Faculty-Librarian Grants Program

Faculty-Librarian Presidential Grants Program 2006

Funded Projects and Final Reports

Program Development Grants

NAME

COLLABORATORS,
if any

PROJECT TITLE and FINAL REPORT
Jordon Barkalow Mark Kemper Strengthening the Role of Undergraduate Research in Political Science (Syllabi and Report)
Shannon Donovan Stanley Ross Study of the Feasibility and Requirements of an Entrepreneurship Center at BSC
Diana Fox   Weaving Gender Studies into Women's Studies at BSC
Ellen Ingmanson   Furthering the Development of Undergraduate Research in the Anthropology Department
Mark Kemper Jordon Barkalow Strengthening the Role of Undergraduate Research in Political Science (Syllabus and Poli Sci Core Course Revisions)
Hardy Moore   Support for the Operation and Development of the South Shore Regional Science Fair
Dorothy Mulcahy   Revision of the Marketing Concentration in the Management Major
Karen Pagnano   Incorporation of an Electronic Portfolio System for Student Assessment in Physical Education Teacher Education
Carolyn Petrosino   Developing Research Opportunities for Students and Faculty in Criminal Justice
Stanley Ross Shannon Donovan Study of the Feasibility and Requirements of an Entrepreneurship Center at BSC
Salil Sachdev   World Music Festival and Accompanying Lecture/Workshops
Henry Shaffer   Enrichment of a Course on Asian Theater Including Particular Japanese Forms (Syllabus and Course Prospectus)
Uma Shama   Revision of Courses and Departmental Honors Requirements to Increase Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Mathematics
Wing-kai To   Development of New Minors in Ethnic Studies and in East Asian Languages and Cultures


Course Development Grants
"FYS" refers to First-Year Seminars, "SYS" to Second-Year Seminars

NAME COLLABORATORS, if any PROJECT TITLE and FINAL REPORT
Arnaa Alcon   FYS and New Social Work Elective on Personal Financial Literacy
Martina Arndt   FYS: "Discover the Cosmos!" (Syllabus and Handouts)
Jeanne Aurelio   New Management Course on Leadership
Margaret Brooks   FYS: "Crashes, Disasters, and Wars"
Ann Brunjes Benjamin Carson
Anne Doyle
New Colloquium on Research Topics in English
Edward Brush   Use of Web- and Pod-Casts in Organic Chemistry Classes
Lydia Burak   FYS on Alcohol Consumption and the Associated Health, Economic, Legal, Social, and Criminal Issues
Heidi Burgiel   Revision of Pre-Calculus Course
Gary Calhoun Emily Mann Social Work Course Based on "From Neurons to Neighborhoods" (Syllabus and Report)
Walter Carroll   FYS: "Tipping Points and Small Worlds: How Everything is Connected"
Benjamin Carson Ann Brunjes
Anne Doyle
New Colloquium on Research Topics in English
Gregory Chaplin   SYS: "Myth and Metamorphosis"
Sandra Clark   Revision of Introductory Physical Geography Laboratory Sessions
Jodi Cohen   FYS: "Teen Screen Queens," and New Course in Sociology Research
Fang Deng   SYS: "Globalization: Cultural Conflict and Integration"
Anne Doyle Ann Brunjes
Benjamin Carson
New Colloquium on Research Topics in English
Sandra Faiman-Silva   Study Tour to Belize
Patricia Fanning   SYS: "'Will We Be Dining Alone?': Singleness in America" (Syllabus and Sources)
Fernanda Ferreira   SYS: "Pidgins and Creoles for Beginners"
Luci Fortunato   FYS: "Reading Renaissance Florence: Humanism and Its Legacy," and a New Capstone Course for History Majors
Sabrina Gentlewarrior   New Course: "Effective Service to Trauma Survivors: A Social Work Mandate"
Ivana George   FYS: "Photography Appreciation and Practice"
Soma Ghosh   FYS: "Economic Issues from Around the World"
Jude Gonsalvez   SYS: "Service Learning and the Hindu Culture and Philosophy"
Joshua Greenberg   FYS: "Pirates in American History and Memory"
Martin Grossman   New Course: "Technology Innovation in Asia"
James Hayes-Bohanan   SYS: "The Secret Life of Coffee"
Pamela Hayes-Bohanan Elizabeth Spievak Library Resources for FYS, Starting with "Psychology of Academic Success"
Ward Heilman   FYS: "Secret Codes, Ciphers and Cryptology"
Robert Hellstrom   New Graduate Course: "Measuring Climate Change"
Anne Hird   SYS: "GLBTQ Teen Experiences in Young Adult Literature"
Curtis Hoffman   FYS: "Who Owns the Past?"
Andrew Holman   FYS: "What's in a Game? Ice Hockey, History and Identities in Canada"
Mike Ierardi   Study Tour: "East Meets West in Greece and the Aegean"
Michael Jones   FYS: "Economics 'Celebrities'"
Yehia Kamel   New Course in Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Jeri Katz   SYS: "Images of Disability"
Teresa King   SYS on Social Constructions and Representations of Mental Disorders in Popular Films
Jean Kreiling   SYS: "Words and Music: Artistic Intersections"
Rebecca Leavitt   SYS: "Traveling Abroad without Leaving Home"
Leora Lev   Revision of FYS: "Our Vampires, Ourselves: The Gothic Mode in Literature and Film," and Revision of FL 350: "International Women's Cinema" (Images of Paris used in the FYS course)
Beverly Lovett   Revision of Social Work 440: "Research Methods for Social Workers"
Margaret Lowe   New Research Methods Course: "Doing History"
Patricia Mancini   Laboratory Protocols for BIOL428, Microbiology, Using the New DNA Sequencer to Study Bacterial Diversity
Emily Mann Gary Calhoun Social Work Course Based on "From Neurons to Neighborhoods" (Syllabus and Report)
Anne Murtagh   FYS on the Science of Positive Psychology
Michael Murtagh   SYS: "The Human Experience through Music Lyrics"
Deborah Nemko   FYS on Women and Popular Music (Syllabus and Report)
Tracy Osborn   Restructuring of POLI350 to Enhance the Undergraduate Research Experience
Evelyn Pezzulich   Incorporation of Service Learning into English Topics Course, "Youth and Aging in Literature" (Syllabus and Report)
Maura Rosenthal   FYS: "Media Coverage of Sport: Fact, Fiction, or Fantasy?"
Peter Saccocia   FYS: "Geologic Record of Global Change" (Syllabus and Writing Assignment)
Raman Seylon   New Colloquium: "History of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism"
Mary Shorey Nancy Witherell Development of ELED320, Foundations of Reading
Aeon Skoble   Outcomes Assessment for "Foundations of Logical Reasoning"
Elizabeth Spievak Pamela Hayes-Bohanan FYS on the Psychology of Academic Success
Julia Stakhnevich   FYS: "Lives in Two Languages: Autobiographic Bilingual Literacy Narratives"
Beatrice St. Laurent   FYS: "The Art, Architecture and Culture of Islamic Spain"
Robert Sylvester   New Master's Level Course: "Global Literacies -- The World in the Classroom"
Hank Vandenburgh   FYS: "A Call to Arms: The Individual, Society, and the Military" (Report and Syllabus)
Kathleen Vejvoda   Revision of ENGL254 "Victorian and Edwardian Children's Literature and Its Legacy" (Syllabus and Bibliography)
Michele Wakin   FYS: "What's Film Got to Do with It? Race and Gender in Film and Television," and "Studying People at First Hand: Fieldwork and Deviance"
Stephen Waratuke   New Course: "Undergraduate Chemistry Research Seminar"
Nancy Witherell Mary Shorey Development of ELED320, Foundations of Reading
Catherine Womack   SYS: "You Really Don't Want Fries with That: Choice, Human Agency, and the Power of Food"
Richard Wright   New Course in Criminal Justice: "Terrorism, Homeland Security and Civil Liberties"

 


 

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