Loras College

INSTITUTIONAL AID FOR COVID 19 CRISIS

CARES ACT HIGHER ED EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

COMBINING ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SERVICE LEARNING TO SUPPORT SUCCESS OF UNDERGRADUATES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

EARMARKS

CREATING CAPACITY TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY AND DISCOVERABILITY OF THE LORAS COLLEGE ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE HUMANITIES [THE LORAS COLLEGE LIBRARY, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY, AND COLLEGE?S ARCHIVES, PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR INSTRUCTION IN HUMANITIES PROGRAM AND THE GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM. THESE COLLECTIONS SUPPORT STUDENT PROJECTS AND FACULTY RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES, AS WELL AS THE WORK OF SCHOLARS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXTERNAL TO LORAS. THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON STAFFING THE COLLECTIONS AND THIS GRANT REQUESTS FUNDS TO RESTORE STAFFING TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. IN ADDITION, IT ADDRESSES THE LACK OF ONLINE ACCESS TO MATERIALS IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND THE CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY AND RESTARTS PROJECTS SET ASIDE DURING THE PANDEMIC. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE GRANT THE LIBRARY WILL BE FULLY STAFFED, ARCHIVAL MATERIALS WILL BE MORE ACCESSIBLE, RARE BOOK HOLDINGS WILL BE MORE VISIBLE, AND A BOOK WILL BE PUBLISHED, ALL OF WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO STRENGTHENING THE SUPPORT FOR THE HUMANITIES AND INCREASING STUDENT EXPOSURE TO HUMANITIES-RELATED RESEARCH.] [PURPOSE: THE GRANT WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP A PROGRAMMING CENTER FOR HISTORY AT LORAS COLLEGE. THE GRANT WILL RESULT IN 13 NEW POSITIONS.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE COLLEGE WILL HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS TO RESTART PROJECTS SET ASIDE DURING THE PANDEMIC, CREATING A ROBUST ONLINE PRESENCE FOR THE CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY. THE GRANT WILL PROVIDE MODEST SUPPORT FOR TWO STUDENT PROJECTS THAT WILL USE THE CENTER AND THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. THE LIBRARY WILL RESTORE ITS LIBRARIAN STAFFING TO THE PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL BY HIRING A PUBLIC SERVICES LIBRARIAN AND A DIRECTOR FOR THE COLLECTIONS. IT WILL INITIATE AN ARCHIVES INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. PERSONNEL WILL BE ASSIGNED TO CARRY OUT THE WORK REQUIRED TO SORT, ORGANIZE, CATALOG, SCAN, AND UPLOAD INTO ARCHIVES MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE. THREE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN ON HOLD DUE TO THE PANDEMIC WILL BE RESTARTED: 1) STUDENT LED PUBLICATION PROJECT; 2) CATALOGING OF RARE BOOKS IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS; AND 3) DEVELOPMENT OF A DIGITAL INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY FOR FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENT RESEARCH.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES: 13 JOBS WILL BE RETAINED, A MANUSCRIPT RELATED TO THE STUDENT PROJECT ABOUT THE RARE BOOKS WILL BE PUBLISHED, AND THE COLLEGE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL BE MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE GRANT ARE LORAS COLLEGE STUDENTS AND FACULTY, HUMANITIES RESEARCHERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WHO USE LORAS COLLEGE LIBRARIES.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

BUILDING ECOLITERACY: A GENERAL EDUCATION TRACK IN SUSTAINABILITY

THE CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY: ASSESSING AND MONITORING THE COLLECTION [IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE LONGEVITY OF THE COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE CENTER FOR DUBUQUE HISTORY, THOSE MANAGING THE COLLECTION NEED TO KNOW ITS CONDITION AND WHAT DANGERS IT FACES. THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW US TO UTILIZE THE EXPERTS AT THE NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER TO PERFORM A PRESERVATION ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOP AN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PLAN. THESE TWO PIECES WILL ALLOW US TO BETTER MANAGE THE COLLECTION AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.]