Dalton State College Foundation Inc

INSTITUTIONAL SHARE OF CARES FUNDING

CARES FUNDING STUDENT RELIEF AID

RUNNING BOLDLY INTO THE FUTURE: INCREASING STEM SUCCESS THROUGH STUDENT-CENTERED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES

RUNNING BOLDLY INTO THE FUTURE: INCREASING ROADRUNNER SUCCESS THROUGHENHANCED ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND ADVISING”

FY2020 INSTITUTIONAL RESILIENCE AND EXPANDED POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITY

MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTION CARES FUNDING, HSI

RECRUITING AND RETAINING STEM TEACHERS THROUGH COMMUNITY, MENTORING, AND INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES

ADVANCING NEXT GENERATION EDUCATION WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT AT DALTON STATE COLLEGE

ROADRUNNER PARA PATHWAY TO TEACHING

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO UPGRADE THE ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION IN DALTON STATE COLLEGE'S CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES AND TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL TRAINING FOR THE FACULTY WHO INSTRUCT STUDENTS. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES A 50% REDUCTION IN THE ORIGINAL AWARD VOLUME BY FOCUSING ON A REPRIORITIZED LIST OF EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT CAREER-FOCUSED STEM EDUCATION. THIS MODERNIZED LABORATORY CAPACITY AIMS TO ALIGN GRADUATE SKILLS WITH THE SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL NEEDS OF THE REGIONAL EMPLOYER BASE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE RECIPIENT WILL CONVENE A LAB UPGRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH REGIONAL INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO FINALIZE A PRIORITIZED INSTRUMENTATION LIST. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PURCHASING A NEW DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETER AND A THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZER, ALONGSIDE PREPARING LABORATORY SPACES FOR STANDARD UTILITIES. THE COLLEGE WILL INSTALL A TRANSFERRED MICROWAVE PLASMA-ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETER (MP-AES), INCLUDING ITS REQUIRED VENTING INFRASTRUCTURE. FURTHERMORE, TECHNICAL FUNDS WILL BE APPLIED TO REPAIR AN EXISTING LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH-MASS SPECTROMETER (LCMSMS) AND A GAS CHROMATOGRAPH HEADSPACE SAMPLER, WHILE COORDINATING INSTRUMENT OPERATION TRAINING FOR CHEMISTRY FACULTY. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROJECT WILL DELIVER AN UPGRADED AND FULLY OPERATIONAL ANALYTICAL SUITE THAT EXPANDS LOCALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL AND RESEARCH CAPACITY. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE INTEGRATION OF MODERN INSTRUMENTS INTO MULTI-DEPARTMENTAL CHEMISTRY COURSES, REVISED LABORATORY EXERCISES, AND STUDENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO GENERATE STUDENT USAGE METRICS, FACULTY TRAINING EVALUATION DATA, AND SYSTEMATIC GRADUATE PLACEMENT TRACKING RECORDS. ULTIMATELY, THESE ACTIVITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE STUDENT RETENTION IN STEM PATHWAYS AND ACCELERATE TECHNICAL WORKFORCE READINESS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES ARE UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY AND STEM STUDENTS AT DALTON STATE COLLEGE PARTICULARLY FIRST-GENERATION AND LOW-INCOME STUDENT POPULATIONS WHO RECEIVE DIRECT ACCESS TO ADVANCED, INDUSTRY-STANDARD EQUIPMENT. CHEMISTRY FACULTY AND LABORATORY PERSONNEL WILL BENEFIT FROM SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL TRAINING PROVIDED BY ENGINEERS TO EXPAND THEIR ANALYTICAL EXPERTISE. ADDITIONALLY, REGIONAL INDUSTRY PARTNERS IN FLOORING, AUTOMOBILE, FOOD MANUFACTURING, AND CHEMICAL COMPANIES WILL BENEFIT FROM A PREDICTABLE PIPELINE OF LOCAL, TECHNICALLY COMPETENT GRADUATES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

SETTING THE PACE FOR SUCCESS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE: BRINGING HISTORIC COLLECTIONS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY: DIGITIZATION OF SOUTHEASTERN LEPIDOPTERAN COLLECTIONS -AWARDS ARE MADE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, AND DALTON STATE COLLEGE TO ENABLE DIGITIZATION AND DISSEMINATION, TO PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONALS, OF IMPORTANT DATA FROM COLLECTIONS OF HISTORICAL AND MODERN MOTH SPECIMENS. IN ADDITION, HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, AND ARTIFACTS RELEVANT TO THE SPECIMENS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE PUBLICLY. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MUSEUM RESEARCH, DATABASING, AND NATURAL HISTORY. THESE STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND AND PRESENT RESEARCH AT A LOCAL ENTOMOLOGICAL CONFERENCE. OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAUNA ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IS PATCHY, WITH CERTAIN IMPORTANT AND DIVERSE REGIONS HAVING LITTLE EXISTING DATA AVAILABLE. THE SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL PLAIN OF GEORGIA AND THE CAROLINAS IS EXCEPTIONALLY DIVERSE IN INSECTS, YET FEW RESEARCHERS HAVE DOCUMENTED IT. A NOTABLE EXCEPTION WAS RICHARD DOMINICK, WHO LED A MASSIVE COLLECTING EFFORT IN SOUTH CAROLINA?S SANTEE DELTA BETWEEN 1965 AND 1976. HIS COLLECTION OF ~30,000 MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES IS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BUT HAS NOT BEEN DATABASED NOR HAS ANY DATA FROM IT EVER MADE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE. THIS PROJECT?S PRIMARY AIM IS TO PHOTOGRAPH AND DATABASE EVERY SPECIMEN HELD IN THAT COLLECTION. THE SECOND AIM IS TO DIGITIZE MODERN COLLECTIONS FROM BOTH THE SANTEE DELTA AND OTHER UNDER SAMPLED REGIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA (SAPELO ISLAND AND NW GEORGIA). IN TOTALITY, THIS PROJECT WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE AVAILABLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE INSECT FAUNA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. 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.