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Past Partnership Grant Recipients

Examples of successful Partnership Grant proposals are available from the Faculty Development and Innovation Center. You may contact us at 217-581-7051 or fdic@eiu.edu for an appointment.

Fall 2021 Recipients

• Alejandra Alvarado and Andrew Mertz (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science): “Meaningful Data Sets for ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Students”
• Melissa Ames (English Department) with Kristin Runyon (Charleston High School) and Ashley Manning (Mattoon High School): “Early Engagement with College-Level Academic Study: English Studies Summer Camp Scholarship for Local High School Students”
• Lauri DeRuiter-Willems, Nikki Hillier, and Carrie Wennerdahl (Department of Public Health) with Doug Abolt (Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce):18th Street Farmer’s Market – A Collaboration of Charleston Chamber of Commerce and Public Health @ ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ
• Rebecca Johnson (Department of Music) with Elizabeth Sullivan (University of North Carolina-Charlotte Department of Music) and Cara Chowning (Ball State University Department of Music): “Creating a Body of Diverse Repertoire for Flute, Oboe, Piano Trio”
• Terri Fredrick and Elizabeth Tacke (Department of English) with Abby deBuhr (Douglas-Hart Nature Center), Tiffany Mumm (Effingham High School), Kristin Runyon (Charleston High School), and Becky Lawson (Sullivan High School): “Writing and Wellness Retreat for Current and Pre-service K–12 Educators”
• Nichole Hugo (Hospitality and Tourism) and Toqeer Israr (Computer and Information Technology) with Lisa Cain (Florida International University Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management): “Managing Energy Consumption in Hotels through Smart Home Technology”
• Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz (History Department) with Jodi Cline (Jefferson Elementary School): “Preservice Teachers and a Social Studies Club for Young Learners: A Collaboration between the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ History with Teacher Licensure in Social Science Program and Jefferson Elementary School”
• Erin Rowland Carlin, Ryan Burge, and Kaylynn Sims (Political Science Department) with Erik Beuck (University of Tennessee Political Science Department) and Hugh McCorkle (McCorkle Public Safety Consulting, LLC): “Crafting Policies for Public Safety through the New U.S. Active Shooting Incidents (ASI) Database”

Fall 2020 Recipients

• Partnership to Spark Critical Thinking, Interdisciplinary Learning, and Disciplinary Literacy
  
  • John H. Bickford of Teaching, Learning, and Foundations to work with Eden Effert-Fanta, and Chelsie Doughty
• Interactive Read-Alouds: The Six-Grid Organizer Strategy
  
  • Amy D. Davis of Teaching, Learning, and Foundations, College of Education to work with Michele McDaniel
• Playful Partnerships: Cross-disciplinary Information Literacy through Escape Room Engagement
  
  • Kirstin Duffin of Library Services to work with Andy Cougill, Ellen Corrigan, Robert Petersen, and Zach Klingler
• Human Rights Summer Camp
  
  • Sace Elder of History Department, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to work with Melinda Mueller
• Making Excellence Inclusive RISE Chats
  
  • Will Porter of Doudna Fine Arts Center to work with Erin Rowland, Carole Collins-Ayanlaja, and Elizabeth Stephens
• Klehm Courtyard Butterfly Sanctuary
  
  • Paul V. Switzer of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to work with John Cabage, Peter Lui, Jon Oliver, and Janet Fopay
• All Roads Lead To ... Healthy Communities
  • Lauri J DeRuiter-Willems of Health Promotion to work with Krystal Lynch and Laura Bolian

Fall 2019 Recipients

• Extended Professional Learning Community 
  • Tim Abel of the Museum Education Manager, Tarble Arts Center, College of Arts and Sciences to work with Katie O'Dell and Chris Kahler.
• Evaluating the Human Resources Unit Within a Local Organization
  • Mark A. Bayer of the School of Business to work with Ms. Selena Castillo and Mr. Tony Reeley.
• Disciplinary Literacy during an Interdisciplinary Inquiry: An English, History Education, Booth Library, and Charleston Middle School Partnership
  • John H. Bickford, Department of Teaching, Learning, and Foundations to work with Tim Taylor, Steve Brantley, and Molly Bickford. 
• The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Sustainable Garden
  • Dr. Robert Colombo of Biological Sciences Department to work with Dr. Peter Liu and Dr. Richard Wilkinson. 
• B.I.O.N.I.C.: Essential Leadership Qualities of Students in a School-Based Mentoring Programs
  • Dr. Heidi A. Larson of the Counseling and Higher Education Department to work with Richard Stuart and five of the department interns. 
• Caffeinated Scholarship
  • Zach Newell, Booth Library to work with C.C. Wharram. 
•  Introduction to Humanities course (HIC 2000G) — “Form, Repetition, Originality” 
  • Suzie Park, English Department to work with Alan Pocaro. 

Fall 2018 Recipients

• B.I.O.N.I.C: Essential Leadership Qualities of Students in a School-Based Mentoring Programs
  • Dr. Heidi Larson of the Counseling and Student Development Department to work with Mr. Richard Stuart, Mattoon High School, and 5 student interns. 
• Interdisciplinary Disability Awareness and Service Learning
  • Dr. Hasan Mavi of the Kinesiology and Sport Studies Department to work with Ms. Beth Gillespie
  • Civic Engagement and Volunteerism
  • Charleston Transitional Facility. 
• Rural School Educational Collaboration
  • Dr. Melissa Ames, of the English Department to work with Dr. Marjorie Worthington, English & Women Studies
  • local rural high school liaisons. 
• Supporting Healthy School Communities
  • Dr. Julie Dietz of the Health Promotion Department to work with Dr. Jeanne Okransinski, ECELEMLE.
  • Dr. Nikki Hillier, Health Promotion
  • Dr. Katie Lewandowski, Geology-Geography
  • Dr. Brian Reid ECELEMLE, and local schools. 
• The CAH, CEPS, and BTC Partnership to Evaluate and Implement History-Based Curricula 
  • Dr. Jay Bickford of the Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle Level Education Department to work with Mrs. Michele McDaniel, Library
  • Dr. Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz, History, and EC/ELE/MLE graduate students.  

Spring 2017 Recipients

• Partnership for History Literacy Instruction
  • J.H. Bickford, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education
  • Dr. Cynthia W. Rich, Director, Teaching with Primary Sources/Library of Congress, and Secondary Education and Foundations
  • Area school teachers
• Intraspecific diversity of Oxalobacter formigenes, an important gut bacterium that prevents kidney stones in humans
  
  • Steven L. Daniel, Biological Sciences
  • Lama Nazzal, Nephrology Division, NYU School of Medicine

• Expanding our Central Illinois Social Studies Educators Network & Building Bridges with Teaching Alumni
  
  • Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz, History/ Social Science Teaching
  • Regional high school history partners
• Student Production – Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph and pre/post show guidance by the Counseling Center
  
  • Anne Thibault, Theatre Arts
  • Amanda Harvey, Interim Associate Director, Health Services, Health Education Resource Center
  • ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Students

Fall 2015 Recipients

• English Studies Summer Camp Scholarship for Local High School Students
  • Melissa Ames, English
  • Robert Marinez, English
  • Kristin Runyon, Charleston High School
  • Kaleigh McRoberts, Mattoon High School
• Interdisciplinary Professional Development Workshop Series on Social Justice Pedagogy
  • Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz, History
  • Melissa Ames, English
• Captivated with Interdisciplary Information Literacy Tutorials
  • Steve Brantley, Library Services
  • Kristin Duffin, Library Services
  • Ruth Chesnut, Biological Sciences

Fall 2014 Recipients

• The Herbarium Joins The Keep - Biological Science Teams with Library Science to Promote Botanical Scholarship
  • Stacey Knight-Davis, Library Services
  • Todd Bruns, Library Services
  • Gordon Tucker, Biological Sciences
  • Tina Jenkins, Library Services
• English Studies Summer Camp Scholarship for Local High School Students
  • Melissa Ames, English
  • Robert Martinez, English
  • Kristin Runyon, Charleston High School
  • Kaleigh McRoberts, Mattoon High School
• Addressing Educational Inequality: A Keynote Event
  • Melissa Ames, English
  • Stephen Lucas, Secondary Education and Foundations
  • Matthew Landrus, Lakeland Community College
  • Jennifer Reichart, Parkland Community College
• Faculty Writing Fellows: A Writing-Across-the-Curriculum (WAC) Initiative
  • Terri Fredrick, English
  • Fern Kory, English
  • Tim Taylor, English
• We Need Diverse Books!: An Educational Celebration
  • Ann Brownson, Library Services
  • Fern Kory, English
  • Jamila Smith, English
• Development of the Thermophilic Acetogens as Microbial Catalysts for the Bioconversion of Untreated Syngas to Biofuels and Feedstock Chemicals
  • Steven Daniel, Biological Sciences
  • Volker Muller, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Univeristy, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Parker Pioneer Burial Ground Historic Preservation and Mapping Initiative
  • Steven DiNaso, Geology/Geography
  • William Lovekamp, Sociology/Anthropology
• Interdepartmental Dementia Neuro-Rehab Lab and Support group for Caregivers of Individuals with Demensia
  • Fayeza Ahmed, Psychology
  • Naomi Gurevich, Communication Disorders and Sciences
• Race, Activism, Censorship, Erasure
  • Suzie Park, English
  • Malgorzata Rymsza-Pawlowski, History

Fall 2013 Recipients

• Young Adult Literature and the Common Core: A Partnership between YARG! and the P12-University Advisory Committee on Implementing the Common Core
  • Donna Binns, English
  • Ann Brownson, Library Services
  • Teresita Hunt, Secondary Education and Foundations
  • Fern Kory, English
  • Jeanne Okrasinski, EC/ELE/MLE
  • Jamila Smith, English
• Integrative Learning through Field Trip: Experiencing Language, Culture, and History in Chicago Chinatown
  • Rose Gong, Secondary Education and Foundations
  • Jinhee Lee, History
• Acknowleding Excellence in Secondary English Students: Maintaining a National English Honor Society Chapter at Sullivan High School and Offering Creative Writing Opportunities
  • Teresita Hunt, Secondary Education and Foundations
  • Robin Murray, English
  • Rebecca Lawson, Sullivan High School
• Organizing Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series in Asian Studies
  • Jinhee Lee, History
  • Mukti Upadhyay, Economics
  • Zhiwei Liu, Biological Sciences
  • Brian Mann, History
  • Simon Lee, Business
• Friday Club (Service Learning Project)
  • Sandy Johnson, Special Education
  • Diane Ratliff, Recreational Administration
• Strengthening Teachers, Encouraging Parents: A Two-Pronged Approach to Building Strong Readers
  • Jeanne Okrasinski, EC/ELE/MLE
  • Dana Stodden, East Central - ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Reading Council
  • Julia Colombo, Mattoon Middle School
• Bridging Voices in Our Community Bullying Project: A Time for Prevention and Intervention: Renewing Hope in Education
  • Mildred Pearson, EC/ELE/MLE
  • Kathryn Havercroft, Special Education
• B.I.O.N.I.C.: An Analysis of a High School Mentoring Program
  • Heidi Larson, Counseling and Student Development
  • Michele Sinclair, Mattoon Middle School
  • Rob McKinney, Counseling and Student Development (Grad)
  • Adriane Moody, Counseling and Student Development (Grad)
  • Maggie Schwartzkopf, Counseling and Student Development (Grad)
  • Aaron Hale, Counseling and Student Development (Grad)
• Restaurant Leadership Mini-Conference
  • Lisa Brooks, Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Jeff Oetting, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovative Business Solutions Center