Please
complete this checklist and submit it as the cover sheet to your application,
which is due by 5 p.m. May 7, 2004. Send
three copies of the complete application to Dr. Vanca Schrunk, Bush Grant
program coordinator, at mail #JRC 432.
Direct any questions about the application to Dr. Kris Bunton, 2003-2004
Bush Grant director, by phoning 2-5257 or e-mailing kebunton@stthomas.edu. Notification of grants will be made by May
14, 2004.
Department/Program: Psychology Name of faculty contact: Elise Amel
Campus
Mail #: JRC LL56 Campus Phone #:
2-5046 E-mail address: elamel@stthomas.edu
Title
of proposed project: A Community of
Scholars: Colloquia in the Psychology
Department
Check
that your application contains three complete, collated copies of the
following:
___x__ This checklist, dated and
signed.
___x__ A brief proposal narrative that
outlines how the planned activities fit the Bush Grant program’s goals of
supporting faculty-student collaboration through undergraduate research, and of
fostering students’ skills in higher-order thinking and inquiry-based
learning. (Please do not exceed two
pages of typed, double-spaced text.)
___x__ A timeline that outlines an
approximate schedule of activities and their frequency. (Please do not exceed two pages of typed,
double-spaced text.)
__x___ A budget worksheet that explains
how the requested funds will be allocated.
(A blank budget worksheet is provided below.)
Other items to acknowledge:
__x___ Previous Bush funding. If you have previously received 2002-2005
Bush Grant funds, please describe the award(s) below:
Dissemination
Grant, January 2003 : Service Learning in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Courses: Making Meaningful Connections and Contributions.
__x___ Previous final reports. If you have previously received 2002-2005
Bush Grant funds, please indicate whether you have filed final reports for the
project(s).
I sent the completed project
materials.
__x___ Protection of human subjects. Please indicate by checking here that you
understand that any projects involving research with human subjects will seek
approval from UST’s Institutional Review Board.
__x___ Final report. Please indicate by checking here that you
agree to submit a final report about this project by Sept. 15, 2004, to Dr.
Vanca Schrunk, Bush Grant program coordinator, at mail #JRC 432. The report, to be no longer than two pages of
text, will address how the funding was spent and provide some assessment of the
project’s success.
Personnel
(faculty stipends) ___$200x2___ __________ ____$400__
Off-campus travel expenses __________ __________ __________
Lodging __________ __________ __________
Transportation __________ __________ __________
Meals __________ __________ __________
Conference
fees __________ __________ __________
Other
(provide detail) __________ __________ __________
On-campus expenses __________ __________ __________
Food/refreshments $7*25people*2weeks __________ ____$350__
$27
(approx.)*7weeks ____$191.5
Supplies
(provide detail) __________ __________ __________
Duplicating,
postage, phone, etc. $6.50 *9 weeks _____$58.5
Other
(provide detail) __________ __________ __________
Other (provide detail) __________ __________ __________
TOTAL REQUESTED __________ __________ _$1,000____
(The total requested by a department should not exceed
$1,000. Total Bush Grant funds available
for these programs in summer 2004 are $5,000.)
BUDGET
EXPLANATION: Please provide some detail
explaining the allocation of funds. For example,
explain why faculty require stipends of a particular amount, what specific
activities will cost, etc.
We
intend to meet nine weeks over the course of the summer (approximately three
weeks each month for June, July, and August).
We anticipate approximately 25 student, faculty, and staff participants
each week.
Personnel: Two of the colloquia will be invited guest
speakers. We would like to pay each guest
speaker $200 for their time with us.
Food: Two of those weeks will be guest speakers,
during which we would like to provide box lunches ($7 per lunch). The remaining 7 weeks we would like to
provide beverages and a light snack (approximately $27 each week).
Duplicating: We would like attendees to read selected
research articles prior to each colloquium.
This is likely to cost about $6.50 each week (20 pages, double-sided
copies at $.26 for 25 participants)
Proposal Narrative
A Community of Scholars: Colloquia in the Psychology Department
The Psychology Department is thrilled to have an active summer of research planned. In addition to six Young Scholars grant recipients, we will have an additional 15 or so students who will either be completing independent research or working as research assistants with Psychology faculty this summer. Although we will be working on about a dozen different research projects in all, we would like to create a community of scholars to maximize the learning and productivity of the students and faculty. Thus, we will hold weekly colloquia throughout the summer. Speakers will include students and faculty presenting their research projects, and two guest speakers presenting cutting-edge research techniques (tentative guest topics are web-based surveys and qualitative research methods). For each colloquium, we will distribute relevant preparatory readings. This will enhance familiarity and comprehension of the material being presented and elevate the quality of discussion among attendees.
The rationale for colloquia is multifold. First, it would create an accessible forum for discussing research projects, thus providing an important source for critical feedback during the research process. Second, colloquia will provide an opportunity for faculty to model professional interaction, enhancing student confidence toward engaging in academic discussions. Third, attendees will practice critical thinking skills and applying material learned through courses (e.g., research methods, content courses) to actual research situations. Fourth, meeting regularly should increase cohesiveness among students as well as between students and faculty. High levels of cohesiveness within the community of scholars, paired with intellectual norms, should increase the productivity of all researchers involved. Fifth, we believe that by presenting their research, student commitment toward their projects will increase. We hope that this increased sense of ownership will help students complete their projects and translate into an increased likelihood of eventually presenting their results at regional (e.g., Midwest Psychological Association) and national (e.g., NCUR) conferences.
After each speaker, a short questionnaire will be distributed to each attendee asking a series of questions. Questions will assess speaker performance (e.g., Please list at least one positive skill or behavior that the speaker demonstrated.), as well as attendee learning (e.g., What was the most important concept that you learned through this presentation?). After the final colloquium, a short set of questions will be distributed to ask speakers/attendees about the benefits of this summer’s colloquium/community of scholars (e.g., affect on projects and goals), and points of improvement for next summer.
Proposal Timeline
We intend to meet once a week for nine weeks over the course of the summer (actual dates to be determined; approximately three weeks each month for June, July, and August). We anticipate that meetings will occur on Wednesdays during the lunch hour for up to two hours. Meetings will be held in JRC LL25.