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Rose Stremlau, Molly Kunkel and Jessica Cottle – Associated Colleges of the South Grant

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The Office of Grants and Contracts congratulates the Davidson College project team of Associate Professor of History, Rose Stremlau; Digital Archivist, Molly Kunkel; and Justice, Equality & Community Archivist, Jessica Cottle on a Diversity and Inclusion grant from the Associated Colleges of the South(ACS).

Funding for the project “Before #MeToo: How Women Historically Navigated Higher Education at the ACS Schools,” was awarded to the faculty and archivist collaborative team representing five ACS schools: Centenary College of Louisiana, Centre College, Davidson College, University of Richmond and Rollins College, to focus on the historical experiences of women on their campuses. Learn more about Inclusive Histories of Davidson College here.

Grant project outcomes include developing courses which engage student archival research and presentations; contribute to or develop digital archives and oral history; publishing research findings, pedagogy, and outcomes of archives – department partnerships.

The ACS “strengthens and showcases liberal arts education through collaboration” sponsoring professional and curricular development, and shared equipment and service purchases across it’s sixteen member institutions.

Professor Stremlau’s grant activity includes: Native Foodways; and Mellon Visiting Professor of Justice, Equality, and Community in Anthropology, Courtney Lewis, both funded by the Davidson College Justice, Equality and Community initiative; Stories Yet to be Told: Race, Racism and Accountability on Campus, funded by Stories Yet to be Told: Race, Racism and Accountability Davidson College initiative; the OpEd Project; and Memory Chairs project, each funded by Faculty of the Future, Davidson College initiative.

Jessica Cottle’s grant activity culminated in the creation of the Justice, Equality and Community (JEC) Initiative archive, funded by the Justice, Equality and Community Davidson College initiative.

E. H. Little Library – ACRL 2021 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:35:08 +0000

The Office of Grants and Contracts congratulates Leland M. Park Director of the Davidson College Library, Lisa Forrest, and the E. H. Little Library staff on an Association of College & Research Libraries 2021 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award.

The competitive national award recognizes outstanding library programs annually, at the community college, college, and university level.

In selecting Davidson, the award committee commended the Library in leading the transition to online instruction at the outset of the COVID-19 response; and noted a strong commitment “that all library work contributes to social justice, providing a model for others to follow in engaging meaningfully with this work at the campus level.”

In addition to this award, Library Archives and Digital Learning have been instrumental in partnering with students and faculty on curricular and co-curricular projects funded by Justice, Equality and Community (JEC); and Stories Yet to be Told (SYTBT): Race Racism and Accountability on Campus college initiatives. Additional information on the Excellence in Academic Libraries Award and the Library’s campus engagement may be found here.

We commend the Library on this extraordinary accomplishment and thank them for their continued partnership.

Regional NEH Grant-writing Workshop

admin — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 19:45:45 +0000

The University of Richmond’s Office of Foundation, Corporate, and Government Relations is hosting a grant-writing workshop focusing on the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

The workshop will be held April 24, 2019 in the Robins School of Business, Ukrop Auditorium from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This event is free, but pre-registration is required to guarantee space. A limited number of one-on-one consultations with an NEH program officer will be offered from 2pm – 5pm (use registration link to reserve your consult session; offered on a first-come, first-serve basis).

Stefanie Walker, NEH’s senior program officer for the division of research programs will lead the workshop. Walker will provide an overview of NEH programs and initiatives, share strategies for proposal development, and moderate a mock panel session.

For questions about this workshop, please contact Brenda Thomas, director of grant support, at (804) 289-8005 or bthomas2@richmond.edu.

Celebrating 2018 Grant Awardees

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The Office of Grants and Contracts wishes you a wonderful holiday season. We have much to celebrate this year and want to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the following grantees for their successful externally-funded proposals awarded in 2018.

Mitch Anstey: NTESS: Sandia National Laboratories
Laurie Heyer and Malcolm Campbell: National Science Foundation
Joseph Ewoodzie and Patrick Baron: National Science Foundation
Shyam Gouri Suresh: Pioneer Academics
Diana Leyva: Brady Education Foundation
Lia Newman: Arts and Science Council; Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation; North Carolina Arts Council
Sophia Sarafova: American Association of Immunologists
Mark Smith: National Institutes of Health (3 awards)
Sara Swanson, James Sponsel and DebbieLee Landi: Associated Colleges of the South
Debbie Thurtle-Schmidt: National Science Foundation
Tabitha Peck: National Science Foundation
Devyn Spence Benson: National Endowment for the Humanities

The Office of Grants and Contracts has a 5-year funding success rate of 55.4%, processing an average 42 proposals annually. We look forward to working with you in the new year and welcome your questions and proposals. Please contact Mary Muchane to schedule an appointment.

You are invited…

admin — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:12:16 +0000

Many Davidson faculty know from first-hand experience that external grant funding increases scholarly output, improves instructional productivity, offers invaluable research and individualized mentoring opportunities for students, and enables early career faculty to establish an independent research, scholarship or creative works trajectory. In light of this, the Office of Grants and Contracts invites all faculty – natural and social sciences, humanities, fine arts – to stop by Jackson Court #9 and talk about these and other benefits of external grant funding. You do not have to be ready to write a grant. You may even be thinking two or three years out. Great! One of the things we do is work with individual faculty to plan short-, mid- and long-term funding goals for full-year sabbaticals, faculty-student research, interdisciplinary /cross-institutional collaborations, book projects, equipment, curricular innovations, summer salary, etc. Please email mamuchane@davidson.edu or call x-2644 to set up a meeting.

Teaching: Teaching and research support from our specialists

admin — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 17:29:39 +0000

Based on requests and feedback from faculty, the CTL, Library, and Technology & Innovation have created trans-divisional teams to support Davidson faculty’s needs. Composed of staff mostly from the Library and Technology & Innovation, these teams have specialists in different fields that can help you implement a new technique in the classroom or learn a new methodology for your research. Team titles roughly describe their expertise, but the examples of their current work may be a clearer picture of what they do. The team leader is bolded and listed first, and should serve as your first point of contact (though you are free to contact anyone listed in the team).

In no particular order, here are the teams:

Data Analysis and Presentation
This team is exploring various visualization tools that are easier to use than R and provide ongoing support to both faculty and students. One of the projects they are currently consulting on is “Creating Interactive Maps”
Kyo Koo (kykoo@davidson.edu)
Pete Benbow (pebenbow@davidson.edu)
Kelly Denzer (kedenzer@davidson.edu)

Academic/Research Data Management
This team works with faculty on various data-related projects, especially faculty with grants that require a data management plan. They are currently working on Davidson’s Institutional Repository.
Paul Go (pago@davidson.edu)
Daniel Lynds (dalynds@davidson.edu)
Mary Muchane (mamuchane@davidson.edu)
Nick Roberts (niroberts@davidson.edu)
James Sponsel (jasponsel@davidson.edu)

Digital Liberal Arts
This team supports the exploration of digital humanities projects as part of courses or independent research projects. They are currently working with faculty interested in StoryMaps and a Student Digital Humanities Group.
Sara Swanson (saswanson@davidson.edu)
Sundi Richard (surichard@davidson.edu)

Teaching and Research Resources
This team helps faculty find and use the materials they need for teaching and research, with a special focus on inclusivity, accessibility, and open, sustainable content. One of their projects focuses on textbook affordability.
Alison Bradley (albradley@davidson.edu)
Taylor Brendle (tabrendle@davidson.edu)
Brian Little (brlittle@davidson.edu)
Bill Reilly (wireilly@davidson.edu)

Digital Assignments and Outreach
This team works with faculty on a variety of curricular design projects. They are currently working with a biology class on collaborative writing workshops.
Cara Evanson (caevanson@davidson.edu)
Daniel Lynds (dalynds@davidson.edu)
Brian Little (brlittle@davidson.edu)

Oral Histories and Digital Storytelling
The Oral Histories and Digital Storytelling group is working to identify and create a workable process for oral history and digital story projects. They are currently working with faculty members who are interested in using the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS).
Annie Sadler (ansadler@davidson.edu)
Jessica Cottle (jecottle@davidson.edu)

Textbook Affordability Session: 2 August 2018, Library Fishbowl

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 16:06:10 +0000

Are you interested in making textbooks and other assigned readings more accessible and affordable for your classes? Still hoping to get a few more books or videos on reserve for the fall? Join us to learn how the bookstore, library digital collections and course reserves, Lula Bell’s Resource Center, or open educational resources can work together to give your students affordable access to course materials. Drop by the library’s fishbowl classroom on Thursday, August 2 between 10am-noon to have a cup of Summit coffee and chat with bookstore, library, and Lula Bell’s staff about the various services available to faculty and students here at Davidson.