I am pleased to report that 27 projects will receive funding totaling more than $68,000 this year. That is up from 20 grant recipients receiving $55,000 in funding last year. Since we launched the program in 2011, the Foundation has awarded close to $400,000 for a range of projects that reflect the dedication and talent of SPC’s outstanding faculty and staff.
For your interest, this year’s Innovation Grant recipients are listed below.
| SPC Foundation 2017 Innovation Grant Recipients | ||
| Last Name | First name | Project Name |
| Blanchard | Susan | Opening Doors to the Teaching Profession for Underrepresented Candidates |
| Brzezinski | Sara | International Faculty Development Seminar with CIEE – Cuba |
| Carmody | Cindy | Single-Hand Keyboard |
| Colaric | Susan | 2017 Fall STEM Festival |
| Cooper | Scott | Summer Theater Performance (Technical and Performing) |
| Davis | Michael | 1) SkyFi – Authentic Astronomical Viewing for Science Engagement 2) Faster than the Blink of an Eye |
| Davis | Rodrigo | Student Career Preparedness Leadership Project (SCPLP) |
| Delgato | Meg | Volunteer & Service Learning Fair: We Have the Cause; You Have the Effect |
| Greenley | Bethany | Game of Life |
| Harper-Judd | Jill | Jump Start Go! Preparing Students for A&P |
| Jean-Felix | Michael | Ecosystem Campus Visit Fund |
| Jorgensen-Zidar | Nikole | HoloLens: Holographic Enhanced Learning |
| Lara | Monica | Collection of Marine Plankton from Nearshore Environments and Undergraduate Research |
| Lewis | Mary | Innovative Teaching Strategies for Nursing Theory |
| Mairn | Chad | 1) Virtual Reality: A Renaissance 2) Graphs Geometry: Engaging and Illustrating Mathematics with 3D Printing |
| Graphs and Geometry: Engaging and Illustrating Mathematics with 3D Printing | ||
| Manson | David | 2017 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival Music Workshops |
| Menard | Ray | The Eyes Have It |
| Michael | Marilyn | 2017 Summer Vocal Institute: The Art of Bel Canto |
| Muehl | Nathan | Harmony Director Instructional Keyboard for SPC Music Ensembles |
| Pelletier | Scott | FISDAP Preceptor Account Implementation |
| Renc-Carter | Christine | AQUIFERious: Florida’s Springs exhibition public panel discussion & student photography competition |
| Siegler | Katherine | Dino DNA |
| Thomas | Kevin | Electronic Crimes Investigation Student Training Lab |
| Ulrich | Shannon | From Making Media to Martian Microbes: Supporting Microbiology Research Projects for Students |
| Wolf | Lynn | Certified Resume Credential for Student Success |
So Proud of everyone, but especially my colleagues in the COE!