Mount Marty University

SUPPORTING MASTERS BIOTECHNOLOGY SCHOLARS TO SERVE REGIONAL STEM WORKFORCE NEEDS -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 MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE. OVER ITS FIVE-YEAR DURATION, THIS TRACK 2 PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 75 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING MASTER?S DEGREES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. WITH AN ESTABLISHED NETWORK OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, THE DAKOTA BIOTECHNOLOGY SCHOLARS PROGRAM WILL: 1) RECRUIT REGIONAL STUDENTS INTO GRADUATE BIOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION; 2) PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR LOW-INCOME GRADUATE BIOTECHNOLOGY STUDENTS TO REMOVE FINANCIAL OBSTACLES TO TRAINING FOR CAREERS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY; 3) IMPLEMENT A ROBUST STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM CENTERED ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, MENTORING, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT; AND 4) ENGAGE IN A THOROUGH EVALUATION PROGRAM TO DETERMINE WHAT SUPPORT/ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES PROVE TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE AND WHY. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE CREATION OF A UNIQUE, CAREER-FOCUSED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN THE DAKOTA REGION THAT SUPPORTS LOW-INCOME GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INTENSIVE INTERNSHIPS AND APPLICATIONS IN ADVANCED SETTINGS. SCHOLAR ACTIVITIES WILL BUILD UPON EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO IDENTIFY AND NURTURE, WITHIN THE REGION?S STEM STUDENT PIPELINE, COHORTS OF HIGH-ABILITY, LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WHO WILL TRANSITION INTO FUTURE STEM PROFESSIONALS IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY SUPPORTED BY MENTORING AND TRAINING PROVIDED IN THIS PROGRAM, PROGRAM ATTRIBUTES WHICH ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE THE HIGHEST IMPACTS WILL BE WIDELY DISSEMINATED IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS AND PRESENTED AT LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL STEM EDUCATION CONFERENCES FOR THE BROAD BENEFIT OF STEM EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CARES ACT, MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE PROPOSES TO UTILIZE FUNDS TO COVER EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CARES ACT, MOUNT MARTY COLLEGE PROPOSES TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE DISRUPTION OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.

BEGINNINGS: DAKOTA BIOTECHNOLOGY RURAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM -THE DAKOTA BIOTECHNOLOGY RURAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS RESPONSIVE TO A REGIONAL WORKFORCE NEED BY ENABLING CURRENT STEM STUDENTS AND RECENT STEM GRADUATES IN SOUTH DAKOTA?S RURAL COMMUNITIES TO OBTAIN SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN APPLICATIONS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. THIS TRAINING IS FACILITATED THROUGH THE COMBINATION OF AN ONLINE BIOTECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE WITH ON-SITE, COHORT-BASED INTERNSHIPS OFFERED THROUGH A NETWORK OF BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES LOCATED WITHIN COMMUTING DISTANCE OF THE INTERNS? HOME COMMUNITIES. EACH INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY IS ALIGNED WITH A SPECIFIC LONG-TERM CAREER OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE SEAMLESS BRIDGE-TO-CAREER INTERNSHIP OUTCOMES. SPATIAL CLUSTERING ACROSS THE NETWORK OF PARTICIPATING COMPANIES ENABLES THE USE OF CORPORATE VANPOOLING TO ENSURE THAT EACH INTERN HAS RELIABLE, NO-COST JOB-SITE TRANSPORTATION. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS FROM RURAL COMMUNITIES WITH ACCESS TO EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING AND CAREERS IN THE EMERGING FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. THE CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERS OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE: 1) A NETWORK OF TWENTY-ONE COMPANIES HOSTING BIOTECHNOLOGY-FOCUSED BRIDGE-TO-CAREER INTERNSHIPS; 2) A NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION (IHE) SERVING PRIMARILY RURAL COMMUNITIES; AND 3) AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR. WHILE THE NETWORK OF COMPANIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE ON-SITE, COHORT-BASED, MENTORED INTERNSHIPS, THE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VETTING AND APPROVING ALL INTERNSHIPS, MENTOR TRAINING, COHORT RECRUITMENT, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE FORMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM. SEPARATELY, AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING ACROSS THE COMPANIES, IHES, AND TRAINEES TO EXECUTE A FORMAL EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM. THE FINDINGS WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE THIS PROGRAM AND TO DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAM ATTRIBUTES HAVE THE MOST POSITIVE IMPACTS. FINAL OUTCOMES AND AN ADAPTABLE MODEL WILL BE WIDELY DISSEMINATED FOR THE BROAD BENEFIT OF STEM EDUCATORS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO ENHANCE THE NATION?S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. THE EXLENT PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY THE NSF TIP AND EDU DIRECTORATES, SEEKS TO SUPPORT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO INCREASE THEIR INTEREST IN AND ACCESS TO CAREER PATHWAYS IN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY FIELDS. 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.

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDS (CDCPF) TO MOUNT MARTY UNIVERSITY FOR SIMULATION EQUIPMENT USED IN THE DELIVERY OF THE NURSE ANESTHESIA AND BACCALAUREATE NURSING PROGRAMS.

NSL - BACCALAUREATE NURSING - OTHER ADMIN CHANGES

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CARES ACT, MOUNT MARTY UNIVERSITY PROPOSES TO UTILIZE FUNDS TO COVER EXPENSES ADDRESSING NEEDS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS.

DISTANCE LEARNING GRANT

NURSE ANESTHETIST TRAINEESHIPS

OTHER ADMIN CHANGES