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HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS UNDER THE CARES ACT

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY -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 CONCORDIA COLLEGE, A FOUR-YEAR LIBERAL ARTS INSTITUTION. OVER ITS 6-YEAR DURATION, THE CONCORDIA LEADS: INSTRUCTING AND MENTORING IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (CLIMB) PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO 36 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, NEUROSCIENCE, AND/OR PHYSICS. FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS MAY RECEIVE UP TO FIVE YEARS OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. THE PROJECT AIMS TO INCREASE STUDENT PERSISTENCE IN STEM FIELDS BY LINKING SCHOLARSHIPS WITH EFFECTIVE SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES, MENTORING, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, PAID INTERNSHIPS, AND PARTICIPATION IN DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC CONFERENCES. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, THIS PROJECT WILL PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY ? AN INDUSTRY IDENTIFIED AS AN AREA OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE AND ONE THAT IS EXPERIENCING TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN THE REGION AROUND THE COLLEGE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BECAUSE CONCORDIA COLLEGE IS AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE INSTITUTION THAT RECRUITS FROM A REGION WITH A HIGH POPULATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS, THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN STEM FIELDS AND BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF WORKERS IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY. THE PRINCIPAL GOAL OF THE CLIMB PROJECT IS TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND PREPARE ACADEMICALLY TALENTED, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PURSUING CAREERS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. FOUR SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WILL GUIDE THE WORK OF THE PROJECT TEAM. FIRST IS TO BUILD A DIVERSE APPLICANT POOL WITH RECRUITING STRATEGIES TARGETED TOWARD STUDENTS FROM POPULATIONS UNDERREPRESENTED IN THEIR PURSUIT OF STEM CAREERS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY IN PARTICULAR. SECOND IS TO PROVIDE BOTH ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOCUSED ON RETAINING SCHOLARS AND ALLOWING THEM TO FLOURISH. THIRD IS TO CONNECT SCHOLARS WITH A NETWORK OF MENTORS WHO WILL PROVIDE PERSONAL, ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND VOCATIONAL SUPPORT. FOURTH, AND FINALLY, IS TO WORK WITH LOCAL INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO OFFER VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCES THAT WILL PREPARE SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. THREE COHORTS OF 12 CLIMB SCHOLARS WILL BE SELECTED. ONCE AT CONCORDIA, A NUMBER OF SUPPORT SYSTEMS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE SCHOLARS. COHORTS WILL FIRST FORM AN ORIENTATION CLUB THAT WILL BECOME A FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR COURSE WITH A FOCUS ON STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL LEARNING IN STEM. CLIMB SCHOLARS WILL HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS WITH ACADEMIC COUNSELORS AND ACCESS TO PRIORITIZED ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES. A COORDINATED NETWORK OF MENTORS, INCLUDING FACULTY, STAFF, PEERS, AND STEM PROFESSIONALS WILL SUPPORT THE SCHOLARS THROUGHOUT THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, SCHOLARS WILL BE OFFERED VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING CAREER AWARENESS PRESENTATIONS, INDUSTRY TOURS, TEACHING SEMINARS, RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, AND PAID INTERNSHIPS. PROGRAM EVALUATION WILL BE PERFORMED BY AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR, AND FORMATIVE GUIDANCE WILL BE REGULARLY PROVIDED BY AN INDUSTRY ADVISORY PANEL. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STRATEGIES DEVELOPED AND TESTED FOR RECRUITING UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS, SUPPORTING THEM BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY, EDUCATING AND MENTORING THEM FOR CAREERS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND PREPARING THEM FOR SUCCESS WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO INFORM THE BROADER STEM EDUCATION COMMUNITY, THEREBY WIDENING THE IMPACT OF THE CLIMB PROGRAM BEYOND CONCORDIA?S CAMPUS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY NSF?S SCHOLARSHIPS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME ACADEMICALLY TALENTED 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.

CARES ACT GRANT COVID 19 FOR STUDENTS AND ORGANIZTION

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

PREPARING MATHEMATICS TEACHER-LEADERS FOR RURAL SCHOOLS IN MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA

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HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

FOCUS: FOSTERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY, UNDERSTANDING, AND SUCCESS IN STEM

CARES ACT GRANT COVID 19 FOR STUDENTS AND ORGANIZTION

RISE: RESEARCH, INTERNSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT FOR STEM SCHOLARS AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE

ENHANCING THE FIRST YEAR FOR THE STEM MAJORS

STUDENT AID AND INSTITUTIONAL EXPENSES RELATED TO COVID-19

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A CRYOGENIC PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR GEOPHYSICAL AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS RESEARCH -THE MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION (MRI) AWARD WILL SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION OF A QUANTUM DESIGN VERSALAB PHYSICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (VERSALAB - PPMS). THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT FACULTY RESEARCH AND TEACHING LABORATORIES (PHYSICS ADVANCED LABORATORY, MATERIALS SCIENCE, AND GEOLOGY) AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE IN MOORHEAD, MN, A NON-PH.D. GRANTING INSTITUTION. THE VERSALAB ? PPMS IS A VERSATILE INSTRUMENT, CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES MEASUREMENTS IN THE TEMPERATURE RANGE OF 50 ? 1000 K. THE APPARATUS INSTALLED AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE WILL ALSO SERVE A REGIONAL CONSORTIUM OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE RESEARCHERS WILL ENGAGE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON INVESTIGATIONS OF A BROAD RANGE OF MATERIALS DURING THE SUMMER AND THROUGHOUT THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR, THUS TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS. THIS AWARD WILL SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION OF A VERSALAB PHYSICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM (VERSALAB ? PPMS), MADE BY QUANTUM DESIGN, INC (SAN DIEGO, CA), AND TO BE HOUSED IN THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE IN MOORHEAD, MN. THE EQUIPMENT HAS A 3 TESLA CRYOGEN-FREE SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET AND CAN MEASURE ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS OVER A BROAD TEMPERATURE RANGE (50 ? 1000 K). THE VERSALAB SYSTEM WILL ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND SCOPE OF RESEARCH POSSIBLE BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AND INCREASE THE SPEED AT WHICH DATA IS COLLECTED. SPECIFIC RESEARCH TOPICS INCLUDE THE INVESTIGATION OF (1) THE MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF IRON OXIDES POLYMORPHS SUBMITTED TO THERMAL TREATMENT; (2) THE EFFECTS OF FOREIGN ELEMENTS IN THE STRUCTURE OF IRON OXIDES; (3) THE CONVERSION OF IRON OXIDES IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT VERSUS THEIR TRANSFORMATION IN AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AND (4) THE PROPERTIES OF MAGNETIC NANOMATERIALS. THE APPARATUS WILL ALSO SUPPORT CONCORDIA COLLEGE?S PHYSICS CURRICULUM BY ADDING TEACHING LABORATORY ACTIVITIES TO MATERIALS SCIENCE, ADVANCED LABORATORIES AND THE GEOLOGY COURSE, THUS FURTHERING OUR MISSION OF TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES. 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.

INSTITUTIONAL EXPENSES RELATED TO COVID-19

RUI: MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF EPSILON-FE2O3 AND ALPHA-FEOOH: AN INVESTIGATION OF PHASE CONVERSIONS AND CATIONS DOPING. -THE IRON OXIDE MINERALS PRESENT IN GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS SUCH AS ROCKS, SOILS, AND SEDIMENT VARY GREATLY, AND THEIR STRUCTURE, CHEMICAL MAKEUP, AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES REFLECT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN WHICH THESE MINERALS WERE FORMED. IN THIS RESEARCH, FACULTY AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS WORK IN COLLABORATION TO INVESTIGATE THE MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF LABORATORY-PREPARED IRON OXIDES SIMILAR TO GEOLOGICAL MATERIALS. THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN EXPERIMENTAL WORK OF DATA COLLECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS. THE PROPOSED STUDY WILL ENGAGE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN ORIGINAL RESEARCH WHERE THEY WILL BE TRAINED ON HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND THUS FURTHER THE MISSION OF TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES. THE GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION (RUI) PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS SUCH AS TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF IONS THAT INFLUENCE IRON OXIDE FORMATION. THE RESEARCHERS WILL INVESTIGATE THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS OF IRON SUBSTITUTIONS, AL + NI AND AL + CR, IN THE LATTICE OF GOETHITE AND THE CONVERSION PROCESS OF GAMMA-BETA-EPSILON-ALPHA FE2O3 POLYMORPHS. BY USING A COMBINATION OF TECHNIQUES, M?SSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, AND MAGNETOMETRY FROM 50 K TO 1000 K IN AN EXTERNALLY APPLIED FIELD UP TO 3 T, THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF THE IRON PHASES, RESULTING IN VALUABLE INFORMATION WHEN STUDYING SOILS, SEDIMENTS, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL MATERIALS. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL BE ENGAGED IN THIS RESEARCH WORK DURING THE SUMMER AND/OR REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR, TRAINED TO USE MODERN INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES TO INVESTIGATE MAGNETIC MATERIALS. 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.

UNDERGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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EMERGENCY GRANTS TO STUDENTS.

ENHANCING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN THE ANALYTICAL PROCESS AND SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN THE CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM AT CONCORDIA COLLEGE

MRI-CONSORTIUM: DEVELOPMENT OF A NEUTRON DETECTOR ARRAY BY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS FOR STUDIES OF EXOTIC NUCLEI.

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SECOND LANGUAGE AND IMMERSION METHODOLOGIES FOR STARTALK TEACHERS OF CRITICAL LANGUAGE AT CONCORDIA LANGUAGE VILLAGES

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FULBRIGHT-HAYS GROUP PROJECTS ABROAD

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LAND AS WITNESS: HISTORY, TRADITION, AND CRAFT [A ONE-YEAR EXPLORATORY LAND-BASED LEARNING INITIATIVE THAT WILL BRING TOGETHER COLLEGE STUDENTS AND INDIGENOUS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR SHARED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING STRUCTURED AROUND INDIGENOUS HISTORY, KNOWLEDGE, AND CULTURAL PRACTICES.]

ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT POPULATIONS OF THE GOLD-WINGED WARBLER WITHIN THE TAMARAC NWR

TO HELP RECIPIENT LEVERAGE ITS RESOURCES FOR A STUDY OF INVASIVE FISH POPULATIONS ON WELTLAND HABITA

TO EVALUATE POPULATION CHANGES OF MIGRATORY BIRDS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPIRATION OF CRP CONTRACTS & SUBS

PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP