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Academic Affairs
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Grants and Other External Resources
Office of the Provost
Gregory S. Chan, Ed.D., Provost of the University and Chief Academic Officer
Susan B. Angulo, Ed.D., Associate Provost for Academic Support Services, Grant Oversight Administrator
Deans
Academic Resources Administration (ARA)
Wim F. A. Steelant, C.E., Ph.D., Dean, School of Science, Technology and Engineering Management.
J. Antonio Villamil, D.Sc. (h.c.), Dean, School of Business.
Scott C. Zeman, Ph.D., Dean, Biscayne College
Mary Carter Waren, Interim Dean, School of Theology and Ministry.
Hilroy Thomas, Ed.D., Ed.M., Associate Dean for Institute/Department of Professional Studies, School of Leadership Studies
Susan B. Angulo, Ed.D, Acting Dean, School of Leadership Studies
John A. Carpenter, Ph.D.
Contact: [email protected]; 305-342-7959
Angela Rodriquez
Contact: [email protected]
Current Projects
Title & Timing
Funding
Agency
Partnership
Existing and Anticipated Outcomes
Student Services (Angulo)
Project
SUCCESS
$1.5 million
2007-2012
US. Department of
Education
USDOE OELA
Upward Bound
$1 million
2007-2012
USDOE TRIO
Programs
Title V Retention
$2.7 million
2008-2013
Title V - Retention
USDOE
1.Forty faculty incorporate TESOL in disciplinary courses (STEM, Social Sciences, Business et
al); 2.Three hundred high school teachers trained/gain ESOL Endorsement to improve ELL
teaching
3. Form seven University-Schools for STU-secondary schools mutual development
4. Fifteen professional development conferences for STU faculty and School Coordinators
1.Fifty low-income first-generation high school students tutored in academics, life experience.
2. Encourage college enrollment
3.Provides stipends, awards, and an intensive summer term.
4. Three high schools served: Norland, North Miami, and Miami Senior.
1.Total & systematic reformation academic enhancement program to increase retention and
student success and departmental cooperative development of advisement, mentoring and
matriculation
2.Developing & deploying institutionally first student continuous tracking system to support
advisement and retention including (a) Faculty initiated Response for Student Tracking
(F.I.R.S.T.) and (b) Student Tracking for Advising and Retention (S.T.A.R.) as integrated,
innovative database system of student information providing on-line tracking and signaling to
campus service providers 3.Develops & unites 50 faculty as Transformational Leaders in
organization culture transformation--nurturing caring for students as organizational culture value
with commitment to retention, student advisement and student achievement.
4. Develops institutional leadership and policies such as promotional policies and leadership,
which recognize caring for students evident in such actions as advisement and nurturing
retention.
st
21 Century
Centers
$3.25 million
2009-2014
1. Entitled Go! Allez! Vamos! Serves per annum 320 low income, minority, and limited English
proficient students in four Title I high schools in Miami Dade County. South Miami HS primarily
Hispanic; North Miami HS primarily Haitian. Homestead HS migrant. Mater Academy HS public
charter primarily Hispanic. All Title 1 Schools.
2. On-site tutoring and enrichment activities after school for three hours each day four days
each week and on the St. Thomas University Campus during 3 weeks in Summer.
3.All activities are designed to achieve 4 goals, as follows: (a) To maximize the academic
potential of students in reading, mathematics and science, (b) To support and increase cultural
learning and student retention, (c) To help students develop, apply and maintain healthful
physical practices, (d) .
4. Academic and enrichment activities organized into 4 major components. Academia Series:
Provides academic tutoring in reading, math and science. Cultural Fusions: Creates culturally
based enrichment activities for students and their families. World of Recreation: Presents
traditional (i.e. basketball) and non-traditional (i.e. fencing) sports activities and also teaches
healthy nutrition practices as well as substance abuse and violence prevention. Parents Club:
This is a mandatory feature of the program designed to serve parents and families of
participating students. Engages parents in children’s activities.
5. Employs two full time University professionals and 63 hourly teachers and specialized tutors.
21st Century
Program
Florida Dept of
Education with
federal funding
School of Science (Steelant)
CCRAA
$1.184 million
2008-2011
MSEIP
$2010-2013
870,000
College Cost
Reduction and
Access Act
(CCRAA)
US Department of
Education
Program (MSEIP)
U.S. Department of
Education
STU-MDC
Partnership
1.Entitled Si Puedo formed a permanent Science Fellows and Mathematics Fellows Programs
2.Partnership unites University (STU) and Miami Dade College-Anti-American (MDC-IA)
3. Engages Fellows Programs in full four-year STU program & in united STU and MDC-IA
seamless program continuum in biology, physics and mathematics supported by a joint STUMDC student services program.
4. Fellows programs requisite (a) Cohort group formation for student “learning community” and
(b) Fellows participate in research at undergraduate level.
3. Increases in Hispanic and other minority enrollment and successful matriculation.
4. Extraordinary research dimension increases entering quality graduate programs or
employment.
5. To support these research-based programs the great majority of rooms in our new science
building are research-teaching laboratories.
6.To increase support and advance the quality of science and mathematics education among
our students the University has (a) appointed University Teacher Mentors in 28 senior high
schools and (b) has acquired other but related resources for developing a K-16 (elementarysecondary-university) science and mathematics quality continuum. As an essential final feature
the University seeks to gain resources to achieve permanent continuity of this innovative
program for primarily Hispanics and other minorities.
7. Generates three STU professional personnel in Laboratory Direction and Student Services
1. Minority Science and Engineering Improvement
2. Provision of faculty, equipment and student services support
3. Recruits/advises underrepresented minorities and women for science and engineering
careers.
FISPE Tip Project
DOD Research
2011-2012
$300,000 one
year with
potential for 5
year FIPSE
Project
$580,000 per
annum for four
years.
Elementary School
Science Teacher
Leadership
U.S. Department of
Education
Fund for the
Improvement of
Postsecondary
Education (FIPSE)
U.S. Department of
Defense Spinal Cord
Renewal Research
1.Design a research-based model of elementary school teacher leaders development to
advance elementary school science teaching and learning
2.Production of inquiry-conceptual science teaching modules synchronized with Florida science
teaching curriculum and best practices
3. Develop a five year program of professional development for first service in a two county
area.
4. Scale-up dissemination of the elementary science teacher leaders development model
5. First year model development and implementation based in 15 elementary schools from STU
th
th
with 30 initial model development 4 and 5 grade teachers in primarily Title I schools.
6. Five year grant proposal for further development and implementation targeted.
(1) To research how zebrafish neurons regenerate after spinal cord injury;
(2) To provide undergraduate students with research experience
The zebra fish spinal cord model system is unique because of the co-existence of brainstem
neurons that do (regenerators) and others that don’t (non-regenerators) grow their axon beyond
a spinal cord injury. These responses occur in the presence of chondrotin sulfate proteoglycans
(CS-PGs), which are well-known inhibitors of axon growth in the injured mammalian spinal cord.
In this research program, we use an in vitro and an in vivo model system to address the overall
hypothesis that the axon growth response in the injured zebra fish spinal cord is intrinsic to
brainstem neurons and entails the expression of a distinct set of genes.
Undergraduate students participate in all aspects of the research program. They dissect various
tissues from fish, culture primary cells, perform molecular and cellular biology experiments,
make solutions and reagents for experiments. Students also discuss and present their results at
lab meetings and symposiums in oral and poster presentation formats. They write laboratory
reports and undergraduate senior theses.
School of Professional Studies (Angulo)
ICUF Democracy
Project Cycle II
(Blackwell)
2010-2012
$375,500 (3
years) 20092012
ICUF Democracy’s
Laboratory
Florida State Dept.
of Education.
1.Provides professional development and coaching support for high school social science
teachers to advance civic education and effective participation in democracy in Miami-Dade
County and Broward County Public Schools
2. Funds more than 100 teachers with tuition for 2 graduate-level courses and supervision of
a mentoring experience involving other teachers.
3. Forms teacher leaders in development of civics education and encourages formation of
Center for Democracy.
School of Science (Steelant)
USDA Grant
$680,000
US Dept. of
Agriculture
STU-FIU-International 1. Create multi-institutional consortium in Florida and Puerto Rico for training Hispanic
students in biological and natural sciences for career development in USDA and other
University of Puerto
federal agencies. Consortium consists of Florida International University, St. Thomas
Rico
University and Universitad InterAmerican de Puerto Rico (UIA).
MSEIP
?
U.S. Department of
Education
Précis
$500,000 Over
five years
STEP
Program/National
Science Foundation
School of Business (Villamil)
School of Science (Steelant)
2. Develop a scientifically challenging, digitally innovative educational and cooperative
programs
3. Increase Hispanic and other minority enrollment in Plant Biology at St. Thomas University
4. Establish a Masters program in Plant Biology at St. Thomas University
5. Cooperation among STU, FIU, and International University of Puerto Rico in increasing
Hispanic and other minority enrollment in planning, development and resource quest
1. The purpose of this program is to effect long-range improvement in science and
engineering education at predominantly minority institutions and to increase the flow of
underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, into scientific and
technological careers
2. Increase the number of high-need high school students who complete college education
in the science and technology field.
3. Benefits for University:
(a) Increase the number of students applying for STEM degrees.
(b) Form partnerships with local high schools to assist students to gain skills to
complete their high school and apply for enrollment at the University in STEM fields.
(c) Stipends for faculty and students to create/receive services to enhance retention in
STEM programs.
4. Cost of membership: In-kind contribution by University. University will receive 8%
indirect cost.
Purpose:
1. Create digital media and distance learning classrooms to teach lower division classes
to inspire students to continue into upper division STEM courses.
2. Create a learning laboratory for use by STEM students
3. Develop a mentor program including: students, faculty, industry partners.
4. Partnerships with local, national, and global organizations for cooperative education,
internship, part-time employment, and summer undergraduate research opportunities.
5. Provide Mentor and Summer Research Stipends.
Target Majors for STEP Program:
1. Biscayne College – Psychology;
2. School of Business – Economics;
3. School of Leadership Studies – Secondary Education (Biology, Chemistry, and Math
Concentrations), Health Care Services;
4. School of Science, Technology, & Engineering Management – Biology, Chemistry,
Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Mathematics, Engineering, and
Nursing
FISPE K-14
(FISPE Model)
$1.1 million
five years
Fund for
Improvement of
Postsecondary
Education RFP K-14
1. Science teaching/learning teacher & curriculum modular development
2. STU K-20 conceptual curriculum continuum development in partnership wit with Miami
Dade and Broward Districts.
International Study
Acquisition Contract:
Academy for
Educational
Development and
Iraq Ministry of
Education
1. Faculty development
2. Purchase of educational materials
3. Academic tutoring or counseling programs
4. Funds and administrative management; joint use of facilities; endowment funds
5. Distance learning academic instruction
6. Teacher education
7. Student support services
8. Innovative and customized instruction courses designed to retain students and move the
students into core courses
9. Articulation agreements and student support programs designed to facilitate the transfer
of students from two-year to four-year institutions
School of Business (Villamil)
Title V AED
Development
Biscayne College (Zeman)
School of Theology (Warren)
School of Professional Studies (Thomas)
School of Leadership Studiesm