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INSTITUTIONAL PORTION OF HEERF

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID GRANTS TO STUDENTS UNDER THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT

TAS::89 0222::TAS SCIENCE LAB EXPANSION AT ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY

BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NURTURING ASPIRING STEM TEACHERS -THE PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL NEED FOR DIVERSE, QUALIFIED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STEM TEACHERS IN RURAL, HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. RURAL SCHOOLS IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW YORK STATE ARE TYPICALLY UNDER-RESOURCED AND UNDERSTAFFED; MOST SERVE LOW-INCOME STUDENT POPULATIONS, AND MANY UNDERPERFORM IN ASSESSMENTS OF STUDENT LEARNING. FURTHER, RECRUITING AND RETAINING STEM TEACHERS IS A PERSISTENT CHALLENGE IN RURAL SCHOOLS. FEDERAL FUNDING WILL ENABLE THE UNIVERSITY TO BUILD UPON ITS STRONG RECORD OF PREPARING GRADUATES FOR SECONDARY STEM TEACHING BY FOCUSING ON HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. SELECTED HIGH-ACHIEVING STEM STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS, CO-CURRICULAR SUPPORT, AND MENTORSHIP FROM CURRENT TEACHERS IN RURAL HIGH-NEED K-12 SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT AIMS TO PRODUCE 18 NEW STEM TEACHERS WHO WILL TEACH IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD. THIS PROJECT AT ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (SBU) INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH A LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND FIVE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO PROVIDE RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN REGION OF NEW YORK WITH DIVERSE, HIGHLY QUALIFIED STEM TEACHERS BY RECRUITING MORE STEM MAJORS TO CAREERS IN SECONDARY STEM EDUCATION AND TO REDUCE ATTRITION BY MAXIMIZING THE CAREER SATISFACTION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE NEW STEM TEACHERS. SBU PROPOSES THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL: (1) RECRUIT AND SELECT 18 COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND SBU STUDENTS MAJORING IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, AND COMPUTER SCIENCE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SECONDARY EDUCATION; (2) RETAIN AT LEAST 90% OF SELECTED SCHOLARS THROUGH COMPLETION OF THE STEM DEGREE AND SECONDARY TEACHING CERTIFICATION; (3) PREPARE SCHOLARS TO TEACH IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS THROUGH CURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT EMPHASIZE PLACE-BASED LEARNING, CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND HANDS-ON RESEARCH EXPERIENCE; AND (4) PLACE 100% OF PROJECT GRADUATES IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS AND TRACK AND SUPPORT THEIR PERSISTENCE FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS OF TEACHING THROUGH STRUCTURED MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS. INTELLECTUAL MERIT WILL INCLUDE GENERATING KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE IMPACTS OF CURRICULAR INNOVATIONS AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR WILL ASSESS THE FOLLOWING EVALUATION QUESTIONS: (1) TO WHAT EXTENT HAVE THE PROJECT'S AIMS AND INTENDED OUTCOMES BEEN ACCOMPLISHED?; (2) WHAT PROJECT ELEMENTS MOST IMPACT SCHOLAR RETENTION AS A NEW TEACHER IN A HIGH-NEED SCHOOL?; AND (3) WHAT WAS THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT IN PLACING AND RETAINING GRADUATES IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS? FINDINGS FROM THESE ASSESSMENTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS, INCLUDING A PROJECT WEBSITE, PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES, AND PUBLICATIONS. BROADER IMPACTS INCLUDE HAVING NEW STEM EXPERTISE IN RURAL SCHOOLS AND THE ABILITY TO PREPARE STUDENTS WITH HIGH POTENTIAL FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO PURSUE STEM TEACHING IN RURAL NEW YORK. THIS TRACK 1: SCHOLARSHIPS AND STIPENDS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE ROBERT NOYCE TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (NOYCE). THE NOYCE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TALENTED STEM UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE K-12 STEM TEACHERS AND EXPERIENCED, EXEMPLARY K-12 TEACHERS TO BECOME STEM MASTER TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND RETENTION OF K-12 STEM TEACHERS IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 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.

ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES AND ENHANCEMENTS

RUI: ALTERNATIVE SPLICING IN THE REGULATION OF PLANT INNATE IMMUNITY

DISCOVERY WITHIN COMMUNITY

CAREER: INVESTIGATING THE MOLECULAR CORKING EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL HYDROGEN STORAGE -THIS AWARD IS FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 (PUBLIC LAW 117-2) HYDROGEN IS A VERSATILE, ENERGY-DENSE GAS THAT CAN BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FOSSIL FUELS IN MANY APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION AND POWER GENERATION. HOWEVER, WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF HYDROGEN FUELS IS LIMITED, IN PART, BY THE INABILITY TO SAFELY STORE AND TRANSPORT HYDROGEN GAS OUTSIDE OF CAREFULLY CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL STUDY AN INTRIGUING CHEMICAL PHENOMENON CALLED THE MOLECULAR CORKING EFFECT, WHICH MAY PROVE USEFUL AS A HYDROGEN GAS STORAGE MECHANISM. THE MOLECULAR CORKING EFFECT HAS BEEN OBSERVED WHEN HYDROGEN GAS (DIATOMIC HYDROGEN OR H2) INTERACTS WITH A CLASS OF MATERIALS CALLED SINGLE-ATOM ALLOYS. SINGLE-ATOM ALLOYS CONSIST OF A RELATIVELY INERT NOBLE METAL SURFACE INTERSPERSED WITH SINGLE ATOMS OF CATALYTICALLY-ACTIVE METALS SUCH AS PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM. WHEN DIATOMIC HYDROGEN GAS CONTACTS THE SINGLE-ATOM ALLOY, THE BOND BETWEEN THE TWO HYDROGEN ATOMS IS BROKEN BY THE CATALYTICALLY-ACTIVE METAL. THE INDIVIDUAL HYDROGEN ATOMS THEN SPILL OVER ON THE INERT METAL SURFACE. A CORK MOLECULE THAT PREFERENTIALLY BINDS TO THE CATALYTICALLY-ACTIVE METAL CAN BE ADDED TO PREVENT THE HYDROGEN ATOMS FROM REFORMING GASEOUS HYDROGEN. HYDROGEN CAN BE SAFELY STORED IN THIS MANNER UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE IS INCREASED TO REMOVE THE CORK MOLECULE AND RELEASE THE HYDROGEN GAS FROM THE SURFACE. FUNDAMENTAL INSIGHTS INTO THE ENTIRE MOLECULAR CORKING PROCESS MUST BE DEVELOPED TO FULLY REALIZE THE POTENTIAL OF SINGLE-ATOM ALLOY HYDROGEN STORAGE. THE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT WILL EXAMINE HOW MOLECULAR CORKS INTERACT WITH SINGLE-ATOM ALLOYS AND DESCRIBE THE CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE MOLECULAR CORKS. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES AN EDUCATION PLAN FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS TO INTEGRATE COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH IN THEIR PURSUIT OF CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL KNOWLEDGE. SELF-CONTAINED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE DEVELOPED SUCH THAT ANY CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTOR, REGARDLESS OF COMFORT WITH COMPUTATIONAL METHODS, CAN INTEGRATE COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY MODULES INTO THEIR CURRICULUM. THESE MATERIALS, ALONG WITH OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AT LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, WILL ENCOURAGE THE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS FROM PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER RESOURCE-LIMITED ENVIRONMENTS IN COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY-DRIVEN RESEARCH. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT, LED BY DR. SCOTT SIMPSON AT ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY, IS TO EXPLORE THE LIMITS OF THE MOLECULAR CORKING EFFECT TO CONTROL HYDROGEN SPILLOVER ON SINGLE-ATOM ALLOYS. DIATOMIC HYDROGEN INTRODUCED TO A PALLADIUM/COPPER OR PLATINUM/COPPER SINGLE-ATOM ALLOY WILL ADSORB AT THE SURFACE, WHERE THE HYDROGEN-HYDROGEN BOND WILL BE CLEAVED BY THE CATALYTICALLY-ACTIVE METAL. THE DISSOCIATED ATOMIC HYDROGEN SPILLS OVER ON THE NOBLE METAL SURFACE. SUBSEQUENT SELECTIVE ADSORPTION OF A POISONING LIGAND TO THE CATALYTICALLY-ACTIVE METAL PREVENTS THE DISSOCIATED HYDROGEN FROM DESORBING AND REFORMING DIATOMIC HYDROGEN. THIS LIGAND, THUS, SERVES AS A MOLECULAR CORK UNTIL HEAT IS APPLIED TO DISSOCIATE THE LIGAND, LIBERATING HYDROGEN GAS FROM THE SURFACE. THIS PHENOMENON CAN POTENTIALLY BE LEVERAGED IN HYDROGEN STORAGE APPLICATIONS. HOWEVER, SINGLE-ATOM ALLOYS ARE A RELATIVELY NEW CLASS OF MATERIALS, AND THE MANY FACTORS GOVERNING THE MOLECULAR CORKING EFFECT ARE UNKNOWN. ACCORDINGLY, THE RESEARCH PLAN IS DESIGNED TO (1) GENERATE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF HOW MOLECULAR CORKS INTERACT WITH SURFACES, (2) EXPLORE THE VIABILITY OF VARIOUS MOLECULAR CORKS FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE, AND (3) EXAMINE THE IMPACTS OF MOLECULAR CORK ADSORPTION ON SINGLE-ATOM ALLOYS AGGREGATION. STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPUTATIONAL METHODS, INCLUDING DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS AND KINETIC MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS, WILL BE EMPLOYED TO REVEAL THE MOLECULAR-LEVEL PHENOMENA UNDERLYING HYDROGEN SPILLOVER AND DESORPTION FROM SINGLE-ATOM ALLOYS. EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION VIA SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY AND TEMPERATURE-PROGRAMED DESORPTION STUDIES WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH COLLABORATIONS. THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE HYDROGEN STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES AND WILL BE BROADLY RELEVANT TO THE INTERFACIAL ENGINEERING AND HETEROGENOUS CATALYSIS RESEARCH COMMUNITIES. 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.

PURPOSE: ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY CYBER OPERATIONS CENTER PROJECT AIMS TO TRANSFORM AN EXISTING CLASSROOM INTO A FULLY FUNCTIONAL SOC, THAT WILL ALLOW GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TO OBTAIN REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE IN THREAT PREVENTION, DETECTION, AND RESPONSE COUPLED WITH THE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THE CYBERSECURITY POSITIONS OF THE FUTURE.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:THE CYBER OPERATIONS CENTER WILL BE SERVICED BY A SECURE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT HOUSING A SIEM AND OTHER REQUIRED SOFTWARE TO FACILITATE NEAR REAL-TIME AND HISTORICAL DATA VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS. STUDENTS WILL GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WITH INDUSTRY-STANDARD SOC TOOLS AND PRACTICES. THE CYBER OPERATIONS CENTER WILL TRANSFORM THE WAY THAT SBU ADDRESSES CYBER THREATS, PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY, AND EQUIP STUDENTS FOR FUTURE SUCCESS IN THE FIELD. FUNDING WILL COVER ADVANCED CYBERSECURITY DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY, HIGH-END COMPUTING WORKSTATIONS, CYBERSECURITY INSTRUMENTATION, CORRELATION, AND DETECTION ANALYTICS HARDWARE/SOFTWARE, A SECURE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT, NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE, AND FORENSIC TOOLS. ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY WILL BE IMPLEMENTING THE FOLLOWING INFRASTRUCTURE AND TOOLS TO BE INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED BY EXPERIENCED CYBERSECURITY FACULTY WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT TO HOUSE DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND ALERTING SOFTWARE. AI/ML DEDICATED SERVER FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN AND TEST PRACTICAL CYBERSECURITY APPLICATIONS FOR SIFTING VOLUMINOUS DATA. INSTRUMENTATION OF THE SBU NETWORKS, COMPUTERS, AND SERVERS TO COLLECT THE TELEMETRY REQUIRED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE SECURITY OF THE UNIVERSITY ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATED VPN ACCESS FOR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, AND STAFF NOT ON CAMPUS. MIGRATION AND EXPANSION OF SBUS 24-HOUR PEN-TESTING NETWORKS AND VIRTUAL SYSTEMS FOR EDUCATION AND TESTING OF OFFENSIVE CYBERSECURITY TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES. PENETRATION TESTING TOOLS FOR TESTING, ADVERSARY CAPABILITY DEMONSTRATIONS, AND TEACHING PHYSICAL PENETRATION TESTING TECHNIQUES. VIRTUALLY SEGREGATED LABS FOR TESTING MALWARE AND EDUCATING LOCAL BUSINESSES ON DETECTION, PREVENTION, AND RESPONSE TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES. PHYSICALLY SECURED SOC CLASSROOM RENOVATION THAT INCLUDES MULTIPLE DISPLAYS FOR DATA VIEWING AND GROUP ANALYSIS, WORK CENTERS FOR TEAMS, AND TEACHING DISPLAYS. FORENSIC TOOLS FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND DUPLICATION.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT WILL SIMULATE REAL-WORLD CYBER THREATS, GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY THEIR THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE IN A PRACTICAL SETTING. SECURED REMOTE ACCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO GRANT STUDENT POPULATION ACCESS SO THAT THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS CAN BE PRACTICALLY SHARPENED. AN EXPECTED SKILL, FOR ANY CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONAL, IS THE CAPABILITY TO WORK REMOTELY PRODUCTIVELY. THE ENHANCED CURRICULUM WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE BROADER FIELD OF CYBERSECURITY BY PRACTICALLY TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: 50,100 CS AND CYBERSECURITY STUDENTS WILL BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED ANNUALLY WITH ADDITIONAL STUDENTS ENGAGED THROUGH NON MAJOR CYBERSECURITY STUDIES. THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND AWARENESS, WE ALSO EXPECT INTEREST IN THE FIELD TO INCREASE AMONG THE LOCAL COLLEGE GOING POPULATION.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THERE ARE NO PLANNED SUBAWARDS.

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 (INCLUDING LEGAL SERVICES), IMPLEMENT PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION STRATEGIES 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 AMONG CAMPUS VICTIM SERVICES, CAMPUS LAW ENFORCEMENT, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HOUSING OFFICIALS, ADMINISTRATORS, STUDENT LEADERS, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND DISCIPLINARY BOARDS, ENHANCE VICTIM SAFETY AND THE PROVISION OF 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. ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, FAITH-BASED INSTITUTION LOCATED IN ST. BONAVENTURE, NY. WITH THIS CONTINUATION AWARD, ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY, IN COLLABORATION WITH CONNECTING COMMUNITIES IN ACTION (CCA), CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE'S CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT UNIT, WILL CONTINUE TO MEET THE STATUTORY AND PROGRAMMATIC REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT WILL: 1) IMPLEMENT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR EMPOWER AND COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM (CCRT) MEMBERS TO BETTER DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND BOUNDARIES; 2) IMPROVE CONNECTIONS AND CONFIDENCE WITH LGBTQIA+ STUDENTS BY UTILIZING MEMBERS OF SPECTRUM, THE LGBTQIA+ AFFINITY GROUP ON CAMPUS, TO HELP IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS AND INNOVATE PROGRAM IDEAS; AND 3) MAINTAIN ENGAGEMENT WITH STUDENTS BEYOND THEIR FIRST YEAR, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN ADVANCED CLASSES.

DIRECTED GRANTS

DIRECTED GRANTS

BONAS HELPING, EDUCATING, ADVOCATING, LEADING, AND SUPPORTING (BONAS HEALS) - ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (SBU) IS APPLYING FOR THIS SAMHSA CAMPUS GRANT TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES ON MENTAL HEALTH (MH), SUBSTANCE ABUSE (SA), AND SUICIDE PREVENTION (SP) FOR ITS UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO STUDENTS WHO ACCESS COUNSELING SERVICES LESS OFTEN THAN THEIR PEERS: THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS, OR PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC) (19% OF STUDENTS) AND VETERANS AND MILITARY-ALIGNED FAMILIES (3.5% OF UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION). SBU WILL ALSO CONTINUE ONGOING MH AND SA PROGRAMMING WITH ITS STUDENT-ATHLETES. SBU WILL HIRE A HEALTH EDUCATOR (HE) WHO WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN HELPING SBU TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS. PROGRAMS WILL INCLUDE REGULAR HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE STUDENT BODY; MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS FOR ASSESSMENT AND REFERRAL; EXPANSIVE ONLINE AND PRINT MATERIALS FOR BROADCASTING INFORMATION ON ACCESSING SERVICES FOR MH, SA, AND SP PROGRAMS; NETWORKING WITH NEIGHBORING PROVIDERS IN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NEW YORK; COORDINATING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WITH OTHER SBU OFFICES TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS; AND PROVIDING ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE CAMPUS TO PROMOTE WELLNESS AND SELF-HELP FOR MANAGEABLE MH ISSUES. THE CAMPUS GRANT PROGRAM HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THIS PROJECT: GOAL 1: SBU UNDERGRADUATES WILL MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING THEIR MH, USING SELF-HELP TOOLS WHEN APPROPRIATE AND SEEKING MH SERVICES WHEN NEEDED. OBJECTIVE 1A: THE HE WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST EIGHT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY EACH YEAR. OBJECTIVE 1B: THE HE WILL OFFER TWO CAMPUS MH SCREENING DAYS EACH YEAR USING THE COUNSELING CENTER ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS (CCAPS) TOOL AND PROVIDE REFERRALS AS APPROPRIATE. OBJECTIVE 1C: THE HE WILL ORGANIZE AND PUBLICIZE THE AVAILABILITY OF ONLINE SERVICES AND TOOLS FOR MH, SA, AND SP. GOAL 2: POPULATIONS OF FOCUS (BIPOC AND MILITARY-ALIGNED UNDERGRADUATES) WILL SEEK OUT MH SERVICES WHEN NEEDED, AND WILL DEVELOP SELF-HELP STRATEGIES TO COPE WITH MH, SA, AND SP CHALLENGES WHEN APPROPRIATE. OBJECTIVE 2A: THE HE WILL OFFER MH SCREENING, USING THE CCAPS TOOL, DURING HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (HEOP) SUMMER ORIENTATION FOR NEW STUDENTS. OBJECTIVE 2B: THE HE WILL OFFER MH SCREENING THROUGH MASP EACH YEAR AT A TIME AGREED UPON BY THE MASP DIRECTOR. OBJECTIVE 2C: THE HE AND PEER MENTORS (PM) WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST THREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS EACH YEAR FOR POPULATIONS OF FOCUS, SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING: (1) AFFORDABILITY OF MH, SA, AND SP SERVICES FOR THE BIPOC COMMUNITY, AND (2) ISSUES OF STIGMA FOR BOTH THE BIPOC AND (3) MILITARY-ALIGNED STUDENTS. GOAL 3: SBU STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF WILL RECOGNIZE MH ISSUES AMONG UNDERGRADUATES AND MAKE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS FOR MH SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 3A: FOUR STAFF FROM SBU WILL ATTEND A “TRAIN THE TRAINERS” SESSION FOR QPR SP TRAINING OR MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) TRAINING. OBJECTIVE 3B: SBU STAFF WILL PROVIDE FOUR TRAINING SESSIONS ON QPR OR MHFA IN YEAR 2 AND IN YEAR 3 FOR SBU STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF. OBJECTIVE 3C: THE HE WILL CONDUCT A PRE- AND POST-SURVEY FOR EACH TRAINING SESSION TO ASSESS IMPROVEMENT IN IDENTIFYING MH NEEDS AND MAKING APPROPRIATE REFERRALS. OVER THREE YEARS, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THESE PROGRAMS WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT 84 STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF WHO WILL RECEIVE QPR/MHFA TRAINING. EIGHT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS A YEAR FOR THREE YEARS WILL REACH AT LEAST 440 STUDENTS. ANOTHER 120 BIPOC OR MILITARY-ALIGNED STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN FOCUSED TRAININGS. AT LEAST 600 WILL BE SCREENED WITH THE CCAPS TOOL FOR MH NEEDS. CAMPUS-WIDE PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF, AND FAMILIES WILL TOUCH OVER 2,000 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR, OR 6,000 PEOPLE IN TOTAL DURING THE LIFE OF THIS GRANT.

EARMARKS

EARMARKS

EMPOWER (ENGAGE AND EDUCATE FOR EQUALITY) PROGRAM

RUI: CLONING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF OPENED IMMATURE FLOWER

PROTECT THE PACK: ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CAMPUS-BASED SDVDVS SERVICES

RUI:DEVELOPMENT OF PI-CONJUGATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS FOR USE IN SELF-ASSEMBLING MATERIALS -WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MACROMOLECULAR, SUPRAMOLECULAR, AND NANOCHEMISTRY PROGRAM IN THE DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY, PROF. ALEXANDER RUPPRECHT OF SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY WILL STUDY THE SELF-ASSEMBLY AND PROPERTIES OF SINGLE-MOLECULE THICK FILMS OF RIGID ORGANIC MOLECULES ON METAL OXIDE SURFACES, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS (SAMS). UNDERSTANDING AND MANIPULATING THE CHEMISTRY OF A MATERIAL?S SURFACE IS IMPERATIVE TO DEVELOPING NEXT-GENERATION MATERIALS; THIS WORK WILL PROVIDE SEMINAL STUDIES AND INSIGHT INTO NEW CLASSES OF ABSORBATES THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCE THE INTERFACIAL PROPERTIES OF METAL OXIDES. A COMBINATION OF SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES WILL PROBE THE SAMS ORDERING AND BONDING TO THE SURFACE. IN ADDITION TO THE PROPOSED RESEARCH OBJECTIVES, THIS WILL BE A PLATFORM THROUGH WHICH STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN STEM-RELATED ACTIVITIES WILL BE BROADENED AMONGST UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. FURTHERMORE, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WILL IMPROVE THEIR SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION AND LITERACY SKILLS BY PARTICIPATING IN THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES. CURRENTLY, THE FIELD OF SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS IS DOMINATED BY THE USE OF ALL-ALKYL (LONG CHAIN, ALIPHATIC) CARBOXYLIC AND PHOSPHONIC ACIDS, RESULTING IN 1) INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ADSORBATES BEING LIMITED TO VAN DER WAAL'S INTERACTIONS, 2) DISORDER CAUSED BY FLEXIBILITY OBSERVED IN THE MONOLAYER TAILS AND, 3) THE ALL-ALKYL TAILS OF THE MONOLAYERS ARE NOT CONDUCTIVE. TO ADDRESS THESE SHORTCOMINGS, SETS OF OLIGO(PHENYL), OLIGO(PHENYL-ETHYLENE), AND OLIGO(PHENYL-ETHYLYNE) CARBOXYLIC ACIDS WILL BE SYNTHESIZED AND USED TO FORM SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS. AS A RESULT OF THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE, THESE SAMS WILL EXHIBIT PI-STACKING INTERACTIONS, BE HIGHLY ORDERED, AND BE CONDUCTIVE. THE SELF-ASSEMBLY, STABILITY, PACKING, AND COORDINATION TO THE METAL OXIDE SURFACE OF THESE NOVEL ADSORBATES WILL BE PROBED USING VARIOUS SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES AND MICROSCOPY. FURTHERMORE, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE SURFACE PROPERTIES OF THESE ADSORBATE-MODIFIED SURFACES WILL TUNE THE ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE SURFACE AND THE SURFACE ENERGY. 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.

NEW EDITION AND TRANSLATION OF JOHN DUNS SCOTUS? PARISIAN LECTURES [THE FIRST SCHOLARLY EDITION OF THE LATIN TEXT AND THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE SECOND BOOK OF JOHN DUNS SCOTUS?S (D. 1308) PARISIAN LECTURES, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE REPORTATIO, BASED ON FIVE LATIN MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES, WITH A SUBSEQUENT PUBLICATION, IN BOTH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC FORMS, OF TWO VOLUMES OF APPROXIMATELY 1,400 PAGES.]

COLLABORATIVE: ABI DEVELOPMENT: METHODOLOGY FOR PATTERN CREATION, IMPRINT VALIDATION, AND DISCOVERY FROM THE ANNOTATED BIOLOGICAL WEB

NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM [ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (SBU) IN SOUTHWEST NEW YORK STATE PROPOSES ?NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM,? AN INITIATIVE THAT WILL ENHANCE NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES (NAIS), STRENGTHEN HUMANITIES TEACHING AND LEARNING ON CAMPUS, AND FURTHER DEVELOP A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NEARBY SENECA NATION OF INDIANS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT, WHICH WILL REACH ALL INCOMING STUDENTS ANNUALLY, WILL INCLUDE (1) THE CREATION OF SIX MODULES FOR INCORPORATION INTO ALL SECTIONS OF TWO REQUIRED, FIRST-YEAR, FIRST-SEMESTER GENERAL EDUCATION COURSE CO-REQUISITES, (2) THREE FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FEATURING EXTERNAL NAIS EXPERTS, AND (3) RECURRING CAMPUS EVENTS FEATURING GUEST SPEAKERS AND CULTURAL HERITAGE KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS. OLEG V. BYCHKOV, DIRECTOR OF SBU?S NAIS PROGRAM, WILL SERVE AS PROJECT DIRECTOR. JUSTIN SCHAPP, A MEMBER OF THE SENECA NATION AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF NAIS AT SBU, WILL SUPPORT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.]

BONAWELL: A CAMPUS INITIATIVE FOR CONNECTION, WELLNESS, AND PREVENTION - ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (SBU) WILL IMPLEMENT BONAWELL: A CAMPUS INITIATIVE FOR CONNECTION, WELLNESS, AND PREVENTION, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 3,053 STUDENTS ANNUALLY IN RURAL WESTERN NEW YORK, WITH MORE THAN 12,000 STUDENT CONTACTS OVER FOUR YEARS. THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, SUBSTANCE USE/ABUSE PREVENTION, SUICIDE PREVENTION, EARLY IDENTIFICATION, AND PATHWAYS TO CARE, PRIORITIZING FIRST-YEAR, MILITARY-ALIGNED, STUDENT-ATHLETE, AND ONLINE GRADUATE STUDENTS. A FULL-TIME HEALTH EDUCATOR WILL LEAD PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, WELLNESS COACHING, CONFIDENTIAL SCREENING, SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING, ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG PREVENTION EDUCATION, RECOVERY SUPPORT AWARENESS, AND REFERRALS. BONAWELL WILL RECRUIT AND TRAIN 20 WELLNESS AMBASSADORS AND DELIVER 68 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WITH 80% PARTICIPANT IMPROVEMENT IN KNOWLEDGE OF PREVENTION AND RESOURCES. WELLNESS COACHING WILL SERVE AT LEAST 30 STUDENTS ANNUALLY, WITH 75% REPORTING IMPROVED STRESS MANAGEMENT, RESILIENCE, COPING, AND RESOURCE KNOWLEDGE. SBU WILL CERTIFY THE HEALTH EDUCATOR AND 3 ADDITIONAL QPR INSTRUCTORS, DELIVER 4 QPR AND 3 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAININGS ANNUALLY, TRAIN 360 FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS, AND HAVE 80% DEMONSTRATE INCREASED KNOWLEDGE, CONFIDENCE, AND REFERRAL SKILLS. THE PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT UP TO 6 VALIDATED SCREENING TOOLS, ENGAGE AT LEAST 200 STUDENTS IN CONFIDENTIAL SCREENING, AND PROMOTE SCREENING AND REFERRAL RESOURCES THROUGH AT LEAST 5 CAMPUS OUTREACH CHANNELS ANNUALLY.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL FATE OF SHORT-CHAIN AND EMERGING FLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES USING MASS-SPECTROMETRY AND MOLECULAR MODELLING

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CREATING PATHWAYS IN STEM EDUCATION

COLLABORATIVE PATHWAYS FOR INQUIRY BASED EDUCATION: PILOTING A HUMANITIES EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP [ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY PROPOSES ?COLLABORATIVE PATHWAYS FOR INQUIRY-BASED EDUCATION: PILOTING A HUMANITIES EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP,? WHICH WILL PILOT A NEW PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH THAT PROMOTES (1) COLLABORATION BETWEEN HUMANITIES DISCIPLINES AND THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, (2) STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND (3) INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SUPPORTED BY TECHNOLOGY IN BOTH HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION COURSES. THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN HISTORY FACULTY MEMBERS? UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF EDUCATION STUDENTS, TRAIN BOTH HISTORY AND EDUCATION FACULTY MEMBERS TO INCORPORATE INQUIRY-BASED EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING INTO THEIR COURSES, AND BETTER PREPARE EDUCATION STUDENTS TO TEACH THE HUMANITIES IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM. THE FACULTY TEAM WILL INCLUDE FOUR HISTORY AND THREE ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION FACULTY MEMBERS. PHILLIP PAYNE, PROFESSOR AND CHAIR OF HISTORY, AND GABRIEL SWARTS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR AND CHAIR OF ADOLESCENCE EDUCATION, WILL SERVE AS PROJECT CO-DIRECTORS.]