Dr. Sandra Holmes, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, Associate Professor, received the Kentucky League for Nursing (KLN) Teaching Excellence in Teaching Award at the KLN Educator Conference May 16-17, 2013 at the General Butler State Resort Park.
Arthur Christopher Hayden, Ph.D. Southern Criminal Justice Association Annual Conference, Jacksonville, FL. Discussant: Defunding Successful Programs for High-Risk Juvenile Offenders: Lexington (Fayette County) Juvenile Drug Court as a Case Example. June, 2012.
Dr. Dean Scott Treadway is working on research data for the successful versus unsuccessful students and the linear regression for the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) and Critical Thinking ATL exams. Results from the data may be used to identify “cut scores” to be used as possible admission criteria in the future for the program.
During the April 26-27 Kentucky Education Association Student Program (KEA/SP) State Student Assembly at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, two students were elected to the KEA/SP State Executive Board. They are Alexis Fonville- Ethnic Minority Representative and Lindsay Drury- Read Across America Book Fair Coordinator.
The mission of the Office of 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 Grants and Sponsored Programs assists with pre-award functions to include identification of funding opportunities, proposal development, and adherence to submission guidelines dictated by the sponsoring agency. OSP also supports KSU researchers in post-award grant administration by reviewing and executing award documents and contractual agreements, managing account set-up in banner, monitoring grant expenditures to ensure adherence to OMB circulars and, ensuring the timely submission of required technical and financial reports.
For FY2013, the OSP has submitted proposals totaling $190,240,651; obtained new awards of $16,955,778; and obtained extensions of current awards totaling $1,670,964.
The Office of Research, Grants and Sponsored Programs is developing and implementing strategies to continue to ensure the university is a good steward of federal, state, and local investments in research and development efforts at KSU. These efforts will also foster the university's ability to increase the capacity of researchers at KSU to efficiently target resources that address scholarly work in the academy, support STEM initiatives, improve research facilities, and prepare students for the global marketplace.