WALTER NORD GRANT
PROGRAM
GOALS AND CRITERIA
The Walter Nord Grants are awarded for proposals which describe
new courses, new curricular approaches, or new teaching methods.
Five awards of $10,000 each are made for a time period of one
year. Proposals should focus on one or more of the following:
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Interdisciplinary approaches and bringing
new avenues of thought to bear on complex human problems;
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Global orientation which considers transnational
implications of human actions;
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Enriching the national reputation of Northern
Ohio by producing graduates with special expertise or knowledge.
Proposals which involve use of technology and the Web are still
encouraged, but this is not a requirement. The following criteria
will serve as the basis for making awards:
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Extent to which proposals meet at least
one of the three goals described above;
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Innovation and creativity;
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Extent to which proposals focus on enhancing
student engagement in learning;
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Specificity of project descriptions which
indicates careful planning;
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Extent to which proposals address special
challenges in higher education such as student diversity,
impact of technology on pedagogy, and personal and intellectual
growth of students.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
The deadline for the 2003-2004 academic year
is Monday, June 30, 2003.
Proposals and supporting documentation should
be in TRIPLICATE.
Proposals should be no more than five
pages in length (including budget) and should begin with a
100-word summary of the project. The proposal should
consist primarily of a description of the project including
background, rationale, and a specific project description.
Pay special attention to how the proposal fits at least one
of the three goals listed above. Avoid jargon and write proposals
for a general audience.
Proposals should have a detailed budget which
is co-signed by the Department or School Chairperson or Dean.
Budgets can contain faculty summer salary, student help, software,
limited travel, and supplies. Fringe benefits must be included,
but there is no overhead. Equipment and computer purchases
are discouraged unless strongly motivated by the proposal.
Each proposal should be accompanied by a CV
for the principal investigator. The CV
should not exceed five pages. Supporting material
documenting prior contributions to teaching, curricula, and
education is appropriate but should be included as part of
the CV and included within the five page limit.
NORD GRANT AWARDEES:
1994-present
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| 94/95 |
Bishop, Thomas |
English |
Empire and After: English in Africa and Australia |
| 94/95 |
Jennings, Aaron |
Civil Engineering |
Environmental Remediation: An Inaugural Course Presentation |
| 94/95 |
McCall, Peter |
Geology |
A Curriculum in Global Environmental Problems |
| 94/95 |
Scinicariello, Sharon |
Modern Languages |
Targeting Language Instruction for Global Needs |
| 94/95 |
Zull, James |
Biology |
Biology in Society |
| 96 |
Deal, William |
Religion |
Development of a Course Titled: Asia 110: Introduction
to East Asian Culture and Society |
| 96 |
Koenig, Jack |
Macromolecular Science |
An Electronic Approach to Modern Education in Emerging
Technologies |
| 96 |
Long, Steven |
Communication Sciences |
A Web page to aid learning in clinical linguistics |
| 96 |
Mesarovic, Mihajlo |
Systems Control and Industrial Engineering |
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills in the Context
of Global Issues |
| 97 |
Flanagan, James |
Religion |
Distance Learning Software for Seminars in Religion Courses |
| 97 |
Johnson, Alice |
MSASS |
"Globalization from Below" and the World Wide Web: Distance
Learning for a Course in International Social Work |
| 97 |
Marling, William |
English |
Web Site for Course on Modernist Texts and their Visual
Influences |
| 97 |
Mullen, R
Huckelbridge, A |
Civil Engineering |
Undergraduate Seminar Development of a Java Based Instructional
Structural Analysis System |
| 97 |
Novotny, Jean |
Nursing |
A Model for Trans-national Education in Nursing |
| 97 |
Whitehouse, Peter |
University Alzheimer Center |
Distance Education for Alzheimer Counseling |
| 97 |
Yang, Peter |
Modern Languages and Literatures |
Comparative Culture in Literature on the WWW |
| 98 |
Cullis, Christopher |
Biology |
Redesigning Genetics Education to be a Discovery and Problem
Solving Activity |
| 98 |
Matthews, Anne |
Genetics |
Essentials of Cancer Genetics |
| 98 |
Taylor, Philip |
Physics |
The Energy Game |
| 98 |
Woodmansee, Martha |
English |
Intersections of Law and Literature: The Global Reaches
of Authorship |
| 98 |
Yoo, Youngjin |
Information Systems |
Managing Electronic Teams in Global Economy |
| 99 |
Calvetti, Daniela |
Mathematics |
Scientific Computing: Fundamentals and Applications |
| 99 |
King, Charles |
International Health |
Expanding Access to Learning in International Health |
| 99 |
Ledford, Kenneth |
History |
Building Upon Interdisciplinary Innovation: Restructuring
of HSTY 112 and HSTY 113 |
| 99 |
Oster, Judith |
English |
African American and Jewish American Literatures: A Dialogic
Course |
| 99 |
Saylor, Beverly |
Geological Sciences |
Living on Earth |
| 00 |
Chiel, Hillel |
Biology |
Dynamics of Biological Systems |
| 00 |
Morikawa, Masahiro |
Medicine |
Preparation for International Health Practitioner for
University-Wide Program |
| 00 |
Rocke, Alan |
History |
Food in History |
| 00 |
Sreenath, Narasingarao |
Electrical Engineering |
Systems Concepts for Engineers |
| 00 |
Starkman, Glenn |
Physics |
A Trained Minds Eye |
| 01 |
Eric Bettinger |
Economics |
Improving and Revitalizing Applied Economics |
| 01 |
Hilary Bradbury |
Organizational Behavior |
Overview and Rationale for Proposed MBZ Course on Sustainable
Development |
| 01 |
Jinming Gao |
Biomedical Engineering |
Molecular Toolbox of Biomedical Engineers |
| 01 |
T. Roma Jasinevicius |
Dentistry |
Changing the Learning paradigm: an Evaluation of 2 Dental
Simulation Systems: Computer Assisted Simulator vs. Traditional
Simulator |
| 01 |
Massood Tabib-Azar |
Electrical Engineering |
Quantization of Knowledge and Learning Through Experience |
| 02 |
Corbin Covault |
Physics |
A Wireless Classroom Communications System |
| 02 |
Joyce Fitzpatrick |
Medicine and Nursing |
Health, Human Rights and Social Justice: Focus on HIV/AIDS |
| 02 |
Merl Hockenstad |
MSASS |
Global Aging: An Interdisciplinary Course |
| 02 |
Lynn Lotas |
Nursing |
Senior Capstone Course: Health in the Global Community |
| 02 |
John Orlock |
Theatre |
Implementation and Expansion of Theater 123 – Theater
124 Course Sequence Revisions |
| 03 |
Alexis Abramson |
Mechanical Engineering |
Introduction to Nanotechnology |
| 03 |
Thomas Csordas |
Anthropology |
Multicultural Diversity, Social Inequality, and the Pursuit
of Health in Global Perspective |
| 03 |
Kelly McMann |
Political Science |
State Building and State Collapse |
| 03 |
Joseph Nadeau |
Genetics |
Systems Biology: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Course |
| 03 |
Mark Votruba |
Economics |
Economic Paradoxes In U.S. Health Policy |
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