Wesleyan College

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (SIP)

EMERGENCY FUNDS TO DISTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

EMERGENCY FUNDS TO DISTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF - INSTITUTIONAL PORTION

COVID-19 EMERGENCY RELIEF

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - INST PORTION

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (SIP)

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (SIP)

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND

ACCELERATING PATHWAYS TO POST-PANDEMIC COLLEGE SUCCESS

HIGHER EDUCATION - INSTITUTIONAL AID - STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS UNDER THE CARES ACT

BUILDING RESILIENCE AND ENGAGING IN ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH COLLABORATIVE, HOLISTIC PROGRAMMING IN STEM -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ANSWER 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. OVER ITS SIX-YEAR DURATION, THIS PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO 21 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING BACHELOR?S DEGREES IN BIOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE, AND APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE. FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY STUDENTS WHO ATTEND RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE REGION, WILL RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOUR YEARS. SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BEGIN AT $6,500 IN YEAR 1 AND INCREMENTALLY INCREASE TO $8,000 IN YEAR 4 BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS OF $2,000 DURING YEARS 2-4 FOR THOSE SCHOLARS WHO OPT TO TAKE SIX CREDITS OF SUMMER COURSES FOR ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT OR RECOVERY. INFORMED BY THE RESEARCH LITERATURE, INSTITUTIONAL DATA, AND STUDENT SURVEY DATA, THE CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR SUPPORTS INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION OF MATHEMATICS SUPPORT IN EARLY GATEWAY STEM COURSES THROUGH CO-REQUISITE PRE-CALCULUS COURSES; A SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM; DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF MINDFULNESS PRACTICES BY SCHOLARS THAT INCLUDE SELF-VISUALIZATION; ROBUST FACULTY MENTORING; PEER TUTORING; MICRO-CREDENTIALS; NETWORKING; UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES AND INTERNSHIPS; AND PLACEMENT INTO STUDENT COHORTS. RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND A ROBUST SYSTEM OF ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR SUPPORT AND COHORTS, THE DESIGN OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND STRATEGIES RESPOND TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED AT WESLEYAN COLLEGE, A SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN. FOUR OBJECTIVES PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROJECT TO ACHIEVE ITS GOAL. FIRST IS THE RECRUITMENT AND ENROLLMENT OF 21 LOW-INCOME ACADEMICALLY TALENTED FEMALE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS IN BIOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE, AND APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE. SECOND IS THE RETENTION OF 71% OF THE SCHOLARS IN THEIR STEM MAJORS FROM THEIR FIRST TO SECOND YEAR. THIRD IS MEETING A GRADUATION TARGET OF 67% OF SCHOLARS IN STEM AND ENSURING THAT 79% OF THE GRADUATING SCHOLARS ENTER INTO THE STEM WORKFORCE OR GRADUATE STUDIES IN STEM. FOURTH, AND FINALLY, IS INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFICACY OF THE PROPOSED STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES TO INFLUENCE STUDENT SUCCESS AND THE INFLUENCE OF MINDFULNESS PRACTICES IN REDUCING STRESS OVERALL AND SPECIFICALLY IN GATEWAY MATHEMATICS COURSES. TO SUPPORT AND INFORM PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTRIBUTE TO A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENT SUCCESS, A MIXED METHODS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH STUDY WILL BE CONDUCTED USING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS FOR PROJECT IMPROVEMENT (FORMATIVE EVALUATION), ACCOUNTABILITY (SUMMATIVE EVALUATION), AND KNOWLEDGE GENERATION. FINDINGS RESULTING FROM THIS PROJECT WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE WESLEYAN COLLEGE COMMUNITY; STATEWIDE CONFERENCES FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHERS; LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES FOCUSED ON CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR INNOVATION (E.G., FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES, EDUCATION OF WOMEN STUDENTS); AND RESEARCH CONFERENCES ON EDUCATION. 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.

EMERGENCY FUNDS TO DISTRIBUTE TO STUDENTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTER FOR ETHICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AT WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, WHICH WILL DESIGN THE CURRICULUM AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM TO TRAIN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS USING THE EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF ROLE MORALITY. IN MUCH THE SAME WAY THAT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TRAIN TO ALIGN THEIR PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIORS WITH THE HIPPOCRATIC OATH REGARDLESS OF THEIR PRIVATE BELIEFS, WE PROPOSE TO CREATE A ROLE MORALITY FRAMEWORK FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS THAT WILL CIRCUMVENT THE SHORTCOMINGS OF IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING. RATHER THAN TRY TO RECONSTRUCT THE PERSONAL BELIEFS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS, ROLE MORALITY TRAINING WILL FOCUS ON ALIGNING THE ACTIONS AND BEHAVIORS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE JOB REQUIREMENTS WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL VALUES OF A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY TO ENHANCE THE ETHICAL APPLICATION OF JUSTICE. THE TRAINING WILL INCLUDE A 15-CREDIT-HOUR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM OFFERED THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE'S CENTER FOR ETHICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THE GOALS OF THIS TRAINING PROGRAM ARE TO ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS PERSONNEL IN WEST VIRGINIA AND TO IMPROVE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE AND TRUST IN THE WEST VIRGINIA CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BY ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC TO IDENTIFY THE VALUES EXPECTED FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT INTEGRATE INTO THE CURRICULUM. FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE STARTUP COSTS OF ESTABLISHING THE CENTER, INCLUDING PURCHASING SIMULATION AND VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY FOR SCENARIO-BASED TRAINING, AS WELL AS SUBJECT MATTER AND CURRICULUM EXPERTS WHO WILL DESIGN, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE THE PROGRAM'S EFFECTIVENESS DURING ITS PILOT PHASE. THE DESIGN OF THIS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WILL BE ADAPTABLE TO PUBLIC SAFETY PROFESSIONALS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF SETTINGS, GUIDED BY A SHARED VALUES FRAMEWORK THAT GUIDES PUBLIC SAFETY DECISION-MAKING AT ALL LEVELS. THE TEAM IS STILL WORKING THROUGH THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM, BUT THIS DOCUMENT SERVES AS A FLUID NARRATIVE OF THE CURRENT PLAN. FURTHER REPORTING WILL BE PROVIDED AS THE PROJECT PROGRESSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELATIONSHIP CULTIVATION WITH LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AS NEEDED.

ADDRESSING GEORGIA'S NURSING SHORTAGE

STEM SCHOLARS PROGRAM

MATH/SCIENCE STUDENT PREPARATION AND RETENTION COLLABORATIVE

THE GRANTS TO REDUCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUS PROGRAM (CAMPUS PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. § 20125. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO COMBAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUSES. THESE COMPREHENSIVE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE VICTIM SERVICES, IMPLEMENT PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION STRATEGIES IN ORDER TO PREVENT, PROSECUTE, AND RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. THE CAMPUS PROGRAM SUPPORTS ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP CAMPUS-BASED COORDINATED RESPONSES THAT INCLUDE CAMPUS VICTIM SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HOUSING OFFICIALS, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENT LEADERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND DISCIPLINARY BOARDS, AND THAT ENHANCE VICTIM SAFETY AND ASSISTANCE AND HOLD OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE. TO BE EFFECTIVE, THESE RESPONSES MUST BE LINKED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROSECUTORS’ OFFICES, COURTS, AND NONPROFIT, NONGOVERNMENTAL VICTIM ADVOCACY AND VICTIM SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS.    THE FUNDED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROJECT’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND VICTIM SERVICE PARTNERS, WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROJECT ON CAMPUS. THROUGH THIS INITIAL AWARD, THE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WILL: 1) CREATE A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM TO OVERSEE ALL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES; 2) PROVIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TO ALL STUDENTS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING; 3) PROVIDE ONGOING TRAINING TO ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO THESE CRIMES; 4) PROVIDE ACCESS TO 24-HOUR CONFIDENTIAL VICTIM SERVICES AND ADVOCACY; AND 5) CONDUCT ONGOING TRAINING TO ALL PERSONNEL IN THE CAMPUS DISCIPLINARY PROCESS.

COVID-19 RELIEF - SIP

GP-UP WESPATHS: WATERWAYS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE - PROMOTING ADVANCEMENT AND TRAINING FOR HANDS-ON SUPPORTS -THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DEVELOP A VIBRANT GEOSCIENCE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND DIVERSITY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING GEOSCIENCES CAREERS. REPRESENTATION OF HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS IN THE GEOSCIENCES CONTINUES TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW WHOLE POPULATION REPRESENTATION, DESPITE THE MANY PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO CLOSE THIS GAP. PARTICULARLY TROUBLING IS THE GAP IN REPRESENTATION OF BLACK ENVIRONMENTAL- AND GEO-SCIENTISTS. THE WATERWAYS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ? PROMOTING ADVANCEMENT AND TRAINING THROUGH HANDS-ON SUPPORTS (WES-PATHS) PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE POST-SECONDARY STUDENT PARITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES, WHILE RESEARCHING UNDERLYING QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD INFORM RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, CAREER READINESS AND VOCATIONAL DISCERNMENT. WES-PATHS WILL BUILD A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AREA HIGH SCHOOLS AND NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE (NCWU), PROVIDING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND COUNSELORS WITH MORE ACCESSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THE PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE GEOSCIENCES. THE GOAL OF WES-PATHS IS TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS MAJORING AND MINORING IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (ES) AT NCWU, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INCREASING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED GROUPS. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, THIS PROGRAM WILL: (1) TARGET OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT OF PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS FROM NINE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE ROCKY MOUNT AREA, MANY WITH MAJORITY MINORITY STUDENT BODIES; (2) DEVELOP A GEOSCIENCE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM THAT BEGINS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND FOLLOWS STUDENTS THROUGH A FIRST-YEAR ORIENTATION, WITH FACULTY AND NEAR-PEER MENTORSHIP THROUGHOUT THEIR FIRST YEAR; (3) BUILD SKILLS AND COMPETENCY FOR CAREER READINESS THROUGH EITHER A RESEARCH INTERNSHIP OR PROFESSIONAL EXTERNSHIP; (4) ENCOURAGE SELF-EFFICACY AND BELONGING IN ES STUDENTS THROUGH FIELD AND LAB EXPERIENCES; AND (5) USE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING WITH DIRECT STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF LOCAL WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY. BY INTEGRATING ACTIVITIES AND CREATING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT BEGINS MORE THAN A SEMESTER BEFORE STUDENTS MATRICULATE, THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO LOWER BARRIERS TO RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND GRADUATION TO SUPPORT A MORE DIVERSE STUDENT BODY PREPARED TO ENTER THE REGIONAL 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.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

STRENGTHING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM

WESLEYAN COLLEGE-GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY FOR SUPPLEMENTARY ACC GRANT

CARES ACT - STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (SIP)

DIGITAL HUMANITIES TEACHING AND LEARNING [THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE HUMANITIES AT NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY BY ENHANCING A NEW DIGITAL HUMANITIES LAB, DEVELOPING A DIGITAL HUMANITIES UNDERGRADUATE COURSE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE UNIVERSITY'S CORE CURRICULUM, AND EMBARKING ON A MAJOR DIGITAL HUMANITIES PROJECT BY DOCUMENTING A CULTURAL HISTORY OF AUTO RACING IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.]

WESLEYAN COLLEGE-GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY FOR SUPPLEMENTARY ACC GRANT

WESLEYAN COLLEGE-GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY FOR SUPPLEMENTARY ACC GRANT

WESLEYAN COLLEGE-GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY FOR SUPPLEMENTARY ACC GRANT

WESLEYAN COLLEGE-GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY FOR SUPPLEMENTARY ACC GRANT

APPALACHIAN HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO REGIONAL STUDIES

TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF A COMPREHENSIVE, ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE TO DOCUMENT THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE FOUR SISTERS GALLERY.

FY 2016 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PML AND MML/NCNR

FY 2017 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP ITL, MML/NCNR-CHEMBIO

FY 2018 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PML

RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS

FY 2014 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP - PML/PHYSICS

PRESERVING THE UMC ARCHIVAL COLLECTION OF KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE [A PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE GRANT FROM NEH WILL ENABLE KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE (KWC) LIBRARY TO TAKE ACTION TO PRESERVE THE EXTENSIVE UNITED METHODIST ARCHIVAL COLLECTION THAT KWC ACCESSIONED UPON THE CLOSING OF SEVERAL CHURCHES IN WESTERN KENTUCKY. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES BISHOPS' DIARIES, UNIQUE BOOKS, HYMNALS, CHURCH REGISTRIES AND RECORDS, AND RELICS DATING TO THE EARLY 1800'S. THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE ASSESSMENT OF INTELLECTUAL VALUE AND PRESERVATION RISK, A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF LIABILITIES INHERENT IN THE PHYSICAL STORAGE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE PREPARATION OF A DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN FOR KWC IN COLLABORATION WITH CULTURAL HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE OWENSBORO, KY REGION. A PROJECT CONSULTANT WILL AUGMENT STAFF KNOWLEDGE OF PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION BEST PRACTICES AND HELP THE KWC LIBRARY ENHANCE ACCESS AND PREPARE FOR SELECTIVE DIGITALIZATION OF THE MOST VALUABLE PARTS OF THE COLLECTION.]

WESLEYAN COLLEGE TREASURES: ASSESSING 175 YEARS OF PERIOD ATTIRE

FY 2015 SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP * PML-EE