Grants Showcase

Project description:

Host an overnight retreat for culturally-based student organization leaders to connect, enhance their intercultural and leadership skills, and further their career development.

Project Members:

• Aliza Frame, Director of International Student and Scholar Services, IUPUI Office of International Affairs
• Karina Garduño, Director, IUPUI Multicultural Center

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Project description:

The Adaptive Educational Services (AES) Lab and Resource Center will increase testing space and ability to allow more time in testing accommodations as well as create a new controlled sensory environment.

Project Members:

• Natalie Albert, Assistant Director, Adaptive Educational Services, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Kevin McCracken, Director, Adaptive Educational Services, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Project description:

A three-day residential camp for juniors and seniors from underrepresented backgrounds to explore the variety of careers in health, tourism, and sports available in the School of Health and Human Sciences (SHHS). Participants who enroll in SHHS following their camp experience will be eligible for special scholarships. 

Project Members:

• Rafael Bahamonde, Dean, School of Health & Human Sciences
• Brian Krohn, Chair of Tourism, Event, and Sport Management, School of Health & Human Sciences
• Nikki Munk, Chair of Health Sciences, School of Health & Human Sciences
• Mark Urtel, Chair of Kinesiology, School of Health & Human Sciences
• PJ Woolston, Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management, Enrollment Management

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Project description:

Students will attend the Association of Cultural Economics International conference in Bloomington in June. The conference will also feature a cultural affairs student poster competition and a multidisciplinary panel where students have the first opportunity to question panelists.

Project Member:

• Doug Noonan, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Co-Director of the IU Center for Cultural Affairs, O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

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Project description:

This project will help develop a world-class program of esports to help recruit and retain students. A well-implemented esports strategy will improve student life on campus for a sizable segment of the student population.

Project Members:

• Joe Hayes, Director, Campus Center, Division of Student Affairs
• Chandra Kohler, Director, Campus Recreation, Division of Student Affairs
• Geoff Sherman, Lecturer, Tourism, Event, and Sports Management, School of Health and Human Sciences
• Adam VanZee, Director of Development, School of Health and Human Sciences
• Zebulun Wood, Director, Media Arts and Science Undergraduate Program, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering

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Project description:

The program will consist of multiple group mentoring events for each academic program at IU Fort Wayne to break down social barriers, build peer-to-peer mentor relationships, and provide group bonding within the pre-major student bodies.

Project Members:

• Hadeel Ayoub, Faculty, Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, IU Fort Wayne
• David Chappel, Director, Enrollment Management, IU Fort Wayne
• Sidney Elder, Advisor, School of Nursing, IU Fort Wayne
• Tom Foley, Faculty, School of Health and Human Sciences, IU Fort Wayne
• Michelle Fritz, Faculty, Medical Imaging, School of Medicine, IU Fort Wayne
• Jake Huffman, Assistant Director, Enrollment Management, IU Fort Wayne
• Brooke Harris, Faculty, Dental Technology, School of Dentistry, IU Fort Wayne
• Ashley Robertson, Faculty, Fairbanks School of Public Health, IU Fort Wayne
• Staci Schory, Faculty, Dental Assisting, School of Dentistry, IU Fort Wayne
• Aisha Smiley, Faculty, School of Social Work, IU Fort Wayne

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Project description:

Add a student intern reporting to the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to improve the overall campus climate for Jewish students and further IUPUI's commitment to being a welcoming campus.

Project Member:

• Robert Katz, Professor of Law, Senior Research Fellow, President of the Jewish Faculty and Staff Council, McKinney School of Law

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Project description:

This project will develop a pressbook that will replace the costly textbooks students purchase for their first-year composition course.

Project Members:

• Melissa Braunschweig, Senior Associate Faculty in English, School of Liberal Arts
• Marilee Brooks-Gillies, Associate Professor, English, School of Liberal Arts
• Andy Buchenot, W131 Course Coordinator, School of Liberal Arts
• Mary Ann Cohen, Senior Lecturer, English, School of Liberal Arts
• Steve Fox, Director, Writing Program, School of Liberal Arts
• Jennifer Mahoney, Assistant Director, Writing Program, School of Liberal Arts
• Mick Powers, Senior Associate Faculty in English, School of Liberal Arts
• Jerry Zumer, Senior Associate Faculty in English, School of Liberal Arts

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Project description:

In a pilot initiative, the Center for Transfer and Adult Students is using outreach techniques to engage new transfer students to increase their success.

Project Members:

• Janice Bankert-Countryman, Assistant Director, Student Services, Center for Transfer and Adult Students
• Paige Bryant, Academic Advisor, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
• Loren Bumbalough, Associate Director of Academic Advising, Kelley School of Business
• Taylor Dooley, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
• James Eckerty, Assistant Director of Student Information Systems and Student Advising, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
• Elecia Hadley, Director of Undergraduate Advising and Student Support, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering
• Matt Jones, Academic Advisor, Kelley School of Business
• Debbie Koliba, Director of Student Services, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
• Kimberly Priesmeyer, Managing Director, Center for Transfer and Adult Students
• Robin Tew, Director of Student Success, Center for Transfer and Adult Students
• Joseph Thompson, Senior Operational Leader for Academic and Student Affairs, School of Science

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Project description:

IUPUI veterans will share stories of their experience transitioning into their roles at IUPUI and their ongoing experience to empower everyone's roles in shaping university culture.

Project Members:

• Bobby Bell, Senior Associate Director, Enrollment Strategies and Insights, Division of Enrollment Management
• Joe Hayes, Chair, Veterans Faculty-Staff Council, Division of Student Affairs
• June Behn Watts, Director, Office for Veterans and Military Personnel, Division of Enrollment Management

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