Office of Research, Grants and Sponsored Programs-Grant Awards (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014)
Principal InvestigatorGrant TitleBudget
SMALL LIMITED RESOURCE FARMER FY2013$17,460
SAMUEL, JAVIETTE
EST. FAMILY CONSUMER SCIENCE DEGREE$520,000
SHEN, CHI
REMOTE MONITORING OF SERVER FARM$73,700
SILITONGA, MAIFAN
SOUTHERN REGIONAL WATER RESOURCE PROJECT$35,593
SIMON, MARION
FARM DIVERSIFICATION$499,661
VET TECH PROGRAM$519,998
UGA SUB$10,000
SARE$10,000
KCARD SOCIALLY-DISADVANTAGED PRODUCER GRANT (SSPDG)$28,289
STAMPER, SUE
USA FUNDS$100,000
TIDWELL, JAMES
EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AQUAPHONICS FOR FISH$591,032
CNH HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM, HEALTHY PEOPLE$260,000
AQUAPHONICS URBAN$504,640
TSEGAYE, TEFERI
NSF HBCU UP$499,990
WALSTON, HERMAN
EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIP FY13$38,497
EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIP FY14$18,833
PROMISING YOUTH CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE YEAR #1$300,000
WEBSTER, THOMAS
MANAGED BEES II$62,886
TORAIN, T'EBONY
KSU CLASSIC UPWARD BOUND YR #1$477,448
Grand Total$14,279,635

Specifics on how academic advising is being handled this semester

Academic Advisement is occurring on two levels. The first is through the Center for Academic Persistence (CAP) where currently all students with thirty (30) credit hours or less are being advised. Persistence Officers in the center serve as the students' primary advisor. The second level is through the Academic Faculty in the respective Academic Programs.

On Thursday, October 2, 2014, the CAP center was administratively switched to Academic Affairs. The Vice President has met with the staff once and the leadership twice to assess current scope of work. She has also read a proposal from one of the employees concerning her ideas about how the center should operate. The new leadership is utilizing the assessment data from the center to drive changes where needed to make the center more efficient in its operations and service to the student advisees and to the