Utah Valley University

UVU CARES ACT 2

UVU CARES ACT 2020

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP STATE)

GEAR UP UTAH (GUU)

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY'S GEAR UP UTAH PROJECT

UVU CARES ACT 3

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR-UP) - GEAR-UP STATE AWARD

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY WEE CARE CENTER CCAMPIS PROGRAM

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CAREER TRAINING

STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM (SIP)

UVU UPWARD BOUND 4 COUNTY PROJECT

FACULTY-MENTORED EXPERIENCES FOR IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY STUDENT OUTCOMES -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 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, AN OPEN ENROLLMENT PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION. OVER ITS 6-YEAR DURATION, THIS PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO AT LEAST 32 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING BACHELOR?S DEGREES IN BIOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, BOTANY, MICROBIOLOGY, OR BIOINFORMATICS. SCHOLARS WILL BE RECRUITED IN YEAR TWO OF THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AND PROVIDED WITH UP TO THREE YEARS OF SUPPORT. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE THE RETENTION AND GRADUATION RATES OF THESE STUDENTS BY ADDRESSING SEVERAL ATTRITION FACTORS, INCLUDING LENGTH OF TIME TO COMPLETION, EXCESSIVE PART-TIME WORK, AND FEELINGS OF ISOLATION. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THESE FACTORS BY ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN AND SUPPORTING AN IMMERSIVE FACULTY-MENTORED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO PREPARE LOW-INCOME, ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THREE SPECIFIC AIMS WILL GUIDE THE WORK OF THE PROJECT TEAM. FIRST, IS TO PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS AND DEGREE COMPLETION IN STEM AT AN OPEN ENROLLMENT TEACHING INSTITUTION WITH TRADITIONALLY LOW STEM ENROLLMENTS. SECOND, IS TO PROVIDE FACULTY-MENTORED RESEARCH AND OTHER EXPERIENCES THAT ENRICH STUDENTS' EDUCATION AND INCREASE THEIR PREPARATION FOR THE WORKFORCE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL. THIRD, IS TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ROLES OF SELF-EFFICACY, TEACHER IMMEDIACY, AND FACULTY MENTORING IN SUPPORTING STUDENT SUCCESS. SCHOLARS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN TWO-WEEK ROTATIONS AMONG RESEARCH LABORATORIES FOLLOWED BY OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN A RESEARCH GROUP OF THEIR CHOICE. SCHOLARS MAY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER TYPES OF FACULTY-MENTORED PROJECTS SUCH AS TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR ALL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS INCLUDE WEEKLY COHORT MEETINGS WITH FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS, AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, A MULTI-LEVEL MENTORING NETWORK, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCLUDE CAREER PREPARATION, NETWORKING, CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE, AND PRESENTATIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A PROFESSIONAL COOPERATIVE SPIRIT AMONG SCHOLARS THAT CAN SUPPORT THEIR PREPARATION FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND CAREERS IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE IMPACT OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES ON STUDENT SELF-EFFICACY, INTEREST, AND PERSISTENCE. 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.

DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH THE UTAH HIGHER EDUCATION INCLUSION ALLIANCE FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM -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 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY (UVU). UVU IS A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION WITH A DUAL MISSION ? THAT OF A COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY AND THAT OF AN OPEN-ADMISSIONS COMMUNITY COLLEGE. OVER ITS 6-YEAR DURATION, THE PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO AT LEAST 36 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING BACHELOR?S DEGREES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS MAY RECEIVE UP TO FIVE YEARS AND TRANSFER STUDENTS UP TO THREE YEARS OF SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT. THE PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO SUPPORT SCHOLARS AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH THEIR PROGRAMS OF STUDY. FOR EXAMPLE, UVU?S ACCREDITED AND WELL-DESIGNED BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS IN CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WILL BE ENHANCED BY SUPPORTS FOR TUTORING, COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, CAPSTONE PROJECTS, AND INTERNSHIPS. FACULTY MENTORS WILL ALSO HELP SCHOLARS CREATE AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IEDP) THAT WILL GUIDE MENTORING EFFORTS, FOSTER STUDENT GROWTH, AND INCREASE STUDENT OUTCOMES FOR PERSISTENCE, COMPLETION, AND CAREER PREPARATION. THE INTRODUCTION OF E-PORTFOLIOS WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO REFLECT ON AND SYNTHESIZE THEIR WORK IN VARIOUS COURSES AND ACTIVITIES, HELP BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CLASSROOM AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES, AND PREPARE FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL APPLICATION AND JOB INTERVIEWS. COLLABORATION FROM INDUSTRY PARTNERS IN THE FORM OF MENTORS, GUEST SPEAKERS, INTERNSHIPS, AND CAPSTONE PROJECTS WILL ENRICH THE PROJECT. THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROJECT WILL GIVE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BENEFIT FROM AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE DYNAMIC GROWTH AND CATALYTIC IMPACT OF THE MECHANICAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONS IN THIS REGION AND BEYOND. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THE PROJECT AIMS TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING ABOUT EVIDENCE-BASED, CONTEXT-SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS FOR STEM PROGRAMS AT AN OPEN-ADMISSIONS UNIVERSITY WITH A MARKEDLY DIFFERENT STUDENT POPULATION FROM THOSE AT RESEARCH-FOCUSED INSTITUTIONS. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES SEVERAL INSTITUTIONALLY IDENTIFIED ATTRITION POINTS IN THE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE AT UVU, INCLUDING HIGH ATTRITION OF FIRST- AND SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS, SLOW PACE OF STUDENTS TO MATRICULATION INTO THE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM, AND LOW PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION RATES OF WOMEN, UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES, AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS. BASED ON DATA FROM UVU?S PRIOR TRACK 1 PROJECT AND ON RESEARCH DOCUMENTING THE SUCCESS OF THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO BE EMPLOYED, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE IN KEEPING PARTICIPANTS IN SCHOOL, HELPING THEM COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND PREPARING A TALENTED WORKFORCE WITH THE TECHNICAL AND SOFT SKILLS TO MEET REGIONAL AND NATIONAL NEEDS. WE FEEL THIS PROJECT HAS POTENTIAL TO INFORM OTHER INSTITUTIONS WITH SIMILAR POPULATIONS AND CONCERNS. AN EXTERNAL EVALUATOR WILL HELP DETERMINE WHICH INTERVENTIONS AND COMBINATIONS OF INTERVENTIONS ARE MOST IMPACTFUL TO STUDENTS AND MOST VALUED BY THEM. THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROJECT AND NOTEWORTHY LESSONS LEARNED WILL BE DISSEMINATED BY THE PROJECT TEAM THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS AT ENGINEERING EDUCATION CONFERENCES. 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.

UPWARD BOUND

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY'S UPWARD BOUND PROJECT

COMMUNITY BASED JOB TRAINING

FOUNDATIONS OF FREEDOM FOR TODAY’S CLASSROOMS: AMERICA 250 SEMINARS FOR CIVICS TEACHERS

BUILDING EXCEPTIONAL TALENT IN ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING IN THE UTAH VALLEY

PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT IN CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND EARTH SCIENCES -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 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY (UVU). UVU IS THE LARGEST INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN UTAH, THE FASTEST GROWING STATE IN THE UNION. UVU IS ALSO AN OPEN-ADMISSIONS INSTITUTION WITH A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION. OVER ITS 6-YEAR DURATION, THIS PROJECT WILL FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO AT LEAST 40 UNIQUE FULL-TIME STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING BACHELOR?S DEGREES IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES, INCLUDING CHEMISTRY, EARTH SCIENCE, AND PHYSICS. SCHOLARSHIPS OF UP TO $7,500 FOR UP TO 4 YEARS WILL BE AWARDED, SUPPLEMENTED BY FUNDING TO SUPPORT ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. FACULTY MENTORING, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND SIGNIFICANT CAREER PREPARATION WILL ENHANCE THE RETENTION AND PREPARATION OF SCHOLARS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP DURATION. IN COLLABORATION WITH MENTORS, SCHOLARS WILL CREATE AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN MAPPING THEIR CAREER GOALS AND THE STEPS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS. AN EMPHASIS WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON COHORT-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, WHICH WILL FOSTER THE EXPANSION OF A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE SCHOLARS AT UVU. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO EXPAND THE DIVERSITY, CAPACITY, AND CAPABILITY OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS AT UVU, PLACING THE INSTITUTION IN A BETTER POSITION TO ADDRESS THE INCREASING NEED FOR HIGHLY TRAINED STEM GRADUATES IN UTAH AND BEYOND. THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE STEM DEGREE COMPLETION OF LOW-INCOME, HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATES WITH DEMONSTRATED FINANCIAL NEED. THERE ARE THREE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: 1) PROMOTE STUDENT SUCCESS FOR ACADEMICALLY PROMISING LOW-INCOME STUDENTS IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES; 2) PREPARE STUDENTS FOR POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION AND CAREERS; AND 3) INCREASE STEM ENROLLMENT. SEVERAL ATTRITION POINTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AT UVU AND ARE KNOWN TO HINDER STUDENT PROGRESS IN STEM PATHWAYS. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT INTERVENTIONS CONTINUE TO BE REFINED AND CRITICAL THAT THE PROJECT FOCUS ON EVALUATING STRATEGIES THAT IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS FROM GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM FIELDS, ESPECIALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO GRADUATION AND FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. THIS PROJECT WILL ANALYZE STUDENT OUTCOMES WHICH, WHEN COMBINED WITH SURVEY AND INTERVIEW RESPONSES, WILL INFORM THE EFFICACY OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS LIKE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, MENTORSHIP, AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH. THROUGH LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION, THE PROJECT ALSO AIMS TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF THE OVERALL EFFICACY OF A MENTOR-BASED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AT AN OPEN-ADMISSION UNIVERSITY. RESULTS OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STEM COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES, AND PUBLICATIONS IN STEM EDUCATION JOURNALS. 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.

COMMUNITY BASED JOB TRAINING

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES REGULAR" PROJECT"

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY'S TALENT SEARCH PROJECT

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

FOCUSING ON PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

THE UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST UTAH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

NOYCE PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT FOR EDUCATORS IN MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE PHASE II

PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT IN CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, AND EARTH SCIENCES

TRIO - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES - STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM

FACULTY-MENTORED EXPERIENCES FOR IMPROVING UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY STUDENT OUTCOMES

PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY/FORENSICS LABORATORY OF UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY

CI-TEAM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT: NATIVE AMERICAN REGIONAL IT INDUSTRY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (NA-CIT)

NOYCE PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT FOR EDUCATORS IN MATH & SCIENCE

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY WEE CARE CENTER CCAMPIS PROJECT

HIGHER EDUCATION - INSTITUTIONAL AID - STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONS

CHILDCARE ACCESS MEANS PARENTS IN SCHOOL - CHILD CARE

INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTALLY IMPROVED PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGY AND VIRTUAL REALITY INTO ADVANCED NANOTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

CHILD CARE

FAST AND ROBUST LOW-DOSE X-RAY CT IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION

STRENGTHENING OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING THROUGH LEADERSHIP, ENGAGEMENT, ACADEMIC MENTORING, AND PREPARATION (LEAP)

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY'S PRO-STEM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

CC*DNI NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE: UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISIONS MULTIPLEXING CONNECTION AND SCIENCE NETWORK

ESTABLISHING A STRENGTHENED MODEL LEADING TO SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CTP PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES THROUGH THE UTAH HIGHER EDUCATION INCLUSION ALLIANCE

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

GP UP: UNDERGRADUATE PREPARATION THROUGH MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICE LEARNING AT UTAH LAKE (UP?UTAH LAKE)

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

DIGITAL MODELING OF WESTERN STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS BY UNDERGRADUATES: EXTENDING THE QUILL PROJECT

DISCRETIONARY

CENTER FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

SEEING RED: RECESSIVE RED PIGEONS AS AN INNOVATIVE MODEL TO ELUCIDATE SOX10 FUNCTION AND EVOLUTION IN VERTEBRATE PIGMENTATION

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY'S TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES (SSS) PROJECT

NSF INCLUDES: DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT LAUNCH PILOTS: UTAH PREP

A MULTI-REQUISITE MATHEMATICS-INTENSIVE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR PRE-SERVICE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANTS

CI-TEAM DEMONSTRATION PROJECT: CI-POWERED IT IMMERSION FOR INDIGENOUS CULTURES (NAVAJO CIT)

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: AN INVESTIGATION OF WAVE DYNAMICS IN THE ARCTIC MESOSPHERE AND COUPLING BETWEEN THE LOWER AND UPPER POLAR ATMOSPHERE

EAGER: PHYLOGENY OF MAYFLIES (EPHEMEROPTERA)

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; RUI: NON-ORTHOGONAL MULTIPLE ACCESS PRICING FOR WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

ERI: INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF VENOUS VALVE MORPHOLOGY ON FLUID FLOW CONDITIONS AND DISEASE

DIRECTED GRANTS

FIE EARMARK GRANT AWARDS

EARMARKS

RUI: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: WHAT ARE THE MECHANISMS AND TIMESCALES OF CONTACT METAMORPHISM IN LONG-LIVED MAGMATIC AND HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS?

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

EAGER: US IGNITE: REAL-TIME MONITORING OF AIR POLLUTION VIA MOBILE SENSORS

NORTH AMERICAN MOBILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION

QUANTIFYING THE EXTENT OF STUDENT LEARNING AND AFFECT ASSOCIATED WITH OBSERVED LEVELS OF INSTRUCTIONAL REFORM -THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SERVE THE NATIONAL INTEREST BY QUANTIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG TEACHING ACTIVITIES, STUDENT LEARNING, AND STUDENT ATTITUDES AND INTERESTS SO THAT INSTRUCTORS CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR TEACHING PRACTICES. MANY STUDIES REPORT THAT ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES, ALSO KNOWN AS STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING, SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS IN SCIENCE COURSES, BUT THERE IS NO QUANTITATIVE MEASURE OF HOW MUCH STUDENT LEARNING CHANGES WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING. THIS IUSE TRACK 1 ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING LEVEL 2 PROJECT WILL FILL THIS NEED FOR QUANTIFICATION. BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS WILL IN TURN ALLOW SCIENCE INSTRUCTORS TO MAKE DATA-ENABLED MODIFICATIONS TO THEIR TEACHING PRACTICES TO BEST SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CORRELATE STUDENT LEARNING AND INTEREST WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF REFORMED TEACHING PRACTICES. THE PROJECT WILL DESIGN A SERIES OF INTRODUCTORY GEOSCIENCE LESSONS THAT CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS TEACHER-CENTERED/DIDACTIC, TRANSITIONAL/ INTERACTIVE LECTURE, AND STUDENT-CENTERED BASED ON THE REFORMED TEACHING OBSERVATION PROTOCOL (RTOP) AND CLASSROOM OBSERVATION PROTOCOL FOR UNDERGRADUATE STEM (COPUS) CLASSROOM OBSERVATION PROTOCOLS. RTOP AND COPUS ARE TOOLS USED TO MEASURE FACULTY TEACHING METHODS AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN STEM CLASSROOMS. THE TREATMENT LESSONS WILL BE INTERSPERSED IN CLASSROOMS AT FOUR DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE SEMESTERS SO THAT STUDENTS AT EACH INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE EACH LESSON AT EACH LEVEL OF REFORMED TEACHING AT LEAST ONE TIME. A SERIES OF CONCEPTUAL ASSESSMENTS AND STUDENT INTEREST QUESTIONS WILL MEASURE STUDENT LEARNING, STUDENTS? PERCEPTION OF THEIR LEARNING, AND STUDENT INTEREST. OBSERVATIONS USING THE RTOP AND COPUS PROTOCOLS WILL MEASURE THE DEGREE OF STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING PRACTICES IN BOTH TREATMENT AND NON-TREATMENT CLASSES. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA WILL BE USED TO ASSESS IF DIFFERENT DEGREES OF STUDENT-CENTERED INSTRUCTION HAVE ANY DIFFERENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE LEARNING, PERCEPTIONS OF LEARNING, OR INTEREST FOR STUDENTS WITH DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS. THE PROJECT WILL USE A MODEL SELECTION APPROACH TO DETERMINE WHICH FACTORS (DEGREE OF STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING, STUDENT INTEREST, STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF LEARNING, DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS) BEST PREDICT STUDENT LEARNING GAINS. THE OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE A MODEL THAT CHARACTERIZES HOW STUDENT LEARNING SCALES WITH DIFFERENT DEGREES OF STUDENT-CENTERED TEACHING. BY INTEGRATING STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS WITH LEARNING AND AFFECT, THIS WORK WILL GENERATE NEW INFORMATION TO CHARACTERIZE LEARNING AND AFFECT FOR STUDENTS FROM TRADITIONALLY MINORITIZED GROUPS AND WILL PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK THAT FACULTY CAN USE TO DETERMINE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES THEY WISH TO ADOPT BASED ON A CLEAR TARGET FOR IMPROVED STUDENT SUCCESS. THE NSF IUSE: EHR PROGRAM SUPPORTS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STEM EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS. THROUGH ITS ENGAGED STUDENT LEARNING TRACK, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION, EXPLORATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROMISING PRACTICES AND TOOLS. 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.

A RESEARCH AND ACTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY TO REDUCE EXTINCTION RISK FOR THE ENDANGERED DWARF BEAR-POPPY

ESCAPING CONQUEST: HUMAN BIOLOGY ETHNOGENESIS AND INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT WITH COLONIALISM IN ETEN PERU

UTAH VALLEY - CAMPUS SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE (UV-CSI)

EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENC

PROJECT PERIOD: 6 3 24-6 2 25PROJECT TITLE: NEW TOOLS TO SUPPORT LAND MANAGEMENT DECISION PROCESSES ON WESTERN LANDSFOCUSING ON THE DRYLANDS OF THE UPPER COLORADO PLATEAU IN UTAH AND COLORADO, THIS PROJECT EXPLORES VEGETATION, SOIL, AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING RESPONSES TO DROUGHT, WILDFIRE, AND GRAZING AND UTILIZING THIS INFORMATION TO ACHIEVE THE CREATION OF IMPROVED MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND INFORMATION. USING A COMBINATION OF LONG-TERM MONITORING, DROUGHT EXPERIMENTS, AND ECOSYSTEM MODELING, THIS STUDY LEVERAGES SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION AND CO-PRODUCTION TO FURTHER THE UNDERSTANDING OF DRYLAND ECOSYSTEM RESISTANCE, RESILIENCY, AND THRESHOLD RESPONSES TO RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE. OUR OBJECTIVES ARE TO SUPPORT ONGOING EFFORTS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE TO PROVIDE FIELD DATA COLLECTION, DATA ANALYSIS, AND INTERPRETIVE PRODUCTS THAT SUPPORTS THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND OTHER PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES. THESE INCLUDE:1.EXPAND OUR EXISTING CO-PRODUCTION MAPPING FRAMEWORK TO INCLUDE WILDFIRE AND FUEL MANAGEMENT NEEDS IN THE CREATION OF STATE-AND-TRANSITION MODELS (STMS) IN THE CONTEXT OF ECOLOGICAL SITE GROUPS (ESGS). THIS FRAMEWORK IS REPEATABLE, SCALABLE, AND BUILT ON FEDERAL MONITORING DATA AND CAN THUS SERVE CONCURRENT AND SUBSEQUENT EFFORTS TO BUILD NATIONWIDE TOOLS FOR WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT. THE PROJECT WILL BE ORGANIZED INTO THREE MAIN SUB-OBJECTIVES THAT WILL BE MET THROUGH A CO-PRODUCTION APPROACH THAT INCLUDES LAND MANAGEMENT AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT TO DEFINE PROBLEMS, METHODS, OUTPUTS, AND STRATEGIES FOR USE. FOR TARGET ESGS, OBJECTIVES ARE TO: (1) MAP CURRENT CONDITIONS USING EXISTING AGENCY MONITORING DATA AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA COLLECTIONS (2) MAP ATTAINABLE DESIRED CONDITIONS USING STMS AND PREDICTIVE MAPPING APPROACHES AND (3) MAP DEPARTURE FROM DESIRED CONDITIONS AND IDENTIFY CHALLENGES TO ACHIEVING THESE DESIRED CONDITIONS. A STRONG EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON INTEGRATION OF RESULTS BY MANAGERS AND DESIGNING THE FRAMEWORK TO ENABLE REPLICATION IN OTHER LANDSCAPES.2.EXPERIMENTALLY EXPLORE HOW RESILIENT DRYLAND GRASSLAND COMMUNITIES ARE TO EXTREME DROUGHT AND HOW DRYLAND GRASSLAND COMMUNITIES RESPOND TO COMBINATIONS OF DROUGHT, DISTURBANCE, AND GRAZING. FRAMED IN THE FORM OF QUESTIONS: HOW DOES RESILIENCE CHANGE WITH THE SEASONALITY OF DROUGHT (COLD VERSUS WARM SEASON)? DOES SEASONAL DROUGHT ALTER GRASS-SHRUB DYNAMICS IN GRASSLANDS? HOW DOES ALTERED TIMING OF GRAZING HELP MITIGATE THESE IMPACTS?THIS WORK IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IN THE CONTIGUOUS US, DRYLANDS ARE IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEMS PROVIDING SOCIETY WITH FOOD, ENERGY, AND WATER, AS THEY COMPRISE 40% OF THE LANDMASS AND 83% OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DOI) -MANAGED LANDS AND HAVE RAPIDLY GROWING HUMAN POPULATIONS. MOST US DRYLANDS ARE IN THE SOUTHWEST (COLORADO, UTAH, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, NEVADA, AND CALIFORNIA), WHICH IS HOME TO MORE THAN 60 MILLION PEOPLE, AND CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING AND MOST ECONOMICALLY PRODUCTIVE AREAS IN THE COUNTRY. WARMER, MORE ARID, AND MORE VARIABLE CLIMATE CONDITIONS ARE PROJECTED FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN US, THREATENING HUMAN LIVELIHOOD AND THE IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES PROVIDED BY THESE US DRYLANDS TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THIS WORK WILL CREATE AND MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS AMONG FEDERAL AGENCIES AND UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY TO SHARE RESOURCES AND VAST EXPERIENCE IN DRYLANDS IN BOTH SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT TO DEVELOP DECISION MAKING TOOLS THAT WILL IMPACT FUTURE OUTCOMES OF THESE IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEMS. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMESUVU PRODUCTS WILL INCLUDE CONTRIBUTING TO THE WRITING OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS, DELIVERING OF RASTER VEGETATION CONDITION MAPS,INTENDED BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARIES OF THIS WORK INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND NON-PROFIT STAKEHOLDERS

COLLABORATIVE PROJECT: METHANE IMAGING SEARCH FOR PLANETARY MASS OBJECTS IN THE NEAREST STAR-FORMING REGIONS

MRI: ACQUISITION OF AN EYELINK 1000 SYSTEM TO PROMOTE OCULOMOTOR RESEARCH AT A PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTION

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

SNDO MOJAVE FLORA CHECKLIST UVU

DIRECTED GRANTS

CEDAR POSTDOC: ANTARCTIC MESOSPHERIC GRAVITY WAVES UTILIZING A HIGH ALTITUDE NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION SYSTEM

CHARACTERIZING THE TIMING OF RUPTURES CROSSING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE PROVO AND SALT LAKE CITY SEGMENTS OF THE WASATCH FAULT

BLM-UT MONITORING STUDIES FOR DWARF BEAR-CLAW POPPY

CULTIVATING THE GROWTH OF CAPITOL REEF FIELD STATION

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEMS GRANTS

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEMS GRANTS

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEM GRANT

BLM UTAH SGFO FIELD STUDIES FOR THREE ENDANGERED SPECIES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEMS GRANTS

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEMS GRANTS

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEMS GRANTS

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEM GRANT

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEM GRANT

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEMS GRANTS

FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEMS GRANTS

COMPETITIVE NCPTT GRANT TO UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY

SW URBAN PLANTS PROJECT

E. U. - US ATLANTIS PROGRAM

FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF BARLEY YELLOW DWARF VIRUS ISOLATES CONTAINING A NOVEL INSERTION IN THE APHID TRANSMISSION PROTEIN

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEMS GRANTS

TO SUPPORT "CELEBRATED VOICES: A FESTIVAL OF LATINO AND SPANISH TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE" WITH ASSOCIATED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOIN INTERNSHIP

BLM NV PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, HERBARIUM VOUCHER SUPPORT

STATE FIRE TRAINING SYSTEMS GRANTS