There, students were able to visit Spelman and Morehouse College, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, and the Body Exhibit.
During the month of August, the two Academic Coaches, Brandon Gatson and Chelsea Hardy, began their academic component with the program by meeting with the school principals to assist in creating a “college going culture” within their respective school buildings. The coaches also met with the students to coach them in the areas of college readiness. The coaches conducted college readiness and preparedness workshops with students at Fern Creek High School in Louisville in September. Additionally, they will be taking the participants on several college and cultural events.
The Office of Research, Grants, and Sponsored Programs (OSP) implements strategies that ensure the University is a worthy steward of federal, state, and local investments in research and development efforts at KSU. These efforts also foster the University’s ability to increase the capacity of researchers at KSU to efficiently target resources that address scholarly work at the University, support STEM initiatives, improve research facilities, and prepare students for the global marketplace.
The mission of the Office of Research, Grants, and Sponsored Programs is to enhance the environment for research, public service, and outreach activities at KSU, to encourage and facilitate external funding, and to support the University’s pursuit of excellence in delivery of high-quality academic services and production of graduates who are global citizens. The Office of Research, Grants, and Sponsored Programs assists with pre-award functions to include identification of funding opportunities, proposal development and submission in adherence to guidelines dictated by the sponsoring agency. The Office of Research, Grants, and Sponsored Programs also supports KSU researchers in post-award grant administration by reviewing and executing award documents and contractual agreements, managing budget set-up, and performing activities that ensure adherence to OMB circulars, and ensuring the timely submission of required technical and financial reports when applicable.
The Office of Research, Grants, and Sponsored Programs examined the organization, mission, and goals of the Office of Research, Grants, and Sponsored Programs and their relationship to key university stakeholders and published and distributed in August 2014 a Kentucky State University Grants Management Guide that contains details of grants management procedures and guidelines.
For the first quarter of this FY2015, OSP has submitted 7 proposals totaling $4,875,935.00, has 21 new awards of $12,611,466.50, and has active multi-year continuing awards of over $16,000,000.
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