College of Arts & Sciences faculty are involved in three out of nine Ohio University Foundation grants totaling $295,077 awarded from the 1804 Fund.
The three A&S proposals focus on graduate and undergraduate learning initiatives.
- Read about all nine proposals at 1804 Fund provides $295K in support for research and teaching initiatives.
Dr. Sarah Poggione
Collaborative Arches Initiative
Applicant: Sarah Poggione
Funding: $25,000
To enhance undergraduate learning, this proposal seeks funding for faculty and staff collaboration across Athens colleges and Regional Higher Education for developing Arches proposals for the new OHIO BRICKS. Based on information about the needs of students across the system, 35 to 40 faculty recruited from different disciplinary backgrounds, colleges, and campuses will meet primarily during the summer of 2020 to develop five to seven Arches to serve the needs of undergraduate students, particularly those in restrictive majors with little flexibility. These early proposals will serve as examples for other Arches and allow faculty representing such restrictive majors to participate directly in the development of Arches.
Dr. Edna Wangui
Globalizing General Education: Addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals with BRICKS
Applicants: E. Edna Wangui, Catherine Cutcher, Pittaya Paladroi-Shane
Funding: $16,240
This proposal seeks to take a major step toward systematically globalizing general education at Ohio University. It has two broad objectives. First, the team will develop curriculum that brings the UN-SDGs into the classroom through BRICKS. The team will bring together faculty to develop the following three Arches that line up with the UN-SDGs: global inequalities, peace and justice, and global food systems and security. The second objective targets the undergraduate curriculum in the Center for International Studies (CIS). The team will align 12 of the World Language classes with Bridges common goals, create a Capstone course, and seek OTM approval for 10 CIS courses.
Dr. Diego Alvarado-Serrano
OHIO’s First Training-friendly HPC Genomic Cluster
Applicants: Diego F. Alvarado-Serrano, Ronan Carroll, Shawn Kuchta, Bill Broach, Sarah Wyatt, John Schenk
Funding: $77,612
The Genomic Era has revolutionized the life sciences and significantly broadened the scope and depth of research across a wide range of disciplines. However, incorporation of genomic data and analyses in education and research is hindered by both limited bioinformatics expertise and lack of entry-level computational resources. To address this challenge, the team proposes the establishment of a small local High-Performance Computing cluster, coupled with the development of a formal “Personal Genomics” undergraduate/graduate class and an introductory genomics workshop for faculty and graduate students. This facility will enhance undergraduate experiential learning and boost research capabilities and competitiveness for extramural funding.
Dr. Ronan Carroll
Dr. Shawn Kuchta
Dr. Bill Broach
Dr. Sarah Wyatt in the growth lab with a model of the Falcon rocket that will take their experiment to the International Space Station. Photo by Ben Siegel
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