Illinois Wesleyan University

A COMMUNITY ASSETS PROGRAM THAT FOSTERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM LEADERS

CARES ACT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

CARES ACT SUPPORT OF HIGHER EDUCATION DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC - STUDENT SUPPORT (PART 1)

AUTHENTIC RESEARCH IN STEM EDUCATOR PREPARATION FOR ISSUES OF CULTURE, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY -THE PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL NEED OF RECRUITING AND PREPARING HIGH-QUALITY AND DIVERSE TEACHERS IN STEM DISCIPLINES TO TEACH IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. TEACHERS THAT SHARE ATTRIBUTES WITH STUDENTS OF COLOR ARE IMPORTANT AS ROLE MODELS FOR SUCCESS IN STEM. HOWEVER, HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS OFTEN HAVE A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF TEACHERS OF COLOR. THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF TEACHERS OF COLOR IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS IN THESE SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT WILL USE DIRECT RECRUITMENT AT LOCAL HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS. ONCE RECRUITED, PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS WILL ENGAGE IN A WEEK-LONG SCIENCE INTRODUCTION EXPERIENCE PRIOR TO STARTING CLASSES AT THE UNIVERSITY WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS. THEY WILL ENGAGE IN STEM EDUCATION THAT USES CURRENT TEACHING METHODS AND PARTICIPATE IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RELATED RESEARCH TO FURTHER FOSTER THEIR INTERESTS IN STEM. TEACHING PREPARATION WILL INVOLVE EXTENDED PRACTICE IN THE CLASSROOM AND HANDS-ON LEARNING. AS A PART OF THE EDUCATION OF THESE PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS, THEY WILL ALSO LEARN ABOUT ISSUES OF CULTURE, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY. NEW, PRACTICING TEACHERS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY UNIVERSITY FACULTY MENTORING AND POST-GRADUATION WORKSHOPS. THIS PROJECT AT ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH BLOOMINGTON DISTRICT 87 AND MCLEAN COUNTY UNIT DISTRICT NO. 5 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. PROJECT GOALS WILL INCLUDE ADDING UP TO TWENTY NEW STEM TEACHERS OF COLOR OVER FIVE YEARS TO TEACH IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS IN A MANNER THAT SUPPORTS THE PARTNERING SCHOOL DISTRICTS? OBJECTIVES OF RECRUITING A MORE DIVERSE STEM TEACHING FORCE. THE PROJECT WILL PREPARE BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS TEACHERS WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION IN RESEARCH, IMPROVING EXPERIENCE-INFORMED STEM TEACHING IN COMMUNITY HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. FURTHER, THE PROJECT WILL ADD TO THE WELL-DOCUMENTED BENEFITS OF STEM UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (URES) BY EXPLORING THE WAYS IN WHICH URES IMPACT PRESERVICE TEACHERS. THROUGH THE GUIDANCE OF FACULTY MENTORS, THE EMPHASIS ON FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE URES WILL OFFER THE PRESERVICE TEACHERS AN AUTHENTIC AND RELATABLE CONTEXT FOR INVESTIGATING COMPLEX STEM ISSUES. THE WAYS IN WHICH RIGOROUS STEM CONTENT ACQUIRED THROUGH LOCAL AND FAMILIAR MEANS MAY BE EFFECTIVE AT FOSTERING TEACHER CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND RETAINING STEM EDUCATORS. A SUSTAINABLE MODEL TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND MENTOR TEACHERS OF COLOR IN THE STEM EDUCATION FIELD WILL BE IMPLEMENTED, ASSESSED, MODIFIED WHEN NEEDED, AND DISSEMINATED TO INSTITUTIONS AND INVESTIGATORS WISHING TO ENHANCE PRESERVICE STEM TEACHER EDUCATION. THE POTENTIAL INCREASE IN STEM TEACHER RETENTION THROUGH RIGOROUS PREPARATION AND MENTORING THAT FOSTERS A SENSE OF PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY WILL ALSO BE ANALYZED. THIS TRACK 1: SCHOLARSHIPS 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 RETENTION AND EFFECTIVENESS 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.

NSL - BACCALAUREATE NURSING - LOAN GRANT WITH FUNDS FOR NEW BUDGET PERIOD

APPLICATIONS OF BISMUTH COMPOUNDS AS CATALYSTS IN ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY’S TITAN HEART PROJECT - ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY’S TITAN HEART (HELPING EVERYONE ACHIEVE RESILIENCE TOGETHER) PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN THE CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVE FIRST-GENERATION, LGBTQ+, AND BIPOC STUDENT POPULATIONS OF FOCUS, IN ADDITION TO TRAINING FACULTY, STAFF, AND PEERS TO IDENTIFY RISK FACTORS, PROMOTE PERSONAL WELLNESS, AND FOSTER A GENUINE SENSE OF BELONGING. OUTREACH EFFORTS WILL RAISE AWARENESS, PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND CAMPUS SAFETY, AND SUPPORT A CULTURE OF CARE. KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH COALITION, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF JED CAMPUS PROGRAM INITIATIVES, ENHANCED SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR STUDENTS, AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR FACULTY AND STAFF. DURING THREE YEARS OF GRANT ACTIVITIES, TITAN HEART WILL SERVE OVER 3,600 STUDENTS AND STAFF (YEAR 1: 1,389 SERVED; YEAR 2: 1,126 SERVED; YEAR 3: 1,116 SERVED) THROUGH A COMBINATION OF SCREENINGS AND ASSESSMENT, DIRECT CLINICAL CARE, TARGETED OUTREACH, ACADEMICS OFFERINGS, TRAININGS, AND WORKSHOPS. ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (IWU) FIRST-GENERATION (23.8% OF STUDENT APPOINTMENTS), LGBTQ+ (35.9% OF STUDENT APPOINTMENTS), AND BIPOC STUDENTS (36.5% OF STUDENT APPOINTMENTS) UNDERUTILIZE COUNSELING SERVICES DISPROPORTIONATELY COMPARED TO THEIR OTHER IWU PEERS. ACCORDING TO AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH ASSOCIATION DATA, THESE STUDENTS ARE AT HIGHER RISKS FOR DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SELF-HARM, IDEATION, AND SUICIDE AS THEY NAVIGATE THEIR IDENTITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF CARE. ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY’S COUNSELING AND CONSULTATION SERVICES (CCS) WILL STRENGTHEN ITS CAPACITY TO PLAN, SERVE, AND CARE FOR STUDENTS IN CRISIS. CCS WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KEY BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, LIKE CARLE BROMENN MEDICAL CENTER, MCLEAN COUNTY CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES, AND CHESTNUT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, TO PROVIDE DIRECT CARE, TRAINING, AND ASSESSMENT ASSISTANCE. CCS WILL ALSO WORK WITH TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO EXPAND REFERRAL OPTIONS AND CRISIS INTERVENTION CAPACITY. TITAN HEART’S GOALS ARE TO CLOSE KEY GAPS OF SERVICE AND CARE IN SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT AND 24-HOUR CRISIS INTERVENTION OF IWU STUDENT POPULATIONS OF FOCUS WITH HIGHER RATES OF SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, IDEATION, AND ATTEMPTS. THESE GOALS ARE ROOTED IN OUTREACH AND CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR FIRST-GENERATION, LGBTQ+, AND BIPOC STUDENTS WHO ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND FAMILY DISTRESS. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF TITAN HEART ARE TO: 1. ENHANCE IWU’S MENTAL HEALTH DIRECT SERVICE CAPACITY; 2. DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING AND DELIVERY PLAN FOR FACULTY AND STAFF; 3. ENHANCE CAPACITY TO SUPPORT STUDENT WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISES; 4. NORMALIZE CAMPUS SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH THE VISIBILITY OF RESOURCES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON OUTREACH TO POPULATIONS OF FOCUS; 5. STRENGTHEN IWU’S NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE WITH CAMPUS, LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL RESOURCES. IWU WILL ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS BY BUILDING A STRONGER NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE THAT REGULARLY ENGAGES KEY STAKEHOLDERS, AND BY PROVIDING STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO REDUCE ACCESS TO LETHAL MEANS AND TO INCREASE THE DIRECT CLINICAL CARE SERVICE AND SUPPORT THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED WITH SCREENINGS, ASSESSMENTS, EVIDENCE-BASED TRAININGS, AND 24/7 CRISIS SERVICE SUPPORT. IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF ITS MOST STRUGGLING STUDENTS, TITAN HEART WILL BETTER SERVE THE CAMPUS, THE BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AREA, AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS FOR YEARS TO COME.

BUILDING CAPACITY TO INCREASE GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL PEPTIDIC AND PEPTIDOMIMETIC THERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT

RUI: PHOTOMETRIC SURVEY OF JOVIAN TROJANS

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A HIGH FIELD NMR SPECTROMETER TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND RESEARCH TRAINING

RUI: A STUDY OF LASER-ASSISTED ELECTRON-ATOM SCATTERING

RUI: EXPERIMENTS ON COOLED COSMIC DUST ANALOGS TO DETERMINE THEIR OPTICAL PROPERTIES IN THE MILLIMETER/SUB-MILLIMETER

UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE

RUI: INVESTIGATIONS OF ONE- AND TWO-COLOR LASER-ASSISTED ELECTRON SCATTERING

RUI: A NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL EXAMINATION OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION PROCESSES

COURTLY LYRIC IN THE MEDIEVAL FRENCH TRADITION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: BIODIESEL AND POGIL FOR NON-STEM MAJORS: THREE APPLICATIONS

ALGORITHMIC NUMBER THEORY SYMPOSIUM 2018

TO SUPPORT A STORYTELLING AND THEATER PROJECT WITH INDIVIDUALS IN A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SUPPORT PROGRAM.

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