University Of Lynchburg

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG CARES HEERF INSTITUTIONAL AID

UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG CARES HEERF STUDENT AID

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

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HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FROM COVID-19

PREPARING SECONDARY STEM TEACHERS FOR SUCCESS IN TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM (FUTURE ACT)

HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM

CARES

HBCU - INSTITUTIONAL AID

HBCU PROGRAM

STRENGTHENING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM PART F

P20AP00196

2018 HPF HBCU - VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG

2020 HPF AACR - VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG, INC, LEONARD N. SMITH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (HUMBLES HOUSE)

2018 HPF AACR - VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG

GP-UP: IMMERSIVE CONNECTIONS IN GEOSCIENCES: PALEONTOLOGICAL FIELD EXPERIENCES AND BRIDGES TO ROBUST CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES -DESPITE RELEVANCE TO ECONOMIES AND LIVELIHOODS, THE GEOSCIENCES REMAIN ONE OF THE LEAST DIVERSE DISCIPLINES IN THE UNITED STATES. SPECIFICALLY, RACIAL DIVERSITY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND GEOSCIENCE FIELDS IS STAGGERINGLY LOW. TO ADDRESS THIS, THE UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG (UL), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (VMNH), WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ENTITLED IMMERSIVE CONNECTIONS IN GEOSCIENCES: PALEONTOLOGICAL FIELD EXPERIENCES AND BRIDGES TO ROBUST CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES (THE ICG PROJECT). BUILDING ON A LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UL?S ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAM AND VMNH, STUDENT PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT FROM A COMPLEMENTARY SERIES OF GEOSCIENCE FIELD WORK AND CAREER TRAINING EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING EXCAVATION OF DINOSAUR REMAINS IN THE FIELD FOLLOWED BY AN INTERNSHIP WITH VMNH, GEOSCIENCE CAREER EXPLORATION, AND BROADLY APPLICABLE CAREER TRAINING. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE RISING SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS WHO ARE LOW-INCOME OR ARE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED IN GEOSCIENCES. THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE OVERALL NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN GEOSCIENCES AT UL, THUS CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE DIVERSE GEOSCIENCE WORKFORCE. THE GOAL OF IMMERSIVE CONNECTIONS IN GEOSCIENCES: PALEONTOLOGICAL FIELD EXPERIENCES AND BRIDGES TO ROBUST CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES (THE ICG PROJECT) IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GEOSCIENCE MAJORS AND MINORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG (UL), WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND STUDENTS FROM GROUPS HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED IN THE GEOSCIENCES. STUDENT PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT FROM A COMPLEMENTARY SERIES OF GEOSCIENCE FIELD WORK AND CAREER TRAINING EXPERIENCES INCLUDING: 1) AN IMMERSIVE THREE-WEEK SUMMER PALEONTOLOGICAL FIELD TRIP TO WYOMING FOR DINOSAUR EXCAVATION; 2) GEOSCIENCE CAREER PREPARATION THROUGH A MENTORED INTERNSHIP WITH THE VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (VMNH); AND 3) BROADLY APPLICABLE CAREER TRAINING AND EXPLORATION PROVIDED BY UL?S CAREER AND PROFESSIONALISM CENTER. TO FOSTER PARTICIPATION, THE PROJECT WILL BE OPEN TO STUDENTS IN ANY MAJOR; THERE WILL BE NO PREREQUISITE CLASSES; AND FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATING IN THE SERIES OF EXPERIENCES WILL BE ELIMINATED. THE PROJECT WILL LEAD TO A MORE ROBUST, DIVERSE, AND INCLUSIVE GEOSCIENCE WORKFORCE, AND IT WILL STRENGTHEN AND FORMALIZE AN EXISTING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UL AND VMNH. MORE BROADLY, THE PROJECT MAY SERVE AS A MODEL FOR FUTURE ACADEMIC/NON-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS IN THE GEOSCIENCES, AND IT MAY GENERATE NEW INTEREST IN GEOSCIENCES AMONG K-12 STUDENT POPULATIONS, WHICH COULD FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE GEOSCIENCE WORKFORCE. 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.

2018 HPF AACR - VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG

LYNCHBURG COORDINATED PROGRAM TO ADDRESS SEXUAL VIOLENCE

IRES TRACK 1: EXPLORING SURFACE WATER CONTAMINATION AND LINKS TO DISEASE RISK IN COSTA RICA -COSTA RICA, A CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRY WORLD-RENOWNED FOR ITS BIODIVERSITY AND UNIQUE ECOLOGY, IS VERY ACTIVE TOWARD CONSERVATION BUT WITH GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT WATER HEALTH. THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS SECTIONED INTO CONSERVATION UNITS CALLED ?BIOLOGICAL CORRIDORS? SERVING TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE SENSITIVE AREAS. BUT WHILE THESE CORRIDORS PROTECT WILDLIFE AND FOREST COMMUNITIES, THEY ALSO SERVE AS WATER PURIFIERS LABELED ?ECOLOGICAL SERVICES? FOR THE TOWNS AND CITIES IN THESE CORRIDORS. DRINKING WATER IS EXTRACTED DIRECTLY FROM WELLS OR SPRINGS WHILE SANITATION OCCURS IN THE VERY SAME GROUNDWATER DISCHARGED FROM SEPTIC TANKS. THIS CREATES WATER STRESS AS CONCERNS OVER CHANGING PRECIPITATION PATTERNS EMERGE, AGRICULTURAL USE INTENSIFIES, CONSERVATION WORK CONTINUES AND DISEASE RISK IS ADDRESSED. THESE CONCERNS HAVE WORLD-WIDE IMPLICATIONS AS RURAL COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES BATTLE SIMILAR PROBLEMS BALANCING WATER USE WITH CONSERVATION AND ASSOCIATED DISEASE RISK IN OUR POPULATION. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PERSONAL (SEPTIC SYSTEMS), WITH MUNICIPAL SANITATION (WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS) AND POLLUTION OF SURFACE WATERS, GROUNDWATER AND AQUIFERS, IS A POORLY UNDERSTOOD YET HIGHLY RELEVANT AREA OF STUDY IN COSTA RICA BECAUSE THERE IS GROWING CONCERN OVER HIGH INCIDENCE OF DISEASE, SUCH AS PEPTIC ULCERS, GASTRITIS, AND STOMACH CANCERS POTENTIALLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO POOR DRINKING WATER CONDITIONS. THROUGH COORDINATED AND INTEGRATED STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS, LINKAGES BETWEEN SURFACE WATERS, GROUNDWATER AND SANITATION ARE EXPLORED. THE STUDENT RESEARCH WILL MORE CLEARLY LINK INCIDENCE OF ILLNESS TO WATER SOURCES, CONCERNING POLLUTANTS AND WILL BEGIN TO GENERATE NEW, INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND PREDICTING THE CONDITION OF UNDERWATER DRINKING SUPPLIES. NOT ONLY WILL THIS RESEARCH ADDRESS A CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE GAP FOR COMMUNITIES WHERE SURFACE WATER CONDITIONS PRESENT HEALTH RISK, IT WILL PROVIDE OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SCIENCES FIELD. THIS HIGHLY COORDINATED STUDENT WORK WILL SUPPORT THE NEED TO INTEGRATE STUDENT EXPERIENCE AMONG VERY DIVERSE, UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS OF STUDENTS WITH INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATORS SOLVING NEEDED COMMUNITY ISSUES. THIS WORK FURTHER INTEGRATES DIVERSE SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE, INTERNATIONAL COMPETENCIES, AND DIVERSITY AMONG FUTURE U.S. WATER QUALITY PROFESSIONALS THROUGH A CONCERTED EFFORT TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, AND FOSTER RESEARCH COLLABORATION IN AN INTERNATIONAL SETTING. IT EXPANDS APPLICABLE WATER QUALITY PARTNERSHIP WORK IN COSTA RICA AND PROVIDES CRITICAL DECISION-MAKING CAPACITY FOR LOCAL WATER PROFESSIONALS. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (OISE). 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.

LYNCHBURG COORDINATED PROGRAM TO ADDRESS SEXUAL VIOLENCE

UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG CARES HEERF SIP

FSML: DATA AND SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO ADVANCE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AT CLAYTOR NATURE CENTER

INTEGRATING TEACHER AND STUDENT LEARNING IN WATERSHED SCIENCE EDUCATION

THE DAURA MUSEUM OF ART WILL DIGITALLY DOCUMENT AND CATALOG WORKS FROM ITS PERMANENT COLLECTION TO IMPROVE COLLECTION MANAGEMENT, PRESERVATION, AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2,500 WORKS OF ART. THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTION SERVES AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR TEACHING THROUGH THE INTERPRETATION AND EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF ART AND INCLUDES PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, WORKS ON PAPER, SCULPTURE, AND ETHNOGRAPHIC ARTIFACTS. THE MUSEUM WILL HIRE A REGISTRAR TO CONDUCT AN INVENTORY OF THE COLLECTION, TRANSFER METADATA TO A COLLECTIONS DATABASE, AND PHOTO DOCUMENT THE COLLECTION. BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND RESEARCHERS, AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING REGIONAL COMMUNITY.

OFF-CAMPUS COMMUNITY SERVICE (OCCS)

TO SPONSOR THE COSTS OF A SPECIALISED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR EDUCATORS IN DOMINICA. THE TRAINING WILL PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL PR