ATHENS, Ga.
— The Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia announces the grant recipients
for two programs that encourage development of sustainable domestic and
international outreach activities.
This year, 16 grants were awarded to UGA academic and public
service faculty members who plan to incorporate service-learning or other
outreach activities into their teaching and research.
The seed grant programs sought proposals that demonstrated
collaboration among disciplines, public service units and other external
organizations such as non-profit organizations and state agencies. Special
consideration also was given to those proposals that included service-learning.
The Scholarship of Engagement Grants for University
Engagement or SEGUE grants support work that aims to help the people of Georgia and the
Southeast economically and socially, especially the growing Latino population.
The kinds of work this program supports include service-learning and
service-based instruction, community-based participatory research; applied
research and policy analysis; technical assistance; and program development and
delivery.
The International Development Education Awards or IDEAS
program fosters globalization of UGA and the state of Georgia by
helping faculty and staff develop outreach programs on an international level.
IDEAS projects enable University faculty, staff and students to contribute to
positive changes in a global society and help empower Georgia
communities and businesses to compete and thrive in a global economy. Project
locations for this year’s IDEAS programs include Costa
Rica, Kenya,
Tanzania, Morocco, and Vietnam.
“We have received another group of strong proposals this
year,” said Art Dunning, vice president for public service and outreach. “ I
was pleased to see the degree of interdisciplinary collaboration and
service-learning that were included in the funded projects.”
The 2005 SEGUE grant recipients are:
- Stephanie Bohon (Sociology): “First Annual Latino/a Youth
Conference;”
- Christine Burgoyne (Georgia
Center for Continuing Education):
“Science and Math Camp: A Summer
Academy for
Underrepresented Youth;”
- Marianne Cramer and Eric MacDonald (Environmental Design):
“Engaging Students in Preserving the Saltwater Geechee Cultural Heritage on Sapelo Island, Georgia;”
- Sharon Gibson (Extension Family and Consumer Sciences), Karen
Leonas (Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors), and June Griffin (English):
“Pesticide Exposure Through Cross-Contaminations in Agricultural Workers
Families’ Laundry: A Cross Discipline Service-Learning Project Addressing
Community Identified Needs;”
- Su-I Hou (Health Promotion and Behavior) and Glenn Ames
(International Public Service and Outreach): “A Public Health Initiative in the
Pinewood Hispanic Mobile Home Community;”
- Richard Kiely (Lifelong Education, Administration and
Policy): “Cultivating a Culture of Service-Learning: A Partnership Between the
Consortium for Better Teaching and Learning and the Classic City
High School
Performance Learning
Center;”
- Soyoung Kim (Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors):
“Student Partnerships with Georgia’s
Small Businesses to Embrace E-Commerce;” and
- Edward Delgado-Romero and Pamela Paisley (Counseling and
Human Development); Paul Matthews, (Center for Latino Achievement and Success
in Education): “School Counselors as Educational Leaders for Georgia Latino/a
K-12 Students.”
The 2005 IDEAS grant recipients are:
- Marsha Black (Environmental Health Science), Establishing a
Citizen-Based Water Quality Monitoring Program in Vietnam: A Service-Learning
Exercise for EHSC 4400/6400 Students;”
- Kris Irwin (Forest Resources): “Environmental Education in Costa Rica: A
UGA Service-Learning Experience;”
- William Kisaalita (Biological and Agricultural Engineering):
“Strengthening Moroccan Women’s Argan Oil Cooperatives Through Culturally
Appropriate Technology: An Opportunity to Prepare Globally Competent Engineers
and Scientists;”
- Jeannette Manders (Institute on Human Development and
Disability): “Full Futures for All: Developing Inclusive Education and
Vocational Training for Vietnamese with Disabilities;”
- Maria Navarro (Agricultural Leadership, Education and
Communication): “Engaging Students in International Development Efforts;”
- Marianne Robinette (Entomology): “Insect Natural History in Costa Rica: A
Study Abroad Service-Learning Entomology Project;”
- Don Rubin (Speech Communication): “Radio Edu-tainment for
Promoting Healthy Communication Between Sexual Partners in Kenya and the U.S.
Latino Communities;” and
- Freda Scott-Giles (Theater and Film Studies), Sandra Whitney
(African Studies Institute) and Abdulahi Osman (International Affairs and
African Studies): “Sustainable Service-Learning in East Africa: Focus on Tanzania.”
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