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Development Foundation Grants



For over twenty years, the Shawnee State University Development Foundation has awarded annual grants to a range of academic departments and student groups, in part funding over 300 projects to enhance research, academic programming, and student life at Shawnee State University. View list of all Development Foundation grant recipients here.

The Development Foundation Application for Grants to fund projects during the 2013-2014 academic year is now open.  The following grants will be awarded:

 

1. Shawnee State University Development Foundation Grants

SSUDF Grants will be awarded in amounts of up to $2,000 per project.  We request your proposals for funding of campus projects that promote undergraduate student programming and research.

 

2. Creative Endeavor Grant

The Creative Endeavor Grant Fund was established to encourage the creation and development of projects by Shawnee State faculty, students, and staff.  Proposals should seek funding for a creative work designed for a public audience, in some stage of development.  Understanding that creativity takes infinite forms, the Foundation is prepared to entertain proposals in any field which can result in a fully realized work designed for a public audience.  Examples might be a work for publication, a work for public reading, a stageplay, a film, or public showing.  However, there may be other possibilities, and the committee will consider these on an individual basis.   The total pool for 2013-2014 is $500.   

 

3. Steven A. Hunter Appalachian Legacy Project Grants

Mark and Virgie Hunter established this grant in honor and memory of their son, Steven, to create opportunities for students to be able to do the things that Steven loved.  Preference is given to the following program areas:  Student field trips throughout Appalachia; Appalachian film and recording projects; Appalachian music projects; Lecture series on Appalachia; and other special Appalachian projects.  In addition, preference will also be given to projects and/or activities (listed above) that involve academic course credit, affect large numbers of students, and include a public presentation of results.  Grant awards are $1,000 per project.

 

Please refer to the Application for Grants for more information and detail.

 

The deadline for applications is Friday, March 1, 2013, at 5 p.m.  No applications will be accepted after this time.  Proposals will be accepted via our online Application for Grants ONLY.  Please contact Karen Boggs (x3284) in the Development Foundation office with any questions or concerns.

 

Thank you for your interest in Development Foundation Grants and Good Luck!


Grant Recipients



2012-2013 SSUDF  Grant  Awards
Totaling $25,283

 

Bailey, Catherine
Health Science Recruitment ($1,000.00)
Shawnee State University's Health Science Programs will collaborate for "Health Science Day" for community members interested in pursuing a career in a health science field. The "Health Science Day" would target high school sophomores, but the event would be open to any interested community member. General information about SSU and Health Science careers would be given to all, followed by planned participant rotation through each Health Science department. An informational "Health Science Day" university sponsored website would be developed, complete with area for pre-registration for the event.

 

Bobo, Kara
SID Help Website ($2,000)
These funds will be used to renew the ssubears.com athletic website through the SID Help service, a web support platform that has been an asset to the department with news release, retaining and recruiting new students. 

 

Carlson, Kenneth
Summer Teaching Academy ($2,000)
The grant funds will be used to subsidize the first ever Teacher Education Summer Institute at SSU for
area school teachers who are required to earn additional college credits in order to renew their teaching licenses.  Having this grant would allow the master's program staff to do community outreach within the audience targeted by the graduate program, enticing teachers to take graduate workshops this summer would introduce them to the master's program at SSU and give us the opportunity to recruit and develop SSU as the regional center for graduate workshops and graduate degrees. 

 

Carpathios, Neil
Southern Ohio Anthology ($2,000)
Funds will be used to aid in support and production of an anthology of writings by southern Ohio writers. This may take the form of help with promotion, possible materials, or subsidy support in publishing expenses.

 

Cooley, Katelyn
Halal Freezer ($250)
Funds will purchase and pay for the delivery of a small (5 cubic ft.) deep freezer to be installed in the CIPA offices and used to store Halal meat for our international students who adhere to the dietary standards of their religion.

 

Cummings, Mary
iPads for Library ($1953.30)
Two iPads with selected accessories and apps will be purchased and made available within the library in the same manner as the laptop computers that the library currently circulates. The availability of the iPads will be promoted in the same way as the availability of circulating laptops. 

 

Hartman, Tiffany
2012 Welcome Weekend, Weekend Movie Series, & Emerging Leaders Program ($3,000)
Funds will assist with Welcome Weekend for all incoming new students.  Also, the Student Programming Board plans to continue the success of the 2nd Saturday and 4th Friday series by offering on-campus movies on 2nd Saturday and hosting movie night at Portsmouth Cinemas on the 4th Friday throughout fall and spring semesters.  Finally, the University College and the Division of Student Affairs are working to develop a First-Year Experience at Shawnee State University. As part those strategies, the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership and the Center for Community Service are pleased to present a first-year experience program called Emerging Leaders

 

Hedrick, Amanda
Inside Out...Outside in Phase II ($1,000)
Funds will be used for EDEC 2287:  Basic Movement, Music, and Creative Expression for Early Childhood provides students with knowledge of the educational development of the early learner.  Emphasis is on designing, applying, and integrating appropriate creative learning experiences for the early learner in accordance with Academic Content Standards and the NAEYC guidelines for the education of young children. The course will include a focus on educational theory, designing creative learning programs, and assessment techniques.

 

Karabinis, Nikki
January, December, & March Alternative Break Trips ($4,000)
Alternative Breaks provide students with the opportunity to explore, serve and connect with a different community.  While students have the opportunity serve, explore and connect with the Portsmouth community, many may not take advantage of such an opportunity if they are not pushed to do so.  This interdisciplinary service-learning course will explore the history and culture of a region in the United States and will focus on a social justice issue such as hunger, homelessness, or the role of the environment.  Depending on student interest, service sites may include, but are not limited to Habitat for Humanity, a homeless shelter, a food bank or a state forest.

 

Linden, Ann
One Plus One Math Mentorship Project ($2,000)
Of students enrolling at Shawnee State University in fall 2010, a full 70% were first generation college students. Typically, they enter without as much preparation, they get lower grades, and they are more likely to drop out, and are in great need of remediation in mathematics.  At SSU, nearly half (47%) of students in remedial math classes fail the course the first time through, necessitating retaking of courses and slowing their progress even further. First generation women are doubly marginalized in relationship to mathematics.  The Women’s Center and Department of Mathematics will renew a partnership to continue our mentoring program for women enrolled in developmental Mathematics classes MATH 0099 and MATH 1010. 

 

Meriwether, Nicolas
Rome, Paris, Berlin, and the Rise of Modernity ($1,500)
Over a 3-week period, we will travel to Rome, Paris, and Berlin with a group of eight SSU students, where we will be led on guided tours of the major sites. We will also reside in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemburg, Germany  for 10 days at the local youth hostel, taking trips to these three cities by plane and rail, as well as visit sites near Stuttgart, such as Heidelberg, Ludwigsburg (where our sister university is located), Ulm, etc. We will examine these European cities within a context of the history of ideas and how ideas influence culture and historical events and vice versa. Students will gain invaluable insight into how culture, including especially history, art, and architecture, is intertwined with philosophical and religious ideas. They will also gain enormous international and multicultural understanding, since they will visit 3 different countries.

 

Queen, Rodney
'In Addition...3+3' ($480)
The funds would be used to purchase three (3) graphing calculators and three (3) digital voice recorders, which will be available to our participants on a loan basis in order to maximize academic success. These essential study aids will replace those that have become inoperable due to extensive use.

 

Short, Ann Marie
Take a Break: Read for Fun ($600)
The library maintains a collection of "popular" or best seller books located on the entry level floor of the library.  This collection of books was initiated as a direct result of a student survey done several years ago.  Many of the respondents asked for books that had nothing to do with their classes, just fun to read.  Librarians will choose materials to improve and continue this collection.  We also keep a suggestion box in the area for students to tell us what they would like to read.

 

Spicer, Mistie
Shawnee State University Presidential Student Ambassadors ($2,000)
The grant funds will be used to continue the ambassador program where SSU students go to county schools to talk about what high school students need to do to prepare for college, students also assist with events such as Alumni Weekend, Homecoming and the President's Gala and to provide campus tours when needed.  In FY13, Presidential Student Ambassadors will also serve as ambassadors for the Ohio Board of Regents and with guidance of the President will take on a community service project.

 

Thoroughman, David
Campus Community Policing through Bike Patrol ($1,500)
The SSU Department of Public Safety will use the grant funds to purchase two (2) bicycles that are specifically designed for Police/Security Patrol use.

 

 

***Additional SSUDF Grant Award establishes the CIPA Study Abroad Fund:  Proceeds from the 2012 President’s Gala totaling $27,034, will be transferred prior to June 30 to the SSU Center for International Programs and Activities (CIPA) to establish the Study Abroad Fund on behalf of Dr. Morris and the Development Foundation.

 

2011-2012

  • SSU Student Writing Competition (Creative Endeavor Grant)
  • Presidential Student Ambassadors
  • Shawnee State University Health Science Day
  • Meet and Greet International Students
  • Coffee and Conversation
  • Let’s Party in the Library 2011
  • Student Web Space
  • Tutoring Tools
  • The Sum of Achievement
  • Weekend Programming – 2nd Saturday/4th Friday Movie Series
  • Putting the “Book” Back in Facebook:  Promoting Real Life
  • May We Help You? (Creative Endeavor Grant)
  • One Plus One:  Women’s Math Mentoring Project Shawnee SportsNet
  • Track and Field
  • SID Help
  •  Welcome Week
  •  Alternative Break Trip
  •  20th Anniversary of Teacher Education at Shawnee State University – 20 for 2
  •  How Tools Specific to Course Impacts Recruitment and Retainment

 

2010-2011

  • Weekend Programming-2nd Saturday/4th Friday Movie Series              
  • Shawnee State University Bear Run                                                  
  • Alternative Winter Break
  • Alternative Spring Break                                                                   
  • Screencasting Products for Resource Demonstrations                                  
  • The Women's Math Mentoring Project                                               
  • Career Services Parent Newsletter                                                                            
  • SSU Presidential Student Ambassadors                                           
  • Let's Party at the Library                                                                  

  • Tools to Expand Social Networking and Enhance Tutoring in SSU Reading & Writing Center
  • Welcome Week                                                                               
  • Video Tutorials of Social Media Use to Better Connect Students and Faculty

  • Shawnee State Student Writing Awards (Creative Endeavor Grant)                

 

2009-2010

  • 2009 Bear Run/Walk
  • Alternative Spring Break 2010
  • Alternative Winter Break
  • Do You Hear What I Hear?
  • Login and Calculate for Success
  • One Plus One
  • Online Support Site for Psych Majors
  • Parent Newsletter
  • Praxis I & II Workshop
  • Recruiting and Retaining Graduate Teacher Ed Students
  • Shawnee Connect
  • Weekend Programming
  • Welcome Week
  • The War Project

2008-2009

  • 1-3-5 Equipment Replacement
  • Alternative Spring Break 2009
  • Alternative Winter Break
  • Bridge to Success
  • DNS Newsletter and Student Awards
  • Registration and Advising Notification
  • Shawnee Connect
  • SSU In the News
  • SUMS Mathematics Competitions
  • University Chronicle
  • Weekend Programming/Mouse Pads

2007-2008

  • Alternative Spring Break
  • Alumni R&R
  • Assessing School Counselor's Perception of the Professional Nursing Role
  • Bear Cubs
  • e-Chug and e-Toke
  • Graduation Gifts
  • Joe & Jemima Logan: An Amazing Story...
  • Laptop Accessibility
  • Mentoring for Study Skills
  • Meyers Briggs Type Indicator
  • Recruitment and Retention in Natural Science
  • SSU Caravan
  • SSU Downtown Signage
  • SSU in the News
  • Summer Science Camp
  • SUMS Mathematics Competitions for Middle and High School Students
  • "The Iraq Project: Capturing Hypocrisy"
  • Trio Parent Program
  • Upgrading the Student Newspaper
  • Web NR
  • Weekend Programming Fall/Spring Calendar Cups

2006-2007

  • Adult and Non-Traditional Bridge Program
  • Digital Technology
  • Fallfest Concert
  • Fostering Critical Thinking
  • Graphic Novel Collection
  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Recruitment and Retention in Natural Science
  • SSU Academic Interview Microphone
  • SSU in the News
  • SSU Sports Studies/Pre-Med Day
  • SUMS Mathematics Competitions
  • Trio Parent Program
  • Weekend Programming

2005-2006

  • Bear Cubs
  • Clark Memorial Library Information Project
  • Fostering Critical Thinking Through Writing
  • Making Math Count
  • Recruitment and Retention in Natural Sciences
  • Scioto County College Day
  • SSU Blogging
  • SSU Kentucky Caravan
  • SUMS Mathematics Competitions
  • Support of Dance Appearance
  • ThumbDrive Technology
  • Upward Bound Parent Program/Trio Parent Program

2004-2005

  • Bear Cubs
  • Career Laboratory Resource Enrichment
  • Computers to Expand Learning
  • Literature: A Catalyst for Student Engagement
  • Moving Up with Math
  • "Project: GOALS"
  • Recruitment and Retention in Natural Science
  • Scioto County College Day
  • Senior Seminar Paper Awards
  • Shawnee State Tennis Club
  • Shawnee State University in the News
  • Shawnee State University Mathematics Society Public School Competition
  • SSU Campus Visit and Family Event
  • SSU Caravan
  • SSU Scuba Program
  • Textbook Loan Program
  • The Industrial Archeology of the Ohio River Valley
  • Undergraduate Conference
  • Upgrading the University Chronicle
  • Upward Bound Parent Program
  • Weekend Programming
  • Workforce Education Incentives

2003-2004

  • APPLE Paired-Cohorts for Retention of Students
  • Bear Cubs
  • Business Meal Etiquette and Communication Seminar
  • CAS Recruiting and Marketing Initiative
  • Recruitment & Retention Department of Natural Science
  • Scioto County College Day
  • Senior Seminar Paper Award
  • SSU in the News
  • Shawnee State University Mathematics Society Competition
  • SSU Caravan
  • Successful Note Taking
  • Textbook Loan Program
  • Upward Bound Parent Program
  • Weekend Programming

2002-2003

  • "A Thirst for Land: A History of Scioto County, Ohio and Greenup County, Kentucky"
  • Bear Cubs
  • Effective Communications Seminar
  • Financial Aid Pool
  • Hosting 2003 Beta Beta Beta Northeast District IV Convention
  • Improving SSU's Student Newspaper
  • In Search of a Story: Adventures in Ohio and on Route 66
  • Recruitment, Retention and the Development of Learning Communities
  • Scioto County College Night
  • Shadow a College Student
  • SSU Mathematics
  • SSU Caravan
  • Student Ambassador/Alumni Recruitment Project
  • Success in Math
  • Summer Opportunities Showcase
  • Support of additional on-campus activities by visiting performers
  • Text Book Loan Program
  • Tributaries SSU Silhouette
  • Upward Bound Parent Program
  • Weekend Programming

2001-2002

  • Artistic Educational Resources of Our Region
  • Business Meal Etiquette Program
  • Educational Talent Search Scholarships
  • Job Choices 2002
  • Manufactures Directory on CD-ROM
  • RADAR (Rewarding America's Drug Abuse Resistance) Scholarship
  • Retention and Development of Learning Communities
  • Scioto County College Night
  • Second Annual "Week of the Young Child" Saturday Special
  • Senior Seminar Paper Award
  • Silhouette CD
  • SSPE-184 Caving
  • SSU Caravan
  • SSUDF Ohio Excellence Scholarship
  • SSU Diversity Scholarship
  • SSU International Access Scholarship
  • SSU Mathematics Society Competition
  • SSU Sweatshirts
  • Student Rally 2001
  • Student Support Services Merit
  • Support of Additional Broadway Show and Student Attendance Campaign
  • Textbook Loan Program
  • The Free Voice Society
  • Upward Bound Math Science Summer Program
  • Upward Bound Parent Program
  • Upward Bound Scholarships
  • Weekend Programming

2000-2001

  • Alumni Ambassador Program
  • Attraction of More Students to Vern Riffe Center Events
  • Bear Cubs
  • Broadway Dancer Guest Artist Teaching Residency
  • Discretionary Funds for SSU VPs
  • Educational Talent Search Scholarships
  • Gallery/Studio Artist Series
  • RADAR Scholarship
  • Regional Artistic Education Resources
  • Residential Recruitment Weekend
  • Senior Seminar Paper Award
  • SSU Mathematics Society
  • SSU Caravan
  • SSU Sweatshirts
  • SSUDF Diversity Scholarship
  • SSUDF Ohio Excellence Scholarship
  • SSUDF Upward Bound Scholarships
  • Student Support Services
  • Textbook Loan Program
  • Upward Bound Scholarships

1999-2000

  • Bear Cubs
  • Discretionary Funds for SSU VPs
  • Education Talent Search Scholarships
  • Job Choices 2000
  • Regional Artistic Education Resources
  • Senior Seminar Paper Award
  • SSU Caravan
  • SSU Diversity Scholarship
  • SSU International Access Scholarship
  • SSU Mathematics Society
  • SSU Scholars Reception
  • SSU Silhouette
  • SSUDF Ohio Excellence Scholarship
  • Student Support Services Awards
  • Support of Broadway Theatre Series
  • Textbook Loan Program
  • The Alumni Ambassador Program
  • The Brown County Development Project
  • Upward Bound Scholarships

1998-1999

  • Bear Cubs
  • Brown County Development Project
  • Computerized Manufacturer's Database
  • Educational Talent Search Scholarships
  • Equity Guest Arts Residency
  • Funding for Educational Artists
  • Poetry Chapbook
  • Promote Health/Prevent Disease
  • SSU Diversity
  • SSU Math Society Project
  • SSUDF Ohio Excellence
  • Student Support Services Awards
  • Textbook Loan Program
  • Upward Bound Scholarships

1997-1998

  • BEARS
  • Blood Oxygen Level Screening Program
  • Mama and Papa Bear Club
  • Oral Presentations by SSU Students and Faculty at an American Chemistry Society Meeting
  • Resource Center Enhancement
  • Scholarship Pool
  • SSU Spirit Rally Series and SSU Scholar Reception
  • Student Prospect Wheelchair and Text Telephone Yoke (TTY) Machine for Office of Admissions
  • SUMS Mathematics Competitions
  • Support of Concert and Workshop Series
  • The Alumni Ambassador Program

1996-1997

  • BEARS
  • Celebrity Cinema
  • Chemical Education Research at Shawnee State
  • Computer for the Career Center
  • Dance Workshop at Shawnee
  • Educational Talent Search Scholarships
  • Guest Artist Roger Jerome--Acting Residency for Fall Play
  • Rickey
  • SUMS Math Competition
  • Senior Seminar Media Presentation
  • Shawnee State PSEO Scholarship
  • SSUDF Ohio Excellence Scholarhship
  • Starfunds
  • Supplemental Instruction
  • Upward Bound Scholarships

1995-1996

  • 1996 Appalachian Spring Festival
  • Second Annual Shawnee Mathematics Competition
  • A Forum on Modern Diplomacy in Ohio
  • BEARS
  • Celebrity Cinema: An Evening with a Filmmaker
  • Continued Resume Assistant
  • Discover for the Career Center
  • Distinguished Teaching Award
  • Experience a Living Coral Reef
  • Fine Art Scholarship
  • Lilly Conference on Excellence in Teaching Miami University
  • Mathematic Sciences Visiting Lecturer
  • Ohio Regional Scholarship
  • Quarterly International Cinema Festival
  • Senior Seminar Media Presentation
  • Shawnee State University Disabled Students Scholarship
  • Small Business Development Center
  • Student Support Services Scholarship
  • Talent Search Scholarships
  • Upward Bound Scholarships
  • Veterans Affairs Recognition

1994-1995

  • Seventh International Awareness
  • A Study of Professional Development
  • ANTEC 95
  • Appalachian Spring Festival
  • BEARS
  • Celebrity Cinema
  • CORE Senior Seminar Paper Awards
  • Disabled Students
  • Ethics of Teaching
  • Faculty Development in Data Analysis
  • Fine Art Scholarship
  • Marine Science Touch Tank
  • Ohio Regional Scholarship
  • Resume Assistance
  • Science Newsletter
  • Student Support Services
  • Traveling Technology Seminar
  • Video of SSU Pendulum

1993-1994

  • Airway Management Skills
  • Appalachian Spring
  • Bringing the Market Back On
  • Celebrity Cinema
  • Computerized Grant Search Program
  • Early Intervention
  • Fine Art Scholarship
  • Fine Arts Slide Collection
  • In Search of Excellence
  • Learning Activities for the SSU Pendulum
  • Math Science Lectures
  • Minority Peer Mentoring
  • Plastics Booth
  • Sister City Exchange
  • SSU Disabled Student Scholarship
  • Student Employee Development Program

1992-1993

  • Bilingual Literacy Program
  • Central Ohio Scholarships
  • Certified Financial Planning Designation--Tuition
  • Disabled Student Scholarship
  • Early Intervention Dinner
  • F.I.R.S.T. Project
  • Fall Writers Conference
  • Focus on Counselors
  • Graphics Calculator Pilot Program
  • Minority Scholarships
  • Northwest Ohio Scholarship
  • Purchase Ohio Jurisprudence 3D
  • Russian Trip/Airfare
  • Science Newsletter for K-12 Teachers
  • SSU Cultural Diversity Program
  • Southern Ohio Excellence Scholarship