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING, HELPING TO BUILD BRIDGES TO ADVANCED STUDY. PARTICIPANTS WILL STRENGTHEN THEIR PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, ENHANCE THEIR SCHOLARSHIP, AND BUILD MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS ALL LEVELS: UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, JUNIOR FACULTY, AND SENIOR FACULTY. THE CONFERENCE WILL SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR ACTION, INSPIRING PARTICIPANTS TO BECOME INNOVATORS, CONTRIBUTORS, AND IMPACTFUL PARTIES FOR OTHERS. THIS CONFERENCE HAS THREE MAJOR THEMES: MENTORING AND TRANSITIONING ACROSS THE PROFESSION; BELONGINGNESS IN ALGEBRA, OPENING THE COMMUNITY, AND SUPPORTING NEW RESEARCHERS; AND INNOVATION AND IMPACT FOR FUTURE RESEARCHER. TO ADDRESS THESE TOPICS, THE CONFERENCE WILL FEATURE CURRENT AND FUTURE RESEARCHERS IN ALGEBRA AND RELATED FIELDS FROM TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS BY SHARING RESEARCH, PROVIDING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND HIGHLIGHTING MENTORING ACROSS ALL LEVELS THROUGH STRUCTURED TALKS, ROUND TABLES, AND PANELS. IN ADDITION, THE CONFERENCE WILL CREATE A MODEL WITH TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR SIMILARLY SIZED CONFERENCES TO BE HOSTED AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO BROADEN IMPACT AND PARTICIPATION. MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ON THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE HTTPS://SITES.GOOGLE.COM/VIEW/RMC-ALGEBRA-CONFERENCE/HOME. 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.

PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT FOR BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITYS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS