East Stroudsburg University Foundation Announces Funding for Seven Faculty Grants

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The East Stroudsburg University Foundation announced the funding of seven faculty grants totaling $6,242.

The faculty grants are designed to give faculty members the opportunity to pursue needed educational resources and conduct research that benefits the university’s students. The ESU Foundation secures private funds from generous philanthropists within the community – and beyond – with every dollar having a direct impact on the quality of education that students receive. A total of 12 grants proposals were submitted totaling $10,212. Projects were evaluated on their ability to advance the academic and educational mission of ESU and the demonstrable need for the grant in accordance with university, school and departmental priorities.

The projects funded through the ESU Foundation faculty grants include:

  • $1,000 to the Biological Sciences Department to fund the purchase of Murine Cytokines Assay Kits used in the evaluation of immune responses in mouse models.
  • $1,000 Art + Design Department to fund an art exhibition that will examine artists whose practices, procedures, and rules in their disciplines engage in a scientific inquiry.
  • $1,000 to the Art + Design and Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice Departments for a project titled “Cellblock Visions: An Exhibition of Art Created by Prisoners” that will expose students to the aesthetic value of “outsider” art and educate them on the therapeutic value of art in prison programs.
  • $1,000 to the Digital Media Technologies Department for Qualitative Analysis Research Software for Research and Instruction in a Service-Learning Project that will enable students to perform practical action research using Nvivo software.
  • $1,000 to the Philosophy and Religious Studies Department to host the 29th Annual Student – First Conference of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies at ESU held on April 8 – 9, 2016.
  • $992 to the English Department to purchase a camcorder to be used by senior Professional and Media Writing track students creating documentary projects.
  • $250 to the Speech –Language Pathology Department to provide psychological support for students who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Additional opportunities for faculty research grants will be available in the fall. For information on faculty grants or the second round of faculty grant funding, contact Lianna DeSantis, ESU’s director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, at (570) 422-3179 or ldesantis1@esu.edu, or visit the ESU Foundation at www.esufoundation.org.